Sentinel Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer T4 103301-1* - R10184459

Northrop Grumman; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering team at a leading defense contractor where you will play a crucial role in ensuring system safety for revolutionary projects. As a Senior Principal System Safety Engineer, you will leverage your expertise in systems engineering and safety to analyze design features and recommend improvements that enhance safety and mitigate risks. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on critical defense systems, engage with diverse stakeholders, and contribute to the safety and effectiveness of groundbreaking technologies. If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a dynamic environment, this role is for you!

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programs

Health & Wellness Resources

Relocation Assistance

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in Systems Safety Engineering with a STEM degree.
• Must have active DoD Secret clearance and ability to obtain SAP approval.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and recommend design features to meet safety criteria.
• Interact with stakeholders to identify hazards and mitigate risks.

Skills

Systems Safety Experience

Requirements Verification and Validation (V&V)

Engineering Principles

Hazard Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Job description

Sentinel Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer T4 103301-1*

Requisition ID: R10184459

• Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
• Positions Available: 4

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. 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.

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. 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.

The system safety team executes to a vast scope of work, interacting with a broad range of stakeholders internally and externally. 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.

Basic Qualifications:

• 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.
• 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.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time.
• Systems Safety Experience.
• 2 years' experience with systems engineering including working knowledge of requirements, verification and validation (V&V).

Preferred Qualifications:

• ICBM weapon system experience (Minuteman III or similar).
• Experience in reviewing technical schematics, drawings, plans and specifications on the system.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions and Health & Wellness Resources.

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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.