System Engineer Level 3/4 - Mission Operations Engineer

Description

The space systems sector of the company is hiring a Level 3/4 mission operations engineer for its Redondo Beach, CA location.

The role focuses on defining and refining how a specific mission is run, working with the lead and the wider team.

Responsibilities

• Work with the lead and wider team to define and refine how a specific mission is carried out.
• Draft concepts of operations (CONOPS) and help improve complex mission employment methods.
• Turn CONOPS into detailed procedures, checklists and playbooks used in daily operations.
• Help design, test and improve tools, products and processes that support mission operations.
• Plan and run operational rehearsals, simulations and mission demonstrations.
• Create and maintain documentation of system operations, hardware configurations and software behavior to share knowledge across the team.
• Act with ethics and integrity, and propose new ideas to improve current practices.
• Work as a dependable team member: be self-motivated, work under general direction, and develop your own approaches to assigned tasks.

Requirements

• Level 3: a bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 5 years of related experience, a master's degree in STEM with 3 years of related experience, or a PhD with 1 year of related experience.
• Level 4: a bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 8 years of engineering experience, a master's degree in STEM with 6 years of engineering experience, or a PhD in STEM with 4 years of engineering experience.
• Experience with space or ground system integration, testing or operations.
• Either hold an active SCI when you apply, or hold an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance (or equivalent) when you apply. In the second case, you must be able and willing to obtain and keep an active SCI before your start date.

Conditions

Based in Redondo Beach, CA.

Travel is about 10% of the time.

Clearance required for start: SCI. The offer depends on obtaining final clearances and program access within a reasonable period set by the company, and continued employment requires keeping the required clearance and access.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Full-time position.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and may be shorter or longer depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage, a 401k, educational assistance, life insurance, employee assistance programs and work/life solutions, paid time off, health and wellness resources, and employee discounts.
• Flexible schedules, such as a 9/80 schedule with nine-hour days Monday through Thursday and every other Friday off.
• Base salary is $114,000.00 to $171,000.00 for the primary level and $142,200.00 to $213,400.00 for the secondary level. This is a general guideline, and the offer depends on scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills and market conditions.
• Depending on the role, possible overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and share company results. Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for long-term incentives.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation or personal business.
• Preferred: experience with space vehicle operations, or with developing operational concepts, procedures and tools.
• Preferred: exposure to rapid-development satellite programs.
• Preferred: ability to script operational products and automate routine tasks, for example with Python, shell scripting or similar tools.
• Preferred: experience building simple tools, dashboards or utilities for mission planning, execution or data analysis.
• Preferred: ability to document procedures and system behavior clearly for operators and cross-functional teams.
• Preferred: strong communication skills and comfort working with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders.
• Preferred: willingness to support on-console activation and shift work, including nights, weekends or non-standard hours as mission needs require.