Senior Mission Operations Engineer – Blue Ring

Role Overview

• Develop mission plans, operations concepts, tools, and processes that enable highly effective and labor-efficient real-time spacecraft and ground system operation
• Lead small teams in the development and implementation of detailed operations procedures, executables, telemetry displays, technical documentation, and other products
• Ensure deliverables meet applicable quality standards, while promoting maximum reuse and backward compatibility
• Conduct testing and validation of ops products using a variety of hardware and software simulation environments
• Drive operations toward ever-increasing levels of efficiency and reliability through automation and the application of AI/ML technologies
• Support systems engineering and other disciplines in developing a spacecraft concept of operations
• Implement meaningful progress tracking to provide realistic completion forecasts and inform basis-of-estimates for new business pursuits
• Create detailed test procedures to validate end-to-end system capabilities
• Analyze and assess ground station selection for optimal communications availability
• Coordinate staffing for mission operations events and work with training team to ensure certification of on-console personnel
• Support mission readiness activities including mission rehearsals, mission timeline development, and post-launch test development
• Provide real-time leadership during spacecraft launch and early orbit phase
• Monitor spacecraft state-of-health across all subsystems, perform trending and analyses, and track spacecraft and ground system configurations
• Support the troubleshooting and resolution of on-orbit anomalies
• Foster continuous improvement by contributing, tracking, and implementing lessons-learned for future missions
• Provide instruction and mentorship to early career engineers

Requirements

• B.S. in Aerospace, Computer Science, Systems, or related fields
• 3+ years of experience managing technical teams
• 10+ years of proven experience in spacecraft operations development and execution
• Experience with development of spacecraft operations products, including procedures, telemetry displays, scripts, and other technical documents
• Experience with configuration and product data management
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to earn trust, build positive professional relationships, and collaborate with individuals of various backgrounds

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
• Up to 14 company-paid holidays