Mission Operations Engineer - Space Systems (Level 2/3)

0909 SP - Orbital Space Systems; United States; On-site; USD 79,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to join a Mission Operations Engineer team in Gilbert, AZ. This onsite role supports multiple satellite programs, developing and testing on-orbit procedures, scripts, and telemetry products, with frequent collaboration with systems engineers and customers.

The position requires an active SCI clearance, a STEM degree, and experience with spacecraft subsystems; LabVIEW and PERL skills are a plus, with a 9/80 work schedule and potential travel.

Qualifications

• Active SCI clearance required at time of application.
• Experience with at least one spacecraft subsystem (ADCS/GNC, C&DH, comms, power, thermal, flight software).
• Experience writing technical documents for internal or external customers.

Responsibilities

• Provide mission operations support to NGSS satellite programs.
• Develop and test on-orbit procedures, scripts, telemetry pages, and products.
• Collaborate with systems engineers to prepare operational documentation for on-orbit checkout and commissioning.

Skills

SCI clearance

Verbal/written communication

Satellite subsystem experience

PERL scripting

LabVIEW

Simics

System engineering

Education

B.S. in STEM with 2+ years

M.S. with 0 years

PhD with 1 year

Tools

LabVIEW

Simics

Perl scripting

Job description

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to join a Mission Operations Engineer team in Gilbert, AZ. This onsite role supports multiple satellite programs, developing and testing on-orbit procedures, scripts, and telemetry products, with frequent collaboration with systems engineers and customers.

The position requires an active SCI clearance, a STEM degree, and experience with spacecraft subsystems; LabVIEW and PERL skills are a plus, with a 9/80 work schedule and potential travel.