Sr. Principal Safety Engineer

Northrop Grumman • San Diego, CA

3h • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Systems Safety Engineer to support the BQM-34 Targets program in Rancho Bernardo, California. The engineer will apply systems engineering and safety engineering principles to identify, assess, and mitigate hazards across the system lifecycle. The role plans and executes safety analyses and validates safety requirements and assumptions against design and test evidence. The position requires an active DoD Secret clearance; the selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain higher-level clearances if program needs evolve. Travel is 10% of the time. Relocation assistance is not available.

The engineer will work across systems, software, hardware, integration and test, and reliability disciplines. The role includes developing safety requirements, conducting analyses and validation activities, preparing safety documentation, and presenting findings and recommendations to program and customer stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related STEM discipline and 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in systems engineering and/or systems safety engineering on complex systems.
• Experience performing or supporting safety or reliability analyses, such as hazard analysis, FMEA/FMECA, FTA, or similar.
• Active DoD Secret clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain higher-level clearances if program needs evolve.
• U.S. citizenship is required for positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with system safety on aerospace, defense, or mission-critical systems, such as airborne ISR or mission systems.
• Familiarity with applicable safety standards or guidance, such as MIL-STD-882 or similar system safety standards.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills, and ability to work across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Experience contributing to and presenting safety-specific material at systems engineering technical reviews (SETR).
• Familiarity with systems engineering practices, including requirements development, architecture, verification, and validation, and how safety integrates into these activities.
• Experience with safety, reliability, or requirements management tools, such as DOORS/DOORS Next or safety/hazard tracking tools.
• Experience with earned-value management systems and management of a control account.
• Experience with RCC-319 and Range Safety.
• Knowledge of 882E System Safety Engineering methodology.
• Knowledge of 882E / JS-SSS-EH / IG Software Safety Engineering methodology, SwCI, and LOR analysis.
• Knowledge of ESOH policies.
• Knowledge of HAZMAT / NAS 411-1.
• Understanding of US Navy System / Software Safety Engineering policies, including NAVAIRINST 5100.3H.
• Understanding of aircraft systems.
• Understanding of drone aircraft operations.
• Understanding of Navy NAVAIRINST 13034.1G airworthiness policy and possibly 516C airworthiness criteria.

Responsibilities

• Perform system safety engineering activities across the lifecycle, including hazard identification, analysis, tracking, and mitigation.
• Develop and maintain system and subsystem safety requirements, ensuring they are allocated, implemented, and verified.
• Conduct applicable safety analyses, including Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System Safety Assessments (SSA), FMEA/FMECA, and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA).
• Plan and execute safety validation activities, including defining safety acceptance criteria, identifying supporting test and analysis data, and confirming that system behavior satisfies safety requirements and assumptions.
• Collaborate with systems, software, hardware, integration/test, and reliability teams to incorporate safety considerations into design decisions and verification plans.
• Prepare safety-related documentation and artifacts, such as hazard logs, safety assessments, and safety case/evidence packages, for internal reviews and customer deliverables.
• Present safety findings, risks, and recommendations to program and customer stakeholders and support resolution of safety-related issues.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal