Sr Staff Engineer Electronics

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 192,800 - 289,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

0090 CORP-Corporate Office is seeking an experienced engineer for an onsite position in Palmdale or Rancho Bernardo, CA. The selected candidate will manage complex communications and data center systems while driving resolution in the field.

A Bachelor's degree in STEM with 14 years of experience or a Master's with 12 years is required, along with an active Secret Clearance. The role involves hands-on leadership within a technical team and offers comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 14 years of related engineering experience with a Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline.
• Leadership experience leading a technical team.
• Experience troubleshooting both small to large scale infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Drive issue resolution in the field pertaining to complex data center systems.
• Manage Root Cause Corrective Actions and resolutions for field technical issues.
• Deliver presentations and technical packages to customers and stakeholders.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Project management

Root Cause Analysis

Technical team leadership

Engineering process understanding

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline

Master's degree in a STEM discipline

PhD in a STEM discipline

Tools

JIRA

Agile Process Management

Job description

Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

Clearance Required For Start: Yes

Clearance Type: Secret

Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time

Location: Onsite in Palmdale or Rancho Bernardo, CA.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. Remote/hybrid/telework is not available for this position.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Drive issue resolution in the field pertaining to complex data center and communication systems
• Manage Root Cause Corrective Actions, drive root cause analysis and their associated resolutions for field technical issues
• Technical execution of maintenance and sustainment support of ground segment systems in the field
• Provide performance status, drive execution and facilitate all associated communications with key stakeholders to include Field Response IPT leadership, enterprise liaison engineers and Mission Engineers
• Manage Integrated Functional Capability of fielded systems
• Responsible for Operational Configuration Control (OCC) and Configuration Change Board (CCB) for all fielded systems, ensuring that proposed changes are properly reviewed, authorized, implemented, and documented to maintain the integrity of the operational baseline
• Review technical information prior to submission to the Configuration Change Board (CCB)
• Ensure thorough technical CCB package generation and provide technical oversight (expertise to RE's)
• Deliver presentations and technical packages to customers, management and program stakeholders
• Manage cross engineering function action items
• Approve modification implementation management
• Measure and report status relating to modification performance
• Serve as change agent for change Implementation process & culture
• Coordinate with multiple stakeholders; including responsible engineers, program leadership and the customer community regarding technical, staffing resources and schedule pertaining to your statement of work
• Produce, review, and coordinate technical change documentation
• Champion and defend priorities for resolution of deficiencies through Technical and Software Review Boards
• Review and develop technical publication material
• Define, deliver and implement monthly cyber patches
• Support Maintenance Review Boards

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 14 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related engineering experience
• Must have experience in troubleshooting of small to large scale infrastructure
• Must have experience in managing projects from concept through implementation
• Must have solid understanding of engineering process with execution experience across the program lifecycle
• Must have experience in conducting Root Cause Corrective Action analysis and the subsequent execution of a timely Corrective Action Plan
• Must have leadership experience leading a technical team
• At minimum, an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance is required to apply and to start the role, with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the Company to meet its business needs
• This SAP and PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its 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)
• Broad technical understanding with insight to maintenance operations
• Configuration & data management experience
• Integrated Functional Capability (IFC) Management Experience with data centers and communication systems
• Experience with JIRA and Agile Process Management
• Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills
• Proven ability to brief technical presentations to stakeholders

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Primary Level Salary Range: $192,800.00 - $289,200.00

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 and allow employees to share in company results. Employees in VP or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

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.