Sentinel - Sr. Principal Fulgurite Specialty Reliability Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time ## Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today. Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Specialty Reliability Systems Engineer (level 4) to join its team. This position is in Roy UT. What you will get to do: The Flight Systems Futures operating unit within Strategic Deterrent Systems focuses on the design, development, and demonstration of hypersonic re-entry vehicles and advanced payloads, with an emphasis on rapid development and prototyping aligned to specific customer missions. We operate in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment where innovative concepts are matured quickly into credible, testable solutions that address our nation’s most demanding strategic deterrence needs. This role will be leading our program reliability activities to include the following actions: * Contribute to the definition and evolution of system architecture. * Generate and manage requirements across the system hierarchy; create verification methodologies that satisfy program, DoD, and nuclear safety standards. * Produce technical customer deliverables (trade studies, compliance matrices, status reports) for senior leadership and external stakeholders. * Lead lab based demonstrations and hardware in the loop (HIL) tests to validate architecture and interface behavior. * Perform reliability assessments and support the development of reliability related requirements for nuclear certified systems. * Participate in cross functional design, trade, and verification reviews; mentor junior engineers. * Ensure compliance with Northrop Grumman engineering processes (CMMI, DO178C/DO254, MILSTD498) and configuration management standards. Basic Qualifications: * Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 8 Years of related engineering experience; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD * Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years, current and within scope. * Must have the ability to obtain TOP SECRET clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs. * 3+ years of system architecture experience focused on reliability modeling, failure mode analysis, and reliability requirements development for high assurance (nuclear surety) systems. * 3+ years of demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations on multiple projects with competing priorities. Preferred...