Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer - Field Service Representative (FSR) Trainer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer - Field Service Representative (FSR) Trainer to join our team in Rancho Bernardo, CA. This position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization supporting the MQ-4C Triton Program.

As FSR Trainer, this position will be responsible for the training of Field Service Representatives and Sensors Engineers (SEs) who will support the program at Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) and Main Operating Bases (MOBs) respectively. This will include coordinating and delivering onboarding and recurring training for engineers located across the globe. The training will mainly take place in Rancho Bernardo with some training completed in locations such as Baltimore, MD; Jacksonville, FL; and Palmdale, CA. The FSR Trainer will be certified as an FSR/SE themself by completing the training which includes a final scenario for certification. They will be expected to occasionally provide backfill support at both domestic and international assignments, potentially for weeks at a time.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinating onboarding training for all FSRs/SEs. Each training is approximately 6 months in duration with overlapping schedules.
• Delivering and/or aligning support to deliver the training
• Coordinating the recurring training plan and currency requirements
• Continuously refining training and identifying systemic gaps in understanding with stakeholders
• Tracking all FSRs/SEs training and ensuring the team has the necessary training to be successful
• Executing Final Training Scenarios or Check Flights for FSR/SE certification to include failure injection and success criteria
• Ensuring lab resources are available for all trainings

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. In addition to traveling for initial training, this position requires the ability to travel up to 10% of the time both domestically and internationally.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field with 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s Degree in STEM with 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in STEM with 4 years of related engineering experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) complaint certification. Examples include: CCNA Security, Security+ CE, CCNP, CISSP. This certificate must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs
• Familiarity with payloads operations or comms/networking operations
• Competence in Linux, troubleshooting, engineering documents, tools, and equipment
• Must have an active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain SCI access
• Must have the ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance as determined by the company.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active applicable SCI access
• Demonstrated understanding of MQ-4C sensors and communications payloads
• Experience with test equipment: network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators
• MPO/TC operator system knowledge
• System Administrator experience
• Operations and Maintenance experience at a field site
• Experience training engineers to support the operations and maintenance of complex systems

Salary Range: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.