Principal / Sr. Principal Computer Hardware Engineer
Relocation assistance may be available. Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable timeframe. Travel required: 10% of the time.
About the role
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal / Sr. Principal Computer Hardware Engineer to join the F-35 Mission Systems team in Redondo Beach, CA. The selected candidate will design, build, and maintain computer system hardware racks and workstations used by F-35 software developers for software development and delivery tasks.
Responsibilities
- Build rack-mounted and workstation HPE systems using available frames, motherboards, CPUs, memory, and disks.
- Design, construct, and maintain computer racks consisting of HPE systems, switches, firewalls, tape libraries, and other peripherals for classified and unclassified environments.
- Design and implement safe networking strategies between the enterprise network, F-35 project network, and developer workstations.
- Load and configure all rack-mounted systems, peripherals, and developer workstations per project requirements.
- Produce professional drawings of the F-35 developer network.
- Investigate, install, and maintain software products as required.
Requirements
Principal Computer Hardware Engineer (Level 3)
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related experience.
- Professional experience constructing and maintaining computer hardware racks and workstations for unclassified and classified environments.
- Professional experience with software loading and administration of racked systems.
- Ability to investigate and solve configuration issues related to software tools.
- Professional experience with installation and configuration of network switches and firewalls.
- Working familiarity with Linux system administration.
Sr. Principal Computer Hardware Engineer (Level 4)
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related experience.
- Professional experience constructing and maintaining computer hardware racks and workstations for unclassified and classified environments.
- Professional experience with software loading and administration of racked systems.
- Ability to investigate and solve configuration issues related to software tools.
- Professional experience with installation and configuration of network switches and firewalls.
- Working familiarity with Linux system administration.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with configuration and administration of SUSE Linux, LDAP, and Samba.
- Familiarity with Lynx OS real-time software.
- Familiarity with LDRA and Coverity security scanning tools.
- Experience setting up FlexLM license manager servers.
- Experience selecting hardware and software from vendors and working with purchasing departments.
Pay
Principal Computer Hardware Engineer (Level 3) salary range: $114,000 – $171,000.
Sr. Principal Computer Hardware Engineer (Level 4) salary range: $142,200 – $213,400.
Base salary offers consider scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills, and market conditions. Additional compensation may include overtime, shift differentials, discretionary bonuses, long-term incentives (for eligible roles), and benefits such as health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plans, paid holidays, and paid time off.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Savings plan.
- Company-paid holidays.
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal business.
- Flexible work arrangements, including a 9/80 work schedule.