Staff Systems Safety Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Los Angeles, CA

3d • $177,000 - $265,600 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Staff Systems Safety Engineer for its Specialty Engineering Team in Woodland Hills, California. The role is fully onsite and follows a 9/80 schedule. The engineer will provide systems safety expertise across hardware, software, and firmware domains in an aerospace environment, supporting safety analysis, system and software development, certification, and hazard mitigation. The position includes technical leadership, customer and leadership presentations, mentoring, and driving process development and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 12 years of experience, a master's degree with 10 years of experience, or a Ph.D. with 8 years of experience.
• Demonstrated ability to apply systems safety engineering principles in accordance with MIL-STD-882 and conduct analyses such as preliminary hazard analyses, function/system/subsystem hazard analyses, fault tree analyses, software system safety analyses, and safety assessment reports.
• Experience using DO-178, DO-254, or JSSSEH for design development.
• Ability to analyze, recommend, and drive safety into system design, equipment, and procedures to mitigate or eliminate hazards.
• Ability to develop, review, update, and approve system safety artifacts and requirements.
• Understanding of requirements development, system/software architecture, hardware/software design, software code implementation, testing, verification, and validation.
• Demonstrated ability to establish rigorous engineering processes and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with leadership and customers at all levels.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance within a timeframe set by management.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with requirements tools such as DOORS, Cameo, and PLM systems, and safety and reliability tools such as PTC Windchill Quality Solutions, Agile software tools, JIRA, and/or Confluence.
• Experience leading a team in software safety processes during the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase.
• Extensive expertise applying military systems safety and process standards and industry equivalents, such as MIL-STD-882, DO-178B/C, DO-248, DO-254, ARP-4754, ARP-4761, and MIL-HDBK-516C.
• Experience with Agile and Model Based Systems Engineering.
• Experience generating or reviewing Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), or experience with FMEA.
• Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Apply safety engineering methods and principles in accordance with MIL-STD-882 and software safety guidance in the Joint Software System Safety Engineering Handbook (JSSSEH).
• Support systems and software development and certification to DO-178 and DO-254 standards.
• Prepare system safety analyses and generate MIL-STD-882E documentation, including PHAs, FHAs, SHAs/SSHAs, bent pin analyses, fault tree analyses, and software system safety analyses.
• Identify system safety issues, propose solutions, and ensure appropriate actions are taken to mitigate safety issues.
• Develop, review, update, and approve system safety artifacts and requirements.
• Document hazards using a closed-loop Hazard Tracking System.
• Communicate project status to the CAM and IPT Lead as required.
• Serve as technical lead for system safety across hardware, software, and firmware, including evaluating technical proposals, presenting to customers and leadership, and providing subject matter expertise in safety assessments and analysis.
• Provide technical planning, team building, collaboration, mentoring, and execution leadership.
• Ensure adherence to safety engineering processes and drive process development, continuous improvement, and affordability within programs.
• Mentor and support the professional growth of system safety engineers on the specialty engineering team.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business
• Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position
• Potential eligibility for long-term incentives for employees in Vice President or Director positions

What This Job Offers

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