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Mission Operations Development Engineer - Level 2/3 - Gilbert
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Arizona-Gilbert
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time 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. Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Mission Operations Engineer – Level 2 or Level 3 located in Gilbert, AZ, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. The Mission Operations Development group is looking for a Mission Operations Engineer to join a growing team. This position is for a full-time technical and will support multiple programs in creating on orbit operational scripts This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: • Provide mission operations support to NGSS Satellite programs. • Support script development effort based off of operational procedures • Testing on orbit operational products using simulators and resolve discrepancies. • Support the development and testing of: procedures, scripts, telemetry pages, and all other products • Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance. Develop new procedures as required. • Support system development activities such as requirements management, architecture development, integration and test and formal program milestones. • Work with systems engineers to develop operational documentation for use during on-orbit checkout and commissioning of satellites. • Participate in mission readiness activities including mission rehearsals, mission timeline development, and post launch test development. • Participate in on orbit anomaly resolution efforts. • Provide status reporting through both the functional and program reporting branches. • Provide additional support to multiple programs in the same product line. • 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 shift work and travel ~ 20% of the time for simulation/rehearsal and launch support. • Other duties as assigned If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team! This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. This position can be filled at either a Level 2 or Level 3. Basic Qualifications for Level 2: • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience. •