Electronic Network Engineer

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks an Electronic Network Engineer to join our San Diego facility. You will design, implement, and support network infrastructure, ensuring reliable data paths for complex avionics systems. The role is on-site with up to 25% travel and requires DoD Top Secret/SCI clearances.

You will document configurations and work with lab teams to sustain critical operations. Strong TCP/IP, VLANs, routing protocols, and security certifications are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s in a STEM field with related engineering experience.
• DoD 8140 IAT Level II compliant certs (e.g., CCNA Security, Security+CE, CISSP) within a reasonable time.
• Understanding of TCP/IP, IPv4, subnetting, VLANs, and routing protocols.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting network devices.
• Proficiency with Visio and PowerPoint for documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support network infrastructure components (Routers/Switches/Firewalls).
• Monitor and optimize network performance.
• Develop and maintain network documentation, diagrams, and standards.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues and support incident responses.
• Develop engineering and automated deployments for datacenter configurations.
• Collaborate with engineers to install and refine procedures.
• Work with engineers and technicians in a lab environment.
• Provide support to software integration lab for end-to-end communication.

Skills

TCP/IP

IP subnetting

VLANs

Routing protocols

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM

Tools

Visio

PowerPoint

Cisco Nexus

NSX

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE

Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START

Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE

Top Secret

TRAVEL

Yes, 25% 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 an Electronic Network Engineer to join our team in either San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), CA. This position will be in our Avionics Integration Organization.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is NO remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Roles and Responsibilities will include:

• Design, implement, and support network infrastructure components (Routers/Switches/Firewalls)
• Monitor and optimize network performance
• Develop and maintain network documentation, diagrams, and standards
• Troubleshoot and root cause analysis for complex network issues and support incidents response as needed
• Develop engineering and automated deployments for datacenter system configurations.
• Collaborate with engineers to install, troubleshoot and redline documented procedures.
• Work closely with Engineers and Technicians in a lab environment.
• Provide support to software integration lab and for end-to-end communication. Including being responsible for making network changes to the system, enhancing and improving the network system and architecture, troubleshooting complex network issues and resolving the discovered bugs.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and years of related engineering experience.
• Must be able to obtain DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification. Examples include: CCNA Security, Security+CE and CISSP within a reasonable time upon hire as determined by the program.
• Understanding of TCP/IP, IPv4 addressing and network design including IP subnetting, VLANs and routing protocols.
• Understanding of network device configuration and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools such as Visio, Power point.
• Knowledge of network security features like IP access-lists.
• Ability to obtain and maintain US Government Top Secret clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain US Government SCI clearance
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Active DoD Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Active DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification. Examples include: CCNA Security, Security+CE and CISSP.
• Professional certification specific to the networking industry such as CCNA or higher.
• Experience with Cisco technologies like Nexus switches, ACI Fabrics, Catalyst switches.
• Experience with data center architecture.
• Understanding network automation scripting using Ansible, Python, Bash and Shell.
• Knowledge of virtualization technologies like VMware and their associated networking solutions (e.g. NSX).
• Understanding of advanced features like SD-WAN, GRE, IPSEC, DMVPN, MPLS, QoS, Multicast.
• Experience with Cisco Unified Communications / VoIP.
• Familiar with network management applications, like SolarWinds, SuzieQ, Splunk, and/or Cisco ISE.
• Familiar with Windows, Linux, VMWare configuration and troubleshooting.
• Experience with HAIPE/TACLANE encryptors and other military COMSEC/CRYPTO equipment and procedures.
• Familiar with network emulator tools such as EVE-NG, GNS3, Cisco Modeling Lab (CML), Virtual Internet Routing Lab (VIRL).
• Working knowledge of DISA security STIGs and maintaining security best practices.
• Experience with tools like Jira, Bitbucket, Gitlab, GitHub.
• Experience with Kubernetes and Container networking
• Familiar with Agile methodology
• Familiar with version control, GIT experience preferred
• Ability to author and maintain technical installation, configuration, and update documentation
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management

Primary Level Salary Range:

$91,800.00 - $137,600.00

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.