Spacecraft Operations Engineer: Mission Planning & Anomalies

Peraton; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 51,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton's Space Systems team at the White Sands Complex in Las Cruces, NM, seeks a Spacecraft Engineer to monitor TDRS health and performance, support mission planning, and guide spacecraft operations. You will develop procedures and coordinate with Satellite Controllers as a Test Conductor, with occasional night/weekend requirements.

Requirements include US citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance, plus hands-on spacecraft operations experience and familiarity with STK,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or related field.
• At least 2 years in spacecraft operations.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily monitoring and trending of TDRS spacecraft state-of-health data.
• Plan missions including station-keeping, maneuvers and decommissioning events.
• Develop and validate procedures for operations personnel.
• Lead spacecraft operations as Test Conductor and provide guidance to Satellite Controllers.
• Analyze spacecraft anomalies and plan anomaly recovery actions.
• Investigate and resolve spacecraft discrepancy reports.
• Provide on-the-job training to peers.
• Occasional night/weekend work for irregular activities, launch support or anomaly recoveries.
• Perform short-term ephemeris propagation and produce predictive reports for operations.
• Perform long-term ephemeris propagation using STK to ensure orbital characteristics.
• Familiarize with configuring flight simulation software/hardware for training and procedures.

Skills

Spacecraft operations

US citizenship

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

MS degree (desired)

Tools

STK

Python

Visual Basic

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Job description

Peraton's Space Systems team at the White Sands Complex in Las Cruces, NM, seeks a Spacecraft Engineer to monitor TDRS health and performance, support mission planning, and guide spacecraft operations. You will develop procedures and coordinate with Satellite Controllers as a Test Conductor, with occasional night/weekend requirements.

Requirements include US citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance, plus hands-on spacecraft operations experience and familiarity with STK,