Senior Principal Satellite Systems Engineer-Spacecraft Operations

Northrop Grumman•Redstone Arsenal, AL

51d

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. We have an opening for a Senior Principal Satellite Systems Engineer-Spacecraft Operations to support our Space Development Agency (SDA) program out of our Huntsville, AL site. You must be able to travel to Redondo Beach, CA, for training for a minimum of 2 months. Please be aware that the position start date is contingent on launch date What you'll get to do: Responsible for the team's day to day tasks and progress.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8 years of relevant experience; Master's degree in STEM with 6 years of relevant experience; PhD in STEM with 4 years of relevant experience
Active Secret clearance required at the time of application, and the ability to obtain Top Secret clearance
Space systems engineering experience/satellite operations experience
RF communications domain expertise
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to determine the root cause of spacecraft and ground system anomalies, and the ability to make difficult decisions in high-pressure environments
Excellent communication skills with the ability to interface and collaborate with all levels of employees and management
Willingness and ability to support a 24/7 environment with shift work

Nice To Haves

TS/CI poly
Experience with Civil Engineering projects
Experience conducting trade-studies
Experience briefing at formal milestone reviews
Experience in working with multiple subcontractors
Test Engineering development for large-scale Mission / Cross-Mission test campaigns
Briefed by Customer of the Program

Responsibilities

Provide mission operations support to a constellation of satellites.
Monitor health and status of each spacecraft in the constellation and perform short and long-term telemetry trending.
Work with systems and software engineers to conduct anomaly review board investigations as necessary.
Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance.
Develop new procedures as required.
Support system maintenance activities such as procedure updates and software updates.
Conduct testing using simulators and work with a diverse group of engineers to debug on-orbit and ground issues.
Track space vehicle configuration, including both hardware and software.
Collaborate with mission planners to enable manual and automated mission planning during different phases of operations.
Support constellation-level operations, including shift work which will involve 12-hour and night shifts.
Prioritize tasks for yourself and your teammates and take the lead on resolving issues.
Coordinate operations with teams located in multiple sites.