Principal Lead Systems Trainer – Level 3

Northrop Grumman; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a candidate to maintain program training material across multiple system architectures and to develop and improve training products, procedures, and processes. The role includes checking out new baseline updates on the simulator to create required training updates and owning training scripts for initializing the simulator.

You will work to update and maintain training materials, possibly rotate into operations engineering, and participate in a 24/7 schedule with

Qualifications

• Approved STEM Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience, OR STEM Master’s with 3 years, OR STEM PhD with 1 year.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret clearance, SCI access, and Counterintelligence Polygraph.
• Ability to work off and/or extended hours covering a 24/7 schedule with rotating 12‑hour shifts.
• Proven leadership experience on a project or team, and proficiency with MS Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain program training material across multiple system architectures.
• Develop and improve training products, procedures and processes.
• Checkout new baseline updates on the simulator to prepare training updates.
• Own training scripts for initializing the simulator in an operations‑like configuration.
• Occasional extended hours and rotating shifts to support 24/7 coverage.
• Demonstrate proficiency using the SIM software to train classes.
• Cross‑train into operations engineering to update products and attain crew certifications.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership experience

MS Office

Top Secret clearance

24/7 shifts availability

Technical presentation

Linux familiarity

Matlab

Python

Perl

Education

STEM Bachelor’s degree

STEM Master’s degree

STEM PhD

Tools

Matlab

Python

Perl

Linux

MS Office

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available.

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes.

CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph.

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.

In This Job, You Will

• Maintenance of program training material related to multiple system architectures.
• Development and improvement of training products, procedures, and processes.
• Checkout of new baseline updates on the simulator to create required training updates.
• Ownership of training suite of scripts used to initialize the simulator into an operations‑like configuration, responsible for updating and maintaining training scripts.
• Ability to work off and or/extended hours covering a 24/7 period of periodic rotating 12‑hour shifts.
• Demonstrate proficiency utilizing the software SIM to train classes.
• Cross‑train into operations engineering to update products and attain crew certifications.
• May involve periodic rotating crew shifts to maintain proficiency.
• Other duties as assigned.

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.

Basic Qualifications

• Approved STEM Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Approved STEM Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – Approved STEM PhD with 1 year of professional experience.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance, SCI access, and complete a Counterintelligence Polygraph examination prior to start.
• Ability to work off and or/extended hours covering a 24/7 period of periodic rotating 12‑hour shifts.
• Proven leadership experience on a project and/or team.
• Ability to utilize MS Office Tools such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint to execute responsibilities as needed within the role (presentations, internal/external communications, data, collection, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to present technical material to an audience.
• Ability to develop and maintain operational procedures, products, and training materials.
• Familiarity and practical use with Matlab, Python, and Perl scripting languages.
• Familiarity with Linux.

Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00.

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.

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.

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.