Sentinel Systems Safety Engineering Manager 2- 17953

Northrop Grumman•Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA

135d•$161,100 - $241,700•Onsite

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a System Safety Engineering Manager 2 to be located in Vandenberg, CA. Relocation assistance may be provided. The selected candidate will clearly demonstrate strong management skills and will have a track record as a motivated leader, an effective communicator, a critical thinker, and a problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The selected candidate will be placed according to their skillset.

Requirements

Bachelors in Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) field and at least 8 years of related experience; OR at least 6 Years of relevant experience with a master's degree in STEM
Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need

Nice To Haves

1+ years experience managing cost, schedule, and performance of large government technical statements of work
1+ years of experience in leading System Safety Working Groups (or equivalent) focused on Customer Review of Hazard Analysis
Direct experience in leading system safety technical teams on large complex systems
1+ years experience driving performance against schedule
1+ years experience with mentoring and development of personnel
1+ years experience with agile project management using jira, confluence, or equivalent tools
Strong written and verbal communication skills in the English language
Experience with MIL-STD-882E products such as a System Safety Program Plan, Preliminary Hazard Analysis, Functional Hazard Analysis or Hazard Analysis Reports
Weapon System Experience (Minuteman III or similar military or industry experience)
Experience with C/C++, Java, object oriented design, or similar experience
Experience using DO-178C for design development
Experience with launch systems, range testing, and/or AFSPCMAN 91-710
Model Based Systems Engineering experience using DOORS, Cameo, CPLM or related systems
Familiarity with OSHA standards
Active Top Secret clearance with investigation in the last 6 years

Responsibilities

Own both technical and programmatic leadership for a team of ~10 FTE performing safety engineering functions
Serve as a Work Package Lead (WPL) owning cost, schedule and earned value responsibilities
Perform, review and approve safety artifacts and documents
Prepare, present, and explain technical packages at Technical or Engineering Review Boards
Ensure compliance with applicable safety standards
Integrate and interface with the design teams and other stakeholders to provide safety inputs into requirements, design, test and operations
Ensure safety readiness to support program design milestones (such as CDR)
Own all aspects of employee performance management, mentorship, training, and career development (functional management)