Flight Controller (Spacecraft Operations) - Top Secret/SCI Clearance (Space/Satellite Systems)
Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $61,000.00 - $100,000.00
Work Schedule
Rotating Shifts
Day Shifts
Night Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
savings plan
Paid holidays
Paid Time Off
discretionary bonus
Job Description
Northrop Grumman is a global aerospace and defense technology company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that advance security and exploration. With a rich history of pioneering achievements—from the first transatlantic flights to stealth technology and lunar landings—Northrop Grumman stands at the forefront of cutting-edge technological development in the defense sector. The company prides itself on fostering a culture of intellectual curiosity, collaboration, and bold innovation, where employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work and contribute to projects that have lasting global impact. Northrop Grumman offers a dynamic work environment where diverse teams of professionals work together to... Show More
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field or equivalent experience
- 0 years (level 1) or 2 years (level 2) of relevant experience
- U.S. citizen
- Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI at time of application
- Ability to work within a group of diversified individuals
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
- Willingness and ability to work 24/7 environment with day/night 12-hour shifts
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field (equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree)
- O years (level 1) or 2 years (level 2) of relevant experience
- U.S. citizen
- Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI
- Ability to work within a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success
- Outstanding verbal and written communications skills including ability to make persuasive presentations to external customers at milestone review
- Willingness and ability to support a 24/7 environment while working day/night 12hr shifts
- Prior experience conducting on-orbit mission operations and resolving satellite and ground system anomalies highly preferred
- Experience writing technical documents for external customers
- 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)
- Experience in ground system update and/or maintenance
- Experience operating Tactical Space Systems bus product lines is strongly desired
- Experience using Tactical Space Systems ground software products is strongly desired
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 which will include 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, to include both hardware, software, and configurable item parameters
- Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance
- 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
Job Qualifications
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
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