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At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom and democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have a lot of 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 Aerospace Systems is seeking an experienced Staff Spacecraft Subsystem Engineer to support the operation and maintenance of NASA's Chandra spacecraft. The Chandra X-ray Observatory is one of NASA's Great Observatories and delivers ground-breaking science to a world-wide scientific user community.This individual will work on the Flight Operations Team at the new Chandra Operations Control Center (OCC) in Burlington, MA and will interface directly with project scientists from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and NASA to help maintain and operate the spacecraft components.Specific duties include:
Monitoring subsystem state of health through detailed trending and analysis of satellite data
Flight system anomaly resolution, including troubleshooting, execution of response and recovery procedures, and development and test of alternative operating modes
Development or enhancement of models for use in planning spacecraft operations
Development of innovative operational approaches and system use techniques
Development or enhancement of spacecraft commanding and telemetry monitoring products and procedures to effectively conduct on-orbit operations
Report generation, briefings, and direct customer interactions
Provide leadership to cross-team, interdisciplinary efforts to ensure reliable command and telemetry flows between spacecraft and control center (via DSN services)
Development and implementation of select hardware, software, and model updates in the spacecraft simulator (ASVT) to enhance usefulness and fidelity in representing on-orbit performance/behaviors
The selected candidate should be a motivated self-starter who is able to work both collaboratively and independently on long and short term investigations/analyses. The Flight Operations Team values the ability to develop and communicate outside-the-box solutions and we share our customer's passion for advancing the understanding of the universe. While this is a day-staff position, occasional nights and weekends are required as necessary to support time-critical spacecraft operations.Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM)
Minimum 14 years of directly related engineering experiencewith the design, build, analysis, operation, and/or test of satellite/aircraft avionics
Hands-on experience with spacecraft/aircraft avionics tools, data analysis and techniques
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
Working knowledge and understanding of one or more major spacecraft subsystems, including command and data handling avionics; attitude determination and control; power; flight software; structures; mechanisms; thermal management systems; and propulsion.
Experience with designing, implementing, and/or analyzing analog, digital or mixed-signal circuit boards from concept through production using: operational amplifiers; filters; transistors; analog to digital and digital to analog converters; power supply components; data bus and interfaces (command and telemetry, including encoding and error detection/correction routines); memory (EEPROM, RAM); state machines; FPGAs; ASICs; and processors
Experience with integration/testing/troubleshooting/qualification techniques
Hands-on experience working as an integral member of a spacecraft flight operations team. If experience is not directly in spacecraft, then experience with military high reliability systems is also applicable.
Strong understanding of computers, scripting tools, and automation
Proficiency with UNIX/Linux, MATLAB, Python, and Excel
Experience with ground-to-spacecraft RF communications systems
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 www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.Job Category : Engineering19032419
