On-Orbit Execution & Planning Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Colorado Springs, CO

6d • $103,600 - $193,900 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is hiring an On-Orbit Execution & Planning Engineer at Level 3 or Level 4 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This position is 100% onsite and does not accommodate telecommuting. The engineer will join the Execution Planning Team, working with government customers and operators to develop and demonstrate plans that improve system effectiveness. The role involves dynamic satellite operations and rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), coordinating with the On-Orbit Test Team, Systems Engineering and Integration IPT lead, and nominal and campaign operations teams to plan activities, resolve conflicts, and reduce execution risk.

The engineer will develop technical solutions for mission execution planning, contribute to mission-enabling risk-reduction activities, and support modeling and simulation, system effectiveness assessments, and space mission architecture trade studies. The role also provides subject-matter expertise in space vehicle hardware configuration and trajectory flight safety for readiness reviews and recommendations. The position is contingent on obtaining final clearances and program access within a reasonable period, as determined by the company. The work schedule is 9/80, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

• For Level 3: Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of professional experience, or a master’s degree and 3 years, or a Ph.D. and 1 year.
• For Level 4: Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of professional experience, or a master’s degree and 6 years, or a Ph.D. and 4 years.
• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at the time of application.
• Basic understanding of rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) and the design of dynamic satellite trajectories against constraints, restraints, and objectives.
• Experience operating satellite systems in a dynamic environment.
• U.S. citizenship is required for positions requiring a government clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with RPO missions and the underpinning algorithms, including knowledge of operations and planning.
• Prior aerospace-related work experience for a U.S. government agency or contractor.
• Previous experience with flight hardware on operational systems.
• Experience with scripting languages and modeling tools such as STK, FreeFlyer, Python, or STOL.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical solutions to advance the Mission Execution Planning Team’s objectives amid dynamic priorities in support of system effectiveness evaluations.
• Contribute to the design, planning, and execution of mission-enabling risk-reduction activities with customers and end users.
• Support the design, planning, and execution of activities within the end-user community.
• Support modeling and simulation of risk-reduction activities and prepare reports and assessments for on-orbit execution.
• Provide subject-matter expertise on space vehicle hardware configuration and trajectory flight safety for activity readiness reviews and recommendations.
• Support system-effectiveness assessments based on constellation design, space vehicle capability, ground-system capability, and enterprise integrations.
• Perform system-of-systems trades, modeling, simulation, and analysis to assess space mission architecture alternatives for delivering a customer mission effect, data, or capability within a broader campaign.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level