Associate Engineer, Space Systems — Top Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 73,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Linthicum, MD seeks an early-career engineer to support on-orbit operations and maintenance for a Space RADAR constellation. Responsibilities include telemetry analysis, tool development, and system testing with on-orbit payloads.

The role requires a BS in STEM, active Top Secret clearance, and willingness to work shifts on-site at our Linthicum facility. U.S. Citizenship is required for government-clearance positions.

Qualifications

• BS in STEM with any work experience in Aerospace or Defense industry development or test.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance at time of application with SCI eligibility.
• Coding skills in MATLAB and/or Python.
• Willingness to support shift work.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, trend, and analyze satellite and payload telemetry during ops shifts.
• Develop/test software tools for data analysis and troubleshooting.
• Support on-orbit operations and maintenance for Space RADAR constellation.
• Contribute to anomaly resolution and discrepancy adjudication.

Skills

MATLAB

Python

Shift work

Security clearance

Engineering mindset

Education

BS in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Linthicum, MD seeks an early-career engineer to support on-orbit operations and maintenance for a Space RADAR constellation. Responsibilities include telemetry analysis, tool development, and system testing with on-orbit payloads.

The role requires a BS in STEM, active Top Secret clearance, and willingness to work shifts on-site at our Linthicum facility. U.S. Citizenship is required for government-clearance positions.