Principal / Senior Principal Systems Safety Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Los Angeles, CA

5d•$114,000 - $213,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is hiring a Principal or Senior Principal Systems Safety Engineer to join its Specialty Engineering Team in Woodland Hills, California. The role supports the development and certification of systems and software, applying system safety engineering principles and software safety methods. This is a fully onsite position with a 9/80 work schedule and travel of approximately 10%. Relocation assistance may be available. The engineer applies MIL-STD-882 and the Joint Software System Safety Engineering Handbook (JSSSEH), and supports certification to DO-178 and DO-254 standards. The position develops, reviews, updates, and approves system safety analyses, artifacts, and requirements; identifies and helps mitigate safety issues; tracks hazards; and communicates project status to project leadership. The Principal level requires a STEM bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience, a STEM master's degree and three years, or a STEM Ph.D. and one year. The Senior Principal level requires a STEM bachelor's degree and eight years of relevant experience, a STEM master's degree and six years, or a STEM Ph.D. and four years. Both levels require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.

Requirements

Principal level: STEM bachelor's degree plus 5 years of relevant experience, STEM master's degree plus 3 years, or STEM Ph.D. plus 1 year.
Senior Principal level: STEM bachelor's degree plus 8 years of relevant experience, STEM master's degree plus 6 years, or STEM Ph.D. plus 4 years.
Demonstrated ability to apply system safety engineering principles in accordance with MIL-STD-882, including 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 develop, review, update, and approve system safety artifacts and requirements.
Understanding of requirements development; system and software architecture; hardware and software design; software code implementation; testing; verification; and validation.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with leadership and customers.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance is required.
Ability to work full time onsite at the Woodland Hills, California facility.

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, or Confluence.
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 system safety engineering methodologies and principles in accordance with MIL-STD-882 and software safety engineering guidance in JSSSEH.
Support the development and certification of systems and software to DO-178 and DO-254 standards.
Prepare system safety analyses and generate MIL-STD-882E documents, 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 action is taken to mitigate safety issues.
Develop, review, update, and approve system safety artifacts and system safety requirements.
Document hazards using a closed-loop Hazard Tracking System.
Communicate project status to the CAM and IPT Lead as required.
Analyze, recommend, and drive safety into system design, equipment, and procedures to mitigate or eliminate hazards.