Senior Principal System Safety Engineer with Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems seeks a Sr. System Safety Engineer to support the B-2 program in Palmdale, CA or Oklahoma City, OK. The role focuses on hazard identification, safety requirement adjudication, and cross-IPT coordination to ensure robust system safety throughout design reviews.

Qualified candidates will have advanced understanding of MIL-STD-882, ARP4754A/ARPs, and experience with safety analyses (FHA, PHA, PHL, SSHA, SHA, FTA). Secret/SAP clearances are often required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with relevant engineering experience.
• Understanding of MIL-STD-882 or ARP4754 safety programs.
• Experience interfacing with a military customer or safety counterpart.
• Ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance within a reasonable time.
• Ability to obtain SAP clearance within a reasonable time.

Responsibilities

• Identify, classify, adjudicate, and manage hazards in a closed-loop system.
• Coordinate across IPTs to support hazard and safety requirements.
• Communicate safety risk to appropriate levels.
• Maintain awareness of system design and functions.
• Prepare SRR, PDR, and CDR packages documenting hazards and safety requirements.
• Flow down safety requirements to IPTs and deliver CDRLs.
• Acquire design cognizance of the aircraft and document CSIs.

Skills

System safety engineering

MIL-STD-882 knowledge

ARP4761 knowledge

SAE ARP4761/ARP4754A familiarity

DoD clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree

PhD

Tools

DO-178B/C

MIL-STD-882E

ARP4754A

DO-254

JSSSEH

ARPR4761

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems seeks a Sr. System Safety Engineer to support the B-2 program in Palmdale, CA or Oklahoma City, OK. The role focuses on hazard identification, safety requirement adjudication, and cross-IPT coordination to ensure robust system safety throughout design reviews.

Qualified candidates will have advanced understanding of MIL-STD-882, ARP4754A/ARPs, and experience with safety analyses (FHA, PHA, PHL, SSHA, SHA, FTA). Secret/SAP clearances are often required.