Mission Operations Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute automated test procedures for ground systems.
• Capture, analyze, and document test results, anomalies, and corrective actions.
• Develop operator interfaces that provide clear system visibility, telemetry monitoring, and fault detection capabilities.
• Support verification and validation activities throughout the system lifecycle.
• Develop scripts and software tools to automate testing, validation, and operational workflows.
• Build and maintain user interfaces supporting test systems and simulation environments.
• Submit, track, and validate software enhancements and change requests throughout the development process.
• Configure, maintain, and support hardware and software test environments.
• Administer Linux-based systems supporting engineering and operational activities.
• Manage networking and connectivity across distributed ground system environments.
• Troubleshoot system performance issues and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and utilize simulation and visualization tools to evaluate system behavior.
• Integrate simulation outputs into system validation, acceptance testing, and operational readiness activities.
• Support mission planning activities and operational readiness.
• Participate in real-time console operations during flight missions.
• Perform post-mission analysis to evaluate system performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) operations by troubleshooting communications, latency, and data integrity challenges.
• Interface with RF hardware and Software Defined Radio (SDR) equipment.
• Support communications testing, signal processing validation, and system integration activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of five years of professional experience designing, developing, or testing Ground Control Systems (GCS) or comparable aerospace systems.
• Experience testing complex aerospace or mission-critical systems.
• Strong Linux operating system and system administration experience.
• Proficiency in Python, Ruby, or another scripting language.
• Experience developing and maintaining automated test scripts, validation software, and internal engineering tools.
• Understanding of verification and validation methodologies.
• Experience interpreting technical requirements and translating them into executable test procedures.
• Experience analyzing and interpreting large datasets.
• Familiarity with user interface design principles focused on operator usability and human factors.
• Experience working with Software Defined Radios (SDR) and RF communications hardware.
• Familiarity with simulation, modeling, or visualization tools.
• Previous experience supporting flight operations, mission operations, or aerospace ground systems.