Senior Principal Systems Safety Engineer; Secret Clearance; Edwards AFB

Requisition : R

• Category: Engineering

• Location: Edwards AFB, California, United States of America | Palmdale, California, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Secret

• Telecommute: No - Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: Rotating Shifts (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

• Positions Available: 1

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. 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.

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems sector has an opening for a System Safety Engineer. This position is located at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and the position will require your willingness to work various shifts based on the business needs, as well as the ability to work non-standard hours and multiple shifts on occasion. Overtime, odd shifts, and weekend work will occasionally be required.

You will be assigned to develop and implement the program’s mishap prevention program. This would utilize your knowledge and experience of Air Force and Safety and Hazard Analyses. Additionally, this role will need your previous experience implementing/developing Mishap Response Plans, as well as familiarity with facility requirements for aircraft operations (NAS 3306).

Essential Functions:

• Assist in aircraft manufacturing and system testing.

• Review product systems, associated support equipment and facilities, functional specifications and operations, and establishes safety requirements for assigned systems.

• Independently analyze and recommend safety criteria in system design, equipment, and procedures to control or mitigate hazards.

• Develop safety documents as required to support customer and test/operational range requirements.

• Perform audits of operational areas and reports effectiveness of the mishap prevention program.

• Participate in mishap investigations involving damage to products or related facilities and assists in identification of causes and corrective actions.

• Evaluate the interrelationship of system safety requirements and other aspects of concept design and develop requirements to ensure the most cost-effective and safe program.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 8 years of relevant professional / military engineering experience OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline with 6 years of relevant professional / military engineering experience, or a PhD in a STEM discipline with 4 years of relevant professional / military engineering experience.

• Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to start.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 6 years of direct experience in a System Safety related capacity.

• Knowledge in System Safety Engineering practices in accordance with MIL-STD-882.

• Experience with aircraft subsystem design, test data requirements, and test methodologies used in the aerospace industry, to include control room monitoring.

• Flight Line experience.

• Knowledge in Process/contract compliance (DCMA1 8210.1).

• Knowledge conducting system safety hazard analyses (i.e., PHA, FHA, SHA, SSHA, O&SHA).

• Knowledge working around aircraft and systems, including manufacturing and test.

• Knowledge implementing/developing Safety Analysis plans/reports (i.e., SSPP, SAR).

• Knowledge using a Hazard Tracking System (HTS).

• Knowledge implementing/developing of Test Hazard Analysis for flight test activities (AFTCI 91-202).

• Familiar with Air Force processes for mishap prevention,…