RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
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.
Space Systems is seeking a Mission Operations Lead to oversee a geographically distributed operations development team. This role supports the development, preparation, and execution of high-tempo on-orbit spacecraft activities, including Launch and Early Orbit Operations and specialized test activities. The Mission Operations Lead will provide technical and operational support to the program, guiding all program activities related to design, development, testing, and delivery of technical requirements, while ensuring contractual cost, schedule, and performance commitments are met.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and participate with a development team, provide guidance, and ensure effective execution of tasks.
- Tasks include:
- Collaborating with systems engineers to develop operational documentation for on-orbit checkout and commissioning of satellites
- Conducting testing using simulators and resolving discrepancies
- Developing and testing command procedures, telemetry pages, and other products derived from vendor-provided documentation
- Developing test procedures and executing system-level, end-to-end tests with the spacecraft
- Supporting mission readiness activities, including mission rehearsals, mission timeline development, and post-launch test development
- Supporting launches, including shift work, for instrument and spacecraft LEO&A activities
- Modifying existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance and developing new procedures as required
- Act as a liaison between the operations team and internal/external stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment on program goals.
- Collaborate with operations and satellite vehicle teams to prioritize, build, and align strategies that enhance operational efficiency in a multi-vehicle environment.
- Support internal and external customer meetings through proficient verbal and documented communication (e.g., MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel).
- Ensure strong mission integration and onboarding, facilitating smooth transitions of systems and software into operational environments.
- Travel and shift work will be required to support launch and operational activities
This position can be filled as a Principal Engineer (level 3) or Sr Principal Engineer (level 4) depending on years of experience and qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related STEM field
- Active or Current Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI at time of application.
- Minimum of 5 years (level 3) or 8 years (level 4) of relevant experience
- U.S. citizen
- Experience as a Technical Lead or in another leadership role in a program office, demonstrating strong team-building and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in configuration management, tracking, and providing updates for Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) items.
- Strong technical communication skills, with the ability to convey complex engineering concepts to diverse audiences and deliver outstanding verbal and written communications, including persuasive presentations to external customers during milestone reviews.
- Experience writing technical documents for both internal and external customers.
- Prior experience conducting on-orbit mission operations or resolving satellite/ground system anomalies
- System engineering experience or significant classwork in system engineering or system design
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active TS/SCI experience
- Ability to collaborate within a team of diverse, geographically dispersed individuals to achieve mission success.
- Experience with Satellite Mission planning and Rendezvous Proximity Operations.
- Familiarity with fleet management or multi-vehicle operations environments
- Experience with lights-out operations, spacecraft, or ground system automation.
- Familiarity with tools such as Confluence, JIRA, Sharepoint, and Teams.
Primary Level Salary Range: $110,000.00 - $155,000.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $137,000.00 - $196,000.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.