Northrop Grumman Hiring for Staff Engineer Mission Architect – Top Secret Clearance Required (Satellite/Space Systems) at Colorado Springs, Colorado Full Time

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.

This Systems Engineering role will work in a mission operations liaison role for a space program and is located in Colorado Springs, CO for the NG Tactical Space Systems Division. The successful candidate will work closely with the mission operations team and the factory engineering team to ensure successful program execution. The candidate will support & coordinate with system integration efforts to validate system updates and enhancements are fully integrated and tested for the operational environment. The candidate will travel to and work closely with the spacecraft and ground factory teams during development, integration and test activities.

This role will also include: systems analyses and trades, engineering baseline management, interface management, requirements/V&V management, subcontractor technical oversight, and preparing/presenting SE material at major reviews and PMRs and interfacing with the customer and SETAs on mission and operational technical issues.

The candidate will work with a geographically distributed and cross-discipline team members and must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work with a diverse community of customers, end users, engineers, developers and managers to achieve the goals of the program team.

This position is primarily performed from a customer facility site, and also requires regular CONUS travel to various NG and other locations (up to 25%).

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have U.S. Citizenship with a current or active Top Secret level clearance, SCI eligible.

• BS degree in Engineering, Science or related technical field and at least 14 years of applicable experience, an MS Degree with 12 years of applicable experience, or a PhD Degree with 9 years of applicable experience.

• Space systems engineering experience, including requirements analysis, interface development, testing and integration

Preferred Experience (one or more areas desired):

• Space mission operations experience

• Experience coordinating closely with customers and end-users

• Experience working with a cross-discipline team

• Spacecraft simulator and/or training experience

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Salary Range: $146,300 USD – $219,500 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority . The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.