Field Technician 4 - OneTenCoalition

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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our organization is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Field Technician 4 based out of Elkridge, MD. As a Field Technician 4 at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

Roles and Responsibilities

This position will require the Field Technician 4 provide engineering technician support to the Systems engineers in the Long Range Air Defense Systems business unit. This position directly assists the engineering team with computer-aided design (CAD) details and hands-on support in both the lab and the field with the testing and deployment of air defense systems.

Responsibilities include:

• Turning engineering concepts into AutoCAD, Visio, Unigraphics or other detailed drawings.
• Provide 3D models if required in 3D Studio, Illustrator, Photoshop or similar to support concept realization in either engineering designs or customer presentations.
• Define system parts lists, interconnect diagrams, geometric dimensioning with tolerances or other details to support implementation of engineering designs in the ISE/CADSTAR/MPLM systems. This includes new releases as well as revision notices to existing vaulted documents.
• Researching existing design documents to support updates as dictated by program requirements
• In lab, production area, or field provide hands-on support that might require the following certifications: soldering, surface mount soldering, mechanical installation, wiring, FOD elimination, torque specifications.
• At customer (either CONUS or OCONUS) facilities provide hands-on support for any work that might require the following certifications: forklift operations, painting with full face respirator, gantry crane operations.
• Support integration, test, troubleshooting, remove and replace, upgrade or repair of systems or parts.
• Effectively able to communicate with engineers, managers and customers.

Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent with 6 years of additional education and/or related experience.
• Able to understand and edit design or assembly drawings and schematics.
• Able to trouble-shoot both electrical and mechanical assemblies.
• Able and willing to travel both CONUS and OCONUS.
• Clearance : Candidate must be a US citizen and currently have, and be able to maintain an active/current U.S. Government DOD Secret Clearance or higher.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10 years' experience in graphics design using AutoCAD or equivalent software
• 10 years' experience working with engineers doing system design, integration and test
• 10 years' experience working with electronics and mechanical assemblies in both in-plant and field environments.
• Experience with Windows based networks, Excel, Visio, engineering information systems (such as ISE/CADSTAR/MPLM)

Salary Range: $73,400 - $122,300

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 candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.