Lead Operations Engineer
Core
Lead the Mission Operations organization for spacecraft programs from business development through live on-orbit operations and disposal, acting as an integrating generalist systems engineer.
Role type
Lead Operations Engineer (Spacecraft Systems)
Builds
Autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors
Domain
Space defense, orbital warfare, Space Domain Awareness (SDA)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Systems engineering, cross-functional team leadership, anomaly investigation, concept of operations (CONOPS) development, business development proposals, subsystem integration (GNC, FSW, propulsion, thermal, RF, avionics)
Preferred skills
Missile defense experience, relative navigation and rendezvous/proximity operations (RPO), closed-loop target tracking, Atlassian tools, programming/scripting, USSF/Intelligence Community mission support
Technologies
Jira, Confluence
Responsibilities
Own Mission Operations deliverables end-to-end, integrate specialist subsystem teams, define and task team work, lead and mentor a small multidisciplinary team, contribute to business proposals, develop CONOPS, support AI&T and anomaly resolution, represent Operations in design reviews, support critical mission phases
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership