Senior Systems Safety Engineer - Secret Clearance Eligible

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 98,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Safety Engineer to join its Safety Engineering team in support of the GBSD program. The position can be located in Roy, Utah or Huntsville, Alabama and supports the Sentinel program.

The System Safety Engineer will influence design to meet safety criteria, analyze hazards, and develop safety artifacts for system safety analyses across complex weapons systems.

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 year 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 SAP approval within a reasonable period of time.
• 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 Hazard Analyses.

Responsibilities

• 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 to support customer and test/operational range requirements and performing audits of operational areas
• Evaluating the interrelationship of system safety requirements with other design aspects to ensure cost effectiveness
• Extensive expertise in MIL-STD-882E, DO178, DO254, software development or similar systems engineering experience
• Generation or review of design artifacts to support System Safety analyses for safety and flight worthiness

Skills

C/C++

Java

OO design

US Citizenship

Active DoD Secret Clearance

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Safety Engineer to join its Safety Engineering team in support of the GBSD program. The position can be located in Roy, Utah or Huntsville, Alabama and supports the Sentinel program.

The System Safety Engineer will influence design to meet safety criteria, analyze hazards, and develop safety artifacts for system safety analyses across complex weapons systems.