Satellite Flight Operations Engineer

Lockheed Martin; White Sands (NM); On-site; USD 58,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) match

Paid time off (PTO)

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in New Mexico is seeking a mission operations specialist for real-time spacecraft and satellite flight operations during readiness, execution, and evaluation. You will develop plans and procedures to maximize mission support, provide technical direction for on-orbit operations, and devise alternatives for malfunction scenarios.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a science/engineering field and eligibility for US government security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a science/technology related program.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain/maintain government clearance.
• Experience in real-time spacecraft operations or flight operations is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conducts mission/program specific real-time spacecraft flight operations.
• Develops detailed plans and procedures to maximize mission support.
• Provides technical direction for on-orbit mission support.
• Plans for critical vehicle malfunctions and alternate operating techniques.
• Performs failure analysis of telemetry data.
• Analyzes and validates software performance.
• Performs orbit adjustment and daily event studies.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Self-initiative

Team collaboration

On-orbit operations

Linux

MATLAB

Java

C++

Perl

Oracle/SQL

HTML

XML

Middleware & architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree in science/engineering or related field

Tools

Linux

MATLAB

Java

C++

Perl

Oracle/SQL

HTML

XML

Job description

Lockheed Martin in New Mexico is seeking a mission operations specialist for real-time spacecraft and satellite flight operations during readiness, execution, and evaluation. You will develop plans and procedures to maximize mission support, provide technical direction for on-orbit operations, and devise alternatives for malfunction scenarios.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a science/engineering field and eligibility for US government security clearance.