Senior Satellite Mission Operations Engineer - Automate

Astranis; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package via stock options

Healthcare (company-subsidized)

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) retirement planning

Flexible PTO

Catered meals on-site

Job summary

Astranis in San Francisco seeks an experienced Senior Mission Operations Engineer to help operate our satellite fleet. You will work with hardware engineers to define how spacecraft are operated and to write procedures for safe, reliable operations.

Responsibilities include designing and developing the operations system, automating processes, investigating anomalies, and supporting launch/commissioning activities. Collaboration with ground software teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in satellite operations.
• Proficient in Python scripting.
• Experience in telemetry analysis and anomaly investigation.
• Experience designing and executing satellite operations.
• Basic understanding of satellite subsystems (hardware and software).
• Highly motivated, self-starting, and able to perform duties without supervision.
• Don’t meet them all? Apply anyway if you meet most criteria.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop satellite operations system and team.
• Support engineers to design, create, test, and execute satellite operations procedures.
• Investigate anomalies and work with mission operations and engineering teams to resolve them.
• Automate manual processes using scripting and software tools.
• Work with ground software team as user and requirements owner for tools to operate the fleet.
• Responsible for commanding activities during launch and commissioning of the first production satellite.
• Develop tools and processes to maintain high uptime for customers.
• Assist in recruiting and hiring additional teammates for the growing team.

Skills

Satellite operations

Python scripting

Telemetry analysis

Anomaly investigation

Satellite design

Subsystem knowledge

Tools

Git

Phabricator

Job description

Astranis in San Francisco seeks an experienced Senior Mission Operations Engineer to help operate our satellite fleet. You will work with hardware engineers to define how spacecraft are operated and to write procedures for safe, reliable operations.

Responsibilities include designing and developing the operations system, automating processes, investigating anomalies, and supporting launch/commissioning activities. Collaboration with ground software teams is essential.