System Safety Engineer/Principal System Safety Engineer (Aht)

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.

Description

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

As an integral part of our multi-discipline engineering team in Advanced Weapons, you will be on the forefront of developing next generation solutions to protect technology for our nation’s warfighter. The ideal candidate will support one of our Advanced Programs as the lead for defining and architecting a secured missile weapon system. This position will require close collaboration with team members of other projects within the organization for security architecture designs as well as external partners and customers.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Systems Safety Engineer based in Northridge, 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 and shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

What You’ll get to Do:

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems sector is seeking a talented, energized and innovative individual who desires to enter the challenging and highly specialized field of System Safety Engineering as a member of our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Northridge, CA or Tucson, AZ.

The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's System Safety team within Specialty Engineering. Activities include System Safety analysis of military weapon systems, participation in risk assessments/resolution, mishap investigations and collaboration with internal/external customers and suppliers.

This requisition may be filled at either a Systems Engineer Level or Systems Engineer Principal Level based on the qualifications listed below.

Relocation assistance, while not guaranteed, may be available.

Basic Qualifications for a System Safety Engineer:

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or relevant degree with 2 years of relevant/related experience
• Systems Engineering background
• Familiar with developing, reviewing, updating, and approving system verification artifacts and system requirements
• Exposure to electrical circuit design
• Ability to identify issues, propose solutions, and ensure appropriate action is taken to mitigate issues
• Self-starter and ability to work independently
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Have held a DoD Security Clearance (investigation completed within last 5 years)

Basic Qualifications for a Principal System Safety Engineer:

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or relevant degree with 5 years of relevant/related experience or a MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or relevant degree with 3 years of relevant/related experience
• Systems Engineering background
• Experience in developing, reviewing, updating, and approving system verification artifacts and system requirements
• Familiarity with electrical circuit design
• Demonstrated ability to identify issues, propose solutions, and ensure appropriate action is taken to mitigate issues
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities and ability to work independently
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Have held a DoD Security Clearance (investigation completed within last 5 years)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with electrical circuit design
• History of demonstrated leadership capabilities and ability to work independently
• Have experience in the design of missile systems
• Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of implementing and testing software safety requirements

• Familiarity with military System Safety and process standards and their Industry equivalent such as MIL-STD-882
• Possess active DoD Security Clearance (investigation completed within last 5 years)

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.