Principal/Sr. Principal Mission Operations Mission Planner/Orbit Analyst - TS/SCI Clearance (Space/Satellite Systems)

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.

This position will require full-time on-site work. Position will support day staff mission operations script testing work approximately 50% of the time, and shift work (including nights/weekends/holidays) approximately 50% of the time.

 The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Provide mission operations and mission planning/orbital analyst support to classified Satellite programs. 
• Work with systems engineers to integrate and test operational scripts for use during all phases of satellite operations, including early operations and sustainment operations.
• Conduct testing using simulators and resolve discrepancies. 
• Develop and test command procedures, telemetry pages, and other products derived from vendor provided documentation.
• Support campaign mission preparation and operations activities including mission rehearsals, mission execution, and post launch test execution.
• Support mission planning efforts for cross-functional geographically dispersed satellite operations team during real-time mission execution.
• Expertise in technical disciplines such as orbital propagation and perturbations, orbit estimation, orbital maneuvers, modeling, simulation, and analysis
• Enact configuration management processes for space vehicle configuration, to include both hardware, software, and configurable item parameters. 
• Coordinate with external interfaces to mitigate COLA risks and screen burn plans.
• Support internal and external customer meetings through proficient verbal and documented (MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel) communications.
• Utilize Agile Processes and Tools, including Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence), BitBucket, MatterMost.

This can be filled as a Principal Engineer (level 3) or Sr Principal Engineer (level 4) depending on experience and qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related STEM discipline
• 5 years (level 3) or 8 years (level 4) of related experience
• U.S. citizen
• Active or current Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI at time of application
• Experience/knowledge of orbital mechanics/orbit analysis computational methods and tools
• Scripting experience in FreeFlyer, Python, STOL, and/or other coding languages
• Experience as a satellite operations mission planner or orbital analyst
• Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, including ability to make persuasive presentations to external customers at milestone reviews
• Willingness to support shift work, including night shift, weekends, and holidays when special operations activities occur

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• 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 as a Mission Planner or Orbital Analyst on a program with on-orbit Rendezvous Proximity Operations, satellite constellation management, or formation flight
• Ability to work within a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success
• Experience with execution of spacecraft launch campaigns or sustainment operations
• Experience working on government systems and/or government process environment

Salary Range: $110,000.00 - $155,000.00Salary Range 2: $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.