System Engineering Support with Security Clearance - Gilbert, AZ, United States - Northrop Grumman

Description

Category:
Engineering

Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)


Travel Required:
No


Relocation Assistance:
Relocation assistance may be available

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 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.

Join the Tactical Space Systems Division in a challenging and rewarding role as a Staff Mission Analysis Systems Engineer .

Support small-to medium-class space vehicles enabling scientific research, weather, and national security across Low Earth Orbit at our Gilbert, AZ campus.

This role encompasses complex and cutting-edge system level mission analysis of space vehicles using STK and Matlab simulations.

These simulations are used to drive overall mission and vehicle design, Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), develop delta-V budgets, and create detailed space vehicle systems performance models involving power, attitude, propulsion, communication, payload and thermal sub-systems.

Create software tools for satellite mission modeling, with emphasis on orbital mechanics and satellite systems which can include attitude, power, propulsion, communications, payload and thermal modeling
Simulation and analysis to assess space mission architecture and/or providing alternatives for delivering a Customer mission effect
Propellant budget analyses, on-orbit fuel requirements, and mission lifetime estimates

The role of a Mission Analysis Systems Engineer requires a strong fundamental understanding and familiarity with Astrodynamics, particularly Low Earth Orbit, either by education or experience.

This role requires on-site, in-person support in a secure facility.

Systems Engineers are key members of a cross-disciplinary team helping drive the design, development, integration & test, launch, and on-orbit operations of complex space systems and capabilities.

Come join our team and help us keep pushing the boundaries of what is possible
BS Engineering degree and 14+ years of experience, a master's degree and 12+ years of experience or a PhD and 9+ years of experience
Government Security Clearance with TS/SCI eligibility.
Strong computing skills with familiarity with Python, Systems Tool Kit (STK), MATLAB, C/C++, Fortran.

Knowledge and experience with satellite functions to include attitude control, power management, thermal control, propulsion, command and data handling, flight and ground software.

Experience in aerospace systems, spacecraft design, or mission operations.
Government Security Clearance.
#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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date.

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.