On-Orbit Mission Operations Engineer

Blue Origin; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Mission Operations Engineer to collaborate with cross-functional teams for on-orbit flight operations of Blue Ring spacecraft. The role involves developing operational concepts, producing operations products, and providing on-console support during early on-orbit phases.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in spacecraft ops, strong end-user focus, and can work across space/ground domains with attention to safety and reliability.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Aerospace, Computer Science, Electrical, Systems, or related field.
• 3+ years of proven experience in spacecraft operations development and execution, including real-time support for on-orbit operations.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Expertise in spacecraft operations product development and execution.
• Real-time support for on-orbit operations.
• Hosted or separable payload operations.
• Mission planning, timeline development, and analysis.
• Spacecraft telemetry trending and analysis.
• Ground system and software architecture.
• Space-to-ground communications.
• Operations automation and AI/ML in ops workflows.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to mission planning, operations concepts, tools, and processes for real-time spacecraft and ground system operation.
• Develop detailed operations procedures, executables, telemetry displays, and technical documentation.
• Drive efficiency and reliability through ground system automation and AI/ML.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards with high reuse and backward compatibility.
• Test and validate ops products across hardware/software simulations spanning space and ground domains.
• Support spacecraft concept of operations for end-user operability.

Skills

Spacecraft operations

On-orbit operations

Hosted or separable payloads

Mission planning & analysis

Telemetry analysis

Ground system architecture

Space-to-ground comms

AI/ML in ops

3+ years experience in spacecraft ops

Education

B.S. in Aerospace/CS/EE/Systems or related

Tools

Python

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Mission Operations Engineer to collaborate with cross-functional teams for on-orbit flight operations of Blue Ring spacecraft. The role involves developing operational concepts, producing operations products, and providing on-console support during early on-orbit phases.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in spacecraft ops, strong end-user focus, and can work across space/ground domains with attention to safety and reliability.