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Systems Engineer, Spacecraft Operations

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $146,000–$146,000🗓 2026-07-18 → 2026-08-01

Core

Own satellite operations and mission control center for on-orbit systems, ensuring fleet health and safety while developing software-defined autonomous operations.

Role type

Senior IC spacecraft operations systems engineer

Builds

Resilient, software-defined spacecraft systems for U.S. military and allied partners

Domain

Defense / Space operations

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

satellite or spacecraft operations, mission control, system reliability, complex system navigation, technical problem solving, documentation, training

Preferred skills

government/DoD/IC spacecraft operations, Python, Linux, MATLAB, Simulink, STK, Fault Management Systems Architecture, Hardware-in-the-Loop testing, ground station operations

Technologies

Python, Linux, MATLAB, Simulink, STK

Responsibilities

Author mission control procedures and processes, develop mission concept of operations, integrate with legacy systems, create and analyze metrics for debugging, triage issues and root cause failures, train operators, support ground testing and launch windows, coordinate regulatory licenses

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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