Senior Space Mission Architect Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 129,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 schedule

Relocation assistance may be available

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Principal Mission Architect Engineer Level 3 or Senior Principal Mission Architect Engineer Level 4 located in Colorado Springs, CO, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.

This position offers a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off, a competitive benefits package, and opportunities to collaborate across multiple teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or STEM with 5 years experience; 3 years with a Master’s; 1 year with PhD.
• Active Top-Secret security clearance with SCI access.
• Experience with mission planning and/or orbital analyst responsibilities focusing on Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO).
• Experience with modeling and simulation tools (Space Vehicle Simulators).
• Familiarity with command and control, mission planning, scene visualization, and/or astrodynamics.

Responsibilities

• Own the development of Space Test and Training Modeling and Simulation capabilities to enable the initial delivery of an Operations C2 / Tactical C2 Training Prototype.
• Integrate simulation components with operational satellite Mission Planning and C2 Ground Software.
• Collaborate across multiple teams to develop a training platform spanning disparate systems.
• Partner with Government End-Users to support occasional crew training exercises.
• Support feasibility and risk reduction studies.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

RPO experience

Mission planning

Space C2 systems

Simulation tools

Astrodynamics knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or STEM

Master’s degree in engineering

PhD

Tools

Space Vehicle Simulators

Python

MATLAB

C

C++

Job description

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Principal Mission Architect Engineer Level 3 or Senior Principal Mission Architect Engineer Level 4 located in Colorado Springs, CO, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.

This position offers a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off, a competitive benefits package, and opportunities to collaborate across multiple teams