Space Systems Engineer, Level 3/4 — Mission Operations

ngc; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is seeking a Systems Engineer Level 3 & Level 4 - Mission Operations Factory Support to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA. This role focuses on preparing for and executing Spacecraft Operations & Maintenance, providing on-call support, performing root cause analysis, and presenting health status to leadership.

A TS/SCI clearance is required, with willingness to obtain SCI, and travel up to 10% may be necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5 years of related experience; OR a Master’s degree in STEM with 3 years of related experience; OR a PhD with 1 year of related experience.
• Active SCI clearance at time of application.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance (or equivalent) at time of application and prior to start date, with ability and willingness to obtain and maintain SCI.
• Experience with determining root cause and correction actions.
• Experience with Operations and Maintenance of Space Systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-call support for resolution and lead return to operations following anomalies.
• Perform root cause and corrective action analysis in response to system anomalies.
• Contribute and present to program and customer leadership on system state of health (SOH), anomalies, and other critical needs or topics.
• Contribute to topics and discussions with external interfaces (Customers and SETAs) and sub-contractors.
• Foster a culture of knowledge transfer through documentation and recording of system operations, hardware, and software.
• Demonstrate ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business.
• Must be able to work as an effective member of a team and be self-motivated.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Linux OS

Job description

Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is seeking a Systems Engineer Level 3 & Level 4 - Mission Operations Factory Support to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA. This role focuses on preparing for and executing Spacecraft Operations & Maintenance, providing on-call support, performing root cause analysis, and presenting health status to leadership.

A TS/SCI clearance is required, with willingness to obtain SCI, and travel up to 10% may be necessary.