Sr. Principal Operations Engineer - Trainer (Alice Springs AU)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

Strategic Space Systems Division (SSSD) is an industry-leading provider for launch systems capabilities serving national security, military, civil and commercial customers. We are built on a heritage of providing innovative, affordable and reliable aerospace and defense products that our customers rely on to achieve mission success. Join the Space revolution and make the impossible, possible.

Northrop Grumman, Strategic Space Systems Division is seeking an Sr. Principal Operations Engineer - Trainer to become a member of the Operations Engineering Department, working as part of an integrated and globally disperse team. The position requires a flexible work schedule driven by system and operational requirements and is located at a field site in Alice Springs, Australia.

This role requires a two (2) year commitment and the ability to successfully pass a physical and psychological exam. Ability to work odd and/or extended hours covering a 24/7 period and periodic 12-hour shifts. A comprehensive overseas compensation package is offered with this position including relocation assistance.

Role Description:

Sr. Principal Operations Engineer – Trainer regular duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Successfully complete and maintain an initial operator certification and progress towards certification while supporting a minimum requirement of real-time operations shifts per quarter

• Oversee and lead reviews, updates and validation of standard operating procedures, and training material for multiple generations of systems

• Develop, organize, maintain, manage and deliver initial, upgrade and refresh training to the Operations team in both classroom and simulator environments.

• Review and support factory design working groups and future systems development activities for impacts to system operability

• Work with a multi-site Enterprise to establish and maintain program processes and standards

• Develop, maintain, and utilize necessary trending and monitoring tools/scripts in Perl, Python, etc.

• Utilize agile processes and tools that include Jira, Confluence, and Git, to coordinate departmental tasking

• System performance improvement tasks involving Perl programming and standard operating procedure modifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline plus 8 years of relevant technical/engineering experience OR Masters of Science Degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline plus 6 years of relevant technical/engineering experience

• Experience with LINUX, Perl, AGILE SW development tools and CI/CD

• Experience with monitoring tools/scripts (perl, python, etc.)

• Experience with training development and execution

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret Clearance, SCI Access and complete a counterintelligence polygraph examination prior to start date

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance / SCI Access with a counterintelligence (CI) polygraph examination adjudicated within the last three years

• Prior operations and/or systems engineering experience

• Experience working in a geographically diverse team and matrix organization

• Experience with all phases of training life cycle including developing, organization of, maintaining of, managing of and delivery of initial, upgrade and refresh training to the Operations team in both classroom and simulator environments.

• Familiar with simulator maintenance and configuration in support of executing operator training

• Familiar with AI/ML tools

Salary Range: $124,900.00 - $187,300.00

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 an Equal Opportunity 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 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.