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Requisition ID: R10182518
- Category: Engineering
- Location: London, London, United Kingdom
- Clearance Type: Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: Any (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 75% of the Time
- Positions Available: 1
The Engineering & Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team 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. Come be a part of our mission!
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for you to join our team as a Field Engineer Level 3 – BACN Mission Coordinator (BMC).
What you’ll get to Do:
The successful candidate will join a field engineering team supporting operations and maintenance of a complex airborne and terrestrial tactical communication system providing voice and data services in real world operations. The selected candidate will support the deployed team and will be a key node of BACN mission execution.
This OCONUS position will report to the San Diego Field Engineering while working OCONUS. The BMC position does not have any direct-reports but yet is a significant leadership position within the Field Engineering team. The BMC role encompasses all pre-mission planning, mission execution and post mission analysis for BACN payload related missions, for all BACN payloads.
BACN are responsible for monitoring and gathering all data related to BACN combat missions and directing specific actions for payload employment to optimize BACN capabilities. This position requires a large part of a BMCs time in direct coordination with Higher Headquarters (HHQ) and operational customers. Strong customer relations are a critical aspect of the job. BMCs act as the OCONUS point of contact for the BACN mission to include all technical and operational aspects of system employment. The on-shift BMC is the direct point of contact for all BACN employment questions throughout the AOR. The BMC develops lessons learned and best practices/Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) for the future employment of BACN and follow-on systems.
Extended travel up to 75% to hazardous overseas duty locations and multi-month overseas deployments.
Basic Qualifications for a Field Engineer Level 3:
Bachelor’s degree in Science with 5 years of relevant experience; or a Master’s degree in Science with 3 years of relevant experience; Or 9 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a Degree.
US Citizenship required.
A former Field Grade (04 and above) Military Officer to include deployed Air Operations Centers (AOC) or HHQ staffs. (Candidates without this required qualification may be considered if they have significant C2 -related experience).
Qualified candidates will be skilled and experienced in Military C2 and Multi-TDL networks and data management with a minimum of 5 years total experience with Tactical Data Links (TDLs).
Proficient in: Air Tasking Order (ATO), Airspace Control Order (ACO) Airspace Control Plan (ACP) and Frequency Allocation Plan (FAP).
This position requires 75% travel (most travel to hazardous deployment areas) and multi-month overseas deployments.
Active Secret security clearance with the investigation completed within the last 4 years with no factors that would preclude a Top Secret or TS/SCI Clearance.
Must pass a physical health assessment and meet the minimal standards of fitness in alignment with CENTCOM/AFCENT requirements
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Theater Level Tactical Data Link (TDL) architectures. Proficient mission planner to support theater TDL Information Exchange Requirements – e.g. range extension, data relay and data forwarding of multiple TDLs. Proficient in working with TDL technical system capabilities, TDL military operations requirements, instructions, training plan development, TDL message standards, Link-16 network design, data forwarding and routing applications.
Experience at the Component Commander Headquarters level or higher. Proficient knowledge of military forces capabilities, disposition and relevant command structures (e.g. U.S., NATO and Coalition Forces) and involved in executing joint and allied force operations within the past 2-5 years
Experience in developing lessons learned, best practices, Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTP)
Experienced user of Falcon View (FV) applications, FV Inter-visibility and installed Radio Frequency (RF) Line-of-Sight mission planning tools
Proficient in working with various Tactical Data Link tools – e.g. JRE, ASDI, LMS 16
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.
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 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
