Space Mission Ops Engineer II — Own On‑Orbit Missions

Vardaspace; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Stock options

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Mission Operations Engineer II to own and lead on-orbit missions for our Winnie Spaceship. You will be a hands-on operator with cross-discipline engineering chops, shaping a new mission framework for space operations.

The role requires real-time ops experience, familiarity with avionics and GNC concepts, and the ability to develop software tools in Python, JavaScript, and HTML.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Aerospace, Electrical or CS).
• 2+ years in a real-time operations role on a complex high-consequence operation.
• 1+ years developing software tools in Python, JavaScript, and/or HTML.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, execute, and lead on-orbit missions.
• Own the full ops development cycle for mission-unique payloads.
• Collaborate across teams to improve mission operations and ensure success.
• Automate operational burden by building webtools.
• Scale up operational capabilities for growing flight cadence.

Skills

Real-time operations

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in Aerospace, Electrical, or CS

Tools

Python

JavaScript

HTML

Git

Atlassian

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Mission Operations Engineer II to own and lead on-orbit missions for our Winnie Spaceship. You will be a hands-on operator with cross-discipline engineering chops, shaping a new mission framework for space operations.

The role requires real-time ops experience, familiarity with avionics and GNC concepts, and the ability to develop software tools in Python, JavaScript, and HTML.