Mission Operations Engineer - New Grad (Summer 2027)

Nominal; New York, Los Angeles (NY, CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% health insurance coverage

Unlimited PTO and sick leave

Free lunch, snacks, and coffee

Professional Development Stipend

401k Plan

In-office hardware lab with project $-

Job summary

Nominal is hiring a Mission Ops Engineer student on track to graduate Summer 2027 or sooner to help deploy our platform into customers' test and operations environments—propulsion test stands, satellite mission ops, flight test, and related high-stakes settings.

You will train users, troubleshoot in real time, and build relationships that translate deployments into long-term partnerships, while occasionally traveling on-site with customers.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed an engineering degree with graduation Summer 2027 or later.
• Strong programming ability in Python or similar language for real-world data work.
• Comfort with hardware systems, test stands, or aerospace/robotics contexts.

Responsibilities

• Write code to ingest and normalize data from test stands, DAQs, telemetry streams, and hardware sources.
• Build custom apps, dashboards, and workflows on Nominal's platform for each customer.
• Own outcomes for customer accounts: perform discovery and deliver durable solutions.
• Build trusted relationships with engineers and operators, and train their teams for daily use.
• Debug issues across the stack in real time and know when to escalate.
• Turn cross-customer patterns into input for product and engineering teams.

Skills

Python

Data ingestion

Telemetry data

Troubleshooting

Customer relationships

Dashboard building

Tools

LabVIEW

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

About Nominal

Nominal is building the connected test and operations platform powering the world's most advanced hardware systems, from spacecraft and autonomous vehicles to next-generation defense programs. Our platform gives hardware engineering teams a single place to ingest data, analyze performance, automate test execution, and collaborate across every phase of development, so they can move faster without sacrificing safety or precision. We're a fast-moving team that owns problems end-to-end, works across disciplines, and thrives at the intersection of hardware and software.

We serve top-tier commercial and defense customers, from autonomy leaders like Anduril and Shield AI to next-generation aerospace teams like Hermeus and REGENT, and performance engineering teams like Pratt Miller Motorsports, alongside mission partners within the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force on programs where failure isn’t an option. We’re backed by Sequoia, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and Lightspeed. Our team draws from SpaceX, Palantir, Anduril, Applied Intuition, and other leading companies, united by a common mission: giving hardware engineers the tools to build the future with speed, safety, and confidence.

The role

We’re looking for students with solid engineering fundamentals on track to graduate in Summer 2027 or sooner.

As a Mission Ops Engineer, you'll be the person on the ground helping customers deploy Nominal's platform into their test and operations environments - propulsion test stands, satellite mission ops, flight test, and similar high-stakes settings. You'll train users, troubleshoot issues in real time, and build the relationships that turn a deployment into a long-term partnership.

What you’ll do

• Write code to ingest and normalize customer data from test stands, DAQs, telemetry streams, and other hardware sources


• Build custom apps, dashboards, and workflows on Nominal's platform for each customer's specific needs


• Own outcomes for a set of customer accounts: run discovery to understand their test problems, then deliver solutions that stick


• Build trusted relationships with engineers and operators, and train their teams as they bring Nominal into daily use


• Debug issues across the stack in real time, and know when to solve something yourself versus pull in the broader team


• Turn patterns you see across customers into clear input for the product and engineering teams

Reach out if

• You're graduating in Summer 2027 or sooner and are interested in a full-time position


• You have hands-on experience with hardware systems - test stands, robotics, aerospace, automotive, or similar - through internships, personal projects, research, or coursework


• You can write code (Python or similar) to work with real-world data, whether that's parsing sensor logs, building data pipelines, or automating analysis


• You communicate clearly and can explain technical ideas to people who aren't engineers


• You're comfortable working through open-ended problems in unfamiliar environments


• You're willing to travel occasionally to be on-site with customers


• You have a genuine interest in hardware testing and the industries Nominal serves

Bonus

• Experience with data acquisition or hardware tools (DAQs, LabVIEW, MATLAB/Simulink) or data tools (SQL, Python, Pandas, Grafana)


• Prior customer-facing, account management, or technical support experience

Benefits/Perks

• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance


• Unlimited PTO and sick leave


• Free lunch, snacks, and coffee


• Professional Development Stipend


• 401k Plan


• In-office hardware lab with a $250 project stipend


• Annual company retreat

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.