Spacecraft Systems Engineer: Ground Ops & Anomaly Expert

ASRC Federal

Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 65,000 - 95,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

ASRC Federal System Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of ASRC Federal, seeks a Spacecraft Engineer to support the Naval Research Lab Blossom Point Tracking Facility in Welcome, MD. The role focuses on validating on-orbit spacecraft health and the ground system, plus developing and maintaining automated control scripts.

The engineer analyzes logs, investigates anomalies, interfaces with customers, and collaborates with the spacecraft owners, software teams, and factories through all life-cycle stages.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline; 0–2 years experience in satellite command and control.
  • Experience resolving technical problems and developing systems for spacecraft communication is desirable.
  • Experience with satellite ground stations and instrument control systems.

Responsibilities

  • Verify health and safety of on-orbit spacecraft and ground system functionality.
  • Review/analyze logs, trends, and automated C2 system data; perform anomaly investigations.
  • Create/modify scripts and procedures for automated satellite tracking and monitoring.

Skills

Spacecraft systems
C/C++ programming
Linux
Networking TCP/IP
Satellite ground systems
Anomaly investigation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline

Tools

Oracle
MySQL
Sybase

Job description

ASRC Federal System Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of ASRC Federal, seeks a Spacecraft Engineer to support the Naval Research Lab Blossom Point Tracking Facility in Welcome, MD. The role focuses on validating on-orbit spacecraft health and the ground system, plus developing and maintaining automated control scripts.

The engineer analyzes logs, investigates anomalies, interfaces with customers, and collaborates with the spacecraft owners, software teams, and factories through all life-cycle stages.

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