Senior Payloads Field Service Engineer - On-Site, 25% Travel

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Principal Engineer Systems - Payloads Field Service or Senior Principal Engineer Systems - Payloads Field Service to join our Systems Engineering Organization. This on-site role is based in Mayport, FL, with initial training in San Diego and travel to other US locations.

The position emphasizes real time support for flight operations and maintenance of payloads across MFAS, EO/IR, and comms networks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM plus relevant engineering experience or advanced degrees as listed.
• Candidate must be able to complete training in San Diego and travel as needed.
• Security clearances or eligibility (DoD 8140 IAT Level II or higher) required or obtainable.

Responsibilities

• Provide real time support to flight operations and maintenance for payloads and MFAS/EO-IR systems.
• Coordinate work with site leadership and ensure MA.Fs are in place for required tasks.
• Follow checklists and improve procedures when needed.
• Communicate complex technical issues to local support, DAC, MOBs, and REs.
• Support air crew engagement and lead root-cause analysis of problems.

Skills

Payloads operations

Troubleshooting

Communication

Flight ops support

Team coordination

Training coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Linux

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Principal Engineer Systems - Payloads Field Service or Senior Principal Engineer Systems - Payloads Field Service to join our Systems Engineering Organization. This on-site role is based in Mayport, FL, with initial training in San Diego and travel to other US locations.

The position emphasizes real time support for flight operations and maintenance of payloads across MFAS, EO/IR, and comms networks.