Sr Principal Engineer Systems (Safety Engineer)

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions.  In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning.  We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions.  By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support your expanding personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader.  At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.  Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security.  Our Engineering and Sciences 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 a Senior Principal Systems Safety Engineer (Safety Engineer) to join our team based out of San Diego, CA.  As a Systems Safety Engineer at Northrop-Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation.  Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps, and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter.  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:

The responsibilities include management interfaces with air worthiness, reliability, logistics support, design engineering, quality assurance, test, and coordination with other safety programs and key participants in the company safety organization. The Safety Engineer will interface between system safety and other functional elements of the programs, as well as with other safety related disciplines (such as Environmental, occupational health, chemical, and biological) and will define the resources needed, to perform the system safety tasks required.

Key duties and responsibilities:

 • As a Systems Safety Engineer, you will provide system safety subject matter expert advice on assigned programs.           

 • Perform, prepare and deliver System Safety Hazard Assessments (SSHA), Safety Assessment Report (SAR), Hazardous Materials Management Plan (HMMP), Operating and Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA)                                                                                                                                       

• Assist in the management of new hazards realized in operation, maintenance, or arising from changes in the configuration, role, and environment. 

 • Liaison with management and regulatory bodies, maintenance, engineering, and customer agencies ensuring all design activities are carried out within the system safety framework.                  

 • Assist with the maintenance of System Safety Program Plans to ensure compliance with safety regulations.

 • Perform technical airworthiness risk analysis/management.

 • Participate in systems safety engineering reviews.                                                      

 • Assist with the facilitation and organization of the System Safety Working Groups.

 • Liaison with other safety engineers and programs to ensure best practice and shared knowledge. 

 • Provide advice to Engineers regarding their responsibilities in accordance with the System Safety Program.

  • Make recommendations for endorsement of treatments which may be implemented to reduce the risk caused by hazards.

  • Conduct independent system safety analysis as deemed necessary.   

  • Provide training on System Safety Engineering processes and methodologies.

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer:

  • 8 Years with a Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD. May consider an additional 4 years of experience in lieu of a degree.

  • Knowledge of aircraft certification standards, MIL-STD-882, ARP4761 or other System Safety standards.

  • Working knowledge of System Safety tools and techniques including Fault Tree Analysis.

• Experience in leading and/or writing proposals Basis of Estimates (BOEs)

  • Experience in completing detailed risk analysis.

  • Ability to work across multiple disciplines.

An interim DoD secret clearance is required to start

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Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in a STEM or related field.

  • Experience with Safety, Reliability Engineering, and Air Worthiness.

  • A current/active Secret Clearance.

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