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Northrop Grumman
2026 Flight Dynamics Controller - Dulles VA
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What they do
A Transportation Traffic Controller monitors vehicle movement at airports, seaports, rail yards and stations, and large distribution centers. Monitors the takeoff and landing routes and schedules for airplanes at a commercial airport or military airbase. Coordinates the movement of large merchant vessels or cruise ships in and out of port.
$147,912 / year median in Virginia
-0% projected decline
Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE
Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START
NoCLEARANCE 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.
- 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.
- 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. Develop new procedures as required.
- Provide status reporting through both the functional and program reporting branches.
- Maintain standards associated with the established functional group processes.
- Support internal and external customer meetings through proficient verbal and documented (MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel) communications.
- 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.
Associate Engineer:
A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria.The candidate must:
- Be completing or has completed their Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution.
- Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM field
- Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
- Ability to work within a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success
- Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, including ability to make persuasive presentations to external customers at milestone review
- Willingness and ability to support a 24/7 environment Basic Qualifications for an
Engineer:
- Be completing or has completed their Master's Degree from an accredited institution.
- Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM Field
- Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
- Ability to work within a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success
- Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, including ability to make persuasive presentations to external customers at milestone review
- Willingness and ability to support a 24/7 environment Preferred Qualifications for both levels:
- Prior experience conducting on-orbit mission operations and resolving satellite and ground system anomalies highly preferred
- Experience related to
STK/ODTK
- Experience writing technical documents for external customers
- Leadership experience within a diverse team of engineers/operators
Associate Salary Ranges:
76,200- 114,400 Engineer Salary Ranges91,800.00
- 137,600.
Primary Level Salary Range:
$76,400.00- $114,400.
Secondary Level Salary Range:
$91,800.00- $137,600.