System Safety Engineer Level 3

Northrop Grumman • Huntsville, AL

2d • $89,400 - $134,200 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a System Safety Engineer Level 3 to support system safety activities for Solid Rocket Boosters used in NASA’s Space Launch System Program. The work supports qualification, production, testing, and flight readiness. The position is 100% onsite at the Huntsville, Alabama, or Promontory, Utah, facility and cannot accommodate telecommuting. Travel is approximately 10% of the time.

The engineer coordinates with program teams and other stakeholders, works with subsystem Integrated Product Teams, and provides safety expertise. The role requires understanding product design intent, failure modes, requirements and specifications, as well as manufacturing processes, process controls, and quality inspections. The engineer interfaces with NASA and its government representative, DCMA, and provides vehicle risk data based on hazard analyses, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, and Probabilistic Risk Assessments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and 5 years of professional experience, or a master’s degree and 3 years of professional experience, or a PhD and 1 year of professional experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
• Understanding of and experience with MIL-STD-882E to analyze, recommend, and drive safety into system design, equipment, and procedures to mitigate or eliminate hazards.
• Experience developing, reviewing, updating, and approving system safety artifacts and requirements, including SSPP, PHA, FHA, SHA/SSHA, FTA, SAR, Software Safety Analysis, and MSPSP.
• Familiarity with AFSPCMAN 91-710 and Range Safety compliance.
• Familiarity with or experience in Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Failure Modes & Effects Analysis, Hazards Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, and Risk Management.
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with internal and external customers.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• General understanding of spacecraft design and operation.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of launch operations.
• Experience developing safety analyses supporting on-orbit operations.
• Working knowledge of OSHA general industry standards (29 CFR 1910).
• INCOSE CSEP or CSP certification.
• CAFTA fault tree experience.
• EPLM or similar PLM tool experience.
• NG TRIO, Tetra, or similar risk management tool experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate system safety activities with programs and other stakeholders.
• Support system safety activities for qualification, production, testing, and flight readiness of Solid Rocket Boosters used in NASA’s Space Launch System Program.
• Interact with the NASA customer and provide vehicle risk data derived from Hazard Analyses, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, and Probabilistic Risk Assessments.
• Participate in subsystem Integrated Product Teams and provide system safety expertise.
• Understand product design intent, failure modes, requirements and specifications, manufacturing processes, process controls, and quality inspections.
• Directly support and interface with NASA and its government representative, DCMA.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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