Spacecraft Payload Engineer - Secret Clearance Required (Space Systems)

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Spacecraft Payload Engineer to support the ESPAStarTM product line. This position can be filled in either Gilbert, AZ or Dulles, VA location. Spacecraft Payload Engineers are key members of a cross-disciplinary team helping drive the design, development, integration & test, launch, and on-orbit operations of ESPAStarTM space vehicles. As a Spacecraft Payload Engineer, you will have unique opportunities to witness and take part in the entire engineering lifecycle culminating in the on-orbit delivery of fully mission capable space vehicles to our customers! Come join our team and help us keep pushing the boundaries of what is possible. This Systems Engineer position is for an individual contributor within the ESPAStarTM payload engineering team. Responsibilities include supporting the technical and functional interfaces of one or more hosted payload(s) to a spacecraft bus. Work products include development of payload port-specific interface control documents (ICDs), managing giver-receiver materials, review of bus accommodation documents, development of functional and performance test scripts, and identification of mechanical, electrical, and environmental constraints and requirements. Analysis roles include supporting the science, experiment, and mission planning for the payload and evaluating mission performance and orbital operations. Job Responsibilities: Write complex specifications, interface control documents, and engineering reports. Develop functional and performance test scripts. Perform requirements development, verification/validation planning and manage interface definition efforts using established Northrop Grumman guidelines and database tools. Prepare review/briefing material for working group meetings, reviews and program status. Help support critical test campaigns designed to exercise spacecraft & payload functionality, measure performance, and verify survivability in the extreme launch and space environments. Incorporate lessons learned to continue to strengthen the ESPAStarTM product line. Assist with trade studies, system performance assessments, mission analysis and timelines, and CONOPS development.