Space TS/SCI Mission Operations Lead Systems Engineer (Level 5)
Northrop Grumman · Rolling Meadows, IL · 4 wk ago
On-siteInformation Technology$169k–$254k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The description includes paragraphs about company, mission, etc. We need headings: for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections with real specific content. We have:
- About the role: description of company, mission, location, etc. Could be "About the role" or maybe "About the role" is appropriate.
- Responsibilities: list of duties: Leading on-orbit checkout..., Developing..., Lead rapid integration..., Perform rapid development..., Train ground operators, Lead development and SIL checkout..., Requires excellent interpersonal skills... (some of that is qualifications). We'll extract responsibilities bullet list.
- Requirements: Basic Qualifications: BS+12 years etc, degree, experience with on-orbit checkout, signal processing, proficiency in Python/MATLAB, active Top Secret clearance.
- Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications list.
- Skills: maybe combine technical skills? Could be separate but we can include under Requirements or Qualifications. The instruction: Use headings for sections like Skills if present. We have skills mentioned: proficiency in analytical data tools and programming languages like Python, MATLAB; strong organization and coordination skills; knowledge of space domain; extensive experience performing system verification and validation; mission ops product development; leading integration of ground software; integration and test experience; familiarity with signal generators etc; knowledge of programmatic and technical dependencies; Agile development experience; strong RF domain background; previous experience as SEIT Lead etc; Active TS/SCI with adjudicated polygraph preferred. Those could go under Skills or Qualifications. We'll put them under Skills maybe.
- Benefits: mention relocation assistance may be available, health insurance, life and disability, savings plan, company paid holidays, PTO, overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, annual bonuses, long term incentives for VP/Director. Also mention relocation assistance may be available. So we can include Benefits.
- Pay: Primary Level Salary Range: $169,000 - $253,600. Also mention overtime etc. So we include Pay.
- Schedule: Travel up to 50%, no more than 2 weeks at a time. That's schedule/travel. So we can include Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, application period, etc. Also remove duplicated lines (the description repeats some paragraphs). We'll keep unique content.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can combine similar points but not lose specifics.
Let's extract:
About the role / company description:
- 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, but they're also making history.
- The Mission and Payload Programs organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences.
- Our team is chartered with providing the skills, 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!
- This position is part of our Space Sector Eastern Region SEIT Engineering Organization located at Rolling Meadows, IL.
We can combine into a paragraph or multiple paragraphs.
Responsibilities (list):
- Leading on-orbit checkout and operations activities
- Developing and validating command sequences and automation scripts
- Lead rapid integration of complex ground software to prepare for delivery to Spacecraft Operations end user
- Perform rapid development of procedures and scripts to use the ground software, data inputs, simulators, and hardware in the loop
- Train ground operators
- Lead development and SIL checkout of activation procedures
- Requires excellent interpersonal skills, experience with end user engagement, and comfort briefing technical results to customers. (This is more a requirement but could be responsibilities.)
Travel: Travel up to 50%, no more than 2 weeks at a time.
Basic Qualifications:
- BS + 12 years of experience; MS + 10 years of experience; PhD + 7 years of experience
- BS and/or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or related technical degree.
- Experience with on-orbit checkout testing, subsystem calibration and payload checkouts
- Educational background or experience with signal processing and algorithm development
- Proficiency in analytical data tools and programming languages like Python, MATLAB
- Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated history of strong organization and coordination skills (working with cross-functional teams).
- Experience with on-orbit checkout testing, subsystem calibration and payload checkouts (duplicate)
- Knowledge of the space domain (e.g. orbital mechanics, remote sensing, etc.)
- Extensive experience performing system verification and validation of space systems
- Mission Ops product development/expertise desired
- Experience in leading integration of ground software to spacecraft operations end users
- Integration and test experience; familiarity with signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes
- Knowledge of Programmatic and technical dependencies for mission execution
- Agile development experience a plus
- Strong RF domain background (link budget, waveform modulation schemes, transceiver technologies, antennas)
- Previous experience as a SEIT Lead, IPT Lead, Chief Engineer or deputy to the following roles.
- Active TS/SCI with adjudicated polygraph is preferred
Skills: Could extract technical skills: proficiency in Python, MATLAB; signal processing; algorithm development; analytical data tools; ground software integration; SIL checkout; activation procedures; command sequences; automation scripts; procedures development; training ground operators; interpersonal skills; end user engagement; briefing technical results; organization and coordination; space domain knowledge; system verification and validation; mission ops product development; integration and test; signal generators, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes; programmatic and technical dependencies; Agile; RF domain (link budget, waveform modulation, transceiver technologies, antennas); SEIT Lead experience; TS/SCI with polygraph.
