Mission Operations Engineer & System Engineer (SCI)

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401k

Educational assistance

Life insurance

PTO & holidays

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector in Redondo Beach, CA is seeking a System Engineer Level 3/4 — Mission Operations Engineer to join our team. You will define and refine how a mission set is executed, develop concepts of operations, and translate them into detailed procedures for day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities include designing and testing tools, planning rehearsals, and documenting system behaviors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5 years of related experience; OR a Master’s with 3 years; OR PhD with 1 year.
• Experience with space/ground system integration, test, or operations.
• Candidate must have active SCI or Top Secret clearance at time of application.

Responsibilities

• Define and refine how a mission set is executed with the lead and team.
• Develop CONOPS and refine mission employment approaches.
• Translate CONOPS into procedures, checklists, and playbooks.
• Design, test, and improve tools, products, and processes for mission ops.
• Plan and execute operational rehearsals, simulations, and demonstrations.
• Document system operations, hardware configurations, and software behaviors.

Skills

Space/ground systems

Operations experience

Security clearance SCI

Education

B.S. in STEM

M.S. in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Python

Shell scripting

Dashboard tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector in Redondo Beach, CA is seeking a System Engineer Level 3/4 — Mission Operations Engineer to join our team. You will define and refine how a mission set is executed, develop concepts of operations, and translate them into detailed procedures for day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities include designing and testing tools, planning rehearsals, and documenting system behaviors.