Senior Principal Ops Engineer – 24x7 Space Systems (TS/SCI)

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Total Rewards

Job summary

Northrop Grumman, Space Sector, is seeking a Sr. Principal Operations Support Engineer to join our Aurora, CO team onsite. You will develop products and CONOPs for 24x7 mission-critical operations and troubleshoot real-world issues to maximize system availability.

The role requires an active Top-Secret/SCI clearance with a polygraph and allows occasional 10% travel. You’ll work in a diverse, collaborative environment across a geographically distributed team and may handle long shifts as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 8+ years experience
• Master's degree with 6+ years experience
• PhD with 4+ years experience

Responsibilities

• Develop products and CONOPs for 24x7 operation of a mission-critical system
• Trend operational data and simulate products and CONOPs before transition to operations
• Return systems to an operational state while maximizing mission availability
• Review or develop standard operating procedures executed in real-time on the operational system
• Develop scripts and products to automate the operations of complex systems
• Develop suites of operational products for newly delivered systems
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Scripting languages: Perl, Python, MAT

Operations background

Atlassian tools experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Linx OS

Linux scripting tools

Confluence

Jira

Job description

Northrop Grumman, Space Sector, is seeking a Sr. Principal Operations Support Engineer to join our Aurora, CO team onsite. You will develop products and CONOPs for 24x7 mission-critical operations and troubleshoot real-world issues to maximize system availability.

The role requires an active Top-Secret/SCI clearance with a polygraph and allows occasional 10% travel. You’ll work in a diverse, collaborative environment across a geographically distributed team and may handle long shifts as needed.