Northrop Grumman · 4 hours ago
Flight Controller (Spacecraft Operations) - TS/SCI Clearance required - R10213436
Colorado Springs, CO
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry, Mid Level
$61K/yr - $81K/yr
0+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements and is seeking a Flight Controller for spacecraft operations. The successful candidate will provide mission operations support, conduct testing, and develop command procedures while working in a collaborative environment.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
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. Develop new procedures as required
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
This position will require shift work including swing or night shift, and/or 12-hr shifts
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field (equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree)
0 years (level 1) or 2 years (level 2) of relevant experience
U.S. citizen
Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI required at time of application
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
Preferred
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
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
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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