Mission Operations Engineer
Hawthorneonsitemid$140K – $200K
via Greenhouse
About this role
Who We’re Looking For
The Mission Operations Engineer role ensures the safe, efficient, and continuous operation of spacecraft, payloads, and supporting ground systems throughout all mission phases. This position serves as a key interface between engineering, ground systems, and program leadership, executing command and control, monitoring spacecraft health and performance, identifying and mitigating anomalies, and optimizing mission outcomes. The role encompasses real‐time operations, planning, analysis, and cross-functional coordination to maintain mission success from launch through end‐of‐life.
Where You’ll Make an Impact
Execute real-time command and control of spacecraft and payloads, following defined procedures and flight rules.…
What we'd score you on
reqspace match rubricFive dimensions, recruiter-grade. Upload your resume and we'll generate a written explanation of where you fit and where the gaps are.
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Skills match
For this role: python, matlab
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Level fit
This role is mid-level. We check your trajectory against it.
3
Domain experience
Your work in the role's domain matters more than your years total. We weight recent and direct experience.
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Recency
A skill you used last quarter weighs more than one from five years ago. We grade on recency, not lifetime.
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Location fit
This role is based in Hawthorne. We weight your proximity and willingness to relocate.
Score yourself on this role.
Free · no card · written explanation included
Skills in this role
Pulled from the job description. These are the keywords we'll weight when scoring your fit.
pythonmatlab
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