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True Anomaly

Flight Software Engineer III

Denver, CO · On-site

$120K - $180K/yr

YOUR MISSION As a Flight Software Engineer III at True Anomaly, you will gain experience at every phase of the spacecraft program including design, analysis, manufacturing, test, and flight. The ...

Arcfield

Flight Software Engineer III

Louisville, CO · On-site

$60 - $80.75/hr

Flight Software Engineer III leads the development, integration, and maintenance for complex ground and space payloads for Orion Space Solutions engineering team. The successful candidate will ...

U.S. Navy

Aviation Officer

Thornton, CO · On-site

If you're flying the P-3 Orion or the brand-new P-8 Poseidon, you hunt submarines using cutting ... NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICER - In this role, you're the navigator, the lookout and the weapon operator ...

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Aviation Officer

Greeley, CO

If you're flying the P-3 Orion or the brand-new P-8 Poseidon, you hunt submarines using cutting ... NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICER - In this role, you're the navigator, the lookout and the weapon operator ...

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Flight Director Level 3/4 - Spacecraft Operations - Colorado Springs

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Colorado Springs, CO • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Life, PTO

Posted 22 days ago

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8.3

Company rating: 8.3 out of 10

Based on 368 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

67th of 545 rated manufacturers

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription
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.
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Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman's Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Flight Director - Level 3 or Level 4 located in Colorado Springs, CO, you'll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Leading a diverse team of operators
  • Providing mission operations support to NGSS Satellite programs.
  • Work with systems engineers to develop operational documentation for use during on-orbit checkout and commissioning of satellites.
  • Conducting testing using simulators and resolving discrepancies.
  • Developing and test command procedures, telemetry pages, and other products derived from vendor provided documentation
  • Developing test procedures and test execution for system level, end-to-end tests with the spacecraft.
  • Supporting mission readiness activities including mission rehearsals, mission timeline development, and post launch test development.
  • Monitoring vehicle state of health across all subsystems.
  • Performing short and long-term telemetry trending.
  • Tracking space vehicle configuration, to include both hardware, software, and configurable item parameters.
  • Supporting anomaly resolution efforts.
  • Making modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance. Develop new procedures as required.
  • Providing status reporting through both the functional and program reporting branches.
  • Providing support to multiple programs.
  • Maintaining standards associated with the established Integrated/Developmental Operations functional group processes.
  • Providing mentoring and guidance to the mission operations team.
  • Supporting internal and external customer meetings through proficient verbal and documented (MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel) communications.
  • Other duties as assigned

If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!
This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.
This position can be filled at either a Level 3 or Level 4.
Basic Qualifications for Level 3:
  • Bachelor's degree 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
  • Ability to work within, task, and manage a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success.
  • Experience conducting on-orbit mission operations and resolving satellite and ground system anomalies
  • Experience with at least one S/C Subsystem (ADCS, CDH, COMM, EPDS, Thermal, FSW).
  • Experience in ground system update and/or maintenance
  • Willingness and ability to support a 24/7 environment while working day/night 12hr shifts

Basic Qualifications for Level 4:
  • Bachelor's degree with 8 years of professional experience - OR - Master's degree with 6 years of professional experience - OR - PhD with 4 years 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
  • Ability to work within, task, and manage a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success.
  • Experience conducting on-orbit mission operations and resolving satellite and ground system anomalies
  • Experience with at least one S/C Subsystem (ADCS, CDH, COMM, EPDS, Thermal, FSW).
  • Experience in ground system update and/or maintenance
  • Willingness and ability to support a 24/7 environment while working day/night 12hr shifts

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Support of readiness activities to include; Mission Readiness Tests (MRTs), Mission Rehearsals (MRs), Day In The Life (DITL) and daily operations testing.
  • Experience with Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPOD) systems
  • Experience working on government systems and/or government process environment
  • Prior experience with virtualized deployment of LINUX based ground control software onto a ground system infrastructure
  • Experience with MAESTRO or RAPTOR command and control software
  • Familiarity with setting up and creating training and certification program for operators

Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below:
https://www.northropgrumman.com/space
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Primary Level Salary Range: $94,200.00 - $141,200.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $117,500.00 - $176,300.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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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.

Industry

Space research administration

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Falls Church, VA, US

Year founded

1939

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