Sr. Principal Mission Management Network Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.

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. 

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding.  Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Sr. Principal Mission Management Network Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in defining the future.  This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.

The Engineering Integration and Execution (EI&E) Integration and Infrastructure(I&I) Lead is responsible for supporting Agile teams in providing effective mission system solutions.  The I&I Lead will engage with various stakeholders in establishing the IPT deliverables and the Definition of Done parameters.  The RTE will provide oversight to the portfolio teams while completing tasks alongside team members during peak times in aligning with schedule milestones.  This position pushes innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances within a diverse team of individuals. Candidate will interface with a matrixed, cross-sector geographically dispersed team and provide status updates within the team & leadership on a regular basis.

The Mission Management Network Engineer in this role will be responsible for one or more of the following:

• Interpret, allocate, tailor, write and flow down requirements to all levels of a system architecture

• Design and develop network architectures, perform hardware integration and testing, and requirements analysis

• Trade studies, documenting subsystem architectures, analyzing performance, and evaluating Technology Readiness Level (TRL)

• Document designs using detailed schematics, diagrams and specifications

• Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders to integrate network solutions

• Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers

Basic Qualifications:

Sr. Principal Mission Management Network Engineer (T04):

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 9 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 7 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.

• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

• Solid Understanding of IP4 network design, including IP subnetting and routing protocols including BGP, OSPF and EIGRP

• Ability to configure and troubleshoot common network devices; Required: Cisco IOS-XE

• Solid Understanding of advanced network topics, such as GRE/IPSEC tunnels, VRF, VRR