Northrop Grumman · 3 months ago
System Safety Engineer Level 3/4
Northrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements and is seeking a System Safety Engineer to join their Advanced Weapons team in Northridge, CA. The role involves system safety analysis of military weapon systems, participation in risk assessments, and collaboration with team members to ensure safety in system design.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
Responsibilities
System safety analysis of military weapon systems
Participation in risk assessments/resolution and mishap investigations
Apply MIL-STD-882E to analyze, recommend, and drive safety into system design, equipment and procedures
Document hazards with a closed-loop Hazard Tracking System (HTS)
Develop safety documentation such as a System Safety Program Plan (SSPP), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System/Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SHA/SuSHA), Bent Pin Analyses, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Safety Assessment Report (SAR) and Software Safety Analysis
Develop, review, update, and approve system safety artifacts and system safety requirements
Communicate effectively (verbal and written) with internal and external customers
Qualification
Required
BS in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree with 5 years of relevant/related experience or a MS in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree with 3 years of relevant/related experience
Familiarity with electrical circuit design/schematics
Experience with application of MIL-STD-882E to analyze, recommend, and drive safety into system design, equipment and procedures in order to mitigate or eliminate hazards
Experience documenting hazards with a closed-loop Hazard Tracking System (HTS)
Possess fundamental knowledge of system safety principles to develop safety documentation such as a System Safety Program Plan (SSPP), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System/Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SHA/SuSHA), Bent Pin Analyses, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Safety Assessment Report (SAR) and Software Safety Analysis in support of customer requirements
Experience with developing, reviewing, updating, and approving system safety artifacts and system safety requirements
History of demonstrated leadership capabilities, ability to work independently, and effectively communicate (verbal and written) with internal and external customers
U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a Secret DoD Security Clearance within a reasonable period of time to support program needs
BS in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree with 9 years of relevant/related experience or a MS in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree with 7 years of relevant/related experience
Demonstrated ability in the application of MIL-STD-882E to analyze, recommend, and drive safety into system design, equipment and procedures in order to mitigate or eliminate hazards
Experience documenting hazards with a closed-loop Hazard Tracking System (HTS)
Familiarity with electrical circuit design
Demonstrated ability to apply system safety engineering principles to develop safety documentation in accordance with MIL-STD-882E such as SSPP, PHA, FHA, SHA/SuSHA, Bent Pin Analyses, FTA, SAR and Software Safety Analyses
Demonstrated ability to develop, review, update, and approve system safety artifacts and system safety requirements
History of demonstrated leadership capabilities, ability to work independently, and effectively communicate (verbal and written) with internal and external customers
U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a Secret DoD Security Clearance within a reasonable period of time to support program needs
Preferred
Ability to read and interpret electrical circuit schematics
Experience with implementing and testing software safety requirements
Have experience in the design of missile systems
Strong working knowledge of military system safety and process standards and their Industry equivalent such as MIL-STD-882, RCC 319, AFSPCMAN 91-710, ASTM, ANSI, NEC, AFOSH, AOP-52, JOTP-051, PESHE, NFPA
Knowledge of System Safety Incident Investigation process
Possess active DoD Security Clearance (investigation completed within last 5 years)
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
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Current Stage
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$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
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