Mission Operations Lead - SV Engineering - Mission Operations

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Mission Operations technical lead for assigned programs throughout the mission lifecycle, acting as the primary technical interface with customers, program management, and multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Support systems engineering activities including requirements development, verification planning, integration, test, and operational readiness reviews
• Collaborate with spacecraft, ground systems, flight software, and payload engineering teams to define operational interfaces, evaluate technical trades, and support system integration
• Develop mission operations architectures, concepts of operations (ConOps), operational plans, procedures, and supporting documentation that satisfy system and customer requirements throughout the program lifecycle
• Plan and execute mission rehearsals, simulations, and table-top exercises to ensure operational readiness while mentoring and providing technical guidance to junior team members as needed
• Develop and maintain operational products including spacecraft checklists, command scripts, customer training materials, and console documentation
• Develop and apply telemetry analysis, trending, modeling, and software tools to evaluate spacecraft health, mission performance, and mission objectives
• Serve as the Mission Operations technical lead during launch, early orbit, and commissioning activities, coordinating execution across multidisciplinary engineering and operations teams

Qualifications

• BS degree in engineering, computer science, or relevant technical field, plus 4-8 years of relevant experience
• Experience with one or more of the following: spacecraft systems engineering, satellite operations, spacecraft subsystem design, ground systems, flight software, integration and test, mission planning, or orbit dynamics
• Demonstrated ability to independently balance competing technical priorities across multiple mission phases
• Demonstrated ability to integrate information across multiple engineering disciplines to solve complex technical problems
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn complex spacecraft systems, operational concepts, and new software tools
• Experience developing, validating, and executing operational procedures and mission documentation
• Willingness to work extended periods of rotating shifts, off hours and weekend/holidays