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2025 Associate Mission Extension Vehicle Flight Controller - TS/SCI Clearance REQUIRED - Colorado Springs CO

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2025 Associate Mission Extension Vehicle Flight Controller - TS/SCI Clearance REQUIRED - Colorado Springs CO

Colorado Springs, CO

CO Salary Range: USD 61,200.00 - 91,800.00 per year

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SCITRAVEL: No 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.At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on projects and programs that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to improve the present, invent the future, and have a lot of fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an endless drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

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On-Orbit Operations is a unique career path that offers an early career engineering to learn about all aspects of a space mission, including satellite subsystems, payloads, orbital dynamics and planning, and real time command and control of satellites. Northrop Grumman's Tactical Space Systems Division provides command/control, mission planning, flight dynamics, and sustaining engineering support for existing national security assets and future missions. We are currently looking to fill either the Associate Mission Extension Vehicle Flight Controller or the Mission Extension Vehicle Flight Controller positions on our operations team, and are able to train the right person to fill the role and accomplish the following duties:

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.

Basic Qualifications: *

A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

Be completing (Bachelor's or Master's) from an accredited institution. (equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree)

US Citizen

Basic scripting experience (e.g. PERL, STOL, Python)

Ability to work weekends and holidays

Ability to support night shift

Ability to support 100% on site work in Colorado Springs, CO

Existing Top Secret/SCI clearance required at time of application

Preferred Qualifications:

Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.7/4.0 or higher

Prior experience conducting on-orbit mission operations

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.

Associate Spacecraft Operation, Colorado Springs

$61,200 - $91,800

Spacecraft Operation, Colorado Springs

* $73,900 - $110,900
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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.

Client-provided location(s): Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Job ID: NorthropGrumman-R10195053
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • On-Site Gym
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
    • Four-Day Work Week
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Sabbatical
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Woman founded/led

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