RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionNorthrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking to hire a
Principal Systems Safety Engineer to join its team of diverse and qualified individuals. This position will be located in
Roy, Utah or
Huntsville, Alabama and will support the Sentinel program in the Strategic Deterrent Systems (SDS) division.
This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
What you will get to do:
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking to add System Safety Engineers to its Safety Engineering team in support of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) 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.
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.
Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:
- Active participation in the design of products/systems, associated support equipment and facilities
- creation of functional specifications and establishes safety requirements for assigned systems
- 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
- 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, DO178, DO254, 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:
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with a minimum 5 years of related experience; 3 years with a Master’s; or 1 years with a PhD.
- Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date 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
- At least 1 year of using DO-178 or DO-254 for design development
- At least 1 year experience with C/C++, Java, object oriented design or similar software development experience
- At least 1 year of using MIL-STD-882E to conduct Preliminary, Functional, Subsystem, System, Operating and Support Hazard Analysis
- Strong written and verbal communication skills of the English language
Preferred Qualifications:
- At least 1 year experience using MIL-STD-882E or similar processes for hardware and /or software design development
- Lead a team in software safety processes in Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase
- Experience developing in an Agile environment
- Model Based Systems Engineering experience
- Experience developing missile flight systems software
- Associate Safety Professional (ASP) / Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certificate
- Weapon System experience (Minuteman III or similar military or industry experience)
- Active Top Secret clearance with investigation in the last 6 years
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 position’s 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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Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
