Level 2/3 System Safety Engineer - AISR&T Contingent

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Level 2/3 Systems Safety Engineer in Rancho Bernardo, CA, to apply safety engineering across system lifecycles and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.

The role requires a STEM degree with relevant experience and an active Secret clearance. Responsibilities include hazard analysis, safety case development, and safety validation planning, with competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 2+ years of relevant experience (Level 2) or Master's with related experience.
• Level 3 requires 5+ years of relevant military/professional experience or a Master's with 3+ years or PhD with 1+ year.
• Active US Government Secret clearance (or higher) is required for Engineers at either level.

Responsibilities

• Perform system safety engineering across the lifecycle including hazard identification, analysis, tracking, and mitigation.
• Develop and maintain safety requirements and ensure proper allocation, implementation, and verification.
• Conduct PHA, FHA, SSA, FMEA/FMECA, and FTA analyses as applicable.
• Plan and execute safety validation activities with acceptance criteria and supporting data.
• Collaborate with systems, software, hardware, and test teams to embed safety into design decisions.
• Prepare safety documentation and artifacts (hazard logs, safety cases) for reviews and deliverables.
• Present safety findings and recommendations to program and customer stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Documentation skills

Active Secret clearance

Education

B.S. in STEM

M.S. in STEM (optional)

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Level 2/3 Systems Safety Engineer to support the AISR&T program in Rancho Bernardo, CA. In this role, you will apply systems engineering and safety engineering principles to identify, assess, and mitigate hazards across the system lifecycle, and will be responsible for planning and executing safety analyses and validating safety requirements and assumptions against design and test evidence.

Responsibilities

• Perform system safety engineering activities across the lifecycle, including hazard identification, analysis, tracking, and mitigation.
• Develop and maintain system and subsystem safety requirements, and ensure they are properly allocated, implemented, and verified.
• Conduct safety analyses such as Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System Safety Assessments (SSA), FMEA/FMECA, and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), as applicable.
• Plan and execute safety validation activities, including defining safety acceptance criteria, identifying supporting test/analysis data, and confirming that system behavior satisfies safety requirements and assumptions.
• Collaborate with systems, software, hardware, integration/test, and reliability teams to ensure safety considerations are incorporated into design decisions and verification plans.
• Support preparation of safety related documentation and artifacts (e.g., hazard logs, safety assessments, safety case/evidence packages) for internal reviews and customer deliverables.
• Present safety findings, risks, and recommendations to program and customer stakeholders and support resolution of safety related issues.

This position may be filled at the Engineer or Principal Engineer Level based on the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications

As a Level 2 Engineer:

• Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 2 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least some of relevant military / professional / academic experience

As a Level 3 Principal Engineer

• Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience

As An Engineer At Either Level

• Must have an active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in systems engineering and/or systems safety engineering on complex systems.
• Experience performing or supporting safety or reliability analyses (e.g., hazard analysis, FMEA/FMECA, FTA, or similar).
• Experience with system safety on aerospace, defense, or mission critical systems (airborne ISR, mission systems, or similar domains).
• Familiarity with applicable safety standards or guidance (e.g., MIL STD 882 or similar system safety standards).
• Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills, with the ability to work across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Experience planning and conducting safety validation, including correlation of safety assumptions with lab, flight test, or operational data.
• Familiarity with systems engineering practices (requirements development, architecture, verification/validation) and how safety integrates into these activities.
• Experience with safety, reliability, or requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS/DOORS Next, safety/hazard tracking tools, or similar).

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Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

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.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 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.