Mission Operations Development Engineer - Level 3/4 - Chantilly

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. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Mission Operations Development Engineer to assist with executing multiple mission support activities in a geographically distributed operations team that supports the preparation and execution of high-tempo on-orbit spacecraft activities, including Launch and Early Orbit Operations, specialized test activities, and long-term sustainment operations. This position will require full-time on-site work. Position will support day staff mission operations script testing work approximately 50% of the time, and shift work (including nights/weekends/holidays) approximately 50% of the time. In this role, the Mission Operations Development Engineer will be responsible for performing the following activities:  Provide mission operations support to classified Satellite programs.  Work with systems engineers to integrate and test operational scripts for use during all phases of satellite operations, including early operations and sustainment operations. Conduct testing using simulators and resolve discrepancies.  Develop and test command procedures, telemetry pages, and other products derived from vendor provided documentation. Support campaign mission preparation and operations activities including mission rehearsals, mission execution, and post launch test execution. Provide leadership to cross-functional geographically dispersed satellite operations team during real-time mission execution. Lead troubleshooting of satellite, ground, and/or C2 software issues during mission operations. Enact configuration management processes for 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, to include adding automation capabilities. Support internal and external customer meetings through proficient verbal and documented (MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel) communications. Utilize Agile Processes and Tools, including Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence), BitBucket, MatterMost. This position will require up to 50% shift work This position can be filled at either a Level 3 or Level 4. Basic Qualifications for Level 3: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 year 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 Scripting experience in Python, STOL, or other coding languages Experience with operations of on-orbit satellites Be able to make decisions under high pressure environments and maintain composure in stressful situations Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, including ability to make persuasive presentations to external customers at milestone reviews Basic Qualifications for Level 4: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM