12h ago
Senior Mission Operations Engineer
Irvine, CA
$130k-$190k / year
full-timesenioraerospace
๐ Tech Stack
๐ผ About This Role
You'll lead mission operations across the spacecraft lifecycle, serving as the primary integrator between engineering, ground software, and flight teams. Your core impact is ensuring operational constraints, procedures, and readiness are aligned with mission objectives. You'll also mentor junior engineers and drive continuous improvement.
๐ฏ What You'll Do
- Provide senior technical expertise during testing, rehearsals, anomalies, and on-call operations
- Define and validate operational constraints across mission phases
- Develop and improve operational procedures, flight rules, and workflows
- Conduct mission risk assessments and drive mitigations
๐ Requirements
- 3+ years experience in mission operations or spacecraft operations engineering
- Deep understanding of mission operations concepts (constraints, procedures, ground systems)
- TS/SCI clearance eligibility
- Experience leading operational activities, rehearsals, or real-time operations
โจ Nice to Have
- Experience across full lifecycle of a space mission
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or related field
- Scripting experience in Python or MATLAB
๐ Benefits & Perks
- ๐๏ธ Unlimited PTO
- ๐ฅ Comprehensive medical insurance
- ๐ Equity in Turion Space
- ๐ฐ Competitive base salary
๐จ Hiring Process
Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate
- 1Recruiter screenยท 30 min
- 2Technical interviewยท 60 min
- 3Hiring manager interviewยท 45 min
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