Mission Operations Engineer

Belto Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

BELTO is staffing a fully remote senior role within BELTO Ventures. You will work with a distributed team on client and internal priorities, blending hands-on delivery with architecture decisions and peer reviews. The position emphasizes secure defaults, scalable systems, and clear trade-offs.

Responsibilities include developing operational procedures, telemetry monitoring, automation initiatives, and coordinating with engineering. A degree from Stanford or Harvard is required or expected.

Qualifications

• Experience in mission, flight or comparable high-consequence operations.
• Strong telemetry analysis and anomaly investigation skills.
• Scripting and automation ability.
• Composure and precision under operational pressure.
• Currently enrolled at, or holding a degree from, Stanford or Harvard.

Responsibilities

• Develop and rehearse operational procedures, including contingency paths.
• Monitor telemetry, investigate anomalies and drive them to root cause.
• Build and improve operations tooling and automation.
• Coordinate with engineering on fixes and configuration changes.
• Maintain the operational record to a standard that survives review.

Skills

Telemetry analysis

Anomaly investigation

Scripting

Automation

Pressure resilience

Education

Degree from Stanford or Harvard

Job description

This is an active talent brief for work BELTO may staff as client demand and internal priorities require. Publication does not imply an existing team vacancy or a guaranteed hiring date.

This is a fully remote senior role in BELTO Ventures. You will work with a distributed team on consequential client and internal priorities.The work combines hands-on delivery, architecture decisions, peer review, documentation and direct collaboration with commercial and delivery colleagues. We value clear reasoning, secure defaults and systems that remain understandable as they scale.Success means improving the quality and speed of decisions, leaving durable operating assets, and communicating trade-offs before they become surprises. The selection process includes a structured conversation and a practical, role-relevant exercise. We do not use protected personal characteristics in hiring decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and rehearse operational procedures, including contingency paths.
• Monitor telemetry, investigate anomalies and drive them to root cause.
• Build and improve operations tooling and automation.
• Coordinate with engineering on fixes and configuration changes.
• Maintain the operational record to a standard that survives review.

Requirements

• Experience in mission, flight or comparable high-consequence operations.
• Strong telemetry analysis and anomaly investigation skills.
• Scripting and automation ability.
• Composure and precision under operational pressure.
• Currently enrolled at, or holding a degree from, Stanford University or Harvard University.

Applicants must be currently enrolled at, or hold a degree from, Stanford University or Harvard University. This is a BELTO hiring policy; neither university sponsors, endorses or partners in this recruitment.

Applicants must be currently enrolled at, or hold a degree from, Stanford University or Harvard University. This is an independent BELTO hiring policy; neither university sponsors, endorses or partners in this recruitment.