Spacecraft Operations Manager 2 – TS/SCI Clearance (Space/Satellite Systems)

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Spacecraft Operations Manager (Manager 2 Systems Engineering)

Essential Functions:

This position is for a full-time, senior-level technical and management role in Colorado Springs, CO.  The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Lead a diverse team of engineers/operators/systems administrators (30 to 35 employees) as well as cross functional integrated program teams (IPT)
• Coordinate with Program Management team to meet contractual requirements on cost and on schedule
• Provide mission operations support to the multiple NSS Satellite programs. 
• Support system maintenance activities such as procedure updates, architecture upkeep, and formal program milestones. 
• Measure and report program performance metrics
• Work with systems engineers to conduct anomaly review board investigations as necessary. 
• Conduct testing using simulators and resolve discrepancies. 
• Develop and test command procedures, telemetry pages, and other products derived from vendor provided documentation
• Support operations readiness activities including configuration control board and other customer meetings
• Provide status reporting through both the functional and program reporting branches.
• Maintain standards associated with the established Integrated/Developmental Operations functional group processes.
• Provide mentoring, guidance, performance evaluation, and manage tasks for the Operations & Maintenance / Sustaining Engineering team.
• Support internal and external customer meetings through proficient verbal and documented (MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel) communications .
• May require travel ~ 10% of the time. 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree. Engineering or related STEM field preferred. (Equivalent years of experience may be considered in lie of a degree)
• 10+ years of related experience
• Ability to work within, task, and manage a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success.
• Prior experience conducting on-orbit mission operations and resolving satellite and ground system anomalies.
• Experience writing technical documents for external customers
• Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, including ability to make persuasive presentations to external customers at milestone reviews
• Active or current TS/SCI clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on government systems and/or government process environment
• Experience with at least one S/C Subsystem (ADCS, CDH, COMM, EPDS, Thermal, FSW).
• Experience as a cost account manager (CAM) using Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
• Experience maintaining hardware and software configurations in an ops center
• Basic familiarity with orbital analysis, in particular, related to rendezvous and proximity operations (RPOD)
• Experience with planning and executing on orbit test campaigns

Salary Range: $134,000 USD - $191,600 USD

Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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