System Safety Engineer Level 3

Northrop Grumman; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Total rewards program

Health benefits

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Huntsville, AL seeks a System Safety Engineer to coordinate safety analyses and interface with NASA and DCMA. The role focuses on risk assessment, safety artifacts, and ensuring compliance with MIL-STD-882E and related standards.

Expect collaboration with IPTs, exposure to spacecraft design considerations, and opportunities to influence safety across programs. Relocation assistance may be available; travel about 10% of the time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5 years’ experience or Master’s with 3 years or PhD with 1 year.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.
• Experience with MIL-STD-882E to analyze and mitigate hazards.
• Experience developing, reviewing, updating system safety artifacts and requirements such as SSPP, PHA, FHA, SHA/SSHA, FTA, SAR, Software Safety Analysis, MSPSP.
• Familiarity with AFSPCMAN 91-710 and Range Safety compliance.
• Familiarity/experience with PRA, FMEA, Hazards Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, Risk Management.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to work independently.
• General understanding of spacecraft design and operation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with programs and other IPTs.
• Interact with NASA customer to provide vital vehicle risk data.
• Develop and manage system safety artifacts and requirements.
• Understand design intent, failure modes, and manufacturing processes.
• Interface with NASA customer and DCMA.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

System Safety

Mil-Std-882E

Technical writing

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s in STEM

Master’s in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

SSPP

PHA

FHA

SHA/SSHA

FTA

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The System Safety Engineer is responsible for coordinating with programs and other
• undefined
• They will interact with our NASA customer and provide vital vehicle risk data derived from such activities as Hazard Analyses, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, and Probabilistic Risk Assessments.
• The System Safety Engineer provides system safety expertise in participation with the
• subsystem Integrated Product Teams (IPTs). They are expected to understand the design intent, failure modes, requirements and specifications of the product as well as the manufacturing processes, process controls, and quality inspections. They directly support and interface with our NASA customer and their government representative (DCMA).
• undefined
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 year of professional experience.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance
• 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.
• Familiarity/experience with Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Failure Modes & Effects Analysis, Hazards Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, Risk Management
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of launch operations
• Experience with developing safety analyses supporting on-orbit operations
• Working knowledge of OSHA general industry standards (29 CFR 1910)
• INCOSE CSEP or CSP certification preferred
• CAFTA fault tree experience
• EPLM or similar PLM tool experience
• NG TRIO, Tetra, or similar risk management tool experience

Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life.

Northrop Grumman Total Rewards

Primary Level Salary Range: $89,400.00 - $134,200.00

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.