Systems Safety Engineer - Level 4

Relocation assistance may be available. Travel is required, approximately 10% of the time.

About the Role

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. 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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Systems Engineer Level 4 to join the System Safety Engineering team within the Launch Systems business unit located in Chandler, AZ. Be part of a team dedicated to keeping complex systems safe to manufacture, test, and operate. You will define and evaluate safety requirements, ensure implementation of critical safety features, and communicate with colleagues, customers, users, and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Work with a small team of System Safety engineers in defining, implementing, and verifying System Safety requirements to ensure inherent risks are mitigated.
• Apply the systems engineering process to define and verify launch vehicle and ground support equipment requirements to ensure safe operations and conduct system safety analyses to architect and implement a safe and robust system.
• Evaluate the interrelationship of system safety requirements and other aspects of concept design and development requirements to ensure a cost-effective program.
• Understand the entire mission, including the launch vehicle, payload, ground support equipment, range infrastructure, and safety interfaces.
• Understand how the different components, subsystems, systems, and integrated launch vehicle function and interact, with a focus on System Safety.
• Interact with key internal and external customers and partners regarding system safety topics.
• Support launch vehicle design and development to ensure that customer and internal goals for safety, mission success, and performance are met.
• Analyze and explain launch vehicle designs to external customers to demonstrate how applicable safety requirements for design, build, and test are met.
• Interface with customer safety and launch integration personnel and support ground operations and launch mission working groups as requested.
• Analyze integration and test processes to demonstrate customer and internal requirements are met for both safety and mission success, whether at the various launch sites or at our facilities in Chandler, AZ.
• Review product systems associated with support equipment and facilities, functional specifications and operations, and establish safety requirements for assigned systems.
• Independently analyze and recommend safety criteria in system design, equipment, and procedures to control or eliminate hazards.
• Develop safety documents as required to support customer and test/operational range requirements.
• Participate in accident investigations involving damage to products or related facilities and assist in identification of causes and corrective actions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related experience, or a master’s degree and 6 years of related experience, or a PhD degree and 4 years of related experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently.
• Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate complex ideas and reach decision milestones.
• Experience with tailoring and implementing FAA, RCC-319, RCC-324, SSCMAN 91-710, and/or MIL-STD-882.
• Knowledge and demonstrated execution of Systems Engineering concepts.
• The ability to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Control account manager experience.
• Experience leading a small team of 2-5 individuals.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Active Secret Security Clearance or higher.

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00. 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.

Benefits

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.