Principal Electronics (DEPLOYABLE) or Senior Principal Electronics Engineer (DEPLOYABLE)
CASDRB03, United States
Full Time Senior-level / Expert Clearance required USD 110K - 206K
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 95,000 employees define possible every day using science, technology and engineering to...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 Principal OR Senior Principal Electronics Engineer – Payloads Field Service Representative to join our team in Rancho Bernardo, CA. This position will then deploy to Sigonella, Italy and will be in our Avionics Integration Organization supporting MQ-4C Triton Program.
This position reports to the Operations team lead within the Mission Systems Integrated Product Team (MS IPT). This position will receive daily tasking and prioritization from their site lead. The selected candidate will be responsible for operations and maintenance support of the MQ-4C Triton sensors and communications systems at a Forward Operating Base (FOB).
Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Provide real time support to flight operations and maintenance addressing any issues related to communications and/or payloads to include MFAS Radar, EO/IR, airborne recorder, and link16 to include fault isolation, remediation, and resolution
Coordinate work with site leadership and confirming that Maintenance Action Forms (MAFs) are in place for all required work
Adhere to checklists and procedures to ensure repeated success. Providing redlines to procedures when necessary
Communicate complex technical issues to local support, the Degrader Action Cell (DAC), Main Operation Bases (MOBs), and Responsible Engineers (REs)
Support and lead air crew engagement for proper techniques in solving complex analysis of technical problems that arise during operations
Assist with trend analysis as needed for Responsible Engineers (REs)
Assist AVO with Main Operating Base comms (voice), networks, and other AVO interfaces
Attain and employ expertise across all supported sensor and communications systems
The selected candidate will undergo training (lasting approximately six (6) months) at multiple US locations such as Rancho Bernardo, CA, Jacksonville, FL, and/or Baltimore, MD with a final assignment location in Sigonella, Italy.
Initially, this position will work a 9/80 shift. As the program matures, the shifts may become 12-hour shifts that could include nights, weekends, and/or holidays.
The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote work available for this role. Outside of traveling for initial training, this position requires the ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
This position may be filled at either the Principal Electronics Engineer – Payloads Field Service Engineer or the Senior Principal Electronics Engineer – Payloads Field Service Engineer level, depending upon the qualifications below.
Basic Qualifications:
Principal Electronics Engineer- Payloads Field Service Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year related engineering experience
Senior Principal Electronics Engineer - Payloads Field Service Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 4 years of related engineering experience
Must have an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification. Examples include: CCNA Security, Security+CE, CCNP, and CISSP. This certificate must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Demonstrate competence in Linux, troubleshooting, engineering documents, tools and equipment
Familiarity with payloads operations or comms/networking operations
Able to support assignment at location for minimum of 24 months
Preferred Qualifications for both levels:
Active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Active DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification. Examples include: CCNA Security, Security+CE, CCNP, and CISSP
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
Tags: Aeronautics CCNP CISSP Clearance DoD DoDD 8140 Linux Mathematics PhD Security+ STEM Top Secret Top Secret Clearance Travel
Perks/benefits: Health care Insurance Relocation support Salary bonus Transparency
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