Senior Mission Operations Engineer – Blue Ring
Core
Lead preparation and execution of on-orbit Blue Ring operations, developing ConOps, building operations products, and leading on-console crews.
Role type
Senior Mission Operations Engineer
Builds
On-orbit operational capabilities for Blue Ring spacecraft
Domain
Spaceflight operations, satellite systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Spacecraft operations development and execution, team leadership, operations product development, configuration management, mission planning, anomaly response, system safety analysis
Preferred skills
TS/SCI Security Clearance, M.S. in Space Systems/CS/Aerospace, government spacecraft operations support, multi-manifest mission experience, command-and-control scripting (Python/SPELL/STOL/JAS), virtualized ground software, scrum methodology, hardware-in-the-loop testing
Technologies
Python, SPELL, STOL, JAS, virtualized Ground Software, hardware-in-the-loop simulators, software-in-the-loop simulators
Responsibilities
Develop mission plans and operations concepts, lead small teams in implementing operations procedures, conduct testing and validation of ops products, drive efficiency through automation and AI/ML, provide real-time leadership during launch and early orbit, monitor spacecraft state-of-health, support troubleshooting of on-orbit anomalies, mentor early career engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership