RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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.

NG Space Systems – Propulsion Systems is currently seeking an Principal Hazard Analyst Engineer to support our Hazards Analysis team supporting several locations within the Propulsion Division, but home location would be the Promontory, UT facility.

Role description & Responsibilities:

Hazards Analysis (HA) engineers will perform hazards analysis studies for Northrop Grumman Corporation. Processes and products involving energetic, combustible, and flammable ingredients, propellants, and materials. These studies identify risk and establish safeguards to prevent ignition, injury, or damage, and define necessary actions to negate the hazard or reduce risk to acceptable levels. HA engineer works closely with Safety, Process, Tooling, and Design engineers and Operations to complete analysis effort.

Job Duties: 

Performs complex process safety and/or hazards analysis engineering assignments in support of the development, testing, and production of highly hazardous materials

Often functions in a consulting role or has HA project leadership role in important design, development, and manufacturing projects

Primary role is to apply a physics-based approach to risk identification and mitigation requiring considerable technical experience and ability

Prepares/supports Quantity/Distance analyses, concept, design and process hazards analyses, technical analyses in response to contract data item requirements

End item safety analyses, safety assessment reports, ground operations and support hazards analyses, engineering change proposals

Provides technical basis for safety waivers and regulatory interpretations, deviations, and explosives hazard classifications

Supports and defends critical review of the analysis effort in all review forums up to and including executive leadership.

Will develop a working knowledge of MIL-STD 882, DoD 4145.26M, DoD 6055.9, OSHA and NFPA regulations. 

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Physics, or related STEM area with 5 years experience, Masters in Engineering, Physics, or related STEM area with 3 years or Ph.D.in Engineering, Physics, or related STEM area with 1 years of experience.

Must have strong multitasking and problem-solving abilities.

Well-organized, works effectively with little to no supervision, maintains attention to detail and deals effectively with ambiguity.

Must have strong communication skills (written and verbal).

You must be able to prepare and deliver briefings of technical information, with clarity, to all levels of management and customer personnel.

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced degree in Engineering or Physics Preferred

Secret Clearance is preferred.

Primary Level Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00

The 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.