Deployable Senior Principal Network Communications Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Beale Air Force Base, CA

17d

About The Position

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. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's 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, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Deployable Senior Principal Network Communications (Level 4) engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Aircraft Solutions organization. This role is located at Beale AFB, CA. Your duties include: Plan, evaluate, and coordinate installation and/or reconfiguration of hardware and software elements of data and/or voice communication network. Maintains technical expertise in all areas of networks and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc. May propose solutions to management to ensure all communications requirements based on future needs and current usage, configuring such solutions to optimize cost savings. Prepares or ensures that appropriate network documentation exists, including operational instructions. Provides regular monitoring and network analysis regarding short- and long-range planning for in-house systems. May coordinate third-party maintenance for network equipment. May design network or portion of network that include selection of hardware and software packages.

Requirements

Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent with at least 12 years of related military / professional experience, OR a Bachelor's of Science degree and at least 8 years of related military / professional experience, OR a Master's degree and 6 years of related military / professional experience, OR a Ph.D. and at least 4 years of related military / professional experience
Must be willing and able to work a flexible work schedule that may include extended shifts, holidays, and weekends and support on call status for 24 hours-a-day, 7 days- a-week, and 365 days a year.
Must have the ability to meet medical requirements and pass a physical for worldwide travel.
Must have and maintain a valid U.S. passport.
Must have the ability to accept customer furnished quarters for a period up to 90 days away from primary work location and comply with mobility requirements.
Must have an active DoD Top Secret clearance and be able to maintain that clearance.
Must have ability to obtain and maintain Special Program access clearance within 365 days from submission.

Nice To Haves

Experience with: Requirements Capture
Test and Implementation
Integrated Maintenance Data System
Unix/Solaris Operating Systems and Principles
Windows Server and Desktop versions.
Wide Area (WAN) and Local Area (LAN) networking
Group policy design, testing and implementation
Radio Frequency Transmission Systems
Satellite Communications Systems
Oracle RAC
Virtualization

Responsibilities

Plan, evaluate, and coordinate installation and/or reconfiguration of hardware and software elements of data and/or voice communication network.
Maintains technical expertise in all areas of networks and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.
May propose solutions to management to ensure all communications requirements based on future needs and current usage, configuring such solutions to optimize cost savings.
Prepares or ensures that appropriate network documentation exists, including operational instructions.
Provides regular monitoring and network analysis regarding short- and long-range planning for in-house systems.
May coordinate third-party maintenance for network equipment.
May design network or portion of network that include selection of hardware and software packages.