Principal System Safety Engineer | Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 92,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Principal System Safety Engineer to advance safety across complex aerospace systems in Palmdale, CA. The role emphasizes collaboration, risk-based safety design, and compliance with MIL-STD-882 and DO-178/DO-254 related standards.

Responsibilities include safety requirement development, hazard analyses, and cross-team support for Airworthiness certification. A security clearance and agile collaboration are required, with potential for overtime and

Qualifications

• Bachelor of science in STEM with 2+ years of experience or Master of science in STEM with 3+ years of experience.
• Active US Government Secret clearance or higher (or in Continuous Evaluation).
• Experience with MIL-STD-882 and hazard analyses.

Responsibilities

• Applies MIL-STD-882 safety engineering principles to product systems and software.
• Develops safety requirements for hardware/software systems.
• Reviews architecture, requirements, and safety artifacts for compliance.

Skills

Safety engineering

MIL-STD-882

Hazard analyses

Software safety analyses

AGILE development

Leadership communication

Education

BS in STEM with experience

MS in STEM with experience

Tools

DOORS

Cameo

CPLM

Windchill Quality Solutions

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Principal System Safety Engineer to advance safety across complex aerospace systems in Palmdale, CA. The role emphasizes collaboration, risk-based safety design, and compliance with MIL-STD-882 and DO-178/DO-254 related standards.

Responsibilities include safety requirement development, hazard analyses, and cross-team support for Airworthiness certification. A security clearance and agile collaboration are required, with potential for overtime and