Sentinel Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer - 6021-1

Northrop Grumman; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 118,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sr. Principal Engineer to join their system safety team. This role involves applying scientific and engineering principles to identify and mitigate hazards, ensuring safety compliance, and guiding design processes. The successful candidate will coach team members and act as a technical lead, contributing to revolutionary systems that impact lives globally. With a culture that promotes innovation and intellectual curiosity, this position offers an exciting opportunity to make history while enjoying a robust benefits package and a competitive salary range.

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• 8 years experience in systems engineering with a STEM degree.
• Active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze design features to meet safety criteria in system design.
• Guide the system safety team in writing requirements for incorporation.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Hazard Analysis

Safety Engineering

Problem Solving

Technical Research

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

DOORS

CAMEO

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

Within the systems engineering organization the system safety team employs specialized knowledge and skills in applying scientific and engineering principles, criteria, and techniques to identify hazards, their causes, and potential mitigations to reduce or eliminate the severity or probability of these hazards. Additionally, analyses help to ensure the erroneous behavior of hardware, software, or human interaction will not inadvertently create, contribute to, or sustain a hazardous event/state/system function. Thorough analysis and implementation of requirements for sufficient hazard mitigations leads to fewer mishaps that would otherwise result in death, injury, occupational illness, damage to or loss of equipment or property, or damage to the environment. This effort seeks to achieve an acceptable level of risk for Northrop Grumman, the program, and customer, within the constraints of operational effectiveness and suitability, time, and cost, throughout all phases of the system life cycle. This position will be located in Huntsville, Alabama or Roy, Utah and may offer a competitive relocation package.

The system safety team executes to a vast scope of work, interacting with a broad range of stakeholders internally and externally. The team ensures environmental safety and occupational health compliance, identifies hazards and associated causes and mitigations, inputs data into a hazard tracking system, identifies safety critical items, tracks hazardous materials, ensures explosive safety and appropriate hazardous risk communication, supports government safety review boards and audits, and plays a pivotal role in test range safety as focal point between program and Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) Space Launch Delta 30 (SLD 30).

The selected candidate will have the opportunity to work all aspects of the system safety engineering discipline. This will include analyzing and recommending design features to meet safety criteria in system design to control or eliminate hazards, active participation in design of products/systems, support equipment and facilities. The creation of functional specifications and establishing safety requirements for assigned systems, developing documents, as required, to support customer and test/operational range requirements, performing audits of operational areas and observing procedures to report on effectiveness of the system safety program are also within scope to this role. This individual will also be instrumental in guiding the system safety team through writing requirements for incorporation into DOORS, working in and maneuvering in CAMEO, and verification and validation efforts.

Additionally, the Sr. Principal Engineer is expected to coach and mentor fellow team members to successful program execution, while working toward long-range goals and objectives under consultative direction. Serving as an organization spokesperson on the project for the System Safety team, the Sr. Principal Engineer will act as an advisor to management and customers/stakeholders on advanced technical research studies, applications, and work products. The selected candidate should demonstrate a proactive approach to problem solving by identifying issues affecting the team and program then voluntarily working to resolve through innovative solutions and applying advanced technical principles, theories and concepts. The Sr. Principal Engineer will help drive execution to the program schedule within cost and time constraints as a technical lead for the team.

Basic Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) with 8 years’ experience; 6 years’ experience with a Master’s; 4 years’ with PhD
2. Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years
3. Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
4. 4-6 years’ experience with systems engineering including working knowledge of requirements, verification and validation (V&V).
5. MIL-STD-882E, DoD Standard Practice – System Safety
6. ICBM weapon system experience (Minuteman III or similar)

Preferred Qualifications:

1. ICBM weapon system experience (Minuteman III or similar)
2. Experience in reviewing technical schematics, drawings, plans and specifications on the system, and test and integration facilities and apply occupational safety requirements. The key processes, regulations, and requirements key to the system safety team include but are not limited to:
3. JSSSEH, Joint Software Safety Engineering Handbook
4. AFMAN 91-203, Air Force Occupational Safety, Fire, and Health Standards
5. 29 CFR 1910, Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
6. AFSPCMAN 91-710, Range Safety User Requirements Manual
7. AIAA S-113A, Criteria for Explosive Systems and Devices on Space and Launch Vehicles
8. RCC 319-19, Flight Termination Commonality Standard
9. RCC 324-11, Global Positioning and Inertial measurement Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

Salary Range: $118,600.00 - $178,000.00

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.