Mission Operations Development Engineer - Level 2/3 - Gilbert

Northrop Grumman•Gilbert, AZ

5d•$79,300 - $147,600•Onsite

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Mission Operations Engineer – Level 2 or Level 3 located in Gilbert, AZ, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. The Mission Operations Development group is looking for a Mission Operations Engineer to join a growing team. This position is for a full-time technical and will support multiple programs in creating on orbit operational scripts. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience (for Level 2)
Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 year of professional experience (for Level 3)
Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
Experience with at least one S/C Subsystem (ADCS/GNC, command and data handling, communications, power, Thermal, flight software, orbital planning and dynamics, etc.)
System engineering experience or significant classwork in system engineering or system design
Experience writing technical documents for internal or external customers
Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, including ability to make persuasive presentations to external customers at milestone reviews.

Nice To Haves

Experience with or writing of PERL script is a plus
Experience with LabView and Simics is a plus
Ability to work within a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success.
Support of readiness activities to include; Mission Readiness Tests (MRTs), Mission Rehearsals (MRs), Day In The Life (DITL) and daily operations testing.
Experience with spacecraft launch campaigns
Experience with satellite ground systems and simulators
Familiarity with training and certification programs for space system operators
Experience working on government systems and/or government process environment

Responsibilities

Provide mission operations support to NGSS Satellite programs.
Support script development effort based off of operational procedures
Testing on orbit operational products using simulators and resolve discrepancies.
Support the development and testing of: procedures, scripts, telemetry pages, and all other products
Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance. Develop new procedures as required.
Support system development activities such as requirements management, architecture development, integration and test and formal program milestones.
Work with systems engineers to develop operational documentation for use during on-orbit checkout and commissioning of satellites.
Participate in mission readiness activities including mission rehearsals, mission timeline development, and post launch test development.
Participate in on orbit anomaly resolution efforts.
Provide status reporting through both the functional and program reporting branches.
Provide additional support to multiple programs in the same product line.
Maintain standards associated with the established Integrated/Developmental Operations functional group processes.
Support internal and external customer meetings through proficient verbal and documented (MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel) communications.
May require shift work and travel ~ 20% of the time for simulation/rehearsal and launch support.
Other duties as assigned