Principal Electronics (DEPLOYABLE) or Senior Principal Electronics Engineer (DEPLOYABLE)Military & Veterans Encouraged to Apply

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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 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 Okinawa, Japan or United Arab Emirates or 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) and 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

• Potentially provide field support at Guam site.

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 Okinawa, Japan.

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 Military Experience ; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience or Military Experience ; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related engineering experience or Military 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 Military Experience ; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience or Military Experience ; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience or Military Experience

• Ability to obtain and ma