RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 is seeking a well-qualified Principal Engineer Field to join the Fort Worth, TX site in support of the F-35 Lightning II Program!
 
Candidate is expected to have an understanding of the technical principles, theories, subsystem functions, and general knowledge of combat aircraft system design and operation and the impact of same on aircraft maintenance and repair. Candidate should have a familiarity with a range of aircraft maintenance specialty areas, such as hydro-mechanical/propulsion, avionics, munitions/weapon system, and airframe structure maintenance. Candidate must have an understanding of the multi-tier aircraft maintenance concept, with a working knowledge of Depot Level Repair requirements as performed by Military Service Depots (MSDs). Ability to perform various field-related tasks including: Field Test, and Field Operations, providing engineering support to the Depot team and customer team through the performance of analysis, and requirements development, identification of critical items and document controls, and support to customer reviews. 
 
Candidate will represent Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems (NGAS) and support the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Team’s efforts to establish the infrastructure to manage, maintain and provide technical support for Air System depot-level maintenance and repairs. NGAS Depot Engineer will be embedded in a customer Depot Value Stream Team (VST) and be the designated NGC depot lead, responsible for all technical aspects related to NGC depot activity, including coordination with Lockheed Martin (LM) Aero's depot lead.
 
Individual must have the ability to prepare and present briefings to senior leadership and external customers, excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Must be proficient with Microsoft tools.

Candidate will organize and manage multiple Depot Operations, to include managing supplier activity and communication between the suppliers, customer and the F-35 program office. Candidate will oversee/manage depot operation progress to meet technical and schedule requirements. Tasks include hosting telecoms, conducting multi-day management reviews, resolving conflicts and issues, coordinating NGC engineering support, and overseeing technical demonstrations at the MSD and supplier locations for depot operation efforts.

Candidate shall manage the suppliers’ provision of technical assistance, technical data updates, calibration services, and depot repair support services as specified in the statement of work which include: managing supplier Depot Technical Action Requests (DTARs) responses in a timely manner, providing semi-annual & annual updates to depot activated system SDRLs for Components Maintenance Manuals (CMM), Depot Maintenance Planning Data, Depot Level of Repair Electronic Build of Material (eBOM), Depot Workload Projection report, Repair Discard Recommendation. Candidate shall support the delivery of suppliers’ on-the-job training (OJT) to USG MSD personnel, oversee supplier’s equipment installation/acceptance test activities and repair instruction validation on Depot Activated systems. 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 5 years aircraft maintenance experience or 3 years with Master's Degree or 9 years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
• Management of Field/Intermediate/Depot Level Maintenance activities.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Current and active DoD Secret clearance
• Field service or prior military experience
• Depot Level Maintenance Experience
• Management of Field/Intermediate/Depot Level Maintenance activities in Aircraft/Weapon System Programs

Salary Range: $84,600.00 - $127,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.