Principal OR Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer – Payloads Field Service Representative
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Oak Harbor, WA, USA |
| Salary | $100300 – $187300 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- 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 with 0 years of related engineering experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification. Examples include: CCNA Security, Security+CE, CCNP, and CISSP. This certificate must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
- Competence in Linux, troubleshooting, engineering documents, tools and equipment
- Familiarity with payloads operations or comms/networking operations
- 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 SCI access
- Must have the ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance as determined by the company.
Responsibilities
- Providing real time support to flight operations and 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.
- Coordinating work with site leadership and confirming that Maintenance Action Forms (MAFs) are in place for all required work
- Adhering to checklists and procedures to ensure repeated success and providing redlines to procedures when necessary
- Communicate complex technical issues to local support, the Degrader Action Cell (DAC), Forward Operation Bases (FOBs), and Responsible Engineers (REs)
- Perform nominal recovery procedures and provide immediate feedback to MPOs/TACCOs during sorties
- Support and lead air crew engagement for proper techniques in solving complex analysis of technical problems that arise during operations
- Capture relevant information from shift in logs, perform hotwash after sorties, and deliver pass-down to ongoing support team
- 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- Active DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification. Examples include: CCNA Security, Security+CE, CCNP, and CISSP.
- Demonstrated understanding of MQ-4C sensors and communications payloads
- CCNA / CCNP Certification
- Experience with test equipment: network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators
- MPO/TC operator system knowledge
- System Administrator experience
- Operations and Maintenance experience at a field site