Requisition ID: R
- Category: Engineering
- Location: San Diego, California, United States of America
- Clearance Type: Polygraph
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 100% of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
- Positions Available: 1
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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!
We are looking for you to join our team as a Field Engineer or Principal Field Engineer based out of San Diego, CA with potential 50%-90% travel throughout CONUS and OCONUS locations (domestic and overseas travel).
What You'll get to Do:
Be part of The Triton Ground Segment Integrated Product Team (IPT) State side and/or overseas. This is an exciting and dynamic opportunity for to work across a multi-disciplinary team in a fast pace hands on environment.
Be part of a deployment team and perform hands on technical and leadership tasks during ground system installation and integration activities.
Join a Field Engineering team supporting initial deployment, operations, training and maintenance of a complex airborne and terrestrial tactical communication system providing voice and data services in real world operations on the Triton program at various locations.
Work closely with several diverse Integrated Product Teams as well as provide guidance to manufacturing engineering, logistics and operations staff.
Quickly develop Triton ground segment system and process knowledge by working closely with the local design and production team.
Serve as the technical lead onsite during physical installs of ground segment systems operations for several months at a time. The environment consist of tightly controlled configuration managed system with attention to process definition. The onsite built up will consist of HW installation, Network configuration, Software deployment, customer audits and acceptance testing.
Work within a diverse team in a dynamic environment.
Work closely with the Military/Government customer as well as internal Northrop Grumman engineering teams.
Assist and develop proficiency with performance of other engineering and operational duties as required.
This position may be filled as a Field Engineer or Principal Field Engineer.
Basic Qualifications Field Engineer:
4 years experience with an Associate's degree; 2 years with Bachelor's degree; 0 years with Master's; 4 years additional experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
Experience with the repair, configuration, troubleshooting and operations of network devices and computer systems (Windows and Unix Operating Systems).
Must be able to use engineering drawings for troubleshooting and use standard desktop computer and Windows based tools to produce or edit documents including drawings, plans, procedures and reports.
Must be very well rounded and knowledgeable in SW installation procedures, commercial IT equipment troubleshooting, system level acceptance testing, and commercial electronics hardware.
Candidate must be willing to work extended hours to meet deadlines.
Must have the physical ability to easily maneuver around equipment in test labs and able to pass a pre-assignment medical examination IAW USCENTCOM INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION AND INDIVIDUAL/UNIT DEPLOYMENT POLICY requirements.
Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance and the ability to obtain/maintain a Polygraph and/or Special Program Access.
Basic Qualifications Principal Field Engineer :
7 years experience with an Associate's degree; 5 years with Bachelor's degree; 3 years with Master's; 4 years additional experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
Experience with the repair, configuration, troubleshooting and operations of network devices and computer systems (Windows and Unix Operating Systems).
Must be able to use engineering drawings for troubleshooting and use standard desktop computer and Windows based tools to produce or edit documents including drawings, plans, procedures and reports.
Must be very well rounded and knowledgeable in SW installation procedures, commercial IT equipment troubleshooting, system level acceptance testing, and commercial electronics hardware.
Candidate must be willing to work extended hours to meet deadlines.
Must have the physical ability to easily maneuver around equipment in test labs and able to pass a pre-assignment medical examination IAW USCENTCOM INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION AND INDIVIDUAL/UNIT DEPLOYMENT POLICY requirements.
Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance and the ability to obtain/maintain a Polygraph and/or Special Program Access.
Preferred Qualifications:
Comp TIA Security+ and A+ Certifications.
Red Hat, Linux+ or similar certification.
DoD 8570 Certification including a primary OS (Windows, Linux, Cisco).
Experience working in a diverse and complex HW and SW integration and deployment environment with an emphasis on configuration management and first time quality.
Experience working with ground stations controlling SIGINT as well as flight data management tools.
Experience working in several of the following engineering disciplines: Test Engineering, Field Engineering, Hardware Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Software Deployment, Cyber Security, and Network Engineering.
Experience with Microsoft Server, Windows domain architectures, Windows Active Directory, LDAP, VMWare, and knowledge of SAN storage systems, Red Hat Linux Operating System experience and/or certification for current versions
Knowledge of Windows management.
Knowledge of Windows LDAP, VMWare, and SAN storage systems.
Knowledge of Python and Powershell scripting.
Experience with Ansible.
Knowledge of environmental monitoring tools (HBSS/Solar Winds/Splunk.
Experience with creation and deployment of system images in an enterprise environment.
Salary Range: $72,100 - $108,100
Salary Range 2: $88,700 - $133,100
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
