Ground Systems Mission Ops Engineer

Sceye, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Chef-Prepared Lunches

Snacks & Refreshments

Wellness Perks

Dog-Friendly Environment

Health Coverage

401(k) Match

High-Performance Culture

Job summary

Sceye, Inc. is seeking a Mission Operations Engineer – Ground Systems to develop, maintain, and operate mission-critical ground systems (hardware and software) supporting our stratospheric HAPS platform.

You will work with Mission Operations, Software, and Engineering teams to design, build, test, and operate next‑gen ground systems, including pre-flight planning and post-flight data analysis. The role requires hands-on system work in a fast-paced aerospace environment, with emphasis on safety,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, software, computer engineering, or a physical science (emphasis on lab/research).
• 5+ years in ground control system design and/or testing.
• Experience testing aerospace systems.
• Strong Linux skills and basic system administration knowledge.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python or Ruby).
• Ability to write, audit, and maintain test scripts, validation code, and UIs for internal tools.
• Understanding of UI/UX design principles for human factors.

Responsibilities

• Automate test procedures, capture results, and document anomalies.
• Develop UI components for test and simulator tools.
• Author scripts or test applications to validate functionality and performance.
• Manage and maintain test environments (hardware and software).
• Perform system administration on Linux-based platforms.
• Apply networking skills to manage distributed ground systems.
• Interface with RF hardware and SDRs to validate signal processing.

Skills

Linux

Python/Ruby

Data analysis

UI/UX concepts

Test scripts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, software, computer engineering, or physical science

Tools

SDR hardware

Simulation tools

Job description

Sceye, Inc. is seeking a Mission Operations Engineer – Ground Systems to develop, maintain, and operate mission-critical ground systems (hardware and software) supporting our stratospheric HAPS platform.

You will work with Mission Operations, Software, and Engineering teams to design, build, test, and operate next‑gen ground systems, including pre-flight planning and post-flight data analysis. The role requires hands-on system work in a fast-paced aerospace environment, with emphasis on safety,