Northrop Grumman
Space Vehicle Engineer/Spacecraft Operations - Top Secret/SCI Clearance (Space/S
Northrop Grumman, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80509
Space Vehicle Engineer/Spacecraft Operations
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. The successful candidate will be expected to provide mission operations support to Satellite programs including on orbit vehicle/sustaining engineering, and support activities such as system problem/anomaly resolution support, data trending, operational product updates, and performance analyses. Provide mission operations support to Satellite programs including on orbit vehicle/sustaining engineering. Support activities such as system problem/anomaly resolution support, data trending, operational product updates, and performance analyses. Lead/Coordinate other systems engineers to conduct anomaly review board investigations as necessary. Investigation and diagnosis of unexpected system signatures. 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. Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance. Supporting the coordination and execution of system maintenance tasks and coordinating across multiple contractor organizations including customer and external system partners to diligently accomplish all tasks. Perform demonstrations and conduct briefings explaining how to utilize mission systems to accomplish task-based objectives. Performing quantitative risk analysis. Providing 24x7on-call support to lead the resolution of system issues and anomalies. 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 communications. May require travel ~ 10% of the time for support of customer or backup mission operations center. Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree (Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree). Minimum of 2 years (level 2) or 5 years (level 3) of relevant experience. Active or current Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain SCI at time of application required. U.S. citizen. Ability to work within a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success. Knowledge and experience in satellite operations engineering disciplines to include attitude control, power management, thermal control, propulsion, command and data handling, flight and ground software, and anomaly determination and resolution. Previous experience with troubleshooting, anomaly resolution and performing analysis on operational systems. Experience writing technical documents for external customers. Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, including ability to make persuasive presentations to external customers at milestone reviews. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related STEM field. 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). Support mission simulation, scripting, and verification activities. Proficiency with one or more of the following programming languages/tools: MATLAB, Python, SIMULINK, Fortran, Java, C/ C++. Experience with rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) or formation flight. Background/fundamental understand of performing statistical analysis. 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.
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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. The successful candidate will be expected to provide mission operations support to Satellite programs including on orbit vehicle/sustaining engineering, and support activities such as system problem/anomaly resolution support, data trending, operational product updates, and performance analyses. Provide mission operations support to Satellite programs including on orbit vehicle/sustaining engineering. Support activities such as system problem/anomaly resolution support, data trending, operational product updates, and performance analyses. Lead/Coordinate other systems engineers to conduct anomaly review board investigations as necessary. Investigation and diagnosis of unexpected system signatures. 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. Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance. Supporting the coordination and execution of system maintenance tasks and coordinating across multiple contractor organizations including customer and external system partners to diligently accomplish all tasks. Perform demonstrations and conduct briefings explaining how to utilize mission systems to accomplish task-based objectives. Performing quantitative risk analysis. Providing 24x7on-call support to lead the resolution of system issues and anomalies. 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 communications. May require travel ~ 10% of the time for support of customer or backup mission operations center. Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree (Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree). Minimum of 2 years (level 2) or 5 years (level 3) of relevant experience. Active or current Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain SCI at time of application required. U.S. citizen. Ability to work within a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success. Knowledge and experience in satellite operations engineering disciplines to include attitude control, power management, thermal control, propulsion, command and data handling, flight and ground software, and anomaly determination and resolution. Previous experience with troubleshooting, anomaly resolution and performing analysis on operational systems. Experience writing technical documents for external customers. Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, including ability to make persuasive presentations to external customers at milestone reviews. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related STEM field. 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). Support mission simulation, scripting, and verification activities. Proficiency with one or more of the following programming languages/tools: MATLAB, Python, SIMULINK, Fortran, Java, C/ C++. Experience with rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) or formation flight. Background/fundamental understand of performing statistical analysis. 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.
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