Engineer Field

Overview

Field Engineer 3.

Location:

Initially San Diego then Jacksonville, FL. Duration: 6+ Months. Rate: $135.00/hr - $145.00/hr BOE. Top Secret Clearance Required.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal OR Senior Principal Payloads Field Service Engineer to our Mayport Field Service Engineer team. This position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization supporting the MQ-4C Triton Program. This position reports to the Operations team lead within the Mission Systems Integrated Product Team (MS IPT) and will receive daily tasking and prioritization from their site lead.

The selected candidate will be responsible for operations and maintenance support of the MQ-4C Triton sensors and communications systems at a Forward Operating Base (FOB).

• Provide real time support to flight operations and maintenance, addressing issues related to communications and/or payloads such as MFAS Radar, EO/IR, airborne recorder, and Link-16, including fault isolation, remediation, and resolution.
• Coordinate work with site leadership and ensure Maintenance Action Forms (MAFs) are in place for all required work.
• Adhere to checklists and procedures to ensure repeated success and provide 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 analyses of technical problems that arise during operations.
• Assist with trend analysis as needed for Responsible Engineers (REs).
• Assist AVO with Main Operating Base communications (voice), networks, and other AVO interfaces.
• Attain and employ expertise across all supported sensor and communications systems.

This position requires 6+ months of training on a Domestic Assignment to San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA with some travel to other US locations such as Baltimore, MD and Jacksonville, FL. Final assignment location is in Mayport, Florida. Initially, this position will work a 9/80 shift. As the program matures, shifts may become 12-hour shifts that could include nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at the designated facility. There is no remote work available for this role. Outside of traveling for initial training, this position requires the ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Payloads Field Service Engineer:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM 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.
• Willingness and ability to complete required training in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA with some travel to other US locations such as Baltimore, MD and Jacksonville, FL.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification (e.g., CCNA Security, Security+CE, CCNP, CISSP).
• Competence in Linux, troubleshooting, engineering documents, tools, and equipment.
• Familiarity with payloads operations and/or communications/networking operations.
• Must have a DoD Secret clearance that is in-scope or currently enrolled in Continuous Evaluation (CE), with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret/SCI clearance within a reasonable time to meet business needs.
• Ability to obtain and maintain program access (SAP/PAR).

Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Payloads Field Service Engineer:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM 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 3 years of related engineering experience.
• Willingness and ability to complete required training in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA with some travel to other US locations such as Baltimore, MD and Jacksonville, FL.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification (e.g., CCNA Security,…