About this job

The Spacecraft Operations Engineer will participate in flight spacecraft system development, mission planning, on-orbit operations and maintenance. The ideal candidate should be accustomed to working in a high productivity environment and have experience with time critical spacecraft operations.

Responsibilities

• Perform mission planning and spacecraft event scheduling to ensure customers are delivered to target orbits on schedule
• Support in-flight operations including nominal and maintenance operations and contingency scenarios
• Support spacecraft systems engineering team
• Provide support for spacecraft recovery operations
• Monitor telemetry to assess the ongoing health of the spacecraft
• Maintain communications equipment for spacecraft ground testing
• Manage ground station network
• Support assembly, integration and testing of flight spacecraft
• Support evaluation of spacecraft in-flight performance
• This position will occasionally require flexible working hours including nights and weekends to support spacecraft operations

Profile

•  Minimum: BS in Engineering plus 4 years relevant experience
• Familiarization with all stages of mission operations including launch, commissioning, operations and deorbiting
• Experience operating spacecraft in LEO, MEO, HEO and deep space (lunar and interplanetary)
• Experience with data analysis to confirm mission performance and identify adverse trends
• Understanding of orbital mechanics and trajectory planning
• Understanding of spacecraft avionics functions, failure modes and debugging strategies
• Familiarity working with ground station infrastructure and ground operations software
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent technical communications skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills