On-Orbit RPO & Flight Ops Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation; Colorado Springs (CO); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plans

Paid holidays and vacation

401(k) plan with matching

Education assistance programs

Relocation assistance

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking an Operations Engineer to support space mission analysis and on-orbit operations. You will provide expert space ops knowledge, develop robust CONOPS, and build tools to support engineering and flight activities across US Space Force and IC programs.

You will collaborate with diverse teams, apply AI/ML methods to flight mechanics, and travel as required to support customer efforts. A security clearance and US citizenship are required.

Qualifications

• BS degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or related field (pursuing or conferred within last 12 months).
• 5+ years of professional, technical work experience.
• Experience with spacecraft operations, on-orbit testing, and anomaly resolution.
• Proficiency in programming languages/tools: C, C++, Python, Fortran, MATLAB.
• Ability to obtain/maintain a security clearance; US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Provide space operations expertise for US Space Force/Command and IC missions.
• Develop concepts of operations and design maturation for space systems.
• Build tools to support deliverables and maintain internal tool base.
• Incorporate AI/ML/RL techniques with flight mechanics modeling.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and travel as needed.

Skills

Spacecraft ops

On-orbit testing

Pose estimation

C/C++/Python

Communication

Travel 10%

Education

BS degree in Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Fortran

Python

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking an Operations Engineer to support space mission analysis and on-orbit operations. You will provide expert space ops knowledge, develop robust CONOPS, and build tools to support engineering and flight activities across US Space Force and IC programs.

You will collaborate with diverse teams, apply AI/ML methods to flight mechanics, and travel as required to support customer efforts. A security clearance and US citizenship are required.