Mission Operations Development Lead - Level 4 - Gilbert

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

Job summary

The Mission Operations Development group at Northrop Grumman is seeking a Lead Mission Operations Engineer for our Gilbert, AZ campus. The role is full-time and requires SCI clearance, with occasional travel for rehearsals and launches.

You will lead on-orbit procedures, develop scripts, and support multiple satellite programs. You will collaborate with systems engineers, produce operational documentation, and contribute to mission readiness activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Top-Secret/SCI clearance required at time of application.
• Experience with spacecraft subsystems (ADCS/GNC, C&DH, comms, power, thermal).
• Experience writing technical documents for customers.
• Strong verbal and written communication, milestone presentations.
• Perl scripting experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide mission operations support to NGSS satellite programs.
• Lead on-orbit script and procedure development.
• Test on-orbit products using simulators and resolve discrepancies.
• Develop and test command procedures and telemetry pages.
• Modify operations procedures based on in-flight lessons.
• Support system development activities (requirements, architecture, I&T).
• Document on-orbit checkout procedures with systems engineers.
• Participate in mission readiness activities and rehearsals.
• Engage in on-orbit anomaly resolution activities.
• Provide status reporting to functional and program leadership.

Skills

Mission operations

Perl scripting

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Perl scripting

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

The Mission Operations Development group is looking for a Lead Mission Operations Engineer to join a growing team. This position is for a full time technical role located on our Gilbert, AZ campus.

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Provide mission operations support to NGSS Satellite programs.
• Lead on orbit script and procedure development effort based off of operational procedures
• Testing on orbit operational products using simulators and resolve discrepancies.
• Lead development and test command procedures, telemetry pages, and other products derived from vendor provided documentation.
• Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance. Develop new procedures as required.
• Support system development activities such as requirements management, architecture development, integration and test and formal program milestones.
• Work with systems engineers to develop operational documentation for use during on-orbit checkout and commissioning of satellites.
• Participate in mission readiness activities including mission rehearsals, mission timeline development, and post launch test development.
• Participate in on orbit anomaly resolution efforts.
• Provide status reporting through both the functional and program reporting branches.
• Provide additional support to multiple programs in the same product line.
• 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.
• May require shift work and travel ~ 20% of the time for simulation/rehearsal and launch support.
• Candidate will require a polygraph interview to participate in rehearsals and launch activities.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related discipline and 8 years’ experience; 6 years with Masters; 0 years with PhD Prior experience conducting on-orbit mission operations or resolving satellite/ground system anomalies.
• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application.
• Experience with at least one S/C Subsystem (ADCS/GNC, command and data handling, communications, power, Thermal, flight software, orbital planning and dynamics, etc.)
• System engineering experience or significant classwork in system engineering or system design
• Experience writing technical documents for internal or external customers
• Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, including ability to make persuasive presentations to external customers at milestone reviews.
• Experience with or writing of PERL script.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to work within a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success. Support of readiness activities to include; Mission Readiness Tests (MRTs), Mission Rehearsals (MRs), Day In The Life (DITL) and daily operations testing.
• Experience with spacecraft launch campaigns
• Experience with satellite ground systems and simulators
• Familiarity with training and certification programs for space system operators
• Experience working on government systems and/or government process environment

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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.