Satellite Operations Engineer

1 Month ago • Upto 3 Years

Job Summary

Job Description

This is a full-time Satellite Operations Engineer position for an on-orbit NASA satellite mission. Responsibilities include mission planning, real-time operations, health and safety monitoring, performance analysis, and anomaly investigation. Other duties are maintenance of operations procedures, ground system automation monitoring, ground system sustainment support, on-call operations support, and coordination with NASA customers. The role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment and independently.

Must have:

Mission operations support including planning and scheduling.
Monitor health, safety, performance and resolve issues.
Maintain and configure operations procedures and products.
Support ground system sustainment and testing.
Coordinate with NASA customers and reporting.

Good to have:

Prior flight operations experience on NASA or NOAA mission.
Knowledge of RF communications.
Knowledge of spacecraft command and control systems.
Ability to perform System Administration functions.

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Job Details

Job Title: Satellite Operations Engineer- SWIFT

Job ID: #487

Job Description:
Seeking a full-time Satellite Operations Engineer for the mission operations of an on-orbit NASA satellite mission. Responsibilities include:

Mission operations support including mission planning and scheduling, real-time operations, health and safety monitoring, performance analysis and trending, and anomaly investigation and resolution
Maintenance and configuration management of operations procedures and operations products (command procedures, project database, display pages, and configuration monitors)
Ground system automation monitoring and data distribution verification
Ground system sustainment support including testing of system upgrades
On-call operations support on rotational basis, respond to alerts and investigate anomalous conditions
Coordination with NASA customers and interfacing organizations, status reporting

Required Experience:
No prior experience required, however, engineering and/or flight operations experience is preferred, with 1-3 years of experience with mission operations and familiarity with spacecraft systems, ground systems, interfaces, and mission operations processes. Candidate must possess excellent communications skills and ability to work in a team environment as well as independently.
Prior flight operations experience on a NASA or NOAA mission is preferred. Knowledge of RF communications, and spacecraft command and control systems is also preferred. Ability to perform System Administration functions is a plus.
US citizenship required. EEO/AA

Required Degree:
BS degree in relevant field (Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Engineering)

Job Location:
State College, PA

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