But we may just put under Skills heading a list of skills.
Benefits:
- Relocation assistance may be available
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Overtime eligibility
- Shift differential
- Discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and share in company results
- Long Term Incentives for Vice President or Director positions
Pay:
- Primary Level Salary Range: $169,000.00 - $253,600.00
- Note: salary range is a guideline; base salary determined by scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills, market conditions.
- Depending on position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
- Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and allow sharing in company results.
- Employees in VP or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
Schedule:
- Travel up to 50% of the time, no more than 2 weeks at a time.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, application period, citizenship requirement, etc. Also remove duplicated lines (like repeated experience with on-orbit checkout testing appears both in Basic and Preferred; we can keep but it's okay). We should not repeat identical bullet points; but we can keep if they appear in different contexts? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should remove duplicated lines. The duplicate "Experience with on-orbit checkout testing, subsystem calibration and payload checkouts" appears in both Basic and Preferred; we should keep only one instance. Probably keep it under Basic Qualifications (or Preferred) but not duplicate.
Also duplicate paragraphs about company description appear twice; we should keep only one.
Now produce HTML fragment with headings
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections with real specific content. We have:
- About the role: description of company, mission, location, etc. Could be "About the role" or maybe "About the role" is appropriate.
- Responsibilities: list of duties: Leading on-orbit checkout..., Developing..., Lead rapid integration..., Perform rapid development..., Train ground operators, Lead development and SIL checkout..., Requires excellent interpersonal skills... (some of that is qualifications). We'll extract responsibilities bullet list.
- Requirements: Basic Qualifications: BS+12 years etc, degree, experience with on-orbit checkout, signal processing, proficiency in Python/MATLAB, active Top Secret clearance.
- Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications list.
- Skills: maybe combine technical skills? Could be separate but we can include under Requirements or Qualifications. The instruction: Use headings for sections like Skills if present. We have skills mentioned: proficiency in analytical data tools and programming languages like Python, MATLAB; strong organization and coordination skills; knowledge of space domain; extensive experience performing system verification and validation; mission ops product development; leading integration of ground software; integration and test experience; familiarity with signal generators etc; knowledge of programmatic and technical dependencies; Agile development experience; strong RF domain background; previous experience as SEIT Lead etc; Active TS/SCI with adjudicated polygraph preferred. Those could go under Skills or Qualifications. We'll put them under Skills maybe.
- Benefits: mention relocation assistance may be available, health insurance, life and disability, savings plan, company paid holidays, PTO, overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, annual bonuses, long term incentives for VP/Director. Also mention relocation assistance may be available. So we can include Benefits.
- Pay: Primary Level Salary Range: $169,000 - $253,600. Also mention overtime etc. So we include Pay.
- Schedule: Travel up to 50%, no more than 2 weeks at a time. That's schedule/travel. So we can include Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, application period, etc. Also remove duplicated lines (the description repeats some paragraphs). We'll keep unique content.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can combine similar points but not lose specifics.
Let's extract:
About the role / company description:
- 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, but they're also making history.
- The Mission and Payload Programs organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences.
- Our team is chartered with providing the skills, 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!
- This position is part of our Space Sector Eastern Region SEIT Engineering Organization located at Rolling Meadows, IL.
We can combine into a paragraph or multiple paragraphs.
Responsibilities (list):
- Leading on-orbit checkout and operations activities
- Developing and validating command sequences and automation scripts
- Lead rapid integration of complex ground software to prepare for delivery to Spacecraft Operations end user
- Perform rapid development of procedures and scripts to use the ground software, data inputs, simulators, and hardware in the loop
- Train ground operators
- Lead development and SIL checkout of activation procedures
- Requires excellent interpersonal skills, experience with end user engagement, and comfort briefing technical results to customers. (This is more a requirement but could be responsibilities.)
Travel: Travel up to 50%, no more than 2 weeks at a time.
Basic Qualifications:
- BS + 12 years of experience; MS + 10 years of experience; PhD + 7 years of experience
- BS and/or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or related technical degree.
