Principal Field Engineer (AHT)
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Colorado Springs
Posted on: October 10, 2024
Job Description:
Requisition ID: R10171704
- Category: -Engineering
- Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of
America
- Clearance Type: -Secret
- Telecommute: -No- Teleworking not available for this
position
- Shift: -1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: -Yes, 50% of the Time
- Positions Available: -3 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 Defense Systems
is seeking Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) Specialists to
fulfill the Field Engineer role in support of the JTAGS-Pre-Planned
Product Improvement (P3I) (JTAGS-P3I) program based out of Colorado
Springs, CO. Northrop Grumman develops and deploys the JTAGS ground
processing systems worldwide that receive, process, and disseminate
Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) sensor data delivering timely
warnings and cueing information in support of the theater
missile-warning mission. JTAGS consists of four strategically
positioned detachments based in Italy, Qatar, South Korea, and
Japan. The JTAGS Field Engineer role requires a broad array of
knowledge and skills heavily focused on systems administration,
HW/SW troubleshooting, after-hours customer support, comprehensive
corrective/preventative maintenance, intimate customer interaction,
as well as routine status reporting to leadership. - We are looking
for a highly motivated individual with a strong work ethic and the
ability to work in a high-pressure, fast-moving, dynamic
environment. The candidate's primary role will be deploying to the
JTAGS operational sites to provide on-site technical support with
up to 50% international travel. Our ideal candidate will possess
prior DoD missile warning experience. The selected candidate will,
at times, represent Northrop Grumman and the JTAGS program at the
forward locations. The candidate must be a self-starter, with the
ability to work in the absence of daily direction with without
supervision, and with limited instruction on any new work or
special assignments while working on rotation in the field. Typical
duties and tasks for this role are varied and moderately complex.
The candidate will provide comprehensive support to the operational
JTAGS sites both from the JTAGS Support Facility in Colorado, as
well as while in the field supporting an operational site, with the
ability to address/resolve most customer questions and issues in
real-time. Position Summary / Responsibilities:
- Installs, operates, maintains, repairs, and modifies all
aspects of the JTAGS System.
- Performs a variety of maintenance and technical support on
products such as equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, and
software at the field locations.
- Provides real-time technical support to the warfighter on all
aspects of the JTAGS system (HW/SW) at customer and field
locations.
- Provides onsite training of customer support personnel. Basic
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience OR Master's degree
with 3 years of experience (High School diploma/Equivalent with 9
years of experience may be accepted in Lieu of degree).
- Active DoD Secret Clearance investigated within the last 5
years.
- Active DOD 8570 IA Workforce Improvement Program IAT Level II
Technical Level Certification (Security + CE, CCNA Security, CySA+,
GICSP, GSEC, CND, SSC)
- Linux OS experience
- Window OS experience
- Familiarity with SATCOM antennas and a general understanding of
RF transmission
- Familiarity with reading engineering drawings
- Mechanically inclined with working knowledge using standard
mechanical tools.
- Basic knowledge in using Test and Diagnostic Equipment
- Ability to perform work in a confined space or atop a ladder -
Routing and tracing cables under a raised floor / Installing,
deinstalling, cabling, and troubleshooting components in a server
rack / Installing, deinstalling, cabling, and troubleshooting
components up on an antenna assembly / etc.
- Ability to support up to 50% International Travel.
- Ability to work on-site in Colorado Springs, CO while not
supporting in the field. Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior JTAGS experience
- Prior missile warning program experience
- SATCOM antenna experience.
- Training or advanced knowledge specific to Cisco, virtual
environments, UPS power systems, HP and Dell server platforms.
- Experience formatting/imaging hard drives, managing
backups.
- Understanding of networking protocols VLANs, routing, subnets,
network switching, network attached storage, firewall appliances,
intrusion detection devices.
- Experience troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving complex
system issues.
- Experience working to engineering drawings.
- Familiarity with COMSEC principles and cryptographic equipment.
Salary Range: $80,600 - $121,000
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.
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