Orbit Analyst/Flight Dynamics Engineer- Top Secret Clearance (Space/Satellite Systems)

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.

This Orbit Analyst/Flight Dynamics Engineer position is located in Colorado Springs, CO and will perform the following functions:

• Pre-mission astrodynamics analyses for satellites in various orbit regimes

• Analyses of satellite and constellation access, coverage, lifetime, and additional trade studies

• Launch window analysis

• Maneuver planning and optimization analyses

• Propellant budgeting analyses, on-orbit fuel requirements, and mission lifetime estimates

• Satellite rendezvous and proximity operations planning and analyses

• Orbit determinations to specify tracking system parameters, define the orbital state, and predict orbital events

• Concept of operations (ConOps) development. Position requires knowledge of spacecraft mission operations.

• Mission sequence of events definition

• Participation in mission rehearsals to simulate orbital analysis tasks performed in operations

• Operational support for orbit transfer and station keeping maneuvers

Additional duties may include requirements development, writing complex specifications, interface control documents, and engineering reports from advanced studies, special engineering investigations, and similar activities. May be called on to assist in New Business activities such as conceptual design and analysis for proposals and funded studies and may include authoring sections for both.

Basic Qualifications:

• B.S. in Engineering, Physics, or related field, plus 5 years of experience in satellite astrodynamics analyses (orbit determination, ephemeris generation, perturbation analysis, maneuver planning, and error analysis), mission planning and design.
• Experience with software systems, development environments, or programming languages is required.
• Must have US Citizenship with current or active Top Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong computing skills with familiarity with Python, Systems Tool Kit (STK), Matlab, Visual Basic, Java, C#, C/C++, or Fortran
• Understanding of issues in scientific and numerical computing and developing simulations of physical systems is an asset

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Salary Range: $95,100 USD - $142,700 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/.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.