Network Engineer (level 2/3) - Top Secret clearance required

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 sector has an opening for a Network Engineer or Principal Network Engineer to join our Avionics Integration organization in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA.

Job Summary: This role is responsible for providing support to software integration lab and for end-to-end communication including responsibility for making network changes to the system, enhancing and improving the network system and architecture, troubleshooting complex network issues, resolving the discovered bugs, and ensuring the network is available 100% of the time. The successful candidate is hands-on, detail oriented, and possess strong written and verbal communication skills. The candidate should thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with a geographically diverse team.

 

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility.  There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. This position requires the ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Develop engineering and automated deployments for datacenter system configurations

• Collaborate with engineers to install, troubleshoot and redline documented procedures

• Work closely with Engineers and Technicians in a lab environment

• Author and maintain technical installation, configuration, and update documentation

• Utilize strong communication skills to engage with stakeholders, extract, technical and business requirements, and translate them into actionable network solutions. This includes active listening, clear documentation, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to balance technical feasibility with business objectives.

This position may be filled at either the Electronics Engineer or Principal Electronics Engineer level, depending upon the qualifications below.

 

Basic Qualifications for Electronics Engineer (level 2):

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience

• 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 Special Access Program (SAP) clearance. This SAP must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs. (Of note: Additional SAP clearance may be required once in role)

• Expertise with IP subnetting

• A demonstrated understanding of TCP/IP, routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP), and other networking concepts

• Understanding of network automation scripting using Ansible, Python, Bash and Shell

• Good understanding and knowledge of network security features such as IP access-lists

 

Basic Qualifications for Principal Electronics Engineer (level 3)

• 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.

• 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 Special Access Program (SAP) clearance. This SAP must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained withi