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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: NoCLEARANCE 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.Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is currently seeking a System Safety Engineer Level 3 or 4 with the ability to obtain a security clearance to work with our talented Advanced Weapons team located in Northridge, CA. Relocation assistance, although not guaranteed, may be available.The ideal candidate will have experience in safety engineering processes and standards to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. They will be supporting our programs for defining and architecting a secured missile weapon system. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's System Safety team within Specialty Engineering. 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.This position requires the selected candidate to work on-site in Northridge, CA. Telework is not available for this position. Relocation assistance, although not guaranteed, may be available.In this role, the selected candidate will (but not limited to):Perform system safety analysis of military weapon systemsParticipate in risk assessments/resolution and mishap investigationsUtilize MIL-STD-882 and familiarity with Military and their equivalent industry standards such as MIL-STD-810, RCC 319, AFSPCMAN 91-710, ASTM, ANSI, NEC, AFOSH, AOP-52, JOTP-051, PESHE and NFPA.Be responsible for preparation of safety documentation such as System Safety Program Plan (SSPP), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System/Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SHA/SuSHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Safety Assessment Report (SAR) and Software Safety Analysis in support of customer requirementsWork side by side with customer counterpartsBasic 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 experienceFamiliarity with electrical circuit design/schematicsExperience with application of MIL-STD-882 to analyze, recommend, and drive safety into system design, equipment and procedures in order to mitigate or eliminate hazardsExperience documenting hazards with a closed-loop Hazard Tracking System (HTS)Experience with developing, reviewing, updating, and approving system safety artifacts and system safety requirements such as System Safety Program Plan (SSPP), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System/Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SHA/SuSHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Safety Assessment Report (SAR) and Software Safety Analysis in support of customer requirementsAbility to work independently and effectively communicate (verbal and written) with internal and external customersU.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a government issued Security ClearanceBasic Qualifications for Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer:BS in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree with 8 years of relevant/related expe