Principal or Senior Principal Network and Communications Field Service Engineer - R10215958-38
Listed on 2025-12-07
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret
TRAVEL:
Yes, 50% of the Time
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. From the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean to stealth bombers and moon landings, our pioneering spirit has kept us at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation’s history. We look for people who have bold 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.
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal or Senior Principal Network and Communications Field Service Engineer to our team at RAAF Base Edinburgh near Adelaide, Australia.
This position will receive daily tasking and prioritization from the site lead. The selected candidate will be responsible for operations and maintenance support of the MQ‑4C Triton network and communications systems at a Forward Operating Base (FOB).
Duties And Responsibilities- Provide real‑time support for flight operations and maintenance, addressing any issues related to communications and networking including fault isolation, remediation, and resolution.
- Perform field integration, troubleshooting, and repair of communications and data link systems in a military flight test environment, including operations on a flight line, in a hangar, and in command‑and‑control centers.
- Adhere to checklists and procedures to ensure repeated success and provide redlines to procedures when necessary.
- Communicate complex technical issues to local support, the Degrader Action Cell (DAC), Main Operation Bases (MOBs), and Responsible Engineers (REs).
- Support and lead air‑crew engagement for proper techniques in solving complex analysis of technical problems that arise during operations.
- Assist with trend analysis as needed for REs.
- Perform/support review and analysis of supplier design data and define functional test requirements including acceptance, qualification, and system integration.
- Take responsibility for testing, maintenance, and integration of communications and networks equipment including radio terminals, software loads, switches, routers, and firewalls required to support ground and flight test operations.
- Work with system admins, maintainers, and onsite personnel to troubleshoot and repair any internal operational issues.
The selected candidate will be put on a temporary domestic assignment and will report to our San Diego, CA site daily prior to international deployment while clearance(s), Visa(s), and other documents are processing. The employee will go through training in San Diego during this period.
The expected timeline before deployment is 3‑4 months but this will vary.
Initially, this position will work a 9/80 shift. As the program matures, the shifts may become 12‑hour shifts that could include nights, weekends, and/or holidays.
The selected candidate will be required to work full‑time on‑site in Australia. This position requires the ability to travel up to 50% of the time once in the final location.
Basic Qualifications For Principal Field Service Engineer- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related engineering experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification such as Security+CE, CCNP, or CISSP within a reasonable time frame.
- Competence in Linux, troubleshooting, engineering documents, tools and equipment.
- Familiarity with communications/networking operations.
- Ability to support assignment at RAAF Base Edinburgh for a minimum of 18 months.
- Ability to pass a…
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