Orbital Mission Operations Engineer

vardaspace; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity incentives

Relocation support

Health insurance

Stock options

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Real-Time Operations Engineer to own and drive mission-operations software and workflows on-site. You will lead the full ops development cycle for mission-unique payloads and collaborate to scale operations with a growing flight cadence.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in engineering, 2+ years in real-time operations, and 1+ year building tools in Python/JavaScript/HTML; familiarity with avionics, GNC, software, and thermal design for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• 2+ years of experience in a real time operations role on a complex operation.
• 1+ years developing software tools in Python, JavaScript, and/or HTML.
• Familiarity with Avionics, GNC, Software, and Thermal design practices for spacecraft.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, execute, and lead Varda's on-orbit missions.
• Own the full ops development cycle for mission-unique payloads, from the creation of mission profiles through execution.
• Work with teams across the company to continuously improve upon mission operations and ensure mission success.
• Automate and eliminate operational burden by building webtools.

Skills

Real-time operations

Python

JavaScript/HTML

Spacecraft systems familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Git

Atlassian

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Real-Time Operations Engineer to own and drive mission-operations software and workflows on-site. You will lead the full ops development cycle for mission-unique payloads and collaborate to scale operations with a growing flight cadence.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in engineering, 2+ years in real-time operations, and 1+ year building tools in Python/JavaScript/HTML; familiarity with avionics, GNC, software, and thermal design for