Principal Electromechanical Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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 Space Systems is seeking an Principal Electromechanical Engineer to join our team. This position would be based in Aurora, Colorado.

The selected candidate for this role will be someone with experience applying electrical, electronic and mechanical principles to components and systems. The role will include decomposing system level requirements, developing acceptance criteria for verification for compute, datacenter, environmental and antenna systems.

The candidate will support and participate in the design, test, modification, assembly and integration of prototype electromechanical systems supporting RF antennas as part of a larger system infrastructure. A successful candidate will have experience that includes RF equipment design, integration, verification, or deployment.

Relocation assistance is NOT available for this position.

Job Duties:

• Ability to operate, maintain, and troubleshoot various hardware, software, and operating systems.
• Hardware: antennas; rack-mount servers; client workstations; routers and switches; associated power and communications cables
• Software & Operating Systems: VMware (including ESXi, vSAN); Windows Server 2019; Red Hat Enterprise Linux; Windows 11; Cisco IOS; Active Directory and DNS; Kubernetes and container-based infrastructure
• Familiarity with configuration of encryption devices
• Ability to coordinate for and support external interface integration, connection to network points of presence, and checkout/confirmation testing efforts
• Experience with installation of containerized software systems using Docker and Kubernetes
• Able to apply operating system and software patches and updates on all prototype software and operating systems either independently or with reach-back support
• Willing to work flexible hours, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays when required to meet Unit Operations and Training Requirements; may include travel to training sites
• Create discrepancy reports (DR’s) and provide weekly status reports to factory in Aurora, CO.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5 Years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelors-STEM degree; 3 Years of relevant experience with a completed Masters-STEM degree; 1 Years of relevant experience with a completed PhD-STEM
• Must have an Active/Final TS/SCI DoD security clearance at the time of application, with eligibility/willingness to submit to a counterintelligence polygraph if/when needed
• Meet the requirements of DoD 8570.1-M at the IAT II or IAT III Level
• Must have Security+ and be current with Continuing Education (CE) requirements: CCNA Security, GSEC, and SSCP or must able to obtain Security+ within 3 months of hire date
• Familiar with VMware version 6 or 7, Data Center Virtualization (ESXi, etc.), Microsoft Windows Server, Linux Servers, Cisco Networks

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 or more years of operational experience supporting and maintaining RF antennas in a multi-INT environment, including imagery/GEOINT
• Hold VMware VCP-DCV, version 6 or newer Certification and at least 1 other of the following:
• Microsoft: MCSA Windows Server 2012 or MCSA Windows Server 2016
• Linux: Linux+, LPIC-1, or Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• The ideal candidate would have the training, skills, knowledge, and capabilities of an Army 35T30 (Military Intelligence Systems Maintainer/Integrator), or a 353T (Intelligence Systems Maintenance & Integration Technician)

Primary Level Salary Range: $110,300.00 - $165,500.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however,