Space Systems Engineer — TS Clearance, On-Site

Northrop Grumman; Virginia; On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance coverage

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Dulles, Virginia, is seeking an experienced Space Systems Engineer to join the Space Superiority Division. You will work on challenging spacecraft architectures, mission design, and operations for space security missions, across the full lifecycle from concept to on‑orbit execution.

The ideal candidate has deep experience in spacecraft engineering, CONOPS development, and systems engineering with strong collaboration across GNC, software, payload, and ground

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and 12 years of applicable experience, or a Master’s Degree and 10 years, or a PhD and 8 years.
• Requires an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance at time of application.
• Experience supporting design, development, integration, test, or operation of space systems.
• Experience in requirements development, interface control, system architecture, and verification.

Responsibilities

• Develop spacecraft and mission architectures, CONOPS, design reference missions, and operational scenarios.
• Perform mission analyses and technical trade studies.
• Assess day‑in‑the‑life operations and develop mission sequences (launch, on‑orbit, RPO).
• Collaborate across spacecraft, payload, guidance, software, ground, and operations teams.
• Support spacecraft integration, test, launch readiness, and on‑orbit execution.
• Contribute to mission‑engineering artifacts and program deliverables.

Skills

Spacecraft engineering

Requirements development

System architecture

RPO concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Python

MATLAB

STK

MBSE tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Dulles, Virginia, is seeking an experienced Space Systems Engineer to join the Space Superiority Division. You will work on challenging spacecraft architectures, mission design, and operations for space security missions, across the full lifecycle from concept to on‑orbit execution.

The ideal candidate has deep experience in spacecraft engineering, CONOPS development, and systems engineering with strong collaboration across GNC, software, payload, and ground