Environmental Health & Safety Engineer Level 1 or 2

About the Role

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Propulsion Systems Division is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Engineer Level 1 or 2 for their facility in Promontory, Utah. This role involves industrial hygiene and safety engineering functions related to the design, fabrication, and testing of aerospace hardware, including energetic material manufacturing, laboratories, research and development, and functional testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote and maintain a high level of safety consciousness and foster a safety culture.
• Collaborate with internal and external customers (e.g., Navy, NASA) to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local safety and health regulations.
• Conduct worksite audits, inspections, and evaluations.
• Assist in design reviews for new and modified facilities, processes, equipment, and tooling to ensure safety-regulated compliance.
• Provide guidance to operations, maintenance, and manufacturing engineering groups on machine safety controls, guarding, and safe operating procedures.
• Assist in accident/incident investigations to determine root cause and corrective actions.
• Perform monitoring for potential health hazards: Chemical, Particulate, Noise, Ventilation, Heat Stress, Ergonomic, etc.
• Conduct Industrial Hygiene assessments for new chemicals, including determining appropriate precautions and PPE requirements.
• Assist in authoring and classifying chemical Safety Data Sheets (SDS) according to the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard and Globally Harmonized System (GHS).
• Provide written reports and documentation with recommendations to proactively eliminate or reduce workplace hazards, and assist in implementing these actions.
• Assist in safety-related training courses, including preparation of web-based training and instructor-led sessions.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft Office proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required.
• Microsoft SharePoint is a plus.

Qualifications

Level 1

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM industrial safety, Industrial Hygiene, or a technical science field.
• 0 years of professional experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
• Occasional off-shift and on-call support is required.

Level 2

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM industrial safety, Industrial Hygiene, or a technical science field with 2 years of professional experience.
• OR Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
• Occasional off-shift and on-call support is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a Safety position within a manufacturing environment.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
• Excellent mathematical, problem solving, written, and verbal communications skills.