Senior Mission Operations Engineer

Description

The company builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today the company satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe – large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. 

The company is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.

The company designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

As a Senior Mission Operations Engineer, you will be working closely with hardware engineers to figure out how their hardware should be operated, and writing procedures we will use to safely and reliably operate the satellite. You must have experience with satellite operations engineering, and a deep understanding of at least one spacecraft subsystem.

Role

Play a large role in the design and development of our satellite operations system and team

Support satellite engineers to design, create, test, and execute satellite operations procedures, including commissioning procedures and nominal operations procedures

Investigate anomalies and work with the mission operations and engineering team to safely resolve them

Automate manual processes using scripting and software tools

Work with our ground software team as the user and requirements owner for tools that will help us operate our fleet of satellites

Responsible for commanding activities during the launch and commissioning of our first production satellite

Develop tools and processes to enable the Mission Operations team to maintain a high level of service uptime for our customer

Support in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience working in satellite operations
• Experience scripting in any language - Python preferred
• Experience doing telemetry analysis and anomaly investigation
• Experience designing and executing satellite operations
• Basic understanding of satellite subsystems (hardware and software)
• Highly motivated, self-starting, committed, and able to perform duties without supervision
• A passion for working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on development and testing
• Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
• Bonus
• Experience building operational software tools and user-friendly UIs
• Experience with software development tools such as Git and Phabricator
• Experience operating GEO satellites

Benefits

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• All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.
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• Base pay is just one component of the company’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
• The company pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.
• Base Salary
• $150,000—$195,000 USD
• U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required
• (To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))
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• Our mission and products are built for everyone, regardless of gender, race, creed, or background. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we invite all people to join our team and bring their unique perspectives to make us stronger.
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