Northrop Grumman Australia · 3 hours ago
Sr. Principal Satellite Systems Engineer – Spacecraft Operations
United States-Alabama-Redstone Arsenal
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$136K/yr - $204K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements and is inviting applicants for the Sr. Principal Satellite Systems Engineer – Spacecraft Operations role. The position involves overseeing satellite operations, supporting mission planning, and collaborating with engineering teams to ensure the success of complex satellite missions.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Oversee the team’s day-to-day activities and ensure operational progress
Provide mission operations support for a constellation of satellites
Monitor the health and status of spacecraft, analyzing both short- and long-term telemetry trends
Collaborate with systems and software engineers to lead anomaly review board investigations
Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance. Develop new procedures as required
Support system maintenance, including updates to procedures and software
Conduct testing using simulators and work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams 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 with 12-hour and night rotations (4 on, 4 off schedule)
Lead the prioritization of tasks, resolve issues, and support coordination across geographically distributed teams
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) discipline with 8+ years of relevant satellite and/or mission operator engineering experience; Master's degree in STEM with 6+ years of relevant experience; PhD in STEM with 4 years of relevant experience
Active DoD Secret clearance required at the time of application with the ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance
Space systems engineering experience/satellite operations experience
Ability and willingness to work in a 24/7 operations environment, supporting 12-hour shifts on a 4-on, 4-off schedule, alternating between 4 day shifts and 4 night shifts
Preferred
Active DoD Top Secret clearance
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
Proficiency in Python
Experience working with subcontractors
Expertise in RF communications domain
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