Lead Space Mission Operations Engineer

True Anomaly; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity + Benefits

Job summary

True Anomaly seeks a Lead Operations Engineer to own the Mission Operations organization’s contributions to a spacecraft program end to end — from early business development and proposals, through CONOPS development and AI&T, into live on-orbit operations and disposal. On our programs, the Operations team is the connective tissue of the engineering effort.

You'll be the integrating generalist who coordinates GNC, flight software, propulsion, thermal, RF, and avionics into a coherent, operable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (aerospace/astronautical preferred).
• 10+ years of experience in the space industry, or equivalent depth.
• Strong engineering fundamentals with demonstrated technical depth across multiple spacecraft subsystems.
• Experience leading small, cross-functional teams of engineers spanning multiple disciplines.
• Able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).
• Willing to work on-site in Colorado Springs or Denver.

Responsibilities

• Own all Mission Operations deliverables for a given satellite program — from BD/proposal phase, through CONOPS development and AI&T, into live operations and disposal.
• Serve as the integrating generalist engineer across subsystem teams (GNC, FSW, FDIR, propulsion, thermal, ground, RF, avionics, EE), tying specialist work into a unified, operable mission design.
• Define, scope, and task the Operations team's work for the program — build the plan and drive execution.
• Lead and mentor a small, multidisciplinary team of ~4–5 engineers.
• Contribute engineering and operational content to business development proposals.
• Develop and mature CONOPS from early concept through operations.
• Support AI&T as a systems-level generalist, and lead anomaly investigation and resolution across the program.
• Represent Operations in cross-functional design reviews and program milestones.
• Support critical mission phases (launch, early orbit, RPO events) as needed.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Systems engineering

On-site Colorado work

Security clearance

Software knowledge (GNC/FSW/etc.)

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Programming languages

Job description

True Anomaly seeks a Lead Operations Engineer to own the Mission Operations organization’s contributions to a spacecraft program end to end — from early business development and proposals, through CONOPS development and AI&T, into live on-orbit operations and disposal. On our programs, the Operations team is the connective tissue of the engineering effort.

You'll be the integrating generalist who coordinates GNC, flight software, propulsion, thermal, RF, and avionics into a coherent, operable