Flight Controller Level 2

Northrop Grumman

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Work type
On-site
Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Salary
$75,800–$113,800 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
21 days ago
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Below market

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About Northrop Grumman

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.

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TL;DR · Flight Controller Level 2

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.

What you'll do

  • Provide mission operations support and flight control for satellite programs.
  • Support system maintenance activities including procedure updates and architecture upkeep.
  • Conduct anomaly review board investigations in coordination with systems engineers.
  • Perform testing using simulators and resolve identified discrepancies.
  • Develop and test command procedures, telemetry pages, and other technical products.
  • Monitor vehicle state of health and perform short and long-term telemetry trending.
  • Track space vehicle configurations for hardware, software, and configurable item parameters.
  • Modify existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance.

What we're looking for

  • Must possess a Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience, a Master’s degree, or 4+ years of experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at the time of application.
  • U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.
  • Must be able to work in a 24/7 environment including 12-hour day, swing, and night shifts.
  • Requires outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to make persuasive presentations to external customers.
  • Prior experience conducting on-orbit mission operations and resolving satellite and ground system anomalies (preferred).
  • Experience writing technical documents for external customers (preferred).
  • Experience with at least one S/C Subsystem or operating Tactical Space Systems products (preferred).

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