Senior Satellite Flight Operations Engineer

Lockheed Martin Corporation; White Sands (NM); On-site; USD 85,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Corporation in the United States seeks a mission operations engineer to conduct real-time spacecraft flight operations across readiness, execution and evaluation phases. Develops detailed plans for orbit dynamics, satellite performance analysis, and C2 of on-orbit assets.

Provides technical direction for on-orbit operations and plans for handling malfunctions to maintain maximum mission support.

Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen; TS/SCI with CI Poly clearance is required.
• Experience in mission operations and real-time spacecraft control is desirable.
• Strong system engineering, analytical and problem-solving skills in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Conducts real-time spacecraft/satellite flight operations during readiness, execution and evaluation phases.
• Develops detailed mission plans and procedures for maximum mission support (orbit dynamics, satellite performance analysis, command and control).
• Performs failure analysis from telemetry and suggests alternate operating techniques to maintain mission support.
• Supports a 24/7 rotating shift schedule and participates in extensive education/certification programs to enhance engineering skills.

Skills

Operations experience

System engineering

Customer relations

Written and verbal communication

Tools

LINUX

MATLAB

JAVA

C++

PERL

ORACLE/SQL

HTML

XML

Job description

Lockheed Martin Corporation in the United States seeks a mission operations engineer to conduct real-time spacecraft flight operations across readiness, execution and evaluation phases. Develops detailed plans for orbit dynamics, satellite performance analysis, and C2 of on-orbit assets.

Provides technical direction for on-orbit operations and plans for handling malfunctions to maintain maximum mission support.