Space Operations Engineer - Mission Automation & On-Orbit

Impulse Space; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Space Operations Engineer to own spacecraft operations, from planning to on-orbit execution. You will architect plans, procedures, and toolsets to support missions ranging from near-earth payload deliveries to Mars landers, serving in a control room environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering or science, 5+ years in testing or operational environments, and 5+ years in basic scripting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or science.
• 5+ years' experience in testing or operational environments.
• 5+ years' experience with basic software scripting.
• Demonstrated ability to take project ownership and work well in small teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement operational automation methods.
• Oversee mission operations from planning to on-orbit activities.
• Define ground and mission operations requirements, and flow mission requirements back to the spacecraft design.
• Develop mission concept of operation and design reference missions.
• Develop and execute operational procedures and mission-level engineering work for spacecraft operation.
• Interact with subsystem teams to bring the team together around operational needs.
• Develop mission operations input to spacecraft fault and autonomy, including fault detection and response, autonomous spacecraft behavior, and on-board command and control.
• Support creation and execution of spacecraft simulator tests to validate mission/fault/autonomy design.
• Create and execute in-factory flight vehicle tests to validate mission design compatibility with flight hardware.
• Support design and operation of the ground segment, including command and control, mission planning, mission data processing, and the associated infrastructure to support all activities.
• Resolve technical issues with innovative and resourceful solutions.

Skills

Operational experience

Testing experience

Scripting

Ownership & teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science

Master’s degree in engineering or science

Tools

Python

C++

Job description

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Space Operations Engineer to own spacecraft operations, from planning to on-orbit execution. You will architect plans, procedures, and toolsets to support missions ranging from near-earth payload deliveries to Mars landers, serving in a control room environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering or science, 5+ years in testing or operational environments, and 5+ years in basic scripting.