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Sentinel - Principal Systems Safety Engineer - 17585

Northrop Grumman
UTRO01, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Jun 2026
💰 $147,600/yr($98,400/yr$147,600/yr)

About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: 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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Safety Engineer. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program

The System Safety Engineer is to influence design for meeting safety expectations and requirements for our Northrop Grumman Products. The successful candidate will independently analyze and recommend design features that meet safety criteria in system design to control or eliminate hazards. The role includes active participation in the design of products/systems, associated support equipment and facilities.

The role includes the creation of functional specifications and establishes safety requirements for assigned systems. The tasks includes developing safety documents, as required, to support customer and test/operational range requirements  and performing audits of operational areas and reporting on the effectiveness of system safety program.

The role includes evaluating the interrelationship of system safety requirements and other aspects of concept design and development requirements to ensure the most cost effective program.  The candidate will have extensive expertise in the application of MIL-STD-882E, DO178, DO254, software development, design development, or similar systems engineering experience.

The candidate will have experience in generation or review of design artifacts to support System Safety analyses utilized in maturing weapons system design for safety and support flight test and flight worthiness of complex systems.

This position will be located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, or Roy, Utah and may offer a competitive relocation package

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and

    5 years of experience with a Bachelors of Science degree, 3 years with a Masters, 1 years with a Doctorate degree

  • Must have an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an 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

  • At least 1 year of using MIL-STD-882E to conduct Preliminary, Functional, Subsystem, System, Operating and Support Hazard Analysis

  • At least 1 years experience with Safety Assessment Reports

  • At least 1 years of using DO-178 or DO-254 for design development

  • At least 1 years experience with C/C++, Java, object oriented design or similar software development experience
    Strong written and verbal communication skills of the English language

Preferred Qualifications:

  • At least 1 year experience using MIL-STD-882E or similar processes for hardware and /or software design development

  • Lead a team in software safety processes in Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase

  • Experience developing in an Agile environment.

  • Model Based Systems Engineering experience

  • Experience developing missile flight systems software

  • Associate Safety Professional (ASP) / Certified Saf

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