SDS- Consulting Systems Engineer - 13958

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Consulting Systems Engineer. This position is located in Roy, UT or Huntsville AL and supports the Sentinel program.  This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do:

The Consulting System Safety Engineer is to be an expert with extensive experience in the influence of design for meeting safety expectations and requirements for Northrop Grumman GBSD Products. The prime objective of the Consulting System Safety Engineer is to create a strong culture of teams and IPTs that incorporate safety into every aspect of the designs, processes, activities, testing and maintenance of our systems and the safety of personnel.

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 extended areas of responsibility include NEPA, Environmental regulations and ESOH.

The candidate will have extensive expertise in the application of MIL-STD-882E in design development of complex military systems. The candidate will have extensive experience in generation of required artifacts such as System Safety Program Plans, System Safety Analysis Reports and Functional Hazards Analysis Reports. The candidate will have extensive experience in the application of safety principles and methods to mature the GBSD systems design for safety and support flight test and flight worthiness of complex systems. The candidate must have considerable experience in military range safety and testing of complex military systems.

Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:

The candidate will have extensive expertise in the application of MIL-STD-882E in design development of complex military systems. The candidate will have extensive experience in generation of required artifacts such as System Safety Program Plans, System Safety Analysis Reports and Functional Hazards Analysis Reports. The candidate will have extensive experience in the application of safety principles and methods to mature the GBSD systems design for safety and support flight test and flight worthiness of complex systems. The candidate must have considerable experience in military range safety and testing of complex military systems.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, 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.

Job Qualifications:

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline and a minimum of 16 years of experience in systems and product development
• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Top 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 needs
• At least 12 years of experience in direct system safety MIL-STD-882E work on complex military systems
• At least 5 years of leading teams of system safety engineers on military systems
• At least 2 years of experience in ESOH considerations in complex facilities and installed equipment
• At least 1year of experience in environmental protection regulation efforts with state and/or federal agencies
• At least 1 year of experience in military range and munitions safety
• At least 1 year experience in software safety

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Experience using DO-178 for design development
• Experience with AFSPCMAN 91-170 for range safety
• Active in safety communities/organizations of practice
• Weapon System experience (Minuteman III or similar military or industry experience)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills of the English language is desired
• Model Based Systems Engineering experience
• Experience in application of STPA for safety

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 all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.