Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 month ago
Engineer Systems Safety 1/2
United States-West Virginia-Rocket Center
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$58K/yr - $105K/yr
2+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading defense company that provides innovative solutions for national security. They are seeking a System Safety Engineer 1/2 to perform hazards analysis studies and risk assessments for their processes and products involving hazardous materials. The role involves collaboration with various engineering teams to ensure safety and compliance in manufacturing operations.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform hazards analysis studies for NGIS processes and products involving energetic, combustible, and flammable ingredients, propellants, and materials
Identify risk and establish safeguards to prevent ignition, injury, or damage, and define necessary actions to negate the hazard or reduce risk to acceptable levels
Work closely with Safety, Process, Tooling, and Design engineers and Operations to complete analysis effort
Perform complex process safety and/or hazards analysis engineering assignments in support of the development, testing and production of highly hazardous materials
Function in a consulting role or has HA project leadership role in important design, development, and manufacturing projects
Apply a physics-based approach to risk identification and mitigation requiring considerable technical experience and ability
Prepare/support Quantity/Distance analyses, concept, design and process hazards analyses, technical analyses in response to contract data item requirements, end item safety analyses, safety assessment reports, ground operations and support hazards analyses, engineering change proposals, provide technical basis for safety waivers and regulatory interpretations, deviations and explosives hazard classifications
Support and defend critical review of the analysis effort in all review forums up to and including executive leadership
Develop a working knowledge of MIL-STD 882, DoD 4145.26M, DoD 6055.9, OSHA and NFPA regulations
Qualification
Required
Level 1: Bachelor's degree. Degree field in Safety, Physics, Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing or Electrical Engineering. Experience in a manufacturing environment or support role preferably in a technical operations, manufacturing, or process engineering capacity
Level 2: Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of experience OR a Masters Degree. Degree field in Safety, Physics, Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing or Electrical Engineering. Experience in a manufacturing environment or support role preferably in a technical operations, manufacturing, or process engineering capacity
Experience in a manufacturing environment or support role preferably in a technical operations, manufacturing, or process engineering capacity
Must have strong multitasking and problem-solving abilities. Well-organized, works effectively with little to no supervision, maintains attention to detail and deals effectively with ambiguity. Must have strong communication skills (written and verbal). You must be able to prepare and deliver briefings of technical information, with clarity, to all levels of management and customer personnel
Demonstrated hands-on mechanical ability
Knowledge of computer aided design software
Microsoft Office proficiency - Excel, Word, Power Point, etc
Able to obtain a Secret security clearance (US Citizenship is required)
Preferred
Master's degree in engineering, safety or physics
Working knowledge of MIL-STD 882, DOD 4145.26M, DoD 6055.9, OSHA and NFPA regulations
Experience working with energetics and energetic processes
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
Working knowledge of ladder logic and control system applications
Understanding of design costs and schedules
Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities
Experience troubleshooting and repairing existing tools
Willingness to work off-hours to support program needs, when needed
Experience in electrical and control systems design
Ability to maintain and update control and electrical drawings
Ability to design electrical power layout for new equipment
Ability to interface with equipment vendors and contractors to troubleshoot and resolve issues
Experience with Rockwell and/or Schneider Electric control software
Ability to develop and maintain PLC source code for assembly machines and chemical processes
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 Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase