Principal/Sr Principal Network Engineer

Requisition ID : R10172091

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 Principal / Sr Principal Network Engineer based out of San Diego, CA .

As a Principal / Sr Principal Network Engineer 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.

What You’ll get to Do :

Work closely with engineers and technicians in a lab environment

Advise on integration of new emerging industry technologies to the program’s systems

Implement engineering changes to the system as required

Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures

Responsible for completing the network configurations and coordinating with the peers, SMEs, and government engineers.

Occasional travel may be required

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Level or a Sr Principal Level.

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications for Principal Network Engineer :

Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, engineering, or related discipline with 5 years of experience; OR 3 years of relevant experience with a Master (MS) degree;

OR 0 years of experience with STEM PhD degree; an additional 4 years of relevant experience can be considered in lieu of a Bachelor degree.

Experience with network design, architecture, specifications, and equipment selection.

Understanding of IP4 and IPv6 network design, including IP sub-netting and protocols including BGP, OSPF and EIGRP.

Understanding of network device configuration and troubleshooting (ideally, Cisco IOS / IOS-XE).

Understanding of advanced features like GRE, IPSEC, IP quality-of-service, VLANs, and multicast.

Familiar with network management protocols, like SNMP, SSH, syslog, RADIUS / TACACS.

Full on-site presence at San Diego Spectrum Center campus

Ability to travel 10% of the time.