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Sentinel Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer

Sentinel Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer

CompanyNorthrop Grumman
LocationHill AFB, UT, USA, Huntsville, AL, USA
Salary$118600 – $178000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) with 8 years’ experience; 6 years’ experience with a Master’s; 4 years’ with PHD
  • Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years
  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
  • 4-6 years’ experience with systems engineering including working knowledge of requirements, verification and validation (V&V)
  • MIL-STD-882E, DoD Standard Practice – System Safety
  • ICBM weapon system experience (Minuteman III or similar)

Responsibilities

  • Analyzing and recommending design features to meet safety criteria in system design to control or eliminate hazards
  • Active participation in design of products/systems, support equipment and facilities
  • Creation of functional specifications and establishing safety requirements for assigned systems
  • Developing documents, as required, to support customer and test/operational range requirements
  • Performing audits of operational areas and observing procedures to report on effectiveness of the system safety program
  • Coaching and mentoring fellow team members to successful program execution
  • Acting as an advisor to management and customers/stakeholders on advanced technical research studies, applications, and work products
  • Driving execution to the program schedule within cost and time constraints as a technical lead for the team

Preferred Qualifications

  • ICBM weapon system experience (Minuteman III or similar)
  • Experience in reviewing technical schematics, drawings, plans and specifications on the system, and test and integration facilities and apply occupational safety requirements
  • JSSSEH, Joint Software Safety Engineering Handbook
  • AFMAN 91-203, Air Force Occupational Safety, Fire, and Health Standards
  • 29 CFR 1910, Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
  • AFSPCMAN 91-710, Range Safety User Requirements Manual
  • AIAA S-113A, Criteria for Explosive Systems and Devices on Space and Launch Vehicles
  • RCC 319-19, Flight Termination Commonality Standard
  • RCC 324-11, Global Positioning and Inertial measurement Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality