Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is currently seeking a System Safety Engineer Level 3 or 4 with the ability to obtain a security clearance to work with our talented Advanced Weapons team located in Northridge, CA. Relocation assistance, although not guaranteed, may be available.
The ideal candidate will have experience in safety engineering processes and standards to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. They will be supporting our programs for defining and architecting a secured missile weapon system. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's System Safety team within Specialty Engineering. This position will require close collaboration with team members of other projects within the organization for security architecture designs as well as external partners and customers.
This position requires the selected candidate to work on-site in Northridge, CA. Telework is not available for this position. Relocation assistance, although not guaranteed, may be available.
In this role, the selected candidate will (but not limited to):
- Perform system safety analysis of military weapon systems
- Participate in risk assessments/resolution and mishap investigations
- Utilize MIL-STD-882 and familiarity with Military and their equivalent industry standards such as MIL-STD-810, RCC 319, AFSPCMAN 91-710, ASTM, ANSI, NEC, AFOSH, AOP-52, JOTP-051, PESHE and NFPA.
- Be responsible for preparation of safety documentation such as System Safety Program Plan (SSPP), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System/Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SHA/SuSHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Safety Assessment Report (SAR) and Software Safety Analysis in support of customer requirements
- Work side by side with customer counterparts
Basic Qualifications for a Principal System Safety Engineer:
- BS in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree with 5 years of relevant/related experience or a MS in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree with 3 years of relevant/related experience
- Familiarity with electrical circuit design/schematics
- Experience with application of MIL-STD-882 to analyze, recommend, and drive safety into system design, equipment and procedures in order to mitigate or eliminate hazards
- Experience documenting hazards with a closed-loop Hazard Tracking System (HTS)
- Experience with developing, reviewing, updating, and approving system safety artifacts and system safety requirements such as System Safety Program Plan (SSPP), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System/Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SHA/SuSHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Safety Assessment Report (SAR) and Software Safety Analysis in support of customer requirements
- Ability to work independently and effectively communicate (verbal and written) with internal and external customers
- U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a government issued Security Clearance
Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer:
- BS in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree with 8 years of relevant/related experience or a MS in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree with 6 years of relevant/related experience
- Demonstrated ability in the application of MIL-STD-882 to analyze, recommend, and drive safety into system design, equipment and procedures in order to mitigate or eliminate hazards
- Experience documenting hazards with a closed-loop Hazard Tracking System (HTS)
- Familiarity with electrical circuit design
- Demonstrated ability to apply system safety engineering principles to develop safety documentation in accordance with MIL-STD-882 such as SSPP, PHA, FHA, SHA/SuSHA, Bent Pin Analyses, FTA, SAR and Software Safety Analyses
- Demonstrated ability to develop, review, update, and approve system safety artifacts and system safety requirements
- History of demonstrated leadership capabilities, ability to work independently, and effectively communicate (verbal and written) with internal and external customers
- U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a government issued Security Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active Government issued security clearance
- Ability to read and interpret electrical circuit schematics
- Experience with implementing and/or testing software safety requirements
- Strong working knowledge of military system safety and process standards and their Industry equivalent such as MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-810, RCC 319, AFSPCMAN 91-710, ASTM, ANSI, NEC, AFOSH, AOP-52, JOTP-051, PESHE, NFPA
- Have experience with missile systems
- Knowledge of System Safety Incident Investigation process
Skills Required
- BS in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree with 5 years related experience, or MS with 3 years
- BS in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree with 8 years related experience, or MS with 6 years (Sr. Principal)
- Familiarity with electrical circuit design/schematics
- Experience applying MIL-STD-882 to analyze and drive safety into system design
- Experience documenting hazards with a closed-loop Hazard Tracking System (HTS)
- Experience developing, reviewing, updating, and approving system safety artifacts (SSPP, PHA, FHA, SHA/SuSHA, FTA, SAR, Software Safety Analysis)
- Ability to work independently and effectively communicate verbally and in writing with internal and external customers
- U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a government issued Security Clearance
- History of demonstrated leadership capabilities (Sr. Principal)
- Active government-issued security clearance
- Ability to read and interpret electrical circuit schematics
- Experience with implementing and/or testing software safety requirements
- Strong working knowledge of military system safety and related industry standards (MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-810, RCC 319, AFSPCMAN 91-710, ASTM, ANSI, NEC, AFOSH, AOP-52, JOTP-051, PESHE, NFPA)
- Experience with missile systems
- Knowledge of System Safety Incident Investigation process
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
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