Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 month ago
Senior Principal Satellite Systems Engineer-Spacecraft Operations
United States-North Dakota-Grand Forks AFB
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$119K/yr - $178K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, and they are seeking a Senior Principal Satellite Systems Engineer-Spacecraft Operations to support their Space Development Agency program. The role involves providing mission operations support to a constellation of satellites, monitoring spacecraft health, and collaborating with teams to ensure effective mission planning and operations.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Responsible for the team’s day to day tasks and progress
Provide mission operations support to a constellation of satellites
Monitor health and status of each spacecraft in the constellation and perform short and long-term telemetry trending
Work with systems and software engineers to conduct anomaly review board investigations as necessary
Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance. Develop new procedures as required
Support system maintenance activities such as procedure updates and software updates
Conduct testing using simulators and work with a diverse group of engineers to debug on-orbit and ground issues
Track space vehicle configuration, including both hardware and software
Collaborate with mission planners to enable manual and automated mission planning during different phases of operations
Support constellation-level operations, including shift work which will involve 12-hour and night shifts
Prioritize tasks for yourself and your teammates and take the lead on resolving issues
Coordinate operations with teams located in multiple sites
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8 years of relevant experience; Master's degree in STEM with 6 years of relevant experience; PhD in STEM with 4 years of relevant experience
Active Secret clearance required at the time of application, and the ability to obtain Top Secret clearance
Space systems engineering experience/satellite operations experience
RF communications domain expertise
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to determine the root cause of spacecraft and ground system anomalies, and the ability to make difficult decisions in high-pressure environments
Excellent communication skills with the ability to interface and collaborate with all levels of employees and management
Willingness and ability to support a 24/7 environment with shift work
Preferred
TS/CI poly
Experience with Civil Engineering projects
Experience conducting trade-studies
Experience briefing at formal milestone reviews
Experience in working with multiple subcontractors
Test Engineering development for large-scale Mission / Cross-Mission test campaigns
Briefed by Customer of the Program
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase