Satellite Flight Operations Engineer — Real-Time Spacecraft Control

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental leave

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking a highly skilled candidate to conduct real-time spacecraft flight operations during readiness, execution, and evaluation phases. You will develop plans to optimize mission support, provide technical direction for on-orbit operations, and perform failure analysis using telemetry data.

Proficiency in Linux, MATLAB, Java, C++, Perl, Oracle/SQL, HTML, and XML is expected. The role emphasizes strong problem-solving and communication abilities, with a requirement for US

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for access to classified information; US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Conducts real-time spacecraft flight operations during readiness, execution and evaluation phases.
• Develops detailed plans to maximize mission support across orbit dynamics and satellite performance analyses.
• Provides technical direction for on-orbit mission support and failure analysis from telemetry data.
• Utilizes system software to perform spacecraft control tasks and validates software performance.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Self-initiated learner

Team player

On-orbit ops experience

Tools

Linux

MATLAB

Java

C++

Perl

Oracle/SQL

HTML

XML

Job description

Lockheed Martin is seeking a highly skilled candidate to conduct real-time spacecraft flight operations during readiness, execution, and evaluation phases. You will develop plans to optimize mission support, provide technical direction for on-orbit operations, and perform failure analysis using telemetry data.

Proficiency in Linux, MATLAB, Java, C++, Perl, Oracle/SQL, HTML, and XML is expected. The role emphasizes strong problem-solving and communication abilities, with a requirement for US