On-Orbit Execution & Planning Engineer

0909 SP - Orbital Space Systems; United States; On-site; USD 103,600 - 155,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Sector is seeking an On-Orbit & Planning Engineer (Level 3 or 4) for the Execution Planning Team in Colorado Springs, CO. This onsite position demands a Bachelor's degree with appropriate experience and an active SCI clearance. Responsibilities include providing technical solutions, modeling risk-reduction activities, and supporting mission objectives.

Preferred candidates will have experience in RPO missions and scripting tools. Benefits include health coverage, PTO, and potential bonuses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience or Master's with 3+ years, or PhD with 1+ year.
• Active Top‑Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance.
• Experience in RPO missions with knowledge of operations and planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical solutions to Mission Execution Planning Team.
• Contribute to design and execution of mission enabling risk‑reduction activities.
• Model and simulate risk‑reduction activities and generate reports.

Skills

Understanding of rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO)

Experience operating satellite systems

Scripting languages and modeling tools (e.g., STK, Freeflyer, Python)

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

STK

Freeflyer

Python

Job description

Job Summary

Northrop Grumman Space Sector seeks an On-Orbit & Planning Engineer Level 3 or Level 4 to join the Execution Planning Team in Colorado Springs, CO. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. The successful candidate will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance Requirements

Clearance required for start: Yes. Clearance type: SCI. This position can only be filled by an individual who obtains final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical solutions to enable the end state of the Mission Execution Planning Team against dynamic priorities and objectives in support of system effectiveness evaluations.
• Contribute to design, planning, and execution of mission enabling risk‑reduction activities with customer and end‑user community.
• Support the design, planning, and execution of activities within the end‑user community.
• Model and simulate risk‑reduction activities with simulation capabilities and generate reports and assessments in support of on‑orbit execution.
• Serve as a subject‑matter expert in space vehicle hardware configuration and trajectory flight safety in support of activity readiness reviews and recommendations.
• Assess system effectiveness based on constellation design, space vehicle capability, ground system capability, and enterprise integrations.
• Perform system‑of‑system trades, modeling, simulation and analysis to assess space mission architecture alternatives for delivering a customer mission effect, data or capability as it fits within a broader campaign.

Basic Qualifications

• Level 3: Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience or PhD with 1 year of professional experience.
• Level 4: Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience or PhD with 4 years of professional experience.
• Active Top‑Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application.
• Basic understanding of rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) and the design of dynamic satellite trajectories against constraints, restraints, and objectives.
• Experience operating satellite systems in a dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with RPO missions and the underpinning algorithms with knowledge of operations and planning.
• Prior aerospace‑related work experience for a U.S. Government Agency or Contractor.
• Previous experience with flight hardware on operational systems.
• Experience in scripting languages and modeling tools (e.g., STK, Freeflyer, Python, STOL, etc.).

Salary

• Primary Level: $103,600.00 – $155,400.00
• Secondary Level: $129,300.00 – $193,900.00

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay.
• Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and share in company results.
• Long‑Term Incentives may be available for Vice President or Director positions.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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.