Lead Mission Operations Engineer - On-Orbit Satellites

Northrop Grumman; Gilbert (AZ); On-site; USD 123,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Lead Mission Operations Engineer for our Gilbert, AZ campus. This full-time role requires active SCI clearance, on-site work, and travel about 20% for rehearsals and launches.

The successful candidate will work with NGSS satellite programs, develop procedures, and support mission readiness activities. The position involves engineering the operational lifecycle from requirements to in-flight support, with collaboration across systems engineers and program milestones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline and 8 years’ experience; 6 years with Masters; 0 years with PhD.
• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application.
• Experience with at least one spacecraft/subsystem and system engineering experience; writing technical documents for customers.

Responsibilities

• Provide mission operations support to NGSS Satellite programs.
• Lead on orbit script and procedure development based on operational procedures.
• Test on orbit operational products using simulators and resolve discrepancies.
• Lead development and test command procedures, telemetry pages, and other products from vendor documentation.
• Modify existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance.

Skills

Verbal and written communications

Perl scripting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related discipline

Tools

MS PowerPoint

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Lead Mission Operations Engineer for our Gilbert, AZ campus. This full-time role requires active SCI clearance, on-site work, and travel about 20% for rehearsals and launches.

The successful candidate will work with NGSS satellite programs, develop procedures, and support mission readiness activities. The position involves engineering the operational lifecycle from requirements to in-flight support, with collaboration across systems engineers and program milestones.