Staff Safety Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman offers opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact lives globally, from historic aviation achievements to space exploration. The company values intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and a pioneering spirit, fostering an environment where employees contribute to meaningful advancements in air and space technology.
About the Role
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Staff Safety Systems Engineer to support the B-2 program in Palmdale, CA or Oklahoma City, OK. The role involves developing and delivering System Safety products using MIL-STD-882 as guidance. An active DoD Secret or higher clearance is required to start, with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance as needed. Travel is expected at 10% of the time, and relocation assistance is not available.
Responsibilities
- Identification, classification, adjudication, and management of hazards in a closed-loop tracking system
- Cross-IPT coordination to support hazard and safety requirement adjudication
- Communication of safety risk to appropriate levels
- Maintaining cognizance of system design and functions
- Preparing and presenting SRR, PDR, and CDR packages to document hazards and associated safety requirements
- Flow down of derived safety requirements to the appropriate IPTs
- CDRL delivery
- Acquiring design cognizance of the aircraft
- Identification, classification, and documentation of Subsystem Hazards and Critical Safety Items (CSIs)
- Mentoring various experience levels of safety engineers
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and a minimum of 14 years of Engineering experience OR at least 12 years with a Master’s Degree OR at least 4 years with a PhD
- Understanding of and experience with a MIL-STD-882 or ARP4754 safety program
- Experience interfacing with a military customer or safety counterpart
- Active DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled in Continuous Evaluation)
- Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance or higher within a reasonable timeframe
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance as required by business needs
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Software Engineering or Software Safety
- Active/current DOD Secret or Top Secret clearance
- Active/current SAP clearance (any SAP)
- Participation in System Safety Working Groups (SSWGs) or similar interface meetings (e.g., SSGs, WSESRB, SSSTRP)
- Knowledge and experience with SAE ARP4761, MIL-STD-882E, Joint Software System Safety Handbook (JSSSEH), DO-178B/C, MIL-HDBK-516C, DO-254, SAE ARP4754A, and/or AOP-52
- Experience conducting analyses such as Preliminary Hazard List (PHL), Preliminary Hazard Assessment (PHA), Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA), Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SSHA), System Hazard Analysis (SHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Probability of Loss of Aircraft (rollup FTA), Operating & Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA), or ARP4754/4761 equivalents
Pay
Primary salary range: $144,900.00 – $265,600.00. The final offer considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate experience, education, skills, and current market conditions. Eligible employees may receive overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and company performance. Vice President or Director positions may qualify for Long Term Incentives.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business