CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: No

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history.

Northrop Grumman seeks  a Field Engineer Air Defense Specialist to assist with the implementation and execution of worldwide Field Service operations supporting the US Army customer Integrated Fires Program Office.

This position is in Huntsville, Alabama with long- and short-term (6-12 months) deployments to various OCONUS (AFRICOM, ARCENT, CENTCOM, EUCOM) locations.Additional compensation available for long term deployments Oconus

Duties include: 

• Conduct technical analysis of product implementations, modifications, and enhancements in accordance with customer specifications and requirements
• Troubleshoots technical problems and issues, determine technical solution in accordance with product customer specifications, and recommend actions to company or customer representatives for coordinative product solution
• Assess product needs in accordance with customer specifications
• Conduct technical training and product briefing with customers, vendors, and company representatives
• Ability to act as the field liaison with customer personnel, providing on-site support required for the planning and implementation of product training, checkout, and test events
• Perform start-up testing and customer training on features and general maintenance of product
• Provide the technical interface with product level integrated product teams
• Conduct technical training and product briefing with customers, vendors, and company representatives/

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years’ experience or a High School diploma / Equivalent with 6 years experience may be accepted in Lieu of degree
• experience in Software, Hardware, IT, Networking.
• Secret Security Clearance
• Must be located in or willing to relocate to Huntsville, AL
• Familiar with C-RAM, C-UAS or IBCS architectures
• Ability to meet all pre-deployment standards to include medical/immunization requirements   
• Must be able to travel domestically and internationally with little to no notice 
• Experience supporting defense systems field testing (First Article, Design Variation, or Environmental)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Air Defense experience in a 14 series MOS or related field with a pay grade of E-5 or higher
• Experience performing operator and administrative functions on the Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD) Command and Control (C2)
• ADAM Cell, AMDPCS FAAD Shelter and/or Battery Command Post experience
• Signal/IT Specialist experience in a 25 series MOS or related field with a pay grade of E-5 or higher
• Experience supporting defense systems field testing (First Article, Design Variation, and Environmental)
• Possess CompTIA LPI Linux+ certification or able to obtain within 6 months of hire date
• Experience in networking and an understanding of the OSI model and network architectures
• Deployment experience in a field technical support role
• Must be able to pass CONUS Replacement Center (CRC) requirements.

Primary Level Salary Range: $70,600.00 - $105,800.00

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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet 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.

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.