Senior 24x7 Mission Systems Engineer – Onsite

Northrop Grumman; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Principal Operations Systems Engineer - Level 3 to join our team in Aurora, CO. This 100% onsite role supports a 24x7 critical system with a comprehensive 20-week training program to become a Senior System Controller.

Initial duties include developing products for mission systems, troubleshooting, data trending, and automating operations. Shift rotations are required, with days and nights on an alternating four-on/four-off schedule.

Qualifications

• Approved STEM Bachelor's degree with 5 years of professional experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret clearance, SCI access.
• Willingness to work rotating 12-hour shifts (days/nights) 4 on 4 off.
• Proven leadership experience on a project and/or team.
• Experience in Linux.

Responsibilities

• Development of products and CONOPs for 24x7 operation of a mission critical system.
• Troubleshooting of real-world operations issues.
• Trending of operational data and simulation of products and CONOPs prior to transition to operations.
• Returning systems to an operational state while maximizing mission availability.
• Review or development of SOPs for real-time events and recoveries.
• Develop scripts and products to automate complex systems operations.
• Develop suites of operational products for newly delivered systems.
• Ability and willingness to work rotating 12-hour shifts (5:30am–5:30pm and 5:30pm–5:30am).

Skills

Linux

Leadership

Teamwork

Education

STEM Bachelor's degree

STEM Master's degree

STEM PhD

Job description

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Principal Operations Systems Engineer - Level 3 to join our team in Aurora, CO. This 100% onsite role supports a 24x7 critical system with a comprehensive 20-week training program to become a Senior System Controller.

Initial duties include developing products for mission systems, troubleshooting, data trending, and automating operations. Shift rotations are required, with days and nights on an alternating four-on/four-off schedule.