Operations Engineer
Full Time
Redondo Beach, CA
$100,000 - $145,000 a year
Posted Just posted
Job description
As a
Mission 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 engineering work for spacecraft operation
- Interact with subsystem teams including GNC, flight software, avionics, propulsion, and others to bring the team together around operational needs.
- Develop mission operations input to spacecraft fault and autonomy, including fault detection and response, autonomous spacecraft behavior, and on-board command and control
- Support creation and execution of spacecraft simulator tests to validate mission/fault/autonomy design
- Create and execute in-factory flight vehicle tests to validate mission design compatibility with flight hardware
- Support design and operation of the ground segment, including command and control, mission planning, mission data processing, and the associated infrastructure to support all activities
- Resolve technical issues with innovative and resourceful solutions
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science
- Experience working in testing or operational environments
- Experience with basic software scripting
- Demonstrated ability of taking project ownership and working well in small teams
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Master’s degree in engineering or science
- Experience with Python, C++ or similar programming language
- Experience with writing operations documentation
Additional Requirements:
- Flexible schedule and willing to travel as needed
Additional Information:
Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
About Impulse Space
Founded in 2021 by Tom Mueller, a founding member of SpaceX. Impulse Space is driven by a vision to provide efficient, low cost in-space transportation services. Our space vehicles will provide transport to several kinds of earth orbits and interplanetary journeys. Those who share this vision include some of the industry’s best and brightest, who now make up the Impulse team. If you are interested in joining our team, we encourage you to apply.
Department
Spacecraft Programs
Employment Type
Full Time
Location
Redondo Beach
Workplace type
Onsite
Compensation
$100,000 - $145,000 / year
Reporting To
Drew Damon
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