Associate Systems Engineer
Posted on: 18 Jan 2021
Huntsville, AL
Job Description
Description
Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you rsquo;ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.
Northrop Grumman Space Launch and Missile Defense Systems is seeking an Associate Systems Engineer located in Huntsville, AL. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman rsquo;s Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Communication Network (GCN) Development team.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
bull; Designs and plans network communications systems.
bull; Provides specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture.
bull; Provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements.
bull; Conducts testing of network design.
bull; Maintains technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.
bull; Evaluates and reports on new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.
Qualification
Basic Qualifications:
* B.S. degree with 0 years of experience; 4 additional years of experience in lieu of experience.
* US citizenship and ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance
* Knowledge of TCP/IP networks (copper and fiber)
Preferred Qualifications:
bull;Active Secret Clearance
Northrop Grumman
Falls Church, VA
Northrop Grumman Corporation, a security company, provides products in the areas of autonomous systems, cyber, space, strikes, and logistics and modernizations in the United States, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Aerospace Systems, Innovation Systems, Mission Systems, and Technology Services. The Aerospace Systems segment designs, develops, integrates, and produces manned aircrafts, autonomous systems, spacecraft systems, high-energy laser systems, microelectronics, and other systems and sub-systems for use in the areas of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, strike operations, communications, earth observations, and space science.
The Innovation Systems segment designs, develops, integrates, and produces flights, armaments, and space systems. It offers launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile products and defense electronics; precision weapons, armament systems, and ammunitions; satellites and associated space components and services; and advanced aerospace structures. The Mission Systems segment offers products and services that include C4ISR systems; radar, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR), and acoustic sensors; electronic warfare systems; cyber solutions; space systems; intelligence processing systems; air and missile defense integration systems; navigation systems; and shipboard missiles and encapsulated payload launch systems.
The Technology Services segment provides logistic solutions that supports the full life cycle of platforms and systems. Its products and services include software and system sustainment; modernization of platform and associated subsystems; advanced training solutions; and integrated logistics support. Northrop Grumman Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.
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IndustryAerospace and Defense
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No. of Employees85,000
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Website
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Jobs Posted6018
