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Principal Facilities Risk Management Engineer - Level 3

Northrop Grumman

United States-Florida-MelbournePrincipalClearance required
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Location
United States-Florida-Melbourne
Work model
On-Site
Level
Principal
Posted
Sep 17, 2026

About this role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: 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 is currently looking for a Principal Facilities Engineer Level 3 to work in our Facilities and Maintenance group on site at our facility located in Melbourne, FL .  Description & responsibilities: The primary functions of this Facilities Engineering role are concerned with the reliability and operational efficiency of a large, interconnected campus of over a dozen buildings consisting of office, manufacturing, lab, and support spaces. A successful performer in this role must have the ability to execute the functions below at a high level: Interact with maintenance technicians to troubleshoot issues. Specifically function as a subject matter expert on Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Building Automation / Controls. Support project engineers to review plans for new builds and modifications to existing infrastructure, ensuring commonality and compatibility with existing infrastructure, maintainability, suitability for stated need and environment. Support our current facility and planned growth in all aspects of construction, modification, operation and production. This position works to ensure that all equipment performs optimally and maintains a high level of uptime. There is considerable latitude for independent action and decision making within various disciplines and with a multitude of internal and external parties. Help to ensure that the correct preventative maintenance procedures are in place and recommend all necessary spare parts to keep the plant operational on a 24/7 basis. Develop and implement machine monitoring strategy to support reliability centered maintenance to predict machine failures before they happen using vibration, temperature, and other variable analysis. Prepare presentations and reports detailing the Operational Equipment Effectiveness on all machines assigned. Aid in developing standard specifications for all future equipment purchases. Ensure adherence to sector-driven goals, priorities, and initiatives, participating with cross-functional teams. Serve as primary contact for maintaining a living document to track all capital and indirect project needs. Specific tasks include identifying needs, performing risk assessment, generating estimated costs and preliminary project scopes, and furnishing appropriate details to leadership and for cross-departmental coordination to support the Facilities long range strategic plan (LRSP). Manage vendors, primarily building controls contractors and occasional mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or general contractors. Work alongside in-house project engineers and contractors to ensure seamless integration, start up, and fine-tuning of our systems to meet customer requirements and project specifications.

Basic Qualifications

Principal Facilities Engineer (Level 3): Bachelor of Science degree in STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) with 5 years of experience in the following engineering fields: Reliability, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Aerospace, Electrical, Aeronautical, Mechanical,

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