2027 Associate Hazards Analyst Engineer/ Hazard Analyst Engineer

About the Role

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Associate Hazards Analyst or Hazard Analyst Engineer to join its Hazards Analysis team in Bacchus or Promontory, UT. This role supports the development, testing, and production of highly hazardous materials, focusing on processes and products involving energetic, combustible, and flammable ingredients, propellants, and materials. The primary goal is to identify risks and establish safeguards to prevent ignition, injury, or damage, and define actions to negate hazards or reduce risks to acceptable levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform complex process safety and/or hazards analysis engineering assignments.
• Consult on or lead Hazards Analysis (HA) projects in design, development, and manufacturing.
• Apply a physics-based approach to risk identification and mitigation.
• Prepare and support Quantity/Distance analyses.
• Conduct concept, design, and process hazards analyses.
• Perform technical analyses in response to contract data item requirements.
• Execute end item safety analyses, safety assessment reports, ground operations and support hazards analyses, and review engineering change proposals.
• Provide technical basis for safety waivers, regulatory interpretations, deviations, and explosives hazard classifications.
• Support and defend analysis efforts in review forums up to executive leadership.
• Develop a working knowledge of MIL-STD 882, DoD 4145.26M, DoD 6055.9, OSHA, and NFPA regulations.
• Work closely with Safety, Process, Tooling, Design engineers, and Operations.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong multitasking and problem-solving abilities.
• Well-organized, works effectively with little to no supervision.
• Maintains attention to detail and deals effectively with ambiguity.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to prepare and deliver clear technical briefings to all levels of management and customer personnel.
• Travel: Yes, 25% of the time.
• Clearance: No clearance required for start. Clearance type is None.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications for Associate Engineer

• Completing or has completed a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Major in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, Physics, or Civil-Structural Engineering.
• Must be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).
• Ability to obtain a Special Access Program within a reasonable period.

Basic Qualifications for Engineer

• Completing or has completed a Master’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Major in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, Physics, or Civil-Structural Engineering.
• Must be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).
• Ability to obtain a Special Access Program within a reasonable period.

Preferred Qualifications (for both levels)

• Overall cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.0 or higher.

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance may be available.