LTV Operator Lead

Intuitive Machines LLC • Houston, TX

29d • Onsite

About The Position

Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. Our mission is to further science and exploration, communications, and economic progress from the Earth to the Moon and beyond. With the first commercial lunar landing in history, multiple NASA lunar missions in development, and additional private missions on our manifest, we pride ourselves in supporting our customers and the nation in paving the way to return humans to the surface of the Moon. Our world-class team includes experts in all aspects of spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety. The Team Moon Racer (TMR) Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) Operator lead will play a pivotal role in establishing and managing the day-to-day processes, workflows, products, and standard operating procedures (SOP) for the Operator group as part of the larger LTV Operations team. They will build, train, and manage a high-performing Operator team to support LTV operations. The Operator lead will act as the primary technical liaison for discussions and collaboration with other LTV Operations group leads and LTV engineering personnel to ensure integration for successful mission execution. The Operator lead will support real-time mission operations as an Activity Director (AD). They are responsible for LTV operations team and console products to ensure TMR readiness to support NASA and commercial LTV missions. Employment in this role is contingent upon NASA selecting Intuitive Machines as the winner of the LTVS program, scheduled for announcement later in 2025.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an accredited STEM or a related field and 8+ years of experience, or M.S. and 5+ years, in real-time robotic spacecraft with focus in:
• Supporting real-time spaceflight operation development and execution
• Managing operation support and team development
• Supporting mission timeline, procedure, and contingency planning development
• Developing system console handbooks and training material
• Integration and coordination of engineering specifications in mission operations products and documents
• Exceptional leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience with processes, workflows, product development, and standard operating procedures (SOP)
• Excellent organization and time management skills and attention to detail
• Proven ability to work across multiple teams and balance competing priorities
• Self-motivated, focused, and driven to meet critical deadlines
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks effectively
• Team-oriented, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• This role requires in-office presence in Houston, Texas
• This role requires real-time mission operations support

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Class A spaceflight missions, human spaceflight, or human-rated vehicle development
• Experience with autonomous spaceflight missions, spaceflight robotics, or autonomous mission development
• Experience establishing or managing day-to-day processes, workflows, products, and standard operating procedures (SOP)
• Experience managing teams
• Experience with spaceflight operation execution
• Experience with communicating and mitigation development for risks, constraints, limits, and contingency response
• Flexibility and creativity to seek, create, and utilize operations and systems engineering practices that suit a lean and agile lunar operations company without sacrificing technical excellence and integrity
• Spacecraft integration and testing
• Experience translating design information and technical documentation into functional operations protocols, procedures, and mission sequences/timelines
• Experience with documentation and collaboration tools such as Confluence, Jira, MS Office (MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel)

Responsibilities

• Establishing and managing the day-to-day processes, workflows, products, and standard operating procedures (SOP) for the Operator group as part of the larger LTV Operations team.
• Build, train, and manage a high-performing Operator team to support LTV operations.
• Act as the primary technical liaison for discussions and collaboration with other LTV Operations group leads and LTV engineering personnel to ensure integration for successful mission execution.
• Support real-time mission operations as an Activity Director (AD).
• Responsible for LTV operations team and console products to ensure TMR readiness to support NASA and commercial LTV missions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees