Principal / Sr. Principal Field Support Equipment 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.

Put your skills to the test by pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. From global defense to sustainment and modernization to mission readiness, your experience and ability will make it a reality. Our programs are built on equal parts of curiosity and collaboration. Our combined effort means our customers can connect and defend millions of people around the world. With Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the opportunity to be an essential part of projects that will define your career, now and in the future.

Job Description:

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) has an opening for a Principal or Sr. Principal Field Engineer to join our team of qualified and diverse personnel.   The selected candidate will be assigned as a F-35 Support Equipment Field Support Engineer (FSE) supporting F-35 Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Upgrade (MRO&U) operations at FRC-E, Cherry Point, NC. The successful candidate will act as the Northrop Grumman technical interface and on-site company representative to the customer in resolving issues arising from operations, maintenance, modifications and other logistics and engineering support activities involving F-35 support equipment. Candidate must be willing to accompany our customer on CONUS and OCONUS Deployment Assignments of varying duration if required.

The candidate will serve as an integrated team member and will act as a Support Equipment Subject Matter Expert (SME) or an emerging authority who has the skill set to accomplish troubleshooting and analysis of F-35 Support Equipment anomalies.

Conducts technical analysis of product implementations, modifications, and enhancements to products in accordance with specific customer specifications and implementations. Troubleshoots technical problems and issues, determines technical solutions in accordance with product and customer specifications, and recommends actions to company or customer representatives for coordinative product solution. Assesses product needs in accordance with customer specifications. Conducts technical training and product briefing with customers, vendors, and company representatives. Acts as local on-site representative to customers organization.

In this role, selected candidate will be expected to: 

• Be a self-starter, work without direct supervision.

• Integrate into a high tempo military service depot production operational environment.

• Provide engineering and support equipment maintenance guidance to military and civilian maintainers and depot technicians and engineers with confidence and authority.

• Coordinate with item managers, engineers, customers and suppliers to resolve equipment issues involving safety, usability, reliability and availability.

• Review engineering data to determine correct support equipment configuration and to identify or help define design deficiencies.

• Read and interpret engineering drawings, fault isolation, technical data, and other available engineering data as well as analyze support equipment issues.

• Document maintenance activities, collate data to identify emerging failure trends and provide recommendations to reduce equipment down time, improve maintenance practices, and advise on maintenance tasks.

• Identify technical issues and recommend solutions to support the F-35 engineering disposition process and technical data updates.

• Manage and track multiple engineering and logistic support activities, and provide periodic status to customers and program management team.

• Provide authorized engineering products to supplement published engineering technical data.

• Combine engineering knowledge with real world maintenance experience.

• Must be knowledgeable of industrial and aircraft maintenance safety standards.<