- Experience with on-orbit checkout testing, subsystem calibration and payload checkouts
- Educational background or experience with signal processing and algorithm development
- Proficiency in analytical data tools and programming languages like Python, MATLAB
- Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated history of strong organization and coordination skills (working with cross-functional teams).
- Experience with on-orbit checkout testing, subsystem calibration and payload checkouts (duplicate)
- Knowledge of the space domain (e.g. orbital mechanics, remote sensing, etc.)
- Extensive experience performing system verification and validation of space systems
- Mission Ops product development/expertise desired
- Experience in leading integration of ground software to spacecraft operations end users
- Integration and test experience; familiarity with signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes
- Knowledge of Programmatic and technical dependencies for mission execution
- Agile development experience a plus
- Strong RF domain background (link budget, waveform modulation schemes, transceiver technologies, antennas)
- Previous experience as a SEIT Lead, IPT Lead, Chief Engineer or deputy to the following roles.
- Active TS/SCI with adjudicated polygraph is preferred
Skills: Could extract technical skills: proficiency in Python, MATLAB; signal processing; algorithm development; analytical data tools; ground software integration; SIL checkout; activation procedures; command sequences; automation scripts; procedures development; training ground operators; interpersonal skills; end user engagement; briefing technical results; organization and coordination; space domain knowledge; system verification and validation; mission ops product development; integration and test; signal generators, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes; programmatic and technical dependencies; Agile; RF domain (link budget, waveform modulation, transceiver technologies, antennas); SEIT Lead experience; TS/SCI with polygraph.
But we may just put under Skills heading a list of skills.
Benefits:
- Relocation assistance may be available
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Overtime eligibility
- Shift differential
- Discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and share in company results
- Long Term Incentives for Vice President or Director positions
Pay:
- Primary Level Salary Range: $169,000.00 - $253,600.00
- Note: salary range is a guideline; base salary determined by scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills, market conditions.
- Depending on position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
- Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and allow sharing in company results.
- Employees in VP or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
Schedule:
- Travel up to 50% of the time, no more than 2 weeks at a time.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, application period, citizenship requirement, etc. Also remove duplicated lines (like repeated experience with on-orbit checkout testing appears both in Basic and Preferred; we can keep but it's okay). We should not repeat identical bullet points; but we can keep if they appear in different contexts? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should remove duplicated lines. The duplicate "Experience with on-orbit checkout testing, subsystem calibration and payload checkouts" appears in both Basic and Preferred; we should keep only one instance. Probably keep it under Basic Qualifications (or Preferred) but not duplicate.
Also duplicate paragraphs about company description appear twice; we should keep only one.
Now produce HTML fragment with headings and appropriate content.
We'll structure:
About the role
About the role
... paragraphs ...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- BS + 12 years of experience; MS + 10 years of experience; PhD + 7 years of experience
- BS and/or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or related technical degree
- Experience with on-orbit checkout testing, subsystem calibration and payload checkouts
- Educational background or experience with signal processing and algorithm development
- Proficiency in analytical data tools and programming languages like Python, MATLAB
- Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated history of strong organization and coordination skills (working with cross-functional teams)
- Knowledge of the space domain (e.g. orbital mechanics, remote sensing, etc.)
- Extensive experience performing system verification and validation of space systems
- Mission Ops product development/expertise desired
- Experience in leading integration of ground software to spacecraft operations end users
- Integration and test experience; familiarity with signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes
- Knowledge of Programmatic and technical dependencies for mission execution
- Agile development experience a plus
- Strong RF domain background (link budget, waveform modulation schemes, transceiver technologies, antennas)
- Previous experience as a SEIT Lead, IPT Lead, Chief Engineer or deputy to the following roles
- Active TS/SCI with adjudicated polygraph is preferred
Skills
- Proficiency in Python, MATLAB and analytical data tools
- Signal processing and algorithm development
- Ground software integration, SIL checkout, activation procedures, command sequences, automation scripts
- Training ground operators
- Interpersonal skills, end‑user engagement, briefing technical results to customers
- Organization and coordination with cross‑functional teams
- Space domain knowledge (orbital mechanics, remote sensing)
- System verification and validation of space systems
- Mission Ops product development
- Integration and test experience with signal generators, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes
- Programmatic and technical dependencies for mission execution
- Agile development
- RF domain expertise (link budget, waveform modulation, transceiver technologies, antennas)
- SEIT Lead, IPT Lead, Chief Engineer experience
- TS/SCI with adjudicated polygraph