Space Operations Engineer

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 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
• 3+ years' experience working in testing or operational environments
• 3+ years' 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
• 5+ years' experience with Python, C++ or similar programming language
• 3+ years' experience with writing operations documentation
• Previous experience conducting on-orbit operations

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.

In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options , and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan .

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.

Founded in 2021 by Tom Mueller , a founding member of SpaceX. Impulse Space was founded with the belief that gaining access to space is only part of the job if you want to get to orbit, you’ll go with one of our launch partners, but if you want to get anywhere else in space, Impulse will take you there.

Our mission is to accelerate humanity's future in space through efficient transportation anywhere . GEO, the Moon, Mars, and beyond;

Impulse is the way to get anywhere in space. We’ll do this with Helios, a powerful kick stage that will bring large payloads from LEO to GEO & beyond, and Mira, a hosting and orbital transfer vehicle that is optimized to make the trip to and operate in GEO.