Associate Systems Engineer – Orbit Analyst – Level 1 at Northrop Grumman
Aurora, CO
$76,200–$114,400from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Aurora, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An entry-level orbital analyst role supporting satellite operations on a fully on-site, customer-facing team. Core work involves planning and executing spacecraft maneuvers, managing long-term orbit stability and propellant, and running orbit determination software to produce ephemeris and operational products. Suited to a STEM graduate comfortable with technical analysis who can obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Junior level · Remote · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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Why we read it this way (7)
The job posting explicitly states this role is '100% onsite' in Aurora, CO and 'cannot accommodate telecommute work.' The remote=true flag has been set per the caller's instruction, overriding the posting's stated requirement — the candidate pool and metro inference have been adjusted accordingly.
This role is an Orbit Analyst / Systems Engineer in the aerospace/space domain. No standard SOC code cleanly covers astrodynamics or orbital mechanics work; 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the closest fit given the heavy use of orbit determination software and computational tools. 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is a plausible runner-up given the systems analysis framing.
The clearance requirement is TS/SCI plus a Counterintelligence Polygraph, which maps to TopSecretSci.
STK (Systems Tool Kit / AGI STK) and programming languages (Python, MATLAB, or PERL) appear only under Preferred Qualifications, as does Linux — all marked accordingly.
The salary range ($76,200–$114,400/year) is described as a 'general guideline' and may vary based on experience and other factors.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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