Space Operations Engineer

Job description

Space Operations Engineer Department: Programs: Employment Type: Full Time: Location: Redondo Beach: Reporting To: Drew Damon, VP of Spacecraft Programs Compensation: $110,000 - $160,000 / year Description: As a Space Operations Engineer at Impulse, you will work on all aspects of spacecraft operations and play a pivotal role in the success of Impulse’s missions. You will help to architect the plans, procedures, and toolsets necessary to carry out our spacecraft operations, and be a part of the control room team responsible for executing exciting missions that span a broad range from near-earth payload deliveries to Mars surface landers. Responsibilities: - Develop and implement methods of operational automation, to reduce day-to-day operator responsibilities - Develop all aspects of the operational lifecycle, including proposal/mission modeling, spacecraft integration and system-level test, shipment, launch, and on-orbit operations - Define ground and mission operations requirements, and flow mission requirements back to the spacecraft design - Develop mission concept of operation and design reference missions - Develop and execute operational procedures and mission-level engineer...