Senior Space Operations Engineer

About the role

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.

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

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science
5+ years' experience working in testing or operational environments
5+ years' experience with basic software scripting
Demonstrated ability of taking project ownership and working well in small teams