Ground Segment & Mission Operations Lead

Openkrill; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AscendArc is building a groundbreaking satellite ground segment and mission operations center from the ground up. You will own the end‑to‑end architecture (SCC, FDS, planning, data, security) and lead the team that delivers flight-ready operations software and ground systems to commercial satellite operators.

You will drive procurement, contract management, and interface with customers and suppliers to ensure robust, reusable tooling across programs and missions.

Qualifications

• B.S./M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline; 10+ years in ground segment/mission operations.
• Experience owning a ground segment architecture (SCC and FDS).
• Experience procuring and managing ground software suppliers through development, acceptance and sustainment.
• Experience delivering a ground system to an external customer as a contract deliverable.

Responsibilities

• Own ground segment architecture end to end: SCC, FDS, mission planning, data archive, security, and networks.
• Stand up a full Mission Control Center from scratch: facility, consoles, servers, networks, redundancy.
• Lead delivery and acceptance of SCC and FDS to customers, including documentation and training.
• Build and lead a ground segment team, recruit and supervise engineers, and manage subcontractors.

Skills

Ground segment architecture

Team leadership

Procurement & contract management

Satellite ground systems

Security for command/telemetry

Education

B.S./M.S. in Aerospace Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Computer Science

Tools

SCC/FDS tooling

Telemetry/Command dictionaries

CCSDS/ECSS standards

Job description

AscendArc is building a groundbreaking satellite ground segment and mission operations center from the ground up. You will own the end‑to‑end architecture (SCC, FDS, planning, data, security) and lead the team that delivers flight-ready operations software and ground systems to commercial satellite operators.

You will drive procurement, contract management, and interface with customers and suppliers to ensure robust, reusable tooling across programs and missions.