Mission Operation Engineer

What You'll Do

In this role, you will operate our spacecraft for Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Docking (RPOD) across all mission phases - LEOP, commissioning, RPO maneuvers, docking, and post-docking operations - developing and executing the procedures that run each phase.

You will be responsible for operations preparation and execution including writing and validating nominal and contingency procedures, validating them against flight-like scenarios, performing anomaly investigation and recovery and developing overall operations infrastructure to support the mission.

Responsibilities

• Develop spacecraft mission operations plans, including nominal operations procedures and contingency procedures
• Meticulously test and validate both manual and automated procedures
• Conduct in-depth analysis of subsystems and payload performance. Document the findings in comprehensive reports
• Investigate anomalies, prepare and execute recovery operations as needed and participate in spacecraft on-call support
• Coordinate with flight dynamics, ground software support and subsystem teams to raise issues, gather required input

What We Look For

Minimum Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in space mission operation, operations preparation, understanding of ground segment and mission control systems
• Proficiency in atleast one programming language (Python / Java / C++)
• Experience in conducting system validation tests, including the incorporation of flight-like scenarios into the test environment
• Strong technical documentation and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior operational mission support or flight dynamics experience
• Understanding of satellite systems and subsystem interdependencies
• Experience across the full lifecycle of LEO spacecraft missions

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation including ESOPs
• Role-based workplace flexibility
• ⁠Annual vacations
• ⁠Professional Mental Wellness Services
• Health insurance coverage
• Gym Membership