Mission Operations Engineer (Mid Level) - Millennium Space Systems

About the role

Mission Operations Engineers at Millennium Space Systems are key technical leaders who oversee the entire spacecraft mission lifecycle. They are responsible for mission design, spacecraft and subsystem engineering, and on-orbit operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of spacecraft and subsystem engineers during launch and early orbit activities to commission the space vehicle(s) for service
• Perform duties of lead technical authority during mission operations for both the space and ground segments
• Support every aspect of the mission lifecycle, from proposal/mission modeling, design, integration and test, space vehicle shipment, launch and on-orbit operations, to decommissioning
• Define ground and mission operations requirements, and flow mission requirements back to the space vehicle team
• Define mission concept of operation and design reference missions
• Improve future vehicle designs by cataloguing lessons learned from on-orbit exercises
• Support the ground segment design, including command and control, mission planning, mission data processing, and the associated infrastructure to support all activities
• Implement and test space vehicle fault and autonomy, including fault detection and response, autonomous space vehicle behavior, and on-board command and control
• Create and execute space vehicle simulator tests to validate mission/fault/autonomy design
• Create and execute in-factory flight vehicle tests to validate mission design compatibility with flight hardware
• Conduct critical ground segment testing, including radio-frequency compatibility testing, remote ground facility interface testing, and acceptance testing of critical ground assets/locations
• Form and leads anomaly response team when off-nominal vehicle conditions arise
• Contribute to customer briefings/debriefings for orbital events
• Contribute to Mission Rehearsal events to train the mission team and to validate the mission design

Requirements

• B.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Software, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Mission Operations or similar
• Experience with real-time satellite command and control
• Willingness to support occasional off-nominal working hours during critical 24/7 mission operations activities
• Willingness to apply for a TS clearance with SCI eligibility

Qualifications

• M.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Software, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or related field is preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Mission Operations or similar is preferred
• Experience in leading multidisciplinary technical teams, especially to resolve anomalous scenarios
• Deep knowledge of satellite systems engineering, including all satellite subsystems
• Familiarity with software and scripting tools such as MATLAB, Python, C/C++, Java, etc.

Skills

• Composure in high-pressure situations
• In-depth knowledge of both the space vehicles and ground segment
• Ability to respond to anomalous scenarios in real-time
• Ability to define mission concept of operation and design reference missions
• Ability to improve future vehicle designs by cataloguing lessons learned from on-orbit exercises
• Ability to implement and test space vehicle fault and autonomy
• Ability to create and execute space vehicle simulator tests and in-factory flight vehicle tests
• Ability to conduct critical ground segment testing
• Ability to form and leads anomaly response team when off-nominal vehicle conditions arise
• Ability to contribute to customer briefings/debriefings for orbital events
• Ability to contribute to Mission Rehearsal events to train the mission team and to validate the mission design

Benefits

Millennium Space Systems offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a variety of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

Pay

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. Levels 3-4 are offered with ranges of $99,000 - 177,000 and $121,000 - $215,000 respectively.

Schedule

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Retail Savings Plans
• Life and Disability Insurance Programs
• Time Off Programs

Shift

Shift 1 (United States of America)