Flight Director Level 3/4, Spacecraft Operations
Northrop Grumman
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This role pays less than 96% of similar roles. Most pay $129,643–$193,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $95k versus about $161k for comparable roles.
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Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company providing systems in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, space, strike, and logistics. Industry: Aerospace & Defense
Northrop Grumman currently has 629 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $117,500–$176,300 across 314 roles with salary data.
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The Flight Controller Level 2 - Spacecraft Operations joins the Space Sector team to provide mission operations support for satellite programs. This role involves monitoring vehicle state of health across all subsystems, performing long-term telemetry trending, and tracking space vehicle configurations including hardware and software parameters. Key responsibilities include conducting testing using simulators, resolving discrepancies, and developing command procedures and telemetry pages. The position requires supporting system maintenance, architecture upkeep, and anomaly review board investigations. Candidates must utilize MS PowerPoint, MS Word, and MS Excel for status reporting and customer communications. The work focuses on on-orbit mission operations, resolving satellite and ground system anomalies, and managing Tactical Space Systems bus product lines and ground software products to ensure successful spacecraft performance and operational readiness.
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