Sr. Principal Electronics Network Engineer
Northrop GrummanAbout the role
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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.
Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Sr. Principal Electronics Network Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Ground Systems team. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.
Qualified candidates will apply engineering knowledge and will have the opportunity to work on multiple tasks including but not limited to the following.
Responsibilities include:
Participate in new installations, testing and special projects as needed
Ensure necessary administration tasks are completed, working in a solo or team-based environment
Develop and document technical processes and procedures
Plan, design, configure, and install network and system hardware in support of customer requirements
Maintain technical expertise in all areas of networks, computer hardware, and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, switches, gateways, etc
Propose solutions to management to ensure all communications requirements based on future needs and current usage, configuring such solutions to optimize cost savings
Provide regular monitoring and network analysis regarding short- and long-range planning for in-house systems
Experience with DevOps environments, virtual cloud solutions/architectures
Strong customer interaction skills, problem solving and critical thinking
Ability to maintain DoD 8570 certifications, such as CompTIA Security+ or greater
Ability to brief program leadership and stakeholders
Ability to work with minimal direction, guidance, and act in the absence of orders
Experience with Agile concepts and framework
Willing to travel up to 10% of time
Basic Qualifications:
Sr. Principal Electronics 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.
Must have an active DoD Secret clearance (or higher) that is in-scope (granted or renewed within the last 6 years).
Must be able to attain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR/SAP) prior to start
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD 8570 certifications, such as CompTIA Security+ or greater (not needed to start.).
Ground system setup, software development and/or systems administration
Must have demonstrated experience in Cloud based architecture, networking, and administratio
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