Northrop Grumman · Los Angeles
Manufacturing & Operations
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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking to hire a Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer to its Safety Engineering team. This position is located in Roy, Utah.
The Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer will influence design for meeting safety expectations and requirements for our Northrop Grumman Products. The successful candidate will independently analyze and recommend design features that meet safety criteria in system design to control or eliminate hazards.
The role includes active participation in the design of products/systems, associated support equipment and facilities. The role includes the creation of functional specifications and establishes safety requirements for assigned systems. The tasks includes developing safety documents, as required, to support customer and test/operational range requirements and performing audits of operational areas and reporting on the effectiveness of system safety program.
The role includes evaluating the interrelationship of system safety requirements and other aspects of concept design and development requirements to ensure the most cost effective program. The candidate will have extensive expertise in the application of MIL-STD-882E, DO178, DO254, software development, design development, or similar systems engineering experience. The candidate will have experience in generation or review of design artifacts to support System Safety analyses utilized in maturing weapons system design for safety and support flight test and flight worthiness of complex systems.
Basic Qualifications:
8 years of experience with a Bachelors of Science degree,6 years with a Masters, 4 years with a Doctorate degree in science, engineering, applied mathematics, computer
science, aeronautics, safety, or closely related technical discipline
Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an 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
At least 2 years of using DO-178 or DO-254 for design development
At least 2 years experience with C/C++, Java, object oriented design or similar software development experience
At least 2 years of using MIL-STD-882E to conduct Preliminary, Functional, Subsystem, System, Operating and Support Hazard Analysis
Strong written and verbal communication skills of the English language
Preferred Qualifications:
At least 1 year experience using MIL-STD-882E or similar processes for hardware and /or software design development
Lead a team in software safety processes in Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase
Experience developing in an Agile environment.
Model Based Systems Engineering experience
Experience developing missile flight systems software
Associate Safety Professional (ASP) / Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certificate
Weapon System experience (Minuteman III or similar military or industry experience)
Active Top Secret clearance with investigation in the last 6 years
Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including
This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
Primary Level Salary Range: $124,900.00 - $187,300.00The 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.