Flight Controller (Spacecraft Operations) - Top Secret/SCI Clearance (Space/Satellite Systems)
Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $73,000.00 - $100,000.00
Work Schedule
Rotating Shifts
Night Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
savings plan
Paid Time Off
Company paid holidays
overtime eligibility
Job Description
Northrop Grumman is a global aerospace and defense technology company recognized for its pioneering spirit and commitment to innovation. With a legacy that traces back to milestones such as the first transatlantic flight, stealth technology, and lunar exploration, Northrop Grumman continues to be at the forefront of developing revolutionary systems with profound impacts on security and technology. The company cultivates a culture that values intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and inclusive collaboration, empowering employees to bring their whole selves to work. This culture drives Northrop Grumman’s insatiable pursuit of goals once thought impossible, enabling its workforce to both make history and... Show More
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field or equivalent experience
- 0 years experience for level 1 or 2 years for level 2
- U.S. citizen
- Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI required at time of application
- Ability to work within a group of diversified individuals
- Outstanding verbal and written communications skills
- Willingness and ability to support a 24/7 environment while working day/night 12 hour shifts
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field or equivalent experience
- Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work well within a diverse group to achieve mission success
- Willingness and ability to support 24/7 environment including day/night 12 hour shifts
- Prior experience in on-orbit mission operations and anomaly resolution preferred
- Experience writing technical documents for external customers
- Leadership experience within engineering or operations teams
- Experience working within government systems or government process environments
- Experience with at least one spacecraft subsystem such as ADCS, CDH, COMM, EPDS, Thermal, or FSW
- Experience in ground system updates or maintenance
- Experience with Tactical Space Systems bus product lines and ground software products preferred
Job Duties
- Provide mission operations support to satellite programs including flight control
- Support system maintenance activities such as procedure updates, architecture upkeep, and formal program milestones
- Work with systems engineers to conduct anomaly review board investigations as necessary
- Conduct testing using simulators and resolve discrepancies
- Develop and test command procedures, telemetry pages, and other products derived from vendor provided documentation
- Support operations readiness activities including configuration control board and other customer meetings
- Support operations, including shift work 12 hour and night shifts
- Monitor vehicle state of health across all subsystems and perform short and long-term telemetry trending
- Track space vehicle configuration including hardware, software, and configurable item parameters
- Modify existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned
- Provide status reporting through functional and program reporting branches
- Maintain standards associated with the established Integrated/Developmental Operations functional group processes
- Support internal and external customer meetings through verbal and documented communications
- Travel approximately 10% for customer or backup mission operations center support
Job Qualifications
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
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