Principal Electronics Engineer – Deployable
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Escondido, CA, USA |
| Salary | $110300 – $206000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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 and 1 year related engineering experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 4 years of related engineering experience
- Must have an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance
- 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
- Demonstrate competence in Linux, troubleshooting, engineering documents, tools and equipment
- Familiarity with payloads operations or comms/networking operations
- Able to support assignment at location for minimum of 24 months
Responsibilities
- Provide real time support to flight operations and maintenance 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
- Coordinate work with site leadership and confirming that Maintenance Action Forms (MAFs) are in place for all required work
- Adhere to checklists and procedures to ensure repeated success. Providing redlines to procedures when necessary
- Communicate complex technical issues to local support, the Degrader Action Cell (DAC), Main Operation Bases (MOBs), and Responsible Engineers (REs)
- Support and lead air crew engagement for proper techniques in solving complex analysis of technical problems that arise during operations
- 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 Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
- 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
- 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