Spacecraft Engineer – Mission-Critical Satellite Ops

a.i. solutions, Inc.; Welcome Acres (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Safe Harbor

Paid Parental leave

Life/AD&D insurance

Tuition assistance

Wellness program

Job summary

a.i. solutions is seeking a Spacecraft Engineer that will support the Mission System Support contract at the Blossom Point Satellite Command and Tracking Facility (BPTF). The program supports the U.S.

Naval Research Laboratory in sustaining mission-critical satellite command, control, tracking, and ground-system operations. The Spacecraft Engineer will monitor health status and provide support for spacecraft in operation, including recovery and spacecraft anomalies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10 years of industry relevant experience.
• Must have a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance at time of contract award.

Responsibilities

• Monitor health status and support spacecraft in operation.
• Recover from anomalies and support spacecraft operations.
• Develop mission plans and check logs, compile system statistics, and evaluate spacecraft performance.
• Write or modify perform files and trend spacecraft performance.
• Collaborate with spacecraft factories, RF and digital technicians, network engineers, and software teams for ground-control integration.
• Participate in spacecraft design reviews, integration, and ground and on-orbit tests.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science discipline or related field

Job description

a.i. solutions is seeking a Spacecraft Engineer that will support the Mission System Support contract at the Blossom Point Satellite Command and Tracking Facility (BPTF). The program supports the U.S.

Naval Research Laboratory in sustaining mission-critical satellite command, control, tracking, and ground-system operations. The Spacecraft Engineer will monitor health status and provide support for spacecraft in operation, including recovery and spacecraft anomalies.