Mission Assurance Engineer, OPS

As an Operations Systems Engineer supporting the Mission Assurance team, you will serve as the independent interface between our internal operations team and program customers. This role is strategic and cross-functional, designed to revolutionize how we operate our on-orbit vehicles.

You will independently approach on-orbit activities seeking to preemptively identify and solve challenging engineering problems and find the solutions that lead to mission success by evaluating program designs within the context of risk and opportunity.

Your mission is to systematically identify, define, and integrate mission assurance principles across the entire satellite lifecycle to drive significant increases in efficiency, quality, and mission success.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate mission assurance efforts, including risk management, discrepancy resolution, and design review, for one or more programs as the Program Mission Assurance Engineer
• Ensure appropriate implementation of previous corrective actions and lessons learned to the current operations environment
• Translate complex engineering and operational challenges into clear, actionable requirements and lessons learned for upcoming programs
• Review and understand the operational architecture strategy for both space and ground segments
• Work and coordinate with integration, testing, and mission operation crews to review, generate, and implement necessary training prior to critical mission events
• Provide oversight for lead technical authorities during mission operations for both the space and ground segments
• Be the focal for customer and internal leadership during critical mission activities
• Contribute to oversight of nominal on-orbit operations for Millennium’s entire fleet of on-orbit spacecraft
• Participate in mission operations and anomaly resolution efforts

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
• 5+ years experience with at least 3+ years related to real-time satellite or launch vehicle command and control
• Working knowledge of satellite subsystems, ground systems, space missions, and/or OPSCON design
• Experience delivering operational products to customer environments
• Willingness to support occasional off-nominal working hours during critical 24/7 mission operations activities
• The position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advance degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Software, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• Experience in leading multidisciplinary technical teams, especially to resolve anomalous scenarios
• Experience with external customer briefing/interfacing
• Deep knowledge of satellite systems engineering, including all satellite subsystems
• Guidance, Navigation, and Control; Electrical Power; Thermal Control; Telemetry, Tracking, and Command; Propulsion; etc.
• Experience with iterative and agile processes
• Knowledge of orbital dynamics, maneuver planning, and orbit determination techniques
• Experience designing fault detection and response, as well as designing space vehicle autonomy
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to understand complex workflows and translate complex technical concepts between different audiences

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities
• Health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs
• Paid and unpaid time away from work