System Safety Engineer Level 3

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.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a System Safety Engineer – Level 3 to join our team in at our Huntsville, AL or Promontory, UT Facility.. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

   

The System Safety Engineer Level 3 will support system safety activities associated with qualification, production, test, and flight readiness of Solid Rocket Boosters used in NASA’s Space Launch System Program.

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

• The System Safety Engineer is responsible for coordinating with programs and other
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• 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).
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• 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

 

 

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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.