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 Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal or Sr. Principal Field Engineer to our team of qualified and diverse employees in Edwards Air Force Base, CA.

The selected individual will join a small team with different and complementary specialty skills to learn and execute repairs and/or modifications to aerospace systems at the either a development location or execute them in the field. Must be proficient in understanding and following technical manuals and repair manuals. Must be able to communicate effectively with design engineers and work closely with other aerospace specialties when learning and testing the functionality of new repair procedures or processes. Must have prior field engineer, mission or maintenance engineering support.

Expected to be part of a team that develops installation procedure steps and redlines engineering drawings for newly designed parts, components, and subsystems. Once the newly designed part(s) or component(s) is/are ready to be installed on operational assets, the selected individual will be expected to accompany the retrofit and modification team to the field where they will execute the install or repair and provide training or instructions to available technicians for follow on maintenance when required. The candidate must have a deep and diverse mechanical background in aviation systems and sub-systems. The amount of time spent in the field is expected to change with the amount of system modifications or repairs executed.

The candidate must be willing to support a dynamic work schedule, willing to travel to potentially remote locations, and frequently respond to pressing needs on short notice. The candidate must be equally comfortable briefing a government customer, members of program leadership, and working closely with engineers and maintenance personnel.  Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills are essential in this role.

This position may be filled at the Principal Field Engineer or Sr. Principal Field Engineer level, depending on qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Basic Qualifications for a Principal Field Engineer include a Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field with 5 years of relevant professional experience; an engineering Master's degree may be counted as 2 years of experience; 8 years minimum of relevant professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

• Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal Field Engineer include a Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field with 9 years of relevant professional experience; an engineering Master's degree may be counted as 2 years of experience; 10 years of relevant professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

• Experience working with aircraft systems and subsystems

• Experience working with aircraft systems and subsystems

• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

• The ability to obtain and maintain program security access (required to start)

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time between locations

• Expected to support precoordinated nights and weekends work

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering

• Experience working in an aircraft manufacturing or maintenance facility

• Experience interfacing with a military customer

• Experience using NX, VisPro, MES, TeamCenter, and CATIA software tools

Salary Range: $91,200.00 - $136,800.00Salary Range 2: $113,500.00 - $170,300.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 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.