2026 Flight Controller - Dulles VA Jobs

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• RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time 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, they're making history.
• Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations.
• Northrop Grumman's Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams.
• As a Flight Controller - Level 1 or 2 located in Dulles, VA, you'll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.
• You'll be primarily supporting the Flight Dynamics team on IceSat-2 which is designed to measure the 3D elevation of Earth's ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, forests, and water surfaces using advanced laser technology to track changes over time.
• This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.
• Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: Provide mission operations support to Satellite programs including flight control.
• Support system maintenance activities such as procedure updates, architecture upkeep, and formal program milestones.
• Work with systems engineers to conduct anomaly review board investigations, as necessary.
• Conduct testing using simulators and resolve discrepancies.
• Develop and test command procedures, telemetry pages, and other products derived from vendor provided documentation Monitor vehicle state of health across all subsystems and perform short and long-term telemetry trending.
• Track space vehicle configuration, to include both hardware, software, and configurable item parameters.
• Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance.
• Provide status reporting through both the functional and program reporting branches.
• Maintain standards associated with the established functional group processes.

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