Vehicle Engineer (Engineer Satellite Systems)-Top Secret Clearance - Northrop Grumman (DoD SkillBridge)

Northrop Grumman • Colorado Springs, CO

99d • $81,000 - $111,000

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. As one of the largest global security companies in the world, Northrop Grumman is proud to help our nation's military personnel make the transition to civilian careers. Approximately 1/4th of Northrop Grumman's 90,000 employees self-identify as veterans, and more than 1,600 are reservists. The Northrop Grumman Military Internship Program (NG-MIP) is an approved SkillBridge Program under Dept. of Defense Instruction 1322.29. The NG-MIP program is an opportunity for transitioning service members to gain valuable civilian work experience through an individual internship during their last 6 months of service, for up to 180 days. The Northrop Grumman Military internship Program is open to all ranks and experience levels. SkillBridge participants are not eligible for compensation from Northrop Grumman, as they continue to receive military compensation and benefits as active-duty service members.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related STEM discipline
• Minimum of 2 years of related experience
• Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI at time of application
• U.S. citizen
• Ability to work within a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success.
• Knowledge and experience in satellite operations engineering disciplines to include attitude control, power management, thermal control, propulsion, command and data handling, flight and ground software, and anomaly determination and resolution
• Previous experience with troubleshooting, anomaly resolution and performing analysis on operational systems
• Experience writing technical documents for external customers
• Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, including ability to make persuasive presentations to external customers at milestone reviews
• Be able to make decisions under high pressure environments and maintain composure in stressful situations

Nice To Haves

• Leadership experience within a diverse team of engineers/operators
• Experience working on government systems and/or government process environment
• Experience with at least one S/C Subsystem (ADCS, CDH, COMM, EPDS, Thermal, FSW)
• Support mission simulation, scripting, and verification activities
• Proficiency with one or more of the following programming languages/tools: MATLAB, Python, SIMULINK, Fortran, Java, C/ C++
• Experience with rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) or formation flight
• Experience operating Tactical Space Systems bus product lines is strongly desired
• Experience using Tactical Space Systems ground software products is strongly desired

Responsibilities

• Provide mission operations support to Satellite programs including on orbit vehicle/sustaining engineering
• Support activities such as system problem/anomaly resolution support, data trending, operational product updates, and performance analyses
• Coordinate with other systems engineers to conduct anomaly review board investigations as necessary
• Investigate and diagnose unexpected system signatures
• Support operations readiness activities including configuration control board and other customer meetings
• Support operations, including shift work which may include 12-hour and night shifts
• Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance and may develop new procedures as required
• Support coordination and execution of system maintenance tasks and coordinate across multiple contractor organizations including customer and external system partners to diligently accomplish all tasks
• Perform demonstrations and conduct briefings explaining how to utilize mission systems to accomplish task-based objectives
• Perform quantitative risk analysis
• Provide status reporting through both the functional and program reporting branches
• 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

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees