Staff Principal Electronics Engineer, Secure Networks

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San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 177,000 - 266,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel 10% of the time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo) seeks a Staff Principal Electronics Engineer - Networks to advance secure, scalable enterprise networks for the MQ-4C Triton program. The role emphasizes architecture, operations and modernization of network infrastructure, with travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities include design, configuration and troubleshooting of routers, switches and firewalls; documentation; and cross‑functional collaboration with stakeholders.

Qualifications

Active DoD Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS clearance.
Experience with airborne networks, tactical links and sat comms.
Proficient with Cisco devices, IP subnetting and routing protocols.
Understanding of DMVPN, GRE, IPsec, QoS, VLANs and multicast.
Strong communication and cross‑functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

Design, implement and support network infrastructure components.
Develop and maintain network diagrams and standards.
Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex issues.
Collaborate with engineers to integrate network solutions.

Skills

Network design

Cisco IOS/IOS-XE

BGP/OSPF/EIGRP

Network troubleshooting

Security hardening

Documentation & diagrams

MS Office (Visio)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Cisco IOS/IOS-XE

SNMP

GNS3/CML

VMware

Windows/Linux

Job description

Responsibilities include design, configuration and troubleshooting of routers, switches and firewalls; documentation; and cross‑functional collaboration with stakeholders.

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