Senior Space Systems Engineer – Onsite, SCI Clearance

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 92,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life & disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

You will work with mission analysis, ground systems, and software teams, coordinating via Jira, with a clear path for career growth in a challenging, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with Space to Ground and Mission Architecture.
• Knowledge of CONOPS for Space Based programs.
• Understanding of space vehicle design concepts.
• Knowledge of mission analysis techniques and software tools.

Responsibilities

• Perform mission onboarding for a ground-based service-oriented architecture to support next generation space capability.
• Develop mission operations products in support of orbital analysis including signature limitations and constraints.
• Coordinate with ground software development team and external entities using Jira.
• Assist in integrating multiple space vehicles into a common ground system.

Skills

Mission analysis techniques

Agile software development

Astrodynamics

Software systems engineering

On-orbit testing

Ground systems integration

Spacecraft design concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Space/Engineering)

Master’s degree (Space/Engineering)

PhD (Space/Engineering)

Tools

Jira

Job description

You will work with mission analysis, ground systems, and software teams, coordinating via Jira, with a clear path for career growth in a challenging, collaborative environment.