Flight Controller Level 2 - Spacecraft Operations - Colorado Springs

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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 Flight Controller – Level 2 located in Colorado Springs, CO, 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. This position will require shift work including swing or night shift, and/or 12-hr shifts Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: • 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. • 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. Basic Qualifications for Level 2: • Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree. • Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance 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 presentat

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