Northrop Grumman - Virginia Beach, VA
posted 3 months ago
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 (NGMS) is looking for you to join our team within Marine Logistics Support (MLS) as a Field Service Engineer 3. Duties of the Field Service Engineer may include (but are not limited to) overseeing the installation, repair, and troubleshooting of mechanical aspects of the Northrop Grumman Marine Systems marine machinery onboard naval vessels in accordance with Northrop Grumman drawing and processes. This position is travel-based and may be filled in any continental US State. Candidates' work will be performed at customer locations such as San Diego, CA, Norfolk, VA, Groton, CT, Bremerton, WA, Pearl Harbor, HI, and Kittery, ME. Position responsibilities include project planning and management, customer interface, providing technical direction to shipyard or Northrop Grumman trade personnel, technical report writing, expense reporting and accounting, initiation of design changes when necessary, and occasional hands-on labor. The Field Service Engineer should be comfortable working and traveling independently. Additional job responsibilities of a MLS Field Service Engineer include managing their field assignments and supervising all aspects of the work including leading NG factory hourly personnel, NG factory engineering personnel, customer-provided labor, sub-vendors, and/or Ship's Force. They will operate independently at customer facilities, with remote guidance and technical assistance as needed. The Field Service Engineer will autonomously define requirements and the path to a repair or resolution by using NGC drawings and documented processes. The repair path is unique for each task based on the problem presented and is communicated to the customer and management. Tasking may require re-prioritization to achieve critical objectives, deadlines, and milestones. They are required to write technical condition reports that capture customer-required data/measurements as interim or final progress for the projects they manage. They will communicate project status to MLS management and to customers, provide technical support to customers, and guidance to touch labor during the installation, modification, troubleshooting, repair, and test of marine propulsion and power generation equipment. The Field Service Engineer will compile a recommended replacement material list to aid in repairs and troubleshooting, provide technical engineering support during repairs, determine the cause of the problem, oversee the disassembly and inspection process, design custom tooling, jigs, or equipment as needed, and create a disassembly and inspection plan by applying engineering principles, theories, and concepts. They will analyze what is wrong with the machinery/system by talking to the customer, observing machine operations, defining a troubleshooting plan, and analyzing control system data. MLS Field Service Engineers are responsible for tracking contract financials, contract scope, and departure from scope, which results in Requests for Equitable Adjustment (REA) to the contract. They will work at customer sites, normally onboard Navy surface ships and submarines. The working environment is not an office but a heavy manufacturing or operating environment requiring climbing ladders and navigating cramped spaces for access. Field Service Engineers are on their feet most of the day, climbing on and over equipment for inspection.