2027 Associate Hazards Analyst Engineer/ Hazard Analyst Engineer

About the Role

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Associate Hazards Analyst or Hazard Analyst Engineer to support its Hazards Analysis team at either the Bacchus or Promontory, UT facility. This role involves performing hazards analysis studies for processes and products containing energetic, combustible, and flammable ingredients, propellants, and materials. The goal is to identify risks, establish safeguards, and define actions to mitigate hazards or reduce risks to acceptable levels. This position requires collaboration with Safety, Process, Tooling, Design engineers, and Operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform complex process safety and/or hazards analysis engineering assignments to support the development, testing, and production of highly hazardous materials.
• Consult or lead Hazards Analysis (HA) project efforts in significant design, development, and manufacturing projects.
• Apply a physics-based approach to risk identification and mitigation.
• Prepare or support Quantity/Distance analyses, concept, design, and process hazards analyses, and technical analyses per contract data item requirements.
• Perform end-item safety analyses, safety assessment reports, ground operations and support hazards analyses, and engineering change proposals.
• Provide the technical basis for safety waivers, regulatory interpretations, deviations, and explosives hazard classifications.
• Support and defend the analysis effort in all review forums, up to and including executive leadership.
• Develop a working knowledge of MIL-STD 882, DoD 4145.26M, DoD 6055.9, OSHA, and NFPA regulations.

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 briefings of technical information clearly to all levels of management and customer personnel.

Qualifications

• Associate Engineer Basic Qualifications:
• Completing or completed a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Majoring or majored in Chemical, Mechanical, Material Science, Physics, or Civil-Structural engineering.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).
• Ability to obtain Special Access Program within a reasonable period, as determined by the company.
• Engineer Basic Qualifications:
• Completing or completed a Master’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Majoring or majored in Chemical, Mechanical, Material Science, Physics, or Civil-Structural engineering.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).
• Ability to obtain Special Access Program within a reasonable period, as determined by the company.
• Preferred Qualifications (for both levels):
• Overall cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.0 or higher.

Travel: Yes, 25% of the Time

Clearance Required for Start: No

Clearance Type: None

Relocation assistance may be available.