Principal Fire Protection Engineer 3/4

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. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Principal Fire Protection Engineer 3/4 for the Sunnyvale, California manufacturing site. This position will be part of the Environmental, Health, Safety and Fire Protection (EHSFP) team and will focus on leading site fire prevention, inspection, and compliance programs. The Principal Fire Protection Engineer will develop and implement fire protection programs and procedures aimed at reducing risk of personnel injury and/or property damage due to fire and explosion. This will require close coordination with several internal organizations including Facilities, Security, manufacturing, risk management and other functional support groups as well as external agencies and government fire protection organizations. The position can be filled at a Level 3 or 4. Key roles and responsibilities include: Oversight of the Site Fire Protection Program, Reviewing and approving facility design for life safety, installation and final acceptance of fire suppression, fire alarm systems and manufacturing processes, Interfacing with fire system vendors and scheduling system inspections at required intervals, Ensuring system inspections and repair activities are entered in Compliance Engine Database as per CUPA expectations, Performing egress analyses, Providing oversight to facilities groups and auditing performance of life safety, fire suppression and alarm system inspection and maintenance programs, Facilitating insurance, internal audits and other inspections of fire prevention programs and systems, Facilitating investigations of fire related incidents and providing Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) assessments, Developing and updating pre-fire, evacuation and fire related master plans, Developing and providing subject matter expertise on training for fire and life safety systems, Hazardous material review for storage and use approval, Basic knowledge of explosive regulations, handling and storage, Reviewing and approving fire and life safety systems impairment requests, hot work program and utility outage requests, Supporting other environmental, health and safety programs as needed, Interfacing with local authorities on fire and life safety related issues, Expectation for 10% travel time to support other western region company locations.