About this job

The Spacecraft AI&T and Operations Engineer will participate in flight spacecraft system assembly, integration and test, mission planning, on-orbit operations and maintenance. The ideal candidate should be accustomed to working in a high productivity environment and have experience with time critical spacecraft operations.

Responsibilities

• Support assembly, integration and testing of flight spacecraft and subsystems
• Create test plans and procedures
• Perform mission planning and spacecraft event scheduling to ensure customers are delivered to target orbits on schedule
• Support in-flight operations including nominal and maintenance operations and contingency scenarios
• Support spacecraft systems engineering team
• Maintain communications equipment for spacecraft ground testing
• Manage ground station network
• Support evaluation of spacecraft in-flight performance
• This position will occasionally require flexible working hours including nights and weekends to support spacecraft operations

Profile

• Familiarization with all stages of mission operations including launch, commissioning, operations and deorbiting
• Experience integrating and testing flight hardware
• Understanding of spacecraft avionics functions, failure modes and debugging strategies
• Experience using laboratory tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, network analyzers, and power supplies
• Experience operating spacecraft in LEO, MEO, HEO and deep space (lunar and interplanetary)
• Experience with data analysis to confirm mission performance and identify adverse trends
• Understanding of orbital mechanics and trajectory planning
• Familiarity working with ground station infrastructure and ground operations software
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent technical communications skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Minimum: BS in Engineering plus 4 years relevant experience,