Satellite Systems Engineer Flight Operations/Flight Controller

Northrop Grumman • Burlington, MA

62d • 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. Northrop Grumman's Space Systems Sector is an industry-leading provider for launch systems capabilities serving national security, military, and civil customers. We are built on a heritage of providing innovative, affordable, and reliable aerospace and defense products that our customers rely on to achieve mission success. Join the Space revolution and make the impossible, possible. Northrop Grumman's Space Systems Sector is seeking a Satellite Systems Engineer - Flight Operations/Flight Controller to support the operation and maintenance of NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory program. The Chandra X-Ray Observatory is the third of NASA's Great Observatories, continuously providing ground-breaking science to a world-wide scientific user community. The Chandra Operations Control Center (OCC) located in Burlington, MA is a stand-alone NASA certified operations facility that brings together ground, flight and science operations teams to support the Chandra mission. This role will be located in Burlington, MA. This position is contingent upon acquiring and maintaining customer and/or business funding. As Flight Controller, you will be a member of a two-person team on each scheduled shift, responsible for on-console satellite operations, including state-of-health assessments, issuing commands to the spacecraft, monitoring telemetry, performing routine spacecraft maintenance tasks and completing contingency response actions. Off-console tasks can include assisting other mission support teams with spacecraft telemetry analysis, software tool development and testing, ground system troubleshooting and testing, generation and maintenance of procedures, and scheduling of real-time communications passes. Note: f light controllers are required to work shifts which will include evenings and holidays so that the team can provide 19h /7d/365d operation coverage for the mission. Flight Controllers interface directly with spacecraft subsystem engineers, analysts and mission planners conducting day-to-day operations with the Chandra spacecraft. The flight operations team collaborates closely with scientists from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and NASA. The selected candidate should be a motivated self-starter who is able to work both collaboratively and independently on both short and long term off-console projects. The Flight Operations Team values the ability to develop and communicate outside-the-box solutions and we share our customer's passion for advancing the understanding of the universe. For a successful team member, this role may expand to include: -NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) ground station scheduling -Flight dynamics support and analysis -Innovative definition/development of special purpose procedures and tools -Development and testing of ground software tools to support Chandra operations

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and 2+ years of engineering experience OR
• Master's Degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
• Ability to support assigned operational shifts, including evenings, weekends and holidays
• Thorough attention to detail when executing technical procedures
• Capable of receiving and relaying information to internal and external customers
• U.S. Citizenship required

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
• Experience in a technical spacecraft operations role, including maintenance, or equivalent Military Space Ops experience
• Experience using, and fluidly switching between, online communications tools, including Slack, Google Chat/Meet, Microsoft Teams, or other similar tools
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux-based operating systems and scripting experience highly desirable
• Able to collaborate in a team environment while negotiating and integrating different viewpoints

Responsibilities

• on-console satellite operations
• state-of-health assessments
• issuing commands to the spacecraft
• monitoring telemetry
• performing routine spacecraft maintenance tasks
• completing contingency response actions
• assisting other mission support teams with spacecraft telemetry analysis
• software tool development and testing
• ground system troubleshooting and testing
• generation and maintenance of procedures
• scheduling of real-time communications passes

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts
• Flexible Schedules: For example, the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees