Northrop Grumman Australia · 11 hours ago
Systems Safety Engineer Level 2/3
United States-Arizona-Chandler
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$79K/yr - $118K/yr
2+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company seeking a Systems Safety Engineer Level 2/3 to join their Systems Safety Engineering team within the Launch Vehicles business unit. The role involves ensuring safety requirements are met for launch vehicle operations, and interacting with various teams to develop safety deliverables throughout a program's life cycle.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Interact with key internal and external customers and partners on a daily basis regarding system safety topics
Work with or lead a small team of System Safety engineers in defining, implementing and verifying System Safety requirements to ensure that the inherent risks are mitigated
System Safety Engineers are responsible for understanding the entire mission, including the launch vehicle, payload, ground support equipment, range infrastructure and range safety interfaces
System Safety Engineers are expected to understand how the different components, subsystems, systems and integrated launch vehicle function and interact, with a focus on System Safety
Apply the systems engineering process to define and verify launch vehicle and ground support equipment requirements to ensure safe operations and conduct system safety analyses to architect and implement a safe and robust system
Define and verify launch vehicle-to-payload interface requirements and support space vehicle launch campaign management activities at the various launch sites
Manage interface with customer safety and launch integration personnel and support ground operations and launch mission working groups as requested
Support launch vehicle design and development to ensure that customer and internal goals for safety, mission success, and performance are met
Analyze Integration and Test processes to demonstrate customer and internal requirements are met for both safety and mission success, whether at the various launch sites or at our facilities in Chandler, AZ
Conduct system level analyses to architect and design next generation mission concepts to maximize mission success without compromising compliance with customer, government and internal flight safety requirements
Describe, analyze and explain launch vehicle designs to External customers to explain how applicable safety requirements for design, build, and test are met
Reviews product systems associated with support equipment and facilities, functional specifications and operations, and establishes safety requirements for assigned systems. Independently analyzes and recommends safety criteria in system design, equipment and procedures to control or eliminate hazards
Develop safety documents as required to support customer and test/operational range requirements. Performs audits of operational areas and reports effectiveness of system safety program. Participates in accident investigations involving damage to products or related facilities and assists in identification of causes and corrective actions. Evaluates the interrelationship of system safety requirements and other aspects of concept design and development requirements to ensure the most cost-effective program
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience, or a Master's degree and 0 years of related experience
Experience with launch vehicle system design, testing or Mission Operations
Exposure to the systems engineering discipline and its application for system safety
Experience with tailoring and implementing FAA, RCC-319, RCC-324, and/or MIL-STD-882
Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time to support business needs
Applicants must be a current U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD issued Secret security clearance
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's degree and 3 years of related experience, or 1 year of experience with a PhD
Experience leading a small team of engineers (managing deadlines, scheduling work, etc.)
Preferred
A current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD issued Secret Security Clearance is highly preferred
Established relationships with FAA or Range Safety Personnel
Experience with Solid Rocket Boost Stages and Liquid Fueled Rockets
Experience in launch vehicle system integration, testing and evaluation
Experience in presenting in front of customers and Air/Space Force/DoD personnel
Experience in development and maintenance of requirements control documents and related processes
Experience using Requirements Management Tools such as DOORS
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase