Principal or Sr Principal Field Engineer

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available.

SCI clearance required.

Travel required:

50% of the time, including 20%-50% CONUS/OCONUS travel.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation’s history – from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they’re making history.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission‑enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi‑domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission‑enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal Field Engineer or Sr. Principal Field Engineer based out of Chantilly, VA, plus 20%-50% CONUS/OCONUS travel.

During travel you will be eligible to receive domestic/international assignment benefits, allowances and/or premiums negotiated between Northrop Grumman and the customer.

Are you ready to start a new mission? This is an opportunity to utilize your background in electronics, RF communications, electronic system integration and maintenance, signal intelligence (SIGINT), electronic warfare (EW). You would be joining our field team to work on OCONUS/CONUS maintenance and test of field‑deployed EW products.

• Closely interface with system operators in the maintenance and operation of fielded equipment.
• Operate independently at customer facilities, with remote guidance and technical assistance as needed.
• Work closely with the Military/Government customer as well as internal Northrop Grumman engineering teams.
• Conduct advanced troubleshooting and repair of customer equipment in a resource‑constrained operational environment.
• Coordinate with deployed field engineers, design engineers, vendors, customer leadership, and system operators in testing and repair of Electronic Warfare systems.
• Document and communicate system disposition, spare requirements, and changing administrative and logistical constraints in a deployed environment.
• Support may include; on‑call 24/7 support of a customer operations center, travel to test events, and regular interaction with design engineers and external vendors.
• Work closely with the Military/Government customer as well as internal Northrop Grumman engineering teams.
• Travel and be part of 60-90 day overseas rotations to possibly hazardous locations.

This position can be filled as a Principal Field Engineer or Sr. Principal Field Engineer.

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline and a minimum of 5 years, or 3 years with a Master’s; or 0 years with a PhD. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in integration, field support, and implementation of communications systems.
• Experience in aircraft integration and RF troubleshooting.
• Must pass a physical health assessment and meet the minimal standards of fitness in alignment with AFCENT requirements.
• Requires deployment to overseas and military theatres for extended periods (60 to 90 days at a time on a rotating basis). Candidates must be willing to work extended hours during mission critical time periods.
• U.S. Citizenship and active/current U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI clearance are required.