Deputy Program Manager, Systems Safety Engineering

Northrop Grumman

Deputy Program Manager Systems Safety Engineering Manager at Northrop Grumman overseeing systems engineering for defense programs. Collaborating with teams to ensure system safety and requirements accuracy.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeRoy • Alabama, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $166,700 - $250,100 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with program IPT counterparts to develop supporting systems engineering and design artifacts.
Work with both technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature architecture content of large programs design.
Help develop and incorporate the appropriate requirements for the system and ensure that they are properly represented in the model.
Contribute to system requirements development, management, and analysis.
Develop unifying model techniques, procedures, and processes (for model development, tool integration, and team integration)
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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors in Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) field and at least 8 years of related experience; OR at least 6 Years of relevant experience with a master's degree
Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Special Program Access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Experience managing cost, schedule and performance of large government technical statements of work
Experienced in system safety MIL-STD-882E (or similar) technical teams on large complex systems
Experience with AFSPCMAN 91-710, RCC 319-14, and/or RCC 324-11

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts

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Hard Skills & Tools

systems engineeringdesign artifactsrequirements developmentmodel techniquestool integrationsystem safety analysisweapons system designflight testflight worthinesscost management

Soft Skills

collaborationstakeholder engagementcommunicationteam integrationanalysis

Certifications

U.S. Government Secret ClearanceSpecial Program Access