What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mission Operations Engineer position at Reliant Space?
Reliant Space is seeking an Mission Operations Engineer to support real-time on-orbit operations for a lunar lander mission.
This is a hybrid remote and in-office position that will require travel and will require shift work leading to launch and during on-orbit operations.
At Reliant Space, our mission is to deliver reliant and resilient value to our clients while exceeding their mission needs, now and in the future, by embracing change, forging relationships, and innovating solutions.
Basic Qualifications:
- BS Engineering (or related field) with 2 years relevant experience
- Experience in spacecraft on-orbit operations
- Experience in spacecraft mission planning for ground and space assets
- Experience in space/ground satellite communications
- Experience in ground system architectures supporting spacecraft operations
- Experience in spacecraft subsystems - Telemetry & Command, Command & Data Handling, Guidance Navigation & Control, etc.
- Experience in satellite ground software and interfaces - Telemetry & Command, Mission Planning, Flight Dynamics
Desired Qualifications:
- 5 years of professional experience in ground system design, development, verification, deployment, and validation
- Mission operations experience for LEO, MEO, or GEO satellites
- Demonstrated flight and ground operations experience for low-earth orbit space vehicles
- Experience in ground system maintenance and sustainment
General Overview & Responsibilities:
- Develop and verify on-console mission operations processes and procedures to support on-orbit operations
- Develop mission operations plans across subsystems and ground assets to achieve mission objectives
- Support verification and validation activities between the Mission Operations Center and external interfaces
- Support Mission Scenario Testing as a member of the Flight Operations Team
- Support Mission Simulations leading as a member of the Flight Operations Team
- Support on-orbit operations as a member of the Flight Operations Team
- Monitor spacecraft state-of-health during on-orbit operations