Staff Safety Systems Engineer (Redondo Beach CA)
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Staff Safety Systems Engineer for its Systems Engineering organization in Redondo Beach, California. The position is part of Research & Advanced Design, which develops advanced concepts and mission-ready capabilities, including future aircraft and collaborative autonomous platforms. The role applies systems and safety engineering principles to identify, assess, and mitigate hazards throughout the system lifecycle. It includes planning and conducting safety analyses and validating safety requirements and assumptions against design and test evidence. The opportunity is contingent on program funding; the start date will be determined after funding confirmation. Travel is 10% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 12 years of relevant military or professional experience; or a master's degree in a STEM field and at least 10 years of relevant military or professional experience; or a PhD and at least 8 years of relevant military or professional experience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with risk assessments.
- Experience in air vehicle system integration, testing, and evaluation.
- Experience presenting to customers and DoD personnel.
- Experience developing and maintaining requirements control documents and related processes.
- Experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) and CAMEO.
- Experience performing PHA, Health Hazard Analysis (HHA), Environmental Hazard Analysis (EHA), FHA, System Hazard Analysis (SHA), and FTA, and supporting updates to existing Hazard Tracking System (HTS) records.
- Experience with MIL-STD-882E.
- Knowledge of MIL-STD-516 Air Worthiness Criteria, Human Systems Integration, and SAE 6906.
- Demonstrated command of English and good communication skills.
- Demonstrated strict attention to detail and an eye for continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Perform system safety engineering across the lifecycle, including hazard identification, analysis, tracking, and mitigation.
- Develop and maintain system and subsystem safety requirements and ensure they are allocated, implemented, and verified.
- Conduct applicable safety analyses, including PHA, FHA, SSA, FMEA/FMECA, and FTA.
- Plan and execute safety validation activities, including defining acceptance criteria, identifying supporting test or analysis data, and confirming 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 documentation and artifacts, such as hazard logs, safety assessments, and safety case or 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
- Flexible work arrangements.
- 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off.
- Learning opportunities and exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers.
- Friendly team environment.
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Savings plan.
- Company-paid holidays.
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
- Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus, depending on the position.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
