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Description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems has an opening for a Principal or Sr Principal Low Observables Survivability Specialist to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The selected candidate will be assigned as an F-35 Supportable Low Observables (SLO) Field Support Engineer (FSE) at Komatsu Air Base, Japan in support of the F-35 Lightning II Program!

The successful candidate will 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. Candidate must be willing to accompany our customer on CONUS and OCONUS Deployment Assignments of varying duration.

In this role, selected candidate will be expected to:

• 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.

• Have knowledge and background in the field of Radio Frequency (RF) diagnostic and verification techniques for maintaining LO aircraft.

• 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.

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Principal - Basic Qualifications: 

• Must have a HS Diploma or a GED and 9 years of military aircraft maintenance experience.  Will consider a bachelor's degree and minimum of 5 years related military aircraft maintenance; or a master's degree with 3 years of related military aircraft maintenance. 

• Demonstrated, intermediate 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. 

• Must have a minimum 3-5 years of F-35 or F-22 aircraft LO experience.

• Ability to read detailed engineering blueprints. 

Principal - 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.

Sr. Principal - Basic Qualifications: 

• Must have a HS 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 be a U.S. Citizen.  

• Must have a minimum of 5-7 years of F-35 or F-22 aircraft experience.

• Demonstrated, advanced proficiency of Microsoft Office tools 

• 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. 

Sr. Principal Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master’s Degree in STEM field.  

• Advanced composite and/or structure experience. 

• Intermediate level experience with LO Diagnostic and/or Tier 2 RCS Equipment. 

• Security+ Certification.  

• Current F-35 Program Access.  

*** NOTE: This position may be filled as a Principal (FSE - 03) or Senior Principal (FSE - 04) Engineer Field depending on your qualifications.