Lead Flight Engineer

Lunar Outpost • Golden, CO

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Lunar Outpost is seeking an experienced Lead Flight Engineer to plan, prepare, and execute Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) missions in support of NASA’s Artemis program. The role is responsible for developing, integrating, testing, and executing LTV mission-planning and operations products and processes. It involves frequent interaction with NASA Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) personnel and Lunar Outpost LTV Program personnel, as well as delivering technical and high-level presentations to panels and forums.

The Lead Flight Engineer will help develop and establish LTV plan-train-fly processes and provide real-time operational support during Artemis missions. The position is onsite Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; where applicable, remote work may be available on Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Additional hours may be required based on business needs, and mission operations periodically require nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree with a major in Engineering, Physical Science, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or another physical science field.
• At least 5 years of experience in spaceflight mission operations.
• Ability to work and lead collaboratively with multidisciplinary engineering and mission operations teams.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, leadership, teamwork, technical, and administrative skills.
• Self-starter able to work effectively in a dynamic environment, independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work periodically on nights, weekends, and holidays during Artemis mission operations.
• Must be a U.S. Person.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a certified flight controller on a crewed and/or uncrewed spaceflight mission operations program.
• Experience leading design or technical operations involving hardware, software, flight control, flight design, orbital mechanics, launch services, or ground support systems.
• Experience providing technical and team leadership for ground, crew, or spacecraft capabilities, including preflight design or planning, integrated procedures or rules, preflight training, or real-time mission execution.
• Ability to work rapidly with minimal supervision on projects involving small and large teams.
• Prior human spaceflight experience.
• Strong technical writing skills, including technical review and operations product development experience.
• Experience testing across multiple spacecraft systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop LTV ground and flight procedures and operational documentation.
• Develop and execute flight plans according to programmatic mission requirements.
• Develop flight rules to ensure crew and vehicle safety.
• Plan Lunar Outpost portions of Artemis missions in coordination with NASA FOD personnel, Lunar Outpost LTV integrated product teams, technical discipline experts, the NASA Astronaut Office, safety organizations, and other mission-specific stakeholders.
• Complete training and skill certification as an LTV flight controller and provide real-time operations support for LTV portions of Artemis missions.
• Make decisions during LTV mission operations to manage vehicle and ground resources, supporting crew and vehicle safety and mission success in coordination with the NASA FOD Artemis Flight Director, other FOD personnel, and other LTV flight controllers.
• Develop responses to crew-system, vehicle-system, vehicle-dynamics, and ground-system contingencies to resolve malfunctions and restore normal operations.
• Lead initial development of LTV-related plan-train-fly processes for Artemis mission support.
• Support development of mission control center console configurations and console tools in coordination with Mission Systems personnel.
• Give technical and high-level presentations to a variety of panels and forums.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 70% of premiums covered by the employer.
• Three weeks of vacation per year.
• 401(k) employer match of up to 4% of contributions.
• 11 company-recognized paid holidays.
• Parental leave.
• Educational reimbursement opportunities supporting company objectives, continued learning, and career development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior