Mission Planning Cell Specialist

7 hours ago


Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Northrop Grumman Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Mission Planning Cell Advisor to join our team at Northrop Grumman. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for providing technical expertise and guidance on mission planning and execution, ensuring the successful operation of our satellite systems.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement mission planning strategies to optimize ground system utilization and drive towards automated satellite operations
  • Provide technical leadership and direction to internal and external parties on spacecraft/payload and ground system health, status, anomaly troubleshooting, and resolution
  • Ensure the customer understands the current Ops Capability of the system, including vehicles that are fully capable, reduced capability, and non-serviceable due to anomalies
  • Serve as a technical liaison between the NG Program Office and end users to ensure successful execution of mission
  • Provide technical leadership, direction, and mentoring to other technical employees in the application of systems engineering principles, tools, and techniques
  • Work with management to ensure compliance with standard NG processes and policies
  • Drive process development, continuous improvement, and affordability initiatives
  • Work with end users and Mission Planner Team to develop RPO Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
  • Provide on-call support to rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) missions and the resolution of system issues and anomalies
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or STEM-related field
  • 14+ years of relevant experience
  • Active or current TS/SCI clearance required at time of application/start
  • U.S. citizen
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with good oral and written presentation skills
  • Demonstrated experience in satellite operations engineering disciplines, including orbital mechanics, attitude control, power management, thermal control, propulsion, command and data handling, flight and ground software, and anomaly determination and resolution
  • Experience with RPO mission planning and execution
  • Demonstrated ability to formally present technical solutions to senior leadership teams
  • Ability to troubleshoot and correct problems in a dynamic environment
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience directly managing or leading large engineering teams
  • Experience as technical lead, Integrated Product Team Lead, or other leadership role in a program office or business function with demonstrated team building, organizational, and interpersonal skills
  • Proficiency with one or more of the following programming languages/tools: MATLAB, Python, SIMULINK, Fortran, Java, C/C++
  • Experience with fleet management of constellations of satellites
  • Familiar with a variety of astrodynamics tools (FreeFlyer, System Tool Kit (STK), NASA General Mission Analysis Tool (GMAT), Orbit Determination Toolbox (ODTBX))
  • Prior aerospace-related work experience for a U.S. Government Agency or Contractor

Salary Range: $166,000 - $229,000

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.



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