Principal Engineer Systems Safety

Northrop Grumman•Colorado Springs, CO

8d•$94,200 - $141,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting edge technology. Our team is chartered by providing the skills, and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission. Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) is seeking a Safety Engineer in our Colorado Springs, CO office (COCO-01). Reviews product systems, associated 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.

Requirements

Must have an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope.
Educational background in Safety Engineering, or related field from an accredited university, and at least 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor of Science; OR at least 3 Years of relevant experience with a master’s degree; OR 1 Year with a PhD degree.
4 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
Familiarity with safety requirements compliance with MIL-STD-1472H, AFMAN standards for program execution
Demonstrated ability in the application of MIL-STD-882E to analyze, recommend, and drive safety into system design, equipment and procedures to mitigate or eliminate hazards
Experience documenting hazards with a closed-loop Hazard Tracking System (HTS)
Ability to apply system safety engineering principles to develop safety documentation in accordance with MIL-STD-882E, e.g., SSPP, SAR, and Software Safety Analyses
Familiarity with requirements development, system/software architecture, hardware/software design, software code implementation, test, verification and validation
Demonstrated ability to develop, review, update and approve system safety artifacts and system safety requirements
Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of leadership and customers and work independently
Cross-IPT Collaboration
Expertise with MS Office tool suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
Willingness to travel 10% of the time for business needs
This position requires full-time on site at the COCO-01 facility (standard work schedule is a 9/80)

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with MBSE Modeling (Cameo Enterprise Architecture)
Familiarity with Radar systems and operations
Familiarity in Agile methodology (Kanban, Scrum, etc.)
Familiarity with Familiarity with Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.)
Familiarity with SharePoint
Experience in fast-paced work environment
Experience with system engineering processes and tools (DOORS preferred)
Experience in system modeling tools (i.e., CORE, Rhapsody, PTC Integrity Modeler, Cameo)
Working Knowledge of military system safety and process standards and their industry equivalent, e.g., MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-1472, ASTM, ANSI, OSHA, PESHE, NFPA, FCC

Responsibilities

Reviews product systems, associated 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.