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System Safety Engineer - Principal / Sr. Principal (AHT)

System Safety
Los Angeles, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/17/2025

System Safety Engineer - Principal / Sr. Principal (AHT)

Requisition ID : R10156641

Category : Engineering

Location : Northridge, California, United States of America

Clearance Type : Secret

Telecommute : No - Teleworking not available for this position

Shift : 1st Shift (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. Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace.

What You’ll get to Do :

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems sector is seeking a System Safety Engineer with experience in safety engineering processes and standards to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located on-site in Northridge, CA. Activities include system safety analysis of military weapon systems, participation in risk assessments / resolution and mishap investigations.

The ideal candidate will support one of our Advanced Programs as the lead for defining and architecting a secured missile weapon system. 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.

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
  • Experience with application of MIL-STD-882E 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)
  • Possess fundamental knowledge of system safety principles to develop safety documentation such as a System Safety Program Plan (SSPP), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System / Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SHA / SuSHA), Bent Pin Analyses, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Safety Assessment Report (SAR) and Software Safety Analysis in support of customer requirements
  • Experience with developing, reviewing, updating, and approving 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
  • Have held a DoD Security Clearance (investigation completed within last 5 years)

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer :

  • BS in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree with 9 years of relevant / related experience or a MS in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree with 7 years of relevant / related experience
  • Demonstrated ability in the application of MIL-STD-882E 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-882E 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
  • Have held a DoD Security Clearance (investigation completed within last 5 years)
  • Preferred Qualifications :

  • Ability to read and interpret electrical circuit schematics
  • Experience with implementing and testing software safety requirements
  • Have experience in the design of missile systems
  • Strong working knowledge of military system safety and process standards and their Industry equivalent such as MIL-STD-882, RCC 319, AFSPCMAN 91-710, ASTM, ANSI, NEC, AFOSH, AOP-52, JOTP-051, PESHE, NFPA
  • Possess active DoD Security Clearance (investigation completed within last 5 years)
  • Knowledge of System Safety Incident Investigation process
  • Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO / AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit.

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