2026 Flight Dynamics Controller - Dulles VA

Northrop Grumman•Dulles, VA

2d•$76,400 - $137,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Flight Controller – Level 1 or 2 located in Dulles, VA. This position will primarily support the Flight Dynamics team on the IceSat-2 mission, which uses advanced laser technology to measure Earth's ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, forests, and water surfaces to track changes over time. This role is 100% onsite and does not accommodate telecommute work. The position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Requirements

Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM field.
Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).
Ability to work within a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success.
Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, including ability to make persuasive presentations to external customers at milestone review.
Willingness and ability to support a 24/7 environment.
Be completing or has completed their Master’s Degree from an accredited institution (for Engineer level).
Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM Field (for Engineer level).

Nice To Haves

Prior experience conducting on-orbit mission operations and resolving satellite and ground system anomalies highly preferred.
Experience related to STK/ODTK.
Experience writing technical documents for external customers.
Leadership experience within a diverse team of engineers/operators.

Responsibilities

Provide mission operations support to Satellite programs including flight control.
Support system maintenance activities such as procedure updates, architecture upkeep, and formal program milestones.
Work with systems engineers to conduct anomaly review board investigations as necessary.
Conduct testing using simulators and resolve discrepancies.
Develop and test command procedures, telemetry pages, and other products derived from vendor provided documentation.
Monitor vehicle state of health across all subsystems and perform short and long-term telemetry trending.
Track space vehicle configuration, to include both hardware, software, and configurable item parameters.
Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance.
Develop new procedures as required.
Provide status reporting through both the functional and program reporting branches.
Maintain standards associated with the established functional group processes.
Support internal and external customer meetings through proficient verbal and documented (MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel) communications.
Other duties as assigned.