Mission Operations Engineer

$109,980 - $153,972/Yr

Blue Origin - Reston, VA

Full-time - Entry Level

Reston, VA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Mission Operations Engineer at Blue Origin plays a crucial role in the In-Space Systems business unit, focusing on the development, manufacturing, and operation of satellite systems. This position involves preparing and executing successful on-orbit flight operations, contributing to the development of operations concepts, and supporting mission readiness activities. The ideal candidate will be a systems-thinker with a strong customer focus, dedicated to building space operations capabilities and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to mission planning, operations concepts, tools, and processes for spacecraft and ground system operation.
• Work in multidisciplinary teams to develop operations procedures, executables, telemetry displays, and technical documentation.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards while promoting maximum reuse and backward compatibility.
• Conduct testing and validation of operations products using hardware and software simulation environments.
• Support systems engineering in developing spacecraft concepts of operations for efficiency and operability.
• Create detailed test procedures to validate end-to-end system capabilities.
• Analyze ground station selection for optimal communications availability.
• Support communications spectrum licensing efforts with regulatory authorities.
• Support mission readiness activities including rehearsals and timeline development.
• Provide on-console support during spacecraft launch and early orbit phase, including shift work.
• Monitor spacecraft state-of-health across subsystems and perform trending and analyses.
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of on-orbit anomalies as part of an anomaly response team.
• Foster continuous improvement by tracking and implementing lessons-learned.

Requirements

• B.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Computer Science, Systems, or related fields.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
• Expertise in spacecraft operations product development and execution.
• Real-time support for on-orbit operations.
• Mission planning, timeline development, and analysis.
• Spacecraft telemetry trending and analysis.
• Ability to earn trust and maintain positive relationships.

Nice-to-haves

• M.S. in Space Systems, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Aerospace Engineering.
• Direct support for a commercial or government spacecraft operations organization.
• Experience with multi-manifest spacecraft missions and operations for hosted or separable payloads.
• Proficiency with command and control scripting languages like Python, SPELL, STOL, or JAS.
• Experience with virtualized Ground Software and mission planning tools.
• Experience with scrum methodology and agile product development.
• Experience in the full development lifecycle of space systems' ground segments.
• Experience designing operational readiness tests integrated with simulators.
• Experience with operational fault and anomaly management.
• Experience performing system safety analyses.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Paid Time Off: Up to four weeks per year
• Up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Discretionary bonus based on individual contributions.