Staff Field Engineer - Aerospace Systems (Secret Clearance)

Northrop Grumman; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Staff Field Engineer to join our team at EAFB, CA; Palmdale, CA; or Oklahoma City, OK. Lead a small, skilled team to repair or modify aerospace systems in development or field settings.

The role demands a self-starter, IPT experience, and ability to brief upper leadership. Travel up to 50% and on-site work with no remote option are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in STEM and 10 years; OR a PhD in STEM and 8 years.
• Experience working with aviation systems and subsystems.
• Proficient in understanding and following technical manuals.
• Able to communicate with design engineers and other aerospace specialties.
• Prior field engineer, mission or maintenance engineering support.
• Deep and diverse mechanical background in aviation systems and subsystems.
• Strong understanding of TCP and UDP networks and basic DHCP/DNS familiarity.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance (with BI in past 5 years or Continuous Evaluation).

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and resolve engineering production problems related to manufacturing, design, quality and materials.
• Analyze specifications and drawings with responsible engineers and suppliers.
• Investigate defective or damaged parts and assemblies.
• Examine, measure, inspect or test defective parts for conformance.
• Develop corrective actions based on findings.
• Develop installation procedure steps and redline drawings.
• Facilitate retrofit/modification activities in the field and train technicians.
• Debrief leadership and customer on issues.
• Assign work to team and support assignment manager.

Skills

Aviation systems knowledge

Technical manual comprehension

Engineer communication

Field engineering experience

Mechanical aviation background

Networking basics (TCP/UDP)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

NX

VisPro

MES

TeamCenter

CATIA

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Staff Field Engineer to join our team at EAFB, CA; Palmdale, CA; or Oklahoma City, OK. Lead a small, skilled team to repair or modify aerospace systems in development or field settings.

The role demands a self-starter, IPT experience, and ability to brief upper leadership. Travel up to 50% and on-site work with no remote option are required.