Senior Ground Software Engineer - Mission Planning

0909 SP - Orbital Space Systems; United States; On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff-level Ground Software Engineer (T5) to lead design and development of mission planning and satellite operations software. The role is based in McLean, VA, onsite in a secure environment, working at the intersection of software engineering and orbital mechanics.

You’ll contribute to mission planning, orbit analysis, and satellite operations using Python, C/C++, and integration with FreeFlyer/STK.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 12+ years of relevant software/mission experience or advanced degrees with senior experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain ground software services and tools for mission planning and satellite operations.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Java

Agile

Linux

Bash scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

FreeFlyer

STK

Docker

Jenkins

GitLab

Bitbucket/Jira/Confluence

Git

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff-level Ground Software Engineer (T5) to lead design and development of mission planning and satellite operations software. The role is based in McLean, VA, onsite in a secure environment, working at the intersection of software engineering and orbital mechanics.

You’ll contribute to mission planning, orbit analysis, and satellite operations using Python, C/C++, and integration with FreeFlyer/STK.