Systems Engineer (Safety; Principal Level; San Diego, CA)
Requisition ID: R10121302
Category: Engineering
Location: San Diego, California, United States of America
Citizenship required: United States Citizenship
Clearance Type: Secret
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: Days (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
Positions Available: 1
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Systems Safety Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This position is located in Rancho Bernardo, CA.
Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.
Essential Responsibilities:
Applies knowledge, methodologies and principles of safety engineering as defined in MIL-STD-882E and Software Safety engineering as defined in the Joint Software System Safety Engineering Handbook (JSSSEH)
Reviews product systems, associated support equipment and facilities, functional specifications and operations, and establishes safety requirements for assigned systems
Independently analyzes and recommends safety criteria in system design, equipment and procedures to control or eliminate hazards
Develops requirements and designs, assess implementations for hazard and causal factors to satisfy critical system safety objectives
Develops and evaluates systems, associated support equipment and facilities, networks and information systems to ensure designs meet applicable safety specifications and standards
Collaborate with various design teams in the execution of various MIL-STD-882E hazard analyses
Applies engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, design, test, or evaluate military systems
Reviews and prepares engineering and technical analyses, reports, change proposals, and other technical documentation for system safety and in support of Airworthiness Certification IAW MIL-HDBK-516
Reviews architecture, requirements and interface artifacts for safety on complex hardware/ software systems
Reviews Test Plans and Procedures for safety requirements verification and potential hazardous operations
Perform hardware/ software safety (Experience in AGILE development)
We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
- Educational assistance is available to employees who want to continue to learn and develop skills/knowledge. Our educational assistance program supports employee development by providing resources such as:
- Free Education Advice: Call 855-222-2398 to speak with an experienced advisor to tailor an educational program to your career goals and needs.
- Tuition Savings at Accredited Schools: Access a network of accredited schools in a variety of locations (and online) to take advantage of reduced tuition costs and waived fees.
- Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company. Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself. Every ERG is inclusive of all employees!
Basic Qualifications:
- Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a Master’s degree AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering or a PhD and 0 years of related experience professional/military experience in Systems Engineering
Preferred Qualifications:
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer engineering
- Experience with MIL-STD-882 and analyses such as preliminary hazard analyses, function/system/subsystem hazard analyses, fault tree analyses, software system safety analyses and safety assessment reports
- Understanding of requirements development, system/software architecture, hardware/software design, software code implementation, test, verification and validation
- An active DoD Secret clearance or higher (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
- Familiarity with requirements tools such as DOORS, Safety and Reliability tools such as PTC Windchill Quality Solutions, Agile software tools, JIRA, FISHEYE and/or Confluence
- Demonstrated ability to analyze, recommend, and drive safety into system design, equipment, and procedures in order to mitigate or eliminate hazards
- Demonstrated ability to develop, review, update and approve system safety artifacts and system safety requirements
- Strong working knowledge of Military systems safety and process standards and their Industry equivalent such as: MIL-STD-882, DO-178B/C, DO-248, DO-254, ARP-4754, ARP-4761, MIL-HDBK-516C, etc.
- Working knowledge of flight test engineering, Software systems integration engineering, and software test engineering
- Working knowledge of detect and avoid systems and associated process standards such as DO-365
- Experience in Hardware/Software Integration
- Experience in military aviation
The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.
What's great about
Northrop Grumman
- Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
- Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
- Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.
Did you know?
Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. Launched in December 2021, the telescope incorporates innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking engineering, and will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.