Principal Operations Systems Engineer – Level 3

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Principal Operations Systems Engineer – Level 3 to join our team in Aurora, CO. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

Please be aware that this position will be contingent upon capturing program award(s), obtaining and maintaining customer funding, and holding final clearances (if applicable) prior to start date.

This role will support the operations of a 24x7 critical system located at a field site located in Aurora, CO. This position will include a comprehensive, 20-week training course intended to provide “street to seat” knowledge of a complex operational system of systems. At the completion of this training, the employee will perform a set of 12-hour crew shifts and complete and on-the-job (OJT) checklist to become a certified Senior System Controller (SSC).

In this job, you will:

Development of products and CONOPs for the 24x7 operation of a mission critical system

Troubleshooting of real-world operations issues

Trending of operational data and simulation of products and CONOPs prior to transition to operations

Returning systems to an operational state, ensuring the health and safety of the systems while maximizing mission availability

Review or development of standard operating procedures that are executed real time on the operational system for standard events and anomaly recoveries

Developing scripts and products to automate the operations of complex systems

Develop suites of operational products for newly delivered systems

Ability and willingness to work rotating 12-hour shifts which will be scheduled 5:30am to 5:30pm and 5:30pm to 5:30am 4 days on, 4 days off including weekends and holidays rotating days and nights.

Other duties as assigned

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.

This position is contingent upon capturing program award(s), obtaining and maintaining customer funding, and holding final clearances (if applicable) prior to start date