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Sentinel Principal/Sr Principal Mechanical Engineer -17694*

Northrop Grumman · Roy, UT, US

Northrop Grumman is hiring a principal Sentinel Principal/Sr Principal Mechanical Engineer -17694* in Roy, UT, US.

Hiring signals for Mechanical Engineers

SOC 17-2141 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

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Mechanical Engineers Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Pay is above the national median ($162k vs $137k national)
  • Slow inflow of new postings (only 4% from the last 14 days)
  • Few reposted listings (20% appear duplicated)

Mechanical Engineers job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Mechanical Engineers.

  • 430Active postings
  • 10Posted this week
  • 193Open 30+ days45% of active
  • 13Remote / hybrid3% of active
  • 11%List salary47 of 430
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $162kMedian annual (max)
  • Median hourly (max)
  • 28dMedian agep90 50d (long tail)

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering375$160k n=39
Engineering Manager1
Server / Host1
Maintenance Technician1

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time23$169k n=16
Contract15$128k n=11
Temporary8$160k n=4
Intern7

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Manufacturing318$120k n=14
Technology182$169k n=37
Government / Public Sector131
Healthcare35
Retail33$185k n=15

Top categories

  • Engineering375
  • Engineering Manager1
  • Server / Host1
  • Maintenance Technician1

In-demand skills

  • AWS16
  • Python9
  • Go7
  • Airflow6
  • TypeScript4
  • REST3
  • Agile2
  • C++1

Top sectors

  • Manufacturing318
  • Technology182
  • Government / Public Sector131
  • Healthcare35
  • Retail33
  • Transportation & Logistics33

Employment mix

  • Unspecified377 · 88%
  • Full-time23 · 5%
  • Contract15 · 3%
  • Temporary8 · 2%
  • Intern7 · 2%

Top hiring companies

Category
Engineering
Source
jobs.northropgrumman.com
Original link
https://jobs.northropgrumman.com/careers/job/1340070412406
ATS
Workday
Posted
2 weeks ago (2026-04-26)
Status
active

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