TS/SCI Cleared Lead Space Mission Validation Engineer

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 109,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Baltimore seeks a Space Principal/Sr. Principal Mission Validation Lead Systems Engineer to plan, coordinate, and perform on-orbit validation, with exposure to broader Mission SEIT duties across multiple sites.

Requires STEM degree with extensive experience in RF analysis and on-orbit checkout, plus TS/SCI clearance and strong customer briefing skills; travel 25% is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience with RF analysis.
• Self-starter with ability to work with a geographically dispersed team.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance required at time of application.
• Ability to brief customers and leadership.
• Experience with validation and on-orbit checkout.
• Experience with MatLab and/or building analysis tools.
• Test planning experience.
• Experience working on a geographically distributed team.
• Experience with customer interaction.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and perform on-orbit validation.
• Perform other Mission SEIT duties and coordinate across sites.

Skills

RF analysis

Clearance TS/SCI

Customer briefings

Global/dispersed teams

Self-starter

Test planning

On-orbit validation

Validation experience

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

MS degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

MatLab

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Baltimore seeks a Space Principal/Sr. Principal Mission Validation Lead Systems Engineer to plan, coordinate, and perform on-orbit validation, with exposure to broader Mission SEIT duties across multiple sites.

Requires STEM degree with extensive experience in RF analysis and on-orbit checkout, plus TS/SCI clearance and strong customer briefing skills; travel 25% is expected.