Vehicle Engineer Level 3/4 - Spacecraft Operations - Colorado Springs

Northrop Grumman • Colorado Springs, CO

8d • $103,600 - $193,900 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Space Vehicle Engineer – Level 3 or Level 4 located in Colorado Springs, CO, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

The successful candidate will be expected to:
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
Lead/Coordinate other systems engineers to conduct anomaly review board investigations as necessary.
Investigation and diagnosis of unexpected system signatures
Investigation and diagnosis of subsystems, such as GNC, FSW, EPS, etc
Support operations readiness activities including configuration control board and other customer meetings
Support operations, including shift work which will include 12 hour and night shifts
Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance. Develop new procedures as required.
Supporting the coordination and execution of system maintenance tasks and coordinating 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
Performing quantitative risk analysis
Providing 24x7on-call support to lead the resolution of system issues and anomalies.
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.
May require travel ~ 10% of the time for support of customer or backup mission operations center.
This position will require shift work including swing or night shift, and/or 12-hr shifts
This position can be filled as a level 3 or level 4 depending on experience and qualifications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree)
• Minimum of 5 years (level 3) or 8 years (level 4) of relevant experience
• Active or current Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain SCI at time of application required
• Space Vehicle Subsystem experience, such as GNC, FSW, EPS, TT&C, Thermal, Mechanical
• 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

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related STEM field
• Leadership experience within a diverse team of engineers/operators
• Ability to task and manage a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success.
• 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
• Background/fundamental understand of performing statistical analysis
• 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
• Lead/Coordinate other systems engineers to conduct anomaly review board investigations as necessary.
• Investigation and diagnosis of unexpected system signatures
• Investigation and diagnosis of subsystems, such as GNC, FSW, EPS, etc
• Support operations readiness activities including configuration control board and other customer meetings
• Support operations, including shift work which will include 12 hour and night shifts
• Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance. Develop new procedures as required.
• Supporting the coordination and execution of system maintenance tasks and coordinating 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
• Performing quantitative risk analysis
• Providing 24x7on-call support to lead the resolution of system issues and anomalies.
• 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

• Relocation assistance may be available
• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• overtime
• shift differential
• discretionary bonus

What This Job Offers

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