Senior Deep Space Mission Operations Lead

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 144,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Stock options

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Mission Operations Engineer to lead a deep space mission from contract through closeout. You will head small operations teams, drive operational concepts from launch to relay, and ensure mission success with a focus on one-way light time operations and expert customer communication.

You will coordinate with ground systems, sequence planning, and validation across space and ground segments while advancing automation and AI/ML-enabled efficiency.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Aerospace, Computer Science, Systems, or related fields.
• 3+ years of experience managing technical teams.
• 10+ years of proven experience in spacecraft operations development and execution, including on-console leadership of on-orbit operations.
• Direct experience operating a spacecraft beyond Earth orbit on deep space, lunar, or planetary mission.
• Experience planning and executing operations under one-way light time of minutes or more.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills for presentations to external customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead mission operations from contract award through closeout, owning scope, schedule, budget, risk, reporting, and customer relationships.
• Own operations concept across all mission phases, including launch and interplanetary cruise.
• Deliver operations data products, including plan, data book, user guide, and flight procedures library.
• Lead small teams in developing operations procedures, executables, telemetry displays, and documentation.
• Coordinate staffing for mission events and ensure certification of on-console personnel.
• Provide real-time leadership during launch and early orbit phases from mission control facilities.

Skills

Team leadership

Spacecraft operations

Program management

Customer relations

Systems thinking

Education

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

M.S. in Space Systems or related (preferred)

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Mission Operations Engineer to lead a deep space mission from contract through closeout. You will head small operations teams, drive operational concepts from launch to relay, and ensure mission success with a focus on one-way light time operations and expert customer communication.

You will coordinate with ground systems, sequence planning, and validation across space and ground segments while advancing automation and AI/ML-enabled efficiency.