Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following
Provide mission operations support to Satellite programs including flight control.
Support system maintenance activities such as procedure updates, architecture upkeep, and formal program milestones.
Work with systems engineers to conduct anomaly review board investigations as necessary.
Conduct testing using simulators and resolve discrepancies.
Develop and test command procedures, telemetry pages, and other products derived from vendor provided documentation
Support operations readiness activities including configuration control board and other customer meetings
Support operations, including shift work which will include 12 hour and night shifts
Monitor vehicle state of health across all subsystems and perform short and long-term telemetry trending.
Track space vehicle configuration, to include both hardware, software, and configurable item parameters.
Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance. Develop new procedures as required.
Provide status reporting through both the functional and program reporting branches.
Maintain standards associated with the established Integrated/Developmental Operations functional group processes.
Support internal and external customer meetings through proficient verbal and documented (MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel) communications.
Other duties as assigned
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This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.
Basic Qualifications for Level 2
Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
Ability to work within a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success
Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, including ability to make persuasive presentations to external customers at milestone review
Willingness and ability to support a 24/7 environment while working day/night 12hr shifts
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience conducting on-orbit mission operations and resolving satellite and ground system anomalies highly preferred
Experience writing technical documents for external customers
Leadership experience within a diverse team of engineers/operators
Ability to task and manage a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success.
Experience working on government systems and/or government process environment
Experience with at least one S/C Subsystem (ADCS, CDH, COMM, EPDS, Thermal, FSW).
Experience in ground system update and/or maintenance
Experience operating Tactical Space Systems bus product lines is strongly desired.
Experience using Tactical Space Systems ground software products is strongly desired.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $75,800.00 - $113,800.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
