Mission Operations Engineer II - Ground Segment

Vast; City of Long Beach (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Full benefits

Equity

Meal provisions

Job summary

Vast, based in Long Beach, California, is seeking a Mission Operations Engineer II - Ground Segment to plan and execute spacecraft missions, designing systems and procedures to ensure harmonious communications between spacecraft and ground, and to maintain command and telemetry integrity.

You will lead cross-disciplinary efforts, develop pre-flight ground checks, support crewed and uncrewed missions, analyze telemetry, and drive improvements to mission processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, software engineering, or other engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of experience operating complex systems.
• Cross-functional collaboration experience.
• Ability to perform under high-stress, rapidly evolving scenarios.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of spacecraft and ground system operations procedures.
• Develop and review flight rules, ground software, and operational workflows.
• Support pre-flight testing, checkouts, and on-orbit operations.
• Analyze telemetry and provide actionable recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Mission Systems and Ground Software Engineering teams to implement improvements.
• Translate customer requirements into a Concept of Operations.

Skills

C++

Golang

JavaScript/React

Software Architecture

Databases

Cloud

Matlab/Python

Command Line

Technical Writing

Mentorship & Leadership

Travel 20%

Overtime readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Vast, based in Long Beach, California, is seeking a Mission Operations Engineer II - Ground Segment to plan and execute spacecraft missions, designing systems and procedures to ensure harmonious communications between spacecraft and ground, and to maintain command and telemetry integrity.

You will lead cross-disciplinary efforts, develop pre-flight ground checks, support crewed and uncrewed missions, analyze telemetry, and drive improvements to mission processes.