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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: PolygraphTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescriptionAt 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.

The Payload and Ground Systems, a division within Northrop Grumman's Space Systems Sector is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Launch Integrator to join our team supporting our FROST program. This position is based in the Colorado Springs, Colorado area at Schriever AFB.

This role participates in technical aspects of mission planning and scheduling, mission operations plan development, complex operations procedure, and software tool development, telemetry and data review, data and satellite performance, and trending analysis. Perform data gathering and complex analysis tasks in support of anomaly and failure review. Develop and implement contingency and recovery plans and procedures.

Job responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Participate in the design and team implementation of mission CONOPs on the day of launch for the assigned missions.
• This position will achieve proficiency on the operations floor and certification will be maintained as a requirement for qualification to provide for launch operations support.
• Able to identify and recommend solutions for the smooth continuation of operations and network usage as capacity needs change.
• Makes corrections to network configurations to ensure efficient operation.
• Monitors and documents traffic analysis.
• Monitors all hardware components to ensure terrestrial and satellite network communication facilities are operating at optimum levels.
• Must possess strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills and be able to lead discussions and work in a dynamic team environment.
• This position will provide internal process improvement initiatives and leadership insight to a team of varied-level engineers.
• Candidate must be able to work in an operational location with government (civilian and military) personnel.
• Identify and achieve multiple milestones spread across various calendars and schedules.
• Be self-motivated and able to provide solutions to highly technical problems
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position requires being onsite and does not support remote or hybrid work.

This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman. This role is open to level 2 and level 3 candidates.

Basic Qualifications

• Level 2: 2 Years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelor's degree; 0 Years of relevant experience with a completed Masters's degree; An additional 4 years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree (High School diploma or equivalent is required with additional experience)
• Level 3: 5 Years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelor's degree; 3 Years of relevant experience with a completed Masters's degree; 0 Years of relevant experience with a completed PhD; An additional 4 years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree (High School diploma or equivalent is required with additional experience)
• Must have an Active TS/SCI DoD security clearance AND adjudicated Polygraph (less than 10 years) at time of application [US Citizenship required]
• Minimum of 1 year of direct flight operations, ground control operations, or ground processing operations experience
• Fundamental understanding of orbital mechanics relative to ballistic and orbital rocket trajectories
• Experience creating and following standardized processes and clearly documenting results for post-flight analysis to external customers

Preferred Qualifications

• STEM degree
• Ability to efficiently and independently multi-task in an extremely demanding and deadline-driven environment
• Knowledge and experience working with Collaborative Task Management tools and process workflow tools
• Ability to interface effectively with management, and other engineering personnel
• Knowledge and experience in systems engineering methodology and related engineering processes

Primary Level Salary Range: $73,900.00 - $110,900.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $91,200.00 - $136,800.00The 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.