F-35 Principal / Sr. Principal SLO Field Support Engineer – Fse
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Yuma, AZ, USA |
| Salary | $74600 – $139300 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Must have a high school diploma or a GED and 12 years of aircraft maintenance experience. Will consider a bachelor’s degree and minimum of 8 years related military aircraft maintenance; or a master’s degree with 6 years of related military aircraft maintenance, OR a PHD.
- Must have a minimum of 5-7 years of F-35 or F-22 aircraft experience.
- Demonstrated, advanced proficiency of Microsoft Office tools
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Have an active DOD Secret security clearance and ability to obtain a Special Access Program clearance.
- Working knowledge of engineering tools such as CATIA, VAS, PDM.
- Prior Field Support or military customer support experience.
- Ability to read detailed engineering blueprints.
Responsibilities
- 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 aircraft SLO and structure systems within established engineering guidelines.
- Be a self-starter, work without direct supervision.
- Integrate into a high tempo military operational environment.
- Provide engineering and aircraft maintenance guidance to military and civilian maintainers and depot technicians and engineers with confidence and authority.
- Document maintenance activities, collate data to identify emerging failure trends and provide recommendations to reduce aircraft down time, improve maintenance practices and advise on LO and structures system maintenance tasks.
- Assist customer with resolving complex aircraft maintenance discrepancies / anomalies. Apply comprehensive technical expertise to sole moderate to complex problems.
- Identify technical issues and recommend solutions to support the F-35 engineering disposition process and technical data updates.
- Manage, 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.
- Learn other specialties for total team performance in aircraft build, removal and installation of aircraft components, operational and functional checks, and modification or other maintenance roles.
- Conduct training and provide product briefings to customers, vendors, and company representatives.
- Support program technical interchange meetings and program plans development relating to problem analysis, engineering dispositions and in-house technical support.
- Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and engage with aircraft maintainers on a regular basis to resolve maintenance issues that would otherwise lead to aircraft downtime.
- Work any shift, weekends, overtime and holidays, if necessary, as well as travel on Temporary Duty Assignments (TDY’s) to support F-35 program requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in STEM field.
- Experience with LO Diagnostic and/or Tier 2 RCS Equipment.
- Experience with corrosion control and repair methods.
- Security+ Certification.
- Prior Field Support or military customer support experience.
- Working knowledge of engineering tools such as CATIA, VAS, PDM.
- Master’s Degree in STEM field.
- Advanced composite and/or structure experience.
- Intermediate level experience with LO Diagnostic and/or Tier 2 RCS Equipment.
- Current F-35 Program Access.