Mission Control Engineer — Satellite Ops & Planning (Hybrid)

Hidden Jobs; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

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Job summary

Hidden Jobs is seeking a mission operations engineer to lead the design and scaling of an Earth observation satellite constellation. The role blends mission planning software development with potential real-time spacecraft operations to deliver reliable commanding and scheduling on orbit.

You will design core planning services, shape the system architecture for scalability, and translate mission requests into executable commands while ensuring safety and observability in production environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
• 2+ years (3+ preferred) in satellite operations, ground segment development, or mission control systems.
• Experience with monitoring and data infrastructure tools.
• Ability to write reliable, production-grade software for 24/7 environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and build core mission planning services and algorithms for constellation planning.
• Architect mission planning systems for scalability, reliability, and long-term operability.
• Translate mission requests into executable satellite telecommands within onboard scheduling constraints.
• Define CI/CD, IaC, observability, safety, and operational compliance standards.
• Collaborate across flight operations, flight dynamics, payload, and product leadership to align technical direction.
• Monitor spacecraft health, perform real-time commanding and telemetry analysis, and handle off-nominal conditions.
• Investigate anomalies, perform root cause analysis, and support commissioning of new satellites.

Skills

Strong communication

Production-grade software

Shift work readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Grafana

InfluxDB

PostgreSQL

Job description

Hidden Jobs is seeking a mission operations engineer to lead the design and scaling of an Earth observation satellite constellation. The role blends mission planning software development with potential real-time spacecraft operations to deliver reliable commanding and scheduling on orbit.

You will design core planning services, shape the system architecture for scalability, and translate mission requests into executable commands while ensuring safety and observability in production environments.