Senior Principal Mission Engineer – Space Systems & CONOPS

0909 SP - Orbital Space Systems; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Bonuses and long-term incentives

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Sector in Dulles, VA seeks a Principal/Senior Principal Mission Engineer (Level 3 or 4) to join our team supporting space and ground programs with a 9/80 schedule and every other Friday off.

This role requires TS/SCI clearance and extensive Systems Engineering experience including CONOPS, requirements management, and mission modeling and simulation across complex space systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience, or Master's with 3+ years, or PhD with 1+ year.
• Active Top-Secret/SCI clearance at time of application.
• Experience with a space or ground system development program.
• Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and practices.
• Experience in requirements management, system architecture development, and CONOPs.

Responsibilities

• CONOPS and Mission Analysis
• Systems Level Integration and Test
• Mission Modeling and Simulation
• Verification and Validation
• Resource Logistics and Execution
• Mission Operations Support
• Model Based Systems Engineering

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

CONOPs

Modeling and simulation

Customer communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Master's degree in relevant field

PhD

Tools

Cameo

STK

MATLAB

AFSIM

Python

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Sector in Dulles, VA seeks a Principal/Senior Principal Mission Engineer (Level 3 or 4) to join our team supporting space and ground programs with a 9/80 schedule and every other Friday off.

This role requires TS/SCI clearance and extensive Systems Engineering experience including CONOPS, requirements management, and mission modeling and simulation across complex space systems.