Space Systems Engineer — RPO & Mission Ops

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 92,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Dulles, Virginia, seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to develop, integrate, test, and operate advanced spacecraft and mission systems for space security missions. You will apply systems engineering across the full lifecycle and collaborate with multiple engineering disciplines.

Requires a U.S. Top Secret clearance and a STEM degree with hands-on experience in complex aerospace systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and 2+ years of applicable experience, or a Master’s Degree.
• Experience applying systems engineering to the design, development, integration, test, or operation of complex aerospace/defense systems.
• U.S. Government Top Secret clearance required at time of application.

Responsibilities

• Supporting major program milestones and readiness reviews by developing technical content and translating complex information into clear presentations for key stakeholders.
• Authoring and contributing to program data products, systems engineering artifacts, and other critical deliverables.
• Collaborating with mission partners to develop and mature the system with a focus on successful mission execution.
• Supporting the development of new spacecraft or modification of existing spacecraft to enable an accelerated path from concept to launch.
• Developing and applying an understanding of spacecraft operations and design reference missions, particularly missions involving RPO in a contested space domain.
• Developing analysis and modeling tools to evaluate mission concepts and spacecraft performance.
• Managing requirements, including decomposing mission-level objectives into system and subsystem requirements and maintaining traceability throughout the development lifecycle.
• Managing internal and external interfaces, particularly payloads, host vehicles, and RPO sensor suites.

Skills

Systems engineering

MBSE

Requirements management

System architecture

Mission analysis

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

RPO knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM field

Master’s degree

Tools

MBSE tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Dulles, Virginia, seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to develop, integrate, test, and operate advanced spacecraft and mission systems for space security missions. You will apply systems engineering across the full lifecycle and collaborate with multiple engineering disciplines.

Requires a U.S. Top Secret clearance and a STEM degree with hands-on experience in complex aerospace systems.