Mission Operations Engineer II — Satellite Ops & Automation

Astranis; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Company-subsidized healthcare

401(k) retirement planning

On-site catered meals

Job summary

Astranis, a San Francisco-based satellite company, is seeking a Mission Operations Engineer II to work with hardware engineers and build procedures for safe, reliable spacecraft operations. You will contribute to both commercial and US Government programs, collaborating with a talented team to run the operations system and commissioning activities.

You will automate processes, develop tools for the operations team, and lead commanding during launch of the first production satellite.

Qualifications

• 2–6+ years total experience with satellite or spacecraft mission operations.
• 1+ years experience with on-console spacecraft operations.
• Experience scripting in Python or similar language.
• Experience doing telemetry analysis and anomaly investigation.
• Experience designing and executing satellite operations.
• Basic understanding of satellite subsystems (hardware and software).
• Highly motivated, self-starting and able to work autonomously.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced hands-on environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop our satellite operations system and team.
• Create, test, and execute satellite operations procedures (commissioning and nominal operations).
• Investigate anomalies with mission operations and engineering teams.
• Automate manual processes with scripting and tools.
• Serve as user/requirements owner for ground software tools for fleet operations.
• Lead commanding activities during launch and commissioning of the first production satellite.
• Develop tools/processes to maintain high service uptime for customers.

Skills

Mission operations

Python scripting

Telemetry analysis

Anomaly investigation

Satellite operations

Automation

Ground software tools

Launch commanding

Tools

Git

Phabricator

Job description

Astranis, a San Francisco-based satellite company, is seeking a Mission Operations Engineer II to work with hardware engineers and build procedures for safe, reliable spacecraft operations. You will contribute to both commercial and US Government programs, collaborating with a talented team to run the operations system and commissioning activities.

You will automate processes, develop tools for the operations team, and lead commanding during launch of the first production satellite.