Sentinel Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer 10330-2 - 6185-3

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking to add Sr. Principal System Safety Engineers to its Safety Engineering team in support of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Sentinel program.  Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure. This role can be located in Huntsville, Alabama or Roy, Utah and may offer a competitive relocation package.

The System Safety Engineer is to influence design for meeting safety expectations and requirements for our Northrop Grumman Products. The successful candidate will independently analyze and recommend design features that meet safety criteria in system design to control or eliminate hazards. The role includes active participation in the design of products/systems, associated support equipment and facilities. The role includes the creation of functional specifications and establishes safety requirements for assigned systems. The tasks includes developing safety documents, as required, to support customer and test/operational range requirements  and performing audits of operational areas and reporting on the effectiveness of system safety program. The role includes evaluating the interrelationship of system safety requirements and other aspects of concept design and development requirements to ensure the most cost effective program.  The candidate will have extensive expertise in the application of MIL-STD-882E, software development, design development, or similar systems engineering experience.

The candidate will have experience in generation or review of design artifacts to support System Safety analyses utilized in maturing weapons system design for safety and support flight test and flight worthiness of complex systems.

Basic Qualifications:

• 8 years of experience with a Bachelors of Science degree,6 years with a Masters, 4 years with a Doctorate degree in science, engineering, applied mathematics, computer
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Software Engineering and System Test organization to ensure acceptable safety critical function verification.
• Strong working knowledge of Military systems safety MIL-STD-882
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, recommend, and drive safety into system design, equipment, and procedures to mitigate or eliminate hazards
• Experience with requirements development, system/software architecture, hardware/software design, software code implementation, test, verification and validation
• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years.        
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need.   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous Airworthiness Certification experience /IAW MIL-HDBK-516.
• Familiar with Department of Defense (DoD) system capability development e.g., Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase and sustainment phase of a
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP) / Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certificate
• Active Top Secret clearance with investigation in the last 6 years
• Experience with C/C++, Java, object oriented design, or similar experience
• Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering
   

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

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