Senior Principal Systems Safety Engineer — Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 125,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal System Safety Engineer to join the Safety Engineering team in Roy, Utah or Huntsville, AL. Responsibilities include leading system safety analyses, developing safety requirements, and ensuring compliance with MIL-STD-882E and related standards.

The role requires active DoD Secret clearance, extensive experience in safety engineering, and collaboration with cross-functional teams in an engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance required at time of application.
• 8+ years of experience in science or engineering with related degree.
• Experience applying MIL-STD-882E hazard analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead system safety analyses and design reviews for weapons systems.
• Develop safety documents and establish safety requirements.
• Ensure compliance with MIL-STD-882E and DO-178/DO-254.
• Collaborate with software and hardware teams in Agile environments.

Skills

C/C++

Java

OO design

Hazard analysis

System safety

English communication

Agile

MBSE

MIL-STD-882E

DO-178/DO-254

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in science or engineering

Master's degree in science or engineering

Doctorate in science or engineering

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal System Safety Engineer to join the Safety Engineering team in Roy, Utah or Huntsville, AL. Responsibilities include leading system safety analyses, developing safety requirements, and ensuring compliance with MIL-STD-882E and related standards.

The role requires active DoD Secret clearance, extensive experience in safety engineering, and collaboration with cross-functional teams in an engineering environment.