Requisition ID: R10178129

• Category: Engineering

• Location: Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America | Aurora, Colorado, United States of America | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America | Linthicum, Maryland, United States of America | Morrisville, North Carolina, United States of America

• Clearance Type: SCI

• Telecommute: Yes-May consider hybrid teleworking for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 50% of the Time

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

• Positions Available: 1

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.

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, but they are also making history.

The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) is looking for you to join our team as a Sr. Principal Technical Field Engineer based out of Fairfax, VA, Linthicum MD, Morrisville NC, Aurora or Colorado Springs, CO with travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations frequently with extended stays

What You’ll get to Do:

• Conduct technical analysis of product implementations, modifications, and enhancements in accordance with customer specifications and requirements

• Troubleshoots technical problems and issues, determine technical solution in accordance with product customer specifications, and recommend actions to company or customer representatives for coordinative product solution

• Assess product needs in accordance with customer specifications

• Conduct technical training and product briefing with customers, vendors, and company representatives

• Ability to act as the field liaison with customer personnel, providing on-site support required for the planning and implementation of product training, checkout, and test events

• Perform start-up testing and customer training on features and general maintenance of product

• Provide the technical interface with product level integrated product teams

• Conduct technical training and product briefing with customers, vendors, and company representatives

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical Engineering or related discipline with 8+ years of experience;6 years with a Master's; 3 years with a PhD; or 12 years of experience in lieu of a degree.

• Active TS/SCI or TS with SCI eligibility required at time of application, and willingness to sit for a poly security clearance.

• Ability and willingness to travel to customer locations that include business trips and short-term travel to customer facilities at CONUS locations and OCONUS locations with extended stays on site. (Up to 50% travel may be required)

• Field / Sustainment Engineering domain expertise (site coordination, facility maintenance and sustainment, ideally for ground RF terminals)

• Experience with facility layout design and space/rack sizing for spares inventory management

• Must be very well rounded and knowledgeable in SW installation procedures, commercial IT equipment troubleshooting, system level acceptance testing, and commercial electronics hardware.

• May need to pass a physical health assessment and meet the minimal standards of fitness in alignment with customer requirements depending on location

• Experience developing field support requirements (especially for civil engineering / facilities)

• Experience interfacing with program and customer personnel.

• Strong written and oral communications skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with poly

• Experience with Civil Engineering projects

• Experience with Mathematical Modeling, Statistics, and/or Optimization.

• Development and/or application of analytic methodologies to predict or calculate metrics.

• Experience with development of reliability models and logistics plans

• Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using SysML

• Experience briefing at formal milestone reviews

• Experience in working with multiple subcontractors

Salary Range: $113,500 - $170,300

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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.