Field Technician 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 50% 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.   Northrop Grumman is looking for a skilled Field Technician 3 to support our customer’s EA-18G Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL) at PT. Mugu, CA.  This includes planning, evaluation, operation, repair, maintenance, upgrade and documentation of laboratory system hardware, software, operating systems and firmware in support of software and product development. Laboratory environments include software development laboratories, engineering benches, integration and test benches, workstations, system emulation laboratories, avionics emulations and simulations, and threat environment simulators.   The successful candidate will have a background in the operation and maintenance of RADAR, or Electronic Warfare (EW) systems, or commercial digital and RF equipment, or other electronics background, and will have experience testing, troubleshooting, and performing repairs with minimal supervision. Knowledge in the proper usage of RF/Digital test equipment such as a multi-meter, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, and power meter is desired. This position will serve on-site at our customer’s EA-18G Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL) at PT. Mugu, CA .   Responsibilities: • • Planning, evaluating, operating, repairing, maintaining, upgrading and documenting laboratory system hardware, software, operating systems and firmware in support of software and product development. • Perform a variety of maintenance and technical support on products such as equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, and software at customer and/or field locations. • Troubleshoots and diagnoses malfunctions to eliminate problems in minimum time. • Analyzes and evaluates products and related performance • Installs and upgrades products, ensuring coordinative engineering field change. • Maintains effective customer communications and relations. • May provide onsite training of customer support personnel. Basic Qualifications for a Field Technician 3: • • High School diploma or equivalent and 4 years of additional education and/or related experience • Experience as an Aircraft Technician • Basic IT knowledge • Ability to travel domestically and internationally. • Ability to frequently move and position objects weighing 50 lbs. • US Citizen • Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance with an investigation date within the last 5 years. • Ability to travel (up to 50%).   Preferred Qualifications for Field Technician 3: • • Associates degree in a technical field and related experience. • U.S. military electronic school in Electronic Warfare or RF Systems. • Experience with RADAR, Electronic Warfare systems, RF Engineering, or other electronics background that includes experience testing, troubleshooting, and performing repairs. • Experience as an EA-18G Aviation Electronics Technician • Experience with cable