Sentinel - Sr. Principal Systems Safety Engineer MIL-STD-882E - 15028

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

Benefits offered by this job

Educational Assistance

Employee Assistance Programs

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Roy, UT is seeking a Sr. Principal Systems Safety Engineer. The role involves ensuring safety compliance in system designs, particularly for key defense systems.

Candidates must have a relevant technical degree and significant experience in system safety processes. The position offers a hybrid work schedule, competitive salary range, and relocation assistance may be available.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience with a relevant degree; 6 years with a Master's; 4 years with a Doctorate.
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance.
• At least 2 years experience with DO-178 or DO-254.

Responsibilities

• Influence design to meet safety standards for Northrop Grumman products.
• Analyze and recommend design features to eliminate hazards.
• Develop safety documents to support operational requirements.

Skills

Experience with system safety processes

Communication skills

C/C++ programming

DO-178 or DO-254 knowledge

MIL-STD-882E application

Education

Bachelors of Science in relevant field

Masters in relevant field

Doctorate in relevant field

Job description

Sentinel - Sr. Principal Systems Safety Engineer MIL-STD-882E - 15028

Hybrid - UTRO01

$125K - $187K

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking to hire a Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer to its Safety Engineering team. This position is located in Roy, UT or Colorado Springs, CO and will support Sentinel (GBSD) program. Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure.

The Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer will influence design for meeting safety expectations and requirements for our Northrop Grumman Products. The successful candidate will independently analyze and recommend design features that meet safety criteria in system design to control or eliminate hazards. The role includes active participation in the design of products/systems, associated support equipment and facilities. The role includes the creation of functional specifications and establishes safety requirements for assigned systems. The tasks include developing safety documents, as required, to support customer and test/operational range requirements and performing audits of operational areas and reporting on the effectiveness of system safety program. The role includes evaluating the interrelationship of system safety requirements and other aspects of concept design and development requirements to ensure the most cost effective program. The candidate will have extensive expertise in the application of MIL-STD-882E, DO178, DO254, software development, design development, or similar systems engineering experience. The candidate will have experience in generation or review of design artifacts to support System Safety analyses utilized in maturing weapons system design for safety and support flight test and flight worthiness of complex systems.

Basic Qualifications:

• 8 years of experience with a Bachelors of Science degree, 6 years with a Masters, or 4 years with a Doctorate degree in science, engineering, applied mathematics, computer science, aeronautics, safety, or closely related technical discipline.
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an 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.
• At least 2 years of using DO-178 or DO-254 for design development.
• At least 2 years experience with C/C++, Java, object oriented design or similar software development experience.
• At least 2 years of using MIL-STD-882E to conduct Preliminary, Functional, Subsystem, System, Operating and Support Hazard Analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills of the English language.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 1 year experience using MIL-STD-882E or similar processes for hardware and /or software design development.
• Lead a team in software safety processes in Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase.
• Experience developing in an Agile environment.
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP) / Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certificate.
• Weapon System experience (Minuteman III or similar military or industry experience).
• Active Top Secret clearance with investigation in the last 6 years.

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

This position's 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.

Primary Level Salary Range: $124,900.00 - $187,300.00

Salary is based on factors such as scope and responsibilities, candidate's experience, education, and market conditions.

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.