Sentinel Design Engineer/Principal Design Engineer - 16875 & 16880
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Manhattan Beach
Posted on: April 4, 2026
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Job Description:
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. This position will join the
Sentinel Program's Command and Control (C2) Hardware Engineering
team. This position will support a team of Hardware, Electrical,
and Mechanical responsible engineers in the design of a diverse set
of custom and commercial-off-the-shelf systems and components.
Responsibilities will include a mix of the following dependent on
priorities and skillset: Incorporates edits and redlines to
existing designs Facilitates ingest of supplier drawings into the
Sentinel program toolset and workflow. Develops basic data and
makes preliminary layouts, sketches, and notes necessary to present
design proposal. Investigates pertinent design factors such as ease
of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment,
interchangeability, replace ability, strength-weight efficiency,
and contractual specification requirements and cost. Coordinates
with other organizations affected by design development. Makes
layouts of complex assemblies and details parts of devices,
mechanisms, and structures. Checks completed layouts and drawings
for clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures,
specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning.
Identifies design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and
recommends revisions and/or improvements in design layout to
responsible engineers or designers. This position can be filled as
a Design Engineer (level 2) or a Principal Design Engineer (level
3) depending on candidate experience and qualifications. Basic
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree. (In lieu of formal degree - an
additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered)
Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience (level 2) or 5 years of
relevant experience (level 3) U.S. citizen Active Secret clearance
at time of application, current and within scope Ability to obtain
and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a
reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its
business need Must have at least 1 year of experience in generating
3-dimentional CAD models of components and assemblies using tools
such as Siemens NX. Must have familiarity with the application of
industry standards for mechanical modeling and engineering release
such as ASME Y14.24 Preferred Qualifications: At least 1 year of
experience generating and releasing engineering artifacts into
Product Lifecycle Management systems such as Siemens Teamcenter
Previous Sentinel experience Existing SAP approval Previous
Department of Defense program experience in identifying and
applying hardware design requirements from interface, compliance,
and performance documents Previous experience with Northrop Grumman
hardware/mechanical design processes and principles, such as E110P
and E275M Colorado Springs salary range: Level 02-$75,800-$113,800
Level 03-$94,200-$141,200 Manhattan Beach salary range: Level
02-$83,400-$125,200 Level 03-$103,600-$155,400 Primary Level Salary
Range: $75,800.00 - $141,200.00 Secondary Level Salary Range:
$83,400.00 - $155,400.00 The above salary range represents a
general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of
factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and
responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience,
education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the
position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift
differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as
well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in
Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term
Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of
benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability
insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off
(PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. The application period
for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date.
However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on
business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions
without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age,
veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our
complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit
http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required
for all positions with a government clearance and certain other
restricted positions.
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