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Northrop Grumman · 22 hours ago

Systems Safety Engineer Level 2/3

Chandler, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$79K/yr - $118K/yr

2+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company seeking a Systems Safety Engineer Level 2/3 to join their Systems Safety Engineering team. The role involves ensuring safety requirements are met throughout the program life cycle for launch vehicles, including interaction with various stakeholders and the development of safety deliverables.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Interact with key internal and external customers and partners on a daily basis regarding system safety topics

Work with or lead a small team of System Safety engineers in defining, implementing and verifying System Safety requirements to ensure that the inherent risks are mitigated

System Safety Engineers are responsible for understanding the entire mission, including the launch vehicle, payload, ground support equipment, range infrastructure and range safety interfaces

System Safety Engineers are expected to understand how the different components, subsystems, systems and integrated launch vehicle function and interact, with a focus on System Safety

Apply the systems engineering process to define and verify launch vehicle and ground support equipment requirements to ensure safe operations and conduct system safety analyses to architect and implement a safe and robust system

Define and verify launch vehicle-to-payload interface requirements and support space vehicle launch campaign management activities at the various launch sites

Manage interface with customer safety and launch integration personnel and support ground operations and launch mission working groups as requested

Support launch vehicle design and development to ensure that customer and internal goals for safety, mission success, and performance are met

Analyze Integration and Test processes to demonstrate customer and internal requirements are met for both safety and mission success, whether at the various launch sites or at our facilities in Chandler, AZ

Conduct system level analyses to architect and design next generation mission concepts to maximize mission success without compromising compliance with customer, government and internal flight safety requirements

Describe, analyze and explain launch vehicle designs to External customers to explain how applicable safety requirements for design, build, and test are met

Reviews product systems associated with support equipment and facilities, functional specifications and operations, and establishes safety requirements for assigned systems. Independently analyzes and recommends safety criteria in system design, equipment and procedures to control or eliminate hazards

Develop safety documents as required to support customer and test/operational range requirements. Performs audits of operational areas and reports effectiveness of system safety program. Participates in accident investigations involving damage to products or related facilities and assists in identification of causes and corrective actions. Evaluates the interrelationship of system safety requirements and other aspects of concept design and development requirements to ensure the most cost-effective program

Qualification

Launch vehicle system designSystems engineering processSystem safety analysisFAA regulationsRequirements Management ToolsCustomer presentation skillsSafety documentationTeam leadership

Required

Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience, or a Master's degree and 0 years of related experience

Experience with launch vehicle system design, testing or Mission Operations

Exposure to the systems engineering discipline and its application for system safety

Experience with tailoring and implementing FAA, RCC-319, RCC-324, and/or MIL-STD-882

Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time to support business needs

Applicants must be a current U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD issued Secret security clearance

Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's degree and 3 years of related experience, or 1 year of experience with a PhD

Experience leading a small team of engineers (managing deadlines, scheduling work, etc.)