Manager - Mission Operations Development - Gilbert AZ

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Mission Operations Development – Manager Level 2 to join our team in Gilbert, AZ. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

The Manager, Mission Operations Development, reports to the Sr. Manager, Mission Operations Development, within the Software and Controls Engineering Directorate. The Mission Operations Development group is responsible for developing, testing, and delivering all operational products for NGSS-delivered space and ground systems. Those could include space vehicle handbooks, operational procedures, command scripts, training material, and any other contractually required operational products. Additionally, the group plans, coordinates, and executes mission simulations/rehearsals and compatibility tests, and supports on-console operations or serves as advisors to customer operators.

The Mission Operations Development team has grown significantly into a geographically dispersed unit that requires functional management presence at various locations.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

• Has functional responsibility for current and new staff, performance evaluations, and salary reviews.
• Has responsibility for managing within overhead budget constraints, and for supporting annual capital planning cycles.
• Ensures personnel are properly trained to perform their assigned duties.
• Ensures the Mission Operations Development teams execute agreed upon scope within cost & schedule constraints.
• Ensures Mission Operations Development teams adhere to existing ISO-approved processes associated with Ops Product development and spacecraft operations.
• Ensures proper processes are documented, trained, and followed.
• Interfaces with external customers to maximize customer satisfaction.
• Supports mission ops planning and execution for delivered systems.
• Provides support to reviews & monthly reporting, action item track, task & resource management.
• Supports and enforces all Quality Assurance processes, procedures, and participates in periodic internal and/or external audits.
• Interfaces with Gilbert Engineering and Site Leadership to ensure flow up and flow down of information.
• Maintains close coordination with the Sr Manager, Mission Operations Development, and the rest of the Operations team to ensure standardization and efficiencies in process and execution.
• Other duties as assigned.

If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!

• Bachelor’s degree Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience.
• Requires an active Top-Secret security clearance at time of application.
• Experience planning & executing on-orbit anomaly resolution.
• Experience with mission operations center and end-to-end ground system development.
• Experience with the development, validation, and configuration management of mission operations procedures, scripts, and telemetry pages.
• Experience interfacing with external customers on a technical and programmatic level.
• Leadership/Management experience and/or training personnel.