Engineer/Principal Engineer Ground Systems – Space/Satellite Systems
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Dulles, VA, USA |
| Salary | $81000 – $140000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- B. S. Computer Science, Information Systems, or Aerospace Engineering or other relevant engineering discipline
- Minimum of 2 years (level 2) or 5 years (level 3) of relevant experience
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/ SCI clearance
- U.S. citizen
Responsibilities
- Utilize sound engineering practices to develop, implement, and maintain end-to-end Satellite ground systems.
- Manage the requirements, design, and implementation for ground networks and End-to-End ground systems to Support Mission Operations, RFP / Proposals, post win ground operation development, existing ground systems and upgrades – technology refresh, and reliability / maintainability.
- Responsible for developing and configuring ground software operation baselines to include, command / telemetry database baselines, and developing Space-Ground ICDs
- Coordinate and conduct PDR/CDR/FAT/SAT ground segment support activities.
- Product Deliveries include: Space-Ground ICD, Command and Telemetry Databases, Emulator/Flastsat/Simulator baseline control.
- Designing, developing, building, and operating satellite control centers
- Familiarity / experience with MMSOC and EGS compliant Satellite ground systems
- Ground support equipment – FEP’s, Crypto hardware, Modems, routers, firewalls, Servers / workstations, Linux, MS.
- Connections to external customers, entities, and RF terminals
- Writing program specific ground ICDs per program
- Developing ground network design architecture based on program requirements
- Holding weekly / regular meetings with ground stakeholders
- Coordinating end-to-end testing with space vehicles in during the I&T phase
- Ground segment end-to-end architecture design
- Ground segment requirements management and development
- Ground software design and configuration for Telemetry Tracking – Command & Control and Mission Planning
- Space Vehicle to Ground and Ground to Space communication design, implementation & testing.
- Ground to Ground network communications design, implementation & testing.
Preferred Qualifications
- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance
- Certifications: CompTIA Security + or equivalent.
- DoD Satcom Security Experience