System Safety Engineer/ Principal System Safety Engineer
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Melbourne
Posted on: April 3, 2026
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Job Description:
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be
availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE:
SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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.
Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding.
Start dates are determined after funding confirmation. Northrop
Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a System Safety
Engineer/ Principal System Safety Engineer to join our team of
qualified, diverse individuals. The position will be located in
Melbourne, Florida. The successful candidate will be collaborative,
open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team
empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous
learning, work product ownership, and a culture of automation.
Essential Responsibilities: • Applies knowledge, methodologies, and
principles of safety engineering as defined in MIL-STD-882 and
software safety engineering as outlined in the Joint Software
System Safety Engineering Handbook (JSSSEH). • Evaluates complex
aviation systems and software designs, design requirements, support
equipment, facilities, and operations to identify hazards and
respective causal factors, categorize risk, establish safety
requirements for assigned systems, and determine mitigating
controls to reduce risk. • Independently analyzes and recommends
safety criteria in system design, equipment, and procedures to
control or eliminate hazards. • Collaborates with various design
teams in the execution of various MIL-STD-882E hazard analyses. •
Reviews and prepares engineering and technical analyses, reports,
change proposals, and other technical documentation for system
safety and in support of Airworthiness Certification IAW
MIL-HDBK-516. • Reviews Test Plans and Procedures for safety
requirements verification and potential hazardous operations. •
Perform safety analyses in accordance with MIL-STD-882 Basic
Qualifications: - System Safety Engineer: Bachelor of science
degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
discipline with 2 years of military/professional experience OR
Master of science Degree in a STEM discipline - Principal System
Safety Engineer: Bachelor of science degree in a Science,
Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 5
years of military/professional experience OR Master of science
Degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of military/professional
experience OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 1 year of
military/professional experience. - Your ability to transfer and
maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance (DoD
must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any
program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable
period of time, as determined by the Company. - Experience in
military/civil system and software safety process (MIL-STD-882E,
ARP4671) and related civil assurance processes (DO-178C/DO-254) or
similar industry standards. Preferred Qualifications: - Experience
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 integration engineering,
and software test engineering - System Safety Experience -
Experience in military aviation - Experience in Hardware/Software
Integration AS-FA3 Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 -
$118,900.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 -
$147,600.00The above salary range represents a general guideline;
however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when
determining base salary offers such as the scope and
responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience,
education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the
position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift
differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as
well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in
Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term
Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of
benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability
insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off
(PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period
for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date.
However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on
business needs and the availability of qualified
candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please
visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is
required for all positions with a government clearance and certain
other restricted positions.
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