Deployable Sr. Principal Network Communications Engineer

Company	Northrop Grumman
Location	Edwards AFB, CA, USA, Wheatland, CA, USA
Salary	$119200 – $178800
Type	Full-Time
Degrees	Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD
Experience Level	Senior

Must have a Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of related military / professional experience OR a Master’s degree and at least 6 years of related military / professional experience OR a Ph.D and at least 4 years of related military / professional experience
Must be willing and able to work a flexible work schedule that may include extended shifts, holidays, and weekends and support on call status for 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week, and 365 days a year
Must have the ability to meet medical requirements and pass a physical for worldwide travel
Must have and maintain a valid U.S. passport
Must have the ability to accept customer furnished quarters for a period up to 90 days away from primary work location and comply with mobility requirements
Must have an active DoD Top Secret clearance and be able to maintain that clearance
Must have ability to obtain and maintain Special Program access clearance within 365 days from submission
Must have or be able to obtain a Security Plus (Sec+) Certification within 6 months of hire

Plan, evaluate, and coordinate installation and/or reconfiguration of hardware and software elements of data and/or voice communication network
Maintains technical expertise in all areas of networks and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.
May propose solutions to management to ensure all communications requirements based on future needs and current usage, configuring such solutions to optimize cost savings
Prepares or ensures that appropriate network documentation exists, including operational instructions
Provides regular monitoring and network analysis regarding short- and long-range planning for in-house systems
May coordinate third-party maintenance for network equipment
May design network or portion of network that include selection of hardware and software packages