Space Principal Systems Safety Engineer

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel 10%

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal System Safety Engineer to define and verify system safety requirements for spacecraft programs. You will identify hazards, assess risks, and prepare safety artifacts to support customer requirements.

Responsibilities include coordinating with cross-IPTs, supporting launch range safety documentation, and presenting safety packages for design reviews. A Top Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM with 4 years of related experience (3 in System Safety) or Master's with 3 years System Safety experience.
• Active Top Secret Clearance required at time of application.
• Experience with MIL-STD-882E to analyze and drive safety into system design.
• Experience developing, reviewing, updating, and approving system safety artifacts (SSPP, PHA, FHA, SHA/SSHA, FTA, SAR, MSPSP).
• Familiarity with AFSPCMAN 91-710 and Range Safety compliance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• General understanding of spacecraft design and operation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain SAP clearance.

Responsibilities

• Defining, implementing, and verifying System Safety requirements.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate hazards in spacecraft.
• Prepare safety artifacts (SSPP, PHA, FHA, SHA/SSHA, FTA, SAR, MSPSP).
• Coordinate with Cross-IPTs to support safety adjudication.
• Assist in launch range safety documentation per guidelines.
• Prepare materials for design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR).

Skills

System safety

Technical writing

Communication

Independent work

Hazard analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

MIL-STD-882E

SSPP

PHA

FHA

SHA/SSHA

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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.

Responsibilities Include:

• Defining, implementing, and verifying System Safety requirements to ensure that the inherent risks are mitigated.
• Identifying, assessing, and mitigating hazards present in spacecraft using the processes described MIL-STD-882E..
• Preparing safety artifacts such as a System Safety Program Plan (SSPP), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System/Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SHA/SSHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Safety Assessment Report (SAR), Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Analysis, Software Safety Analysis, and Missile System Pre-Launch Safety Package (MSPSP) in support of customer requirements.
• Coordinating with Cross-IPT's to support hazard and safety requirement adjudication and communicating safety risk to the appropriate levels.
• Aiding in the preparation, review, and acceptance of launch range safety documentation in accordance with AFSPCMAN 91-710.
• Preparing packages in support of program milestone design reviews such as SRR, PDR, and CDR and presenting this to internal and external stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications:

• For Principal System Safety Engineer: Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university with 4 years of relevant/related experience (3 of which must be System Safety experience) a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of System Safety experience.
• Active Top Secret Clearance required at time of application.
• Understanding of and experience with MIL-STD-882E to analyze, recommend, and drive safety into system design, equipment and procedures in order to mitigate or eliminate hazards.
• Experience with developing, reviewing, updating, and approving system safety artifacts and system safety requirements such as System Safety Program Plan (SSPP), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System/Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SHA/SSHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Safety Assessment Report (SAR), Software Safety Analysis, and the Missile System Pre-launch Safety Package (MSPSP).
• Familiarity with AFSPCMAN 91-710 and Range Safety compliance.
• Ability to work independently and effectively communicate (verbal and written) with internal and external customers.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• General understanding of spacecraft design and operation.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of launch operations
• Experience with developing safety analyses supporting on-orbit operations
• Knowledge of NASA safety standards such as NASA-STD-8719.24
• Working knowledge of OSHA general industry standards (29 CFR 1910)

Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

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