Flight Operations Engineer

About the role

Operate spacecraft in real-time and scheduled commands, monitor telemetry and subsystem performance, and ensure system safety and mission success through continuous situational awareness and anomaly detection.

Responsibilities

• Conduct deep-dive analysis of spacecraft telemetry to identify trends, diagnose off-nominal behavior, and support root-cause investigations of anomalies across all subsystems.
• Play a critical role in spacecraft integration and test campaigns including functional testing, Day-In-The-Life (DITL), and end-to-end mission rehearsals to ensure operational readiness.
• Develop and execute operational scripts and automation tools.
• Leverage Python and Bash scripting to build and maintain automation pipelines for telemetry analysis, command sequence validation, and alert generation.
• Contribute to the enhancement of ground software and data visualization dashboards.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary engineering teams to develop and refine CONOPS (Concept of Operations), design test cases, verify procedures, and implement fault mitigation strategies.
• Participate in Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), simulate fault conditions, and conduct fault injection testing to validate spacecraft fault management logic and contingency responses.
• Communicate concise technical updates on spacecraft performance, testing progress, and anomalies to engineering teams, mission management, and stakeholders.

Requirements

Hands-on experience in spacecraft operations, including functional testing, telemetry validation, and operational procedure development.

Expertise in Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), fault injection, and validation of fault management logic.

2–4 years of experience developing automation tools and data pipelines (telemetry analysis, command validation, system monitoring) using Python.

Proficiency in scripting languages for process automation, data parsing, and mission operations support.

Exposure to high volume data processing systems, telemetry decoding, or real-time monitoring frameworks.

Strong documentation and communication skills to write clear procedures, technical reports, and deliver concise updates to cross-disciplinary teams.

Demonstrated ability to maintain situational awareness, make data-driven decisions under pressure, and contribute to mission success in dynamic operational environments.

Qualifications

Prior spacecraft or satellite operations experience (LEO, GEO, or deep-space missions).

Experience working in Linux environments, with familiarity in telemetry processing pipelines, command and telemetry database management, and real-time monitoring tools.

Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD integration for operational tool deployment.

Experience querying and managing data from SQL/NoSQL databases and telemetry filestores.

Experience developing or maintaining automation frameworks or real-time alerting systems.

Skills

Python

Bash scripting

Linux environments

Telemetry processing pipelines

Command and telemetry database management

Real-time monitoring tools

Containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)

CI/CD integration

SQL/NoSQL databases

Telemetry filestores

Automation frameworks

Real-time alerting systems

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$0 - $0 a year

Schedule

N/A