Spacecraft Operations and Systems Integration Engineer

About the role

The Spacecraft Operations and Systems Integration Engineer supports the operational readiness, integration, sustainment, and performance of space-based systems throughout their lifecycle. This position serves as a critical interface between spacecraft operations teams, system developers, and factory engineering organizations to ensure capabilities are successfully integrated into operations and mission objectives are achieved.

Responsibilities

• Support spacecraft operations and system integration activities to ensure mission capabilities are effectively transitioned from development into operational environments.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance algorithms, performance metrics, and operational dashboards that provide actionable insights into system health, mission performance, and operational readiness.
• Monitor, track, and manage anomaly and outage escalation processes, ensuring timely coordination, resolution, and communication among stakeholders.
• Provide technical support for spacecraft anomalies, operational investigations, root cause analysis efforts, and corrective action implementation.
• Carefully coordinate factory testing, system verification activities, and capability demonstrations to support operational acceptance and deployment.
• Facilitate integration of new capabilities, software updates, and system enhancements into operational environments while minimizing mission risk.
• Develop and maintain weekly operational metrics, performance assessments, trend analyses, and executive-level reporting products.
• Lead working groups to coordinate technical discussions, resolve operational challenges, and drive integration activities across organizations.
• Participate in on-call rotations and provide operational support during critical mission events, anomalies, and outages.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with operators and engineering teams.
• Serve as a liaison between operational organizations and factory engineering teams to ensure effective communication, issue resolution, and capability transition.
• Identify process improvements, automation opportunities, and innovative approaches that enhance operational performance, mission resiliency, and engineering efficiency.
• Challenge existing processes and technical assumptions to develop creative solutions that improve mission outcomes and accelerate operational effectiveness.
• Support operational readiness reviews, mission planning activities, risk assessments, and system integration efforts.

Requirements

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Required: 9+ years of experience supporting spacecraft operations, systems integration, mission operations, satellite systems, or related aerospace and defense programs.
• Required: Experience supporting operational environments involving spacecraft systems, ground systems, mission planning systems, or command-and-control architectures.
• Required: Demonstrated experience analyzing operational data and developing metrics, dashboards, or performance reporting tools.
• Required: Experience supporting anomaly management, outage response, troubleshooting, and technical investigations.
• Required: Knowledge of systems engineering principles, integration and test processes, and operational readiness activities.
• Required: Ability to effectively coordinate across engineering, operations, and development organizations.
• Required: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Required: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience facilitating technical discussions and working groups.
• Required: Willingness to participate in on-call operational support rotations.
• Required: Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph; eligibility for required program access.

Qualifications

• Desired: Familiarity with spacecraft telemetry, command and control systems, mission planning systems, and operational ground architectures.
• Desired: Experience developing data analytics solutions, operational dashboards, or automated reporting capabilities.
• Desired: Knowledge of anomaly resolution processes, mission assurance principles, and operational risk management.
• Desired: Experience coordinating factory acceptance testing, system verification activities, and operational capability transitions.
• Desired: Experience leading technical working groups or cross-functional engineering teams.

Pay

Target salary range $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Schedule

Full-Time