RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description
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Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is seeking a Testbed Systems Engineer – Level 6 to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA.
*Please be aware that 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. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to maintenance of the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future.
We are seeking a Testbed Systems Engineer – Level 6 for the Engineering Model Testbed (EMTB). The EMTB team manages multiple testbeds that include hardware, flight software, EGSE, and simulators. The EMTB systems are critical assets for the Operations & Maintenance team to be responsive to operations. The selected engineer is expected to rapidly integrate into a small, high-performing team of engineers and operators orchestrating events on existing on-orbit hardware and test hardware. Furthermore, this role includes the responsibility to understand not only systems but also their representation and implementation in the EMTB test environment (including limitations) to reproduce on-orbit conditions in support of calibration, patching, and anomaly resolution. Maintenance of the EMTB includes keeping test setup and users’ guide procedures current, managing hardware and software configurations, evaluating HW and SW for and mitigating obsolescence issues, and executing knowledge transfer to maintain system and testbed knowledge among testbed and operations & maintenance personnel.
Job responsibilities and qualifications for the role require specialized knowledge of, but are not limited to, the following systems and operations:
-Command and Data Handling Subsystem: on-depth understanding of the data flow throughout the ground and space vehicle systems and intimate knowledge of the hardware through that flow
-Flight Software: in-depth understanding of the flight software functions and ability to interrogate, interpret, troubleshoot, and resolve issues
-Electrical Power Subsystem: in-depth understanding of the on-board power generation, consumption, and regulation as well as the hardware that supports it
-Avionics: detailed understanding of the avionics supporting the mission and their system level interconnectivity on the vehicle
-Fault Management: detailed understanding of the on-board fault management functionality as well as intimate knowledge of the pre-launch test campaign data
-Engineering Model Testbed: extensive experience with development, design, maintenance, troubleshooting, and operation of the highest fidelity and most critical simulator on the program
-Electrical Ground Support Equipment: extensive experience with development, design, maintenance, troubleshooting, and operation of the EGSE that supports the testbed/simulators
-Common Command and Telemetry System: detailed understanding and experience with the command and telemetry interface used for the mission
-Spacecraft Simulators and Testbeds: intimate knowledge of the various…