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Orbit Analyst/Flight Dynamics Principal Engineer

Employer
Northrop Grumman
Location
Sterling, VA
Closing date
Feb 27, 2021
Category: Engineering Location: Dulles, Virginia US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes Clearance Type: None Telecommute: No Teleworking not available for this position Shift: 1st Shift Travel Required: No Positions Available: 1 Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today. This Orbit Analyst/Flight Dynamics Engineer position is located in Dulles, VA. A large variety of satellite programs that span a broad range of orbit regimes are supported here. Examples include the fleet of GEOStar communications satellites, the Cygnus commercial resupply missions to the ISS, the OCO-2 and ICESat-2 Earth-observing missions for NASA, the Mission Extension Vehicles (MEV) that dock with aging GEO spacecraft, and the Human Landing System portion of the future US lunar programs. The Orbit Analyst/Flight Dynamics Engineer performs 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. #novaspace Basic Qualifications: Must have a BS 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. The candidate will work with cross-discipline team members and must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, presentation experience, and the ability to work with a diverse community of engineers and managers to achieve the goals of the program team. Preferred Qualifications: The candidate should possess strong computing skills with familiarity with 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 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 www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. US Citizenship is required for most positions.

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