Staff Systems Safety Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 161,000 - 241,400; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Systems Safety Engineer to join our Mission Systems team in Woodland Hills, CA. The role requires applying MIL-STD-882 and DO-178/DO-254 safety standards to hardware and software, developing safety analyses, and ensuring certification readiness. You will collaborate across engineering disciplines and must be able to obtain/maintain a U.S.

government Secret clearance. This onsite position follows a 9/80 schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree in STEM with 10 years of relevant experience.
• PhD in STEM with 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience applying MIL-STD-882 and hazard analyses.
• Experience using DO-178/DO-254 or JSSSEH for design development.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge, methodologies, and principles of system safety engineering as defined in MIL-STD-882 and software safety engineering per JSSSEH.
• Support development and certification of systems and software to DO-178/DO-254 Standards.
• Prepare System Safety Engineering analyses and generate artifacts per MIL-STD-882E (PHAs, FHAs, SHAs/SSHAs, FTA, SASS).
• Identify system safety issues, propose solutions, and ensure mitigation actions.
• Develop, review, update and approve System Safety Artifacts and System Safety Requirements.
• Document hazards using a closed-loop Hazard Tracking System.
• Communicate project status to the CAM and IPT Lead.

Skills

System safety engineering

Hazard analyses

Do-178/Do-254

Communication skills

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

DOORS

Cameo

PLM Systems

Windchill

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
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.
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, the innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!
Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Systems Safety Engineer with the ability to obtain a security clearance to work with our Specialty Engineering Team out of Woodland Hills, CA. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation. This is an exciting, challenging and specialized role for a talented, energized and innovative individual who wants to pursue growth in Systems Safety Engineering. This is fully onsite position located in Woodland Hills, CA working a 9/80 schedule.
What You’ll Get To Do

• Apply knowledge, methodologies, and principles of safety engineering as defined in MIL-STD-882 and software safety engineering as outlined in the Joint Software System Safety Engineering Handbook (JSSSEH).
• Support development and certification of systems and software to DO-178/DO-254 Standards
• Prepare System Safety Engineering analysis and Generate documents in accordance with MIL-STD-882E including PHAs, FHAs, SHAs/SSHAs, Bent Pin Analyses, Fault Tree Analyses, and Software System Safety Analyses.
• Identify system safety issues, propose solutions and ensure appropriate action is taken to mitigate safety issues
• Develop, review, update and approve System Safety Artifacts and System Safety Requirements
• Document hazards using a closed-loop Hazard Tracking System
• Communicate project status to the CAM and IPT Lead as required.
  

This position is contingent on program award.
Basic Qualifications Staff Systems Safety Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM discipline plus 12 years of relevant experience; Master\'s degree in STEM discipline plus 10 years of relevant experience; PhD. in STEM discipline plus 8 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to apply system safety engineering principles in accordance with MIL-STD-882 and analyses such as preliminary hazard analyses, function/system/subsystem hazard analyses, fault tree analyses, software system safety analyses and safety assessment reports.
• Experience using DO-178, DO-254 or JSSSEH for design development.
• Ability to analyze, recommend, and drive safety into system design, equipment, and procedures to mitigate or eliminate hazards.
• Ability to develop, review, update and approve system safety artifacts and system safety requirements.
• Understanding of requirements development, system/software architecture, hardware/software design, software code implementation, test, verification, and validation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of leadership and customers.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance is required.
• Ability to work full-time onsite at the Woodland Hills, CA facility.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with requirements tools such as DOORS, Cameo, PLM Systems, Safety and Reliability tools such as PTC Windchill Quality Solutions, Agile software tools, JIRA, and/or Confluence.
• Led a team in software safety processes in Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase.
• Extensive expertise in the application of Military systems safety and process standards and their Industry equivalent such as: MIL-STD-882, DO-178B/C, DO-248, DO-254, ARP-4754, ARP-4761, MIL-HDBK-516C, etc.
• Experience in Agile and with Model Based Systems Engineering
• Experience with generating or reviewing Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) or experience with FMEA.
• Possess active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance.
  

Primary Level Salary Range: $161,000.00 - $241,400.00

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.
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.