Chief Spacecraft Operations & Assurance Engineer

Apex Technology, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare

PTO

401(k)

Parental leave

Lunch provided

Office in Playa Vista

Stock options

Job summary

Apex Technology, Inc. is seeking a Mission Operations & Mission Assurance Chief Engineer to lead on-orbit anomaly resolution and RCCA across the Apex satellite constellation.

You will coordinate with Operations, Systems Engineering, and Reliability teams to drive timely investigations and continuous improvement in spacecraft reliability. The role requires deep spacecraft systems knowledge, hands-on mission ops experience, and disciplined problem solving under time pressure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in spacecraft development, operations, reliability, or mission assurance.
• 5+ years leading multidisciplinary investigations and RCCA activities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary engineering focal point for on-orbit anomalies and mission-critical events.
• Direct anomaly triage, fault isolation, and recovery planning with ops teams.
• Lead RCCA investigations to identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Apply FTA, FMEA, and statistical reliability methods to assess risks.
• Ensure traceability from anomaly data to corrective actions and closure.

Skills

Spacecraft systems

Root cause analysis

Anomaly investigations

Cross-functional leadership

Telemetry analysis

Technical writing

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

FTA

FMEA

Telemetry tools

Job description

Apex Technology, Inc. is seeking a Mission Operations & Mission Assurance Chief Engineer to lead on-orbit anomaly resolution and RCCA across the Apex satellite constellation.

You will coordinate with Operations, Systems Engineering, and Reliability teams to drive timely investigations and continuous improvement in spacecraft reliability. The role requires deep spacecraft systems knowledge, hands-on mission ops experience, and disciplined problem solving under time pressure.