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Northrop Grumman · 2 months ago

Principal OR Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer - Payloads Field Service Engineer - R10212571

Oak Harbor, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$100K/yr - $150K/yr

5+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading technology company that provides innovative solutions impacting lives globally. They are seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Electronics Engineer - Payloads Field Service Engineer to support MQ-4C Triton sensors and communications systems at a Main Operating Base, ensuring operational excellence and technical support. The role involves troubleshooting, liaising with various teams, and providing real-time support during flight operations.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Representing the organization as the on-site engineer for communications, networks, and payload subsystems

Applying system knowledge to communicate complex technical issues to local site leadership, the Degrader Action Cell (DAC), Forward Operation Bases (FOBs), and Responsible Engineers (REs)

Under direction of the DAC as system Technical Authority, reviewing and analyzing engineering schematics, NGC and supplier design data, and functional test artifacts to troubleshoot system issues

Acting as liaison for internal Northrop Grumman engineering teams to ensure repeated success, providing redlines to procedures when necessary

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

Following priorities set by local site leadership, perform system performance evaluations and assist with trend analysis as needed for Responsible Engineers (REs)

Interact with local site leadership and Active Duty/Government customers on technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations

Coordinating work with site leadership and confirming that Maintenance Action Forms (MAFs) are in place for all required work

Perform nominal recovery procedures and provide immediate feedback to Government Mission Payload Operators (MPOs) during sorties

Assist Government Air Vehicle Operators (AVOs) with Main Operating Base comms (voice), networks, and other AVO interfaces

Capture relevant information from shift in logs, perform hotwash after sorties, and deliver pass-down to ongoing support team

Attain and employ expertise across all supported sensor and communications systems

Qualification

STEM DegreeDoD 8140 IAT Level IILinuxMQ-4C SensorsCCNA CertificationTroubleshootingPayload OperationsCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationProblem Solving

Required

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 1 year 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

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. This SAP must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs

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