Principal / Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer – Woodland Hills, CA

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Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security.  Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.  Come be a part of our mission!

We are looking for you to join our team as a Systems Safety Engineer based out of Woodland Hills, 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.

What You’ll get to Do:

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems sector is seeking a System Safety Engineer with experience in Safety Engineering processes and standards to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Woodland Hills, CA.

The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's System Safety team within Specialty Engineering. Activities include system safety analysis of avionics and navigation systems. The ideal candidate will have experience with MIL-STD-882E and familiarity with Military and their equivalent industry standards such as: MIL-STD-1629, DO-178B/C, DO-254, ARP-4754, ARP-4761, etc. 

This is an exciting, challenging and highly specialized field that is in need of a talented, energized and innovative individual who wants to pursue further growth in System Safety Engineering.

This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman.

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This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Level or a Sr. Principal Level. 

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Systems Safety Engineer:

• BS in Engineering in a STEM discipline or relevant degree with 5 years of System Safety Engineering experience or a MS in Engineering in a STEM discipline or relevant degree with 3 years of experience in Systems and/or Software Safety Engineering
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, recommend, and drive safety into system design, equipment, and procedures in order to mitigate or eliminate hazards
• Demonstrated ability to apply system safety engineering principles in accordance with MIL-STD-882E and analyses such as PHAs, FHAs, SHAs/SSHAs, Bent Pin Analyses, Fault Tree Analyses, and Software System Safety Analyses
• Demonstrated ability to identify system safety issues, propose solutions, and ensure appropriate action is taken to mitigate safety issues
• Demonstrated ability to develop, review, update, and approve system safety artifacts and system safety requirements
• History of demonstrated leadership capabilities and ability to work independently
• Must have excellent presentation skills
• Must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of employees and customers
• US Citizenship is required in order to obtain and maintain security clearance

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Systems Safety Engineer:

• BS in Engineering in a STEM discipline or relevant degree with 9 years of System Safety Engineering experience or a MS in Engineering in a STEM discipline or relevant degree with 7 years of experience in Systems and/or Software Safety Engineering, or a PhD with 4 years of experience
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, recommend, and drive safety into system design, equipment, and procedures in order to mitigate or eliminate hazards
• Demonstrated ability to apply system safety engineering principles in accordance with MIL-STD-882E and analyses such as PHAs, FHAs, SHAs/SSHAs, Bent Pin Analyses, Fault Tree Analyses, and Software System Safety Analyses
• Demonstrated ability to identify system safety issues, propose solutions, and ensure appropriate action is taken to mitigate safety issues
• Demonstrated ability to develop, review, update, and approve system safety artifacts and system safety requirements
• History of demonstrated leadership capabilities and ability to work independently
• Must have excellent presentation skills
• Must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of employees and customers
• US Citizenship is required in order to obtain and maintain security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
• Experience with electrical circuit schematics and FMECA data review
• Familiarity with requirements tools such as DOORS, Safety and Reliability tools such as PTC WindChill Quality Solutions, Agile software tools, etc.
• 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.
• Possess current DoD Security Clearance (investigation completed within last 5 years)

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.