On-Orbit Execution & Planning Engineer (AHT)
About The Position
Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking an On-Orbit Execution & Planning Engineer Level 3 or Level 4 to join their team in Colorado Springs, CO. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. The candidate will be part of the Execution Planning Team, working collaboratively with government customers and operators to demonstrate and develop plans to increase the effectiveness of capabilities. This role requires basic knowledge of dynamic satellite operations and Rendezvous Proximity and Operations (RPO), with preferred experience executing missions on orbit. The candidate will work closely with the On-Orbit Test Team, Systems Engineering and Integration IPT lead, and nominal and campaign operations team to plan, deconflict, and execute risk reduction activities for system effectiveness. This position operates on a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. This position can be filled at either a Level 3 or Level 4.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree 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)
- Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience or PhD with 4 years of professional experience (for Level 4)
- Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at 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
Nice To Haves
- Experience with RPO missions and the underpinning algorithms with 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 in scripting languages and modeling tools (e.g. STK, Freeflyer, Python, STOL, etc)
Responsibilities
- Provide technical solutions to enable the end state of the Mission Execution Planning Team against dynamic priorities and objectives in support of system effectiveness evaluations
- Contribute to design, planning, and execution of mission enabling risk reduction activities with customer and end user community
- Support the design, planning, and execution of activities within the end user community
- Support modeling and simulation of risk reduction activities with simulation capabilities and generate reports and assessments in support of on-orbit execution
- Contribute as a subject matter expert in space vehicle hardware configuration and trajectory flight safety in support of activity readiness reviews and recommendations
- Support assessments of systems effectiveness based on constellation design, space vehicle capability, ground system capability, and enterprise integrations
- Perform system-of-system trades, modeling, simulation and analysis to assess space mission architecture alternatives for delivering a customer mission effect, data or capability as it fits 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
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses
- Long Term Incentives (for Vice President or Director positions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
