Principal Lead Systems Trainer – Level 3
United States-Colorado-Aurora$114k–$171kPosted Jul 15, 2026
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph
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.
Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Principal Lead Systems Trainer – Level 3 to join our team in Aurora, CO. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.
The trainer is responsible for maintaining system level training material, training operational products, conducting training classes to new vehicle engineers & operations engineers, and seeking training improvement opportunities.
In this job, you will:
* Maintenance of program training material related to multiple system architectures
* Development and improvement of training products, procedures, and processes
* Checkout of new baseline updates on the simulator to create required training updates
* Ownership of training suite of scripts used to initialize the simulator into an operations like configuration, responsible for updating and maintaining training scripts
* Ability to work off and or/extended hours covering a 24/7 period of periodic rotating 12-hour shifts
* Demonstrate proficiency utilizing the software SIM to train classes
* Cross-train into operations engineering to update products and attain crew certifications
* May involve periodic rotating crew shifts to maintain proficiency
* Other duties as assigned
This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.
Basic Qualifications:
* Approved STEM Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Approved STEM Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – Approved STEM PhD with 1 year of professional experience.
* Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance, SCI access, and complete a Counterintelligence Polygraph examination prior to start
* Ability to work off and or/extended hours covering a 24/7 period of periodic rotating 12-hour shifts
* Proven leadership experience on a project and/or team
* Ability to utilize MS Office Tools such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint to execute responsibilities as needed within the role (presentations, internal/external communications, data, collection, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications:
* Demonstrated ability to present technical material to an audience
* Ability to develop and maintain operational procedures, products, and training materials
* Familiarity and practice use with Matlab, Python, and Perl scripting languages
* Familiarity with Linux
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https://www.northropgrumman.com/space
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Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00
The above salary range represents a general...