Senior Satellite Operations Center Lead (TS/SCI)

Jobgether; États-Unis; Sur place; USD 180 000 - 250 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary

Leadership role

Training & development

Career growth

Résumé du poste

Jobgether, on behalf of a partner company, is seeking a Satellite Operations Center Director based in the United States to lead a mission-critical OPS center. You will oversee scheduling, mission execution, staffing, operator training, safety, and process excellence while coordinating with engineers, technicians, and mission partners to ensure readiness.

This leadership role requires a TS/SCI clearance, strong decision-making under pressure, and a track record of building robust procedures and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience managing a mission-critical operations center.
• Experience in satellite operations, spacecraft mission operations, or satellite ground systems environments.
• Experience leading or supervising technical teams, with the ability to establish clear expectations and promote accountability.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance required.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and decision-making skills in time-sensitive or high-pressure situations.
• Ability to establish and enforce operational procedures while balancing mission requirements, personnel readiness, and infrastructure availability.

Responsabilités

• Direct daily satellite operations center activities, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient execution of mission requirements.
• Manage shift schedules, staffing plans, operator assignments, and workload distribution across multiple missions, payloads, and spacecraft.
• Establish, implement, and maintain standard operating procedures, operational checklists, escalation protocols, and response processes.
• Serve as the primary operational authority during routine activities and off-nominal events, making timely decisions to protect mission objectives and operational continuity.
• Oversee mission scheduling, satellite pass planning, payload tasking coordination, and allocation of operational resources.
• Coordinate with systems engineering teams, payload specialists, mission controllers, and external partners to align operational plans with mission priorities.
• Ensure operational readiness for new satellites, payloads, mission phases, and changes to existing operational requirements.
• Develop and manage operator training programs, certification standards, qualification requirements, and recurring proficiency assessments.
• Lead simulation exercises, operational rehearsals, and readiness reviews to ensure personnel can respond effectively to routine and contingency scenarios.
• Maintain accurate training documentation, certification records, operational procedures, and audit-ready records.
• Oversee the operation and maintenance of ground infrastructure, including antenna farms, RF chains, networking equipment, power systems, and monitoring platforms.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance, calibration, system upgrades, and anomaly resolution with RF engineers, technicians, vendors, and other technical stakeholders.
• Monitor operational performance, establish key metrics, prepare reports, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead incident response, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions to prevent recurrence and strengthen operational resilience.
• Ensure compliance with applicable safety, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Support operational audits, mission readiness assessments, and reviews to maintain high standards of reliability and accountability.

Connaissances

Leadership

Experience leading teams

Communication

Decision-making

Incident management

Problem solving

Team supervision

Shift management

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Description du poste

Jobgether, on behalf of a partner company, is seeking a Satellite Operations Center Director based in the United States to lead a mission-critical OPS center. You will oversee scheduling, mission execution, staffing, operator training, safety, and process excellence while coordinating with engineers, technicians, and mission partners to ensure readiness.

This leadership role requires a TS/SCI clearance, strong decision-making under pressure, and a track record of building robust procedures and