Posted July 01, 2026
Field Engineer (AHT) - R10238000
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: 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.Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Field Engineer to join our diverse team, working on the Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD) portfolio of programs. The selected candidate will support the FAAD Training and Training Material Development on-site in Huntsville, Alabama.
This requisition may be filled at the Field Engineer level:
- Field Engineer - Bachelor’s Degree in a technical Engineering or related discipline (and 2 years of relevant experience) or 6 years of professional and related experience in lieu of degree may be considered.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Document and communicate system software changes as it correlates to training material
- Assist and develop training material for FAAD
- Closely interface with software changes in the support of fielded systems in operation
- Travel to training events at CONUS and OCONUS locations
- Conduct technical training and product briefing with customers, vendors, and company representatives
- Operate independently at customer facilities, with remote guidance and technical assistance as needed
- Work closely with the Military/Government customer as well as internal Northrop Grumman engineering teams
- Conduct advanced troubleshooting and repair of equipment in a training environment
- Coordinate with design engineers in testing environments
- Support may include; on-call 24/7 support of a customer operations center, travel to test events, and regular interaction with design engineers and external vendors
- Assist with performance of other engineering and operational duties as required
Basic Qualifications:
- Active Secret clearance
- Knowledge of FAAD as an operator
- Experience in integration, field support, and implementation of communications systems
- Excellent written and oral communications skills
- Knowledge of Red Hat Linux, Windows
- Flexibility to work extended hours during mission critical time periods
- Ability to travel up to 10% of time as needed
Following are good to have, but are not required:
- Experience in computer networking
- Comp TIA Security+ and A+ Certifications.
- Red Hat Linux+ or similar certification.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills; and proficiency with Word
- Military experience desirable, Air Defense MOS experience
- Experience performing operator and administrative functions on the Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD)
- Technical writing experience
- Process orientation and strong skills in using and following documented processes / checklists
- Knowledge of military command, control, and communication systems
- Deployment experience in a field technical support role
