About this job

The Spacecraft AI&T and Operations Engineer will participate in flight spacecraft system assembly, integration and test, 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

• Support assembly, integration and testing of flight spacecraft and subsystems.
• Create test plans and procedures.
• 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.
• Maintain communications equipment for spacecraft ground testing.
• Manage ground station network.
• Support evaluation of spacecraft in-flight performance.
• This position will occasionally require flexible working hours including nights and weekends to support spacecraft operations.

Profile

Desired Skills And Experience:

• Familiarization with all stages of mission operations including launch, commissioning, operations and deorbiting.
• Experience integrating and testing flight hardware.
• Understanding of spacecraft avionics functions, failure modes and debugging strategies.
• Experience using laboratory tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, network analyzers, and power supplies.
• 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.
• Familiarity working with ground station infrastructure and ground operations software.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent technical communications skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Education & Work Experience:

• Minimum BS in Engineering plus 4 years relevant experience.

Salary and option compensation is commensurate with experience and training and competitive with Series A level Silicon Valley space startups but with exceptionally good benefits. This is a full time position in Santa Clara California. This position requires access to export-controlled commodities, technical data, technology, software, and services. U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 8 U.S.C. Â

• 1324b(a)(3) is required.