Principal/ Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer

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 - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. 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 — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking a Principal / Sr Principal System Safety Engineer with experience in Safety Engineering processes and standards to join our System Specialties Engineering team of qualified, diverse individuals. Activities include system safety analyses of complex missile systems.  The ideal candidate will have experience with MIL-STD-882 and familiarity with military and their equivalent industry standards. We are looking for an innovative, energetic and goal oriented individual to work alongside a multi-disciplinary team.

This position can be located in Northridge, CA or Tucson, AZ.

What You’ll Get to Do: 

• Analyze, recommend, and drive safety criteria in system design, equipment, and procedures in order to mitigate or eliminate hazards
• Apply engineering principles and safety standards to prepare system safety program plans, hazardous materials management program plans/reports, preliminary hazard analyses, system/subsystem hazard analyses, bent pin analyses, fault tree analyses, sneak circuit analyses, functional hazard analyses, software system safety analyses and safety assessment reports
• Develop, review, update and approve system safety artifacts and system safety requirements
• Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost, risk, and supportability analyses at all levels of the system life cycle
• Participate in risk assessments/resolution, mishap investigations, software process safety and safety assessments

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Safety Engineer (T03):

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related STEM discipline with minimum of 5 years of relevant/related experience, or MS with 3 years of relevant experience
• Familiarity with electrical circuit schematics
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, recommend, and drive safety into system design, equipment, and procedures in order to mitigate or eliminate hazards
• Ability to apply system safety engineering principles in accordance with MIL-STD-882 and analyses such as preliminary hazard analyses, system/subsystem hazard analyses, bent pin analyses, fault tree analyses, sneak circuit analyses, functional hazard analyses, software system safety analyses and safety assessment reports
• Familiar with requirements development, system/software architecture, hardware/software design, software code implementation, test, verification and validation
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of leadership and customers and work independently
• Familiar with military system safety and process standards and their industry equivalent such as: MIL-STD-882, RCC 319, AFSPCMAN 91-710, ASTM, ANSI, NEC, AFOSH, AOP-52, JOTP-51, PESHE, NFPA
• US citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance

Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal (T04) in addition to those listed for a Principal Safety Engineer (T03):

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related STEM discipline with minimum of 9 years of relevant/related experience, or MS with 7 years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated ability to develop, review, update and approve system safety artifacts and system safety requirements
• Understanding of requirements development, system/software architecture, hardware/software design, software code implementation, test, verification and validation

Preferred Qualifications: 

• BS in Electrical Engineering
• Ability to read and interpret electrical circuit schematics
• Experience with concept, design, manufacturing, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal of military weapon systems

• Strong working knowledge of military system safety and process standards and their industry equivalent such as: MIL-STD-882, RCC 319, AFSPCMAN 91-710, ASTM, ANSI, NEC, AFOSH, AOP-52, JOTP-51, PESHE, NFPA

• Experience with implementing and testing software safety requirements
• Engineering leadership experience
• Possess active DoD Security Clearance

This position reports to Northridge, CA, USA, however, this position can also be worked from Tucson, AZ, AZ, USA.

Salary Range: $104,600 USD - $157,000 USD

Salary Range 2: $129,700 USD - $194,500 USD

Employees may be eligible for 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 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.