Principal or Sr. Principal Field Engineer - (NAS Lemoore CA)

Northrop Grumman • Lemoore, CA

6d • $112,200 - $168,200 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems’ F-35 Sustainment Operating Unit is hiring a Principal or Senior Principal Field Engineer to serve as an F-35 Air Vehicle Field Support Engineer at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. The engineer will act as Northrop Grumman’s technical interface and on-site company representative, supporting the customer with operational, maintenance, modification, logistics, and engineering issues involving F-35 aircraft. The role serves as an integrated team member and Mission Systems and Vehicle Systems subject matter expert or emerging authority, troubleshooting and analyzing aircraft anomalies.

The engineer works in a high-tempo military operational environment, providing engineering and maintenance guidance to military and civilian maintainers, depot technicians, and engineers. Duties include interpreting technical data and drawings, operating test equipment, analyzing aircraft health and maintenance information, documenting activities and failure trends, recommending solutions and technical data updates, coordinating support activities, and briefing or training customers and other stakeholders. The position requires regular engagement with military aircrew and maintainers.

The role may require work on any shift, weekends, overtime, and holidays, as well as temporary duty or deployment assignments in support of program requirements. Candidates must complete customer-required training, examinations, and immunizations for deployments. The position may be filled at the Principal or Senior Principal level depending on qualifications.

Requirements

• For Principal: Bachelor’s degree in STEM and at least 5 years of related military aircraft maintenance experience; alternatively, a master’s degree and 3 years of related experience, or a Ph.D.
• For Senior Principal: Bachelor’s degree in STEM and at least 9 years of related military aircraft maintenance experience; alternatively, a master’s degree and 5 years of related experience, or a Ph.D. and 3 years of related experience.
• Active Government Secret security clearance and ability to obtain Special Access Program clearance.
• F-35 or F-22 aircraft experience, including cockpit operations.
• Fighter aircraft troubleshooting, maintenance, and operations experience.
• Willingness to accompany the customer on CONUS and OCONUS deployment assignments of varying duration; up to 50% travel may be possible.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and integrate into a high-tempo military operational environment.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Willingness to work any shift, weekends, overtime, and holidays if necessary, and to travel on temporary duty or deployment assignments.

Nice To Haves

• Five years of F-35 aircraft experience.
• Prior field support or military experience.
• Experience operating and troubleshooting fifth-generation aircraft Vehicle Systems, including FCS, PTMS, EPS, and utilities and subsystems.
• Working knowledge of engineering tools such as CATIA, VAS, VA, PDM, and JEDI.
• Experience operating and troubleshooting fifth-generation aircraft avionics, including DAS, EW, GPS, INS, and CNI.
• Fighter aircraft troubleshooting, maintenance, and operations experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Northrop Grumman technical interface and on-site company representative for the customer.
• Troubleshoot and analyze F-35 Vehicle Systems and Mission Systems anomalies.
• Provide engineering and aircraft maintenance guidance to military and civilian maintainers, depot technicians, and engineers.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, fault-isolation information, technical data, and other engineering data; analyze aircraft subsystem maintenance issues.
• Operate and maintain test equipment to gather aircraft health reporting codes and support advanced troubleshooting by engineering integrated product teams.
• Conduct technical analysis of product implementations and modifications against customer specifications, technical data, and requirements.
• Document maintenance activities, identify emerging failure trends, recommend ways to reduce equipment downtime, improve maintenance practices, and advise on maintenance tasks.
• Identify technical issues and recommend solutions supporting engineering dispositions and technical data updates.
• Manage and track multiple engineering and logistics support activities and provide periodic status updates to customers and program management.
• Provide authorized engineering products to supplement published engineering technical data.
• Conduct technical training and product briefings for customers, vendors, and company representatives.
• Author recommended technical data updates or assist the customer in developing recommendations.
• Support technical interchange meetings and program-plan development concerning problem analysis, engineering dispositions, and in-house technical support.
• Engage regularly with military aircrew and aircraft maintainers to resolve maintenance issues and prevent equipment downtime.
• Support CONUS and OCONUS temporary duty or deployment assignments, completing customer-required training, examinations, and immunizations.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Depending on position, eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior