Safety Systems Engineer
Listed on 2026-06-04
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret
TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time
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 Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Staff Safety Systems Engineer to join our Melbourne, FL team. The successful candidate will be proficient in aircraft systems and operations as well as expert in hazard analysis techniques for System Safety. This position will provide mentorship and partner with team members to manage and complete safety tasking to include analyzing architecture, design, software integration, development and maintenance of cutting-edge open architecture systems on the U.S. Navy’s E-2D Advance Hawkeye aircraft.
The employee will apply engineering principles to optimize all aspects of safety to increase the operational effectiveness throughout the lifecycle of the system.
- Analyze, recommend, and drive safety criteria in system design, equipment, and procedures to mitigate or eliminate hazards
- Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and cost, risk, and supportability analyses at all levels of the system life cycle
- Apply engineering principles and standards to support, develop, or review System/Subsystem Hazard Analyses, Software System Safety Analyses, Functional Hazard Analyses, and Failure Modes Effects & Criticality Analyses
- Develop, review, update, and approve system safety artifacts and system safety requirements
- Identify technical issues, propose solutions, and ensure appropriate action is taken to resolve the technical issues
- Participate in various system safety meetings with both internal and external stakeholders
- Develop and maintain all documentation necessary to implement and maintain a System Safety Program
- Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and 12 years of experience, or Master’s Degree with 10 years of experience, or Ph.D and 8 years of experience
- To qualify for this position, applicants must have the ability to obtain an active DoD Secret Security Clearance, but must have a minimum of an interim Secret to start
- Experience in integration/development environments applying MIL-STD-882 System Safety Program
- System Safety analytical experience assessing systems/subsystems, identifying safety hazards, and recommending safety requirements to system design and operations to mitigate safety risks
- Experience developing safety documents as required in support of customer requirements
- Fundamental knowledge of principles of System Safety engineering including the capability to develop:
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), System Safety Program Plans (SSPP), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), System/Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SHA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), and Software System Safety Analysis - Knowledge of engineering drawings and ability to read schematics and parts lists
- Familiarity with requirements tools such as DOORS, Cameo, CPLM, Safety and Reliability tools such as PTC Windchill Quality Solutions, Agile software tools, JIRA, FISHEYE and/or Confluence
- Working knowledge of Military systems safety and process standards and their Industry equivalent such as: MIL-STD-882, DO-178B/C, DO-248, DO-254, ARP-4754, ARP-4761, MIL-HDBK-516C, etc.
- Working knowledge of flight test engineering, Software systems…
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