Spacecraft Engineer – Ground & Anomaly Resolution

ASRC Federal; Welcome Acres (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ASRC Federal is seeking a Spacecraft Engineer to support the Naval Research Lab Blossom Point Tracking Facility in Welcome, MD. The SE will verify the health and safety of on-orbit spacecraft, review logs, and maintain automation scripts for satellite tracking and monitoring.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a scientific field and 0–2 years in spacecraft command and control, with Linux and Python scripting experience and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance. On-call duties apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline with 0–2 years in satellite command and control.
• Experience resolving technical problems and developing systems for spacecraft communication is desirable.
• Experience with Linux or similar OS and scripting (shell, Python).
• Experience with databases (Oracle, Sybase, MySQL) and TCP/IP networking.

Responsibilities

• Verify health and safety of on-orbit spacecraft and ground system functionality.
• Review logs, trends and tools used in automated satellite tracking and monitoring.
• Perform anomaly investigation and resolution of spacecraft and ground faults.
• Interface with customers and coordinate changes with spacecraft owners and engineers.
• Participate in testing of new versions of command and control software.
• Serve on on-call team to respond to critical errors.

Skills

Linux OS

Python scripting

Shell scripting

Satellite ground station experience

TCP/IP networking

Troubleshooting

Sat comm systems

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline

Tools

Linux

Oracle

Sybase

MySQL

Job description

ASRC Federal is seeking a Spacecraft Engineer to support the Naval Research Lab Blossom Point Tracking Facility in Welcome, MD. The SE will verify the health and safety of on-orbit spacecraft, review logs, and maintain automation scripts for satellite tracking and monitoring.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a scientific field and 0–2 years in spacecraft command and control, with Linux and Python scripting experience and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance. On-call duties apply.