Mission Operations Engineer, TS Clearance, Level 2

Northrop Grumman; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 138,000; Full time

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Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Chantilly, VA, is seeking a Mission Operations Development Engineer to support high-tempo on-orbit spacecraft activities, including Launch and Early Orbit Operations, sustainment tests, and automation improvements.

The role requires a TS clearance, a STEM degree with 2 years of experience or a Master’s with none, and scripting in Python or STOL. Expect full-time on-site work with 50% shift work and up to 10% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 2 years of professional experience OR Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience
• Active U.S. Government Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
• Scripting experience in Python, STOL, or other coding languages
• Systems engineering experience or significant classwork in system engineering or system design
• Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to make persuasive presentations to external customers at milestone reviews

Responsibilities

• Provide mission operations support to classified Satellite programs
• Work with systems engineers to integrate and test operational scripts for use during all phases of satellite operations
• Conduct testing using simulators and resolve discrepancies
• Develop and test command procedures, telemetry pages, and other products derived from vendor provided documentation
• Support campaign mission preparation and operations activities including mission rehearsals, mission execution, and post launch test execution
• Provide leadership to cross-functional geographically dispersed satellite operations team during real-time mission execution
• Lead troubleshooting of satellite, ground, and/or C2 software issues during mission operations
• Enact configuration management processes for space vehicle configuration, to include both hardware, software, and configurable item parameters
• Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance, to include adding automation capabilities
• Support internal and external customer meetings through proficient verbal and documented (MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel) communications
• Utilize Agile Processes and Tools, including Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence), BitBucket, MatterMost

Skills

Python

STOL

System engineering

Verbal and written communications

Agile tools

Education

B.S. in STEM

M.S. in STEM

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

MatterMost

MATLAB

Simulink

Fortran

Java

C/C++

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Chantilly, VA, is seeking a Mission Operations Development Engineer to support high-tempo on-orbit spacecraft activities, including Launch and Early Orbit Operations, sustainment tests, and automation improvements.

The role requires a TS clearance, a STEM degree with 2 years of experience or a Master’s with none, and scripting in Python or STOL. Expect full-time on-site work with 50% shift work and up to 10% travel.