What you’ll get to do
Responsible for the team’s day to day tasks and progress.
Provide mission operations support to a constellation of satellites.
Monitor health and status of each spacecraft in the constellation and perform short and long-term telemetry trending.
Work with systems and software engineers to conduct anomaly review board investigations as necessary.
Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance.
Develop new procedures as required.
Support system maintenance activities such as procedure updates and software updates.
Conduct testing using simulators and work with a diverse group of engineers to debug on-orbit and ground issues.
Track space vehicle configuration, including both hardware and software.
Collaborate with mission planners to enable manual and automated mission planning during different phases of operations.
Support constellation-level operations, including shift work which will involve 12-hour and night shifts.
Prioritize tasks for yourself and your teammates and take the lead on resolving issues.
Coordinate operations with teams located in multiple sites.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree with 6 years of relevant experience; or PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
Active Secret clearance required at the time of application, and the ability to obtain Top Secret clearance
Space systems engineering experience/satellite operations experience
RF communications domain expertise
Linux System Administrator experience
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to determine the root cause of spacecraft and ground system anomalies, and the ability to make difficult decisions in high-pressure environments
Ability to communicate and collaborate with all levels of employees and management
Willingness and ability to support a 24/7 environment with shift work
Preferred Qualifications
TS/CI poly
CompTIA Security+ certification or equivalent
Experience with Civil Engineering projects
Experience conducting trade-studies
Experience briefing at formal milestone reviews
Experience in working with multiple subcontractors
Test Engineering development for large-scale Mission / Cross-Mission test campaigns
Briefed by Customer of the Program
Primary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00
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.
