Be more than just an employee number! Join Terran Orbital, a leader in innovation, manufacturing, and operations in the satellite industry. We are a pioneer in the miniaturization of space technologies and the delivery of responsive space solutions. We are a unique, fast-growing, and trusted team focused on quickly and economically designing, building, launching, and operating state-of-the-art satellites for advanced mission constellations.

Terran Orbital is seeking a Mission Operations Engineer to join our growing team. Reporting to the Mission Operations Manager, the Mission Operations Engineer would be responsible for developing and distributing reports summarizing technical analysis, findings, and recommendations to include monthly and annual satellite health and status reports and anomaly resolution reports. The Mission Operations Engineer is also involved in mission operations planning, commissioning, and on-orbit operations for the state-of-the-art satellites Terran Orbital develops. As part of a collaborative team, the Mission Operations Engineer will develop the mission operations architecture including tasking, procedures, anomaly resolution, vehicle control interface, and automated data delivery.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with electrical, mechanical, software, and systems engineers to develop optimal solutions to complex problems.
• Implement and iterate improvements to operations procedures associated with vehicle commissioning and mission operations.
• Operate Terran Orbital space vehicles for commissioning, on-orbit operations, and anomaly resolution
• Provide operations support during vehicle Assembly, Integration, and Test.
• Help to maintain and improve Terran Orbitals Command Control and Data Diagnostics database and display screens.
• Participate in team discussions to develop innovative vehicle architecture and operations for future missions aimed to full vehicle automation and on-board data management.
• Help to develop and test automation and data analytics tools in either C++ or Python. This includes analyzing long term trends through data analysis and improving web-based application interfaces.
• Monitor, assess, and maintain the operational health of in-orbit spacecraft. Includes defining, developing, and executing pass plans, which may include spacecraft configuration changes.
• Perform complex analysis to monitor the health of systems and subsystems throughout the satellites lifecycle.
• Assist in identifying, investigating, and resolving highly complex spacecraft system and subsystem deviations and anomalies.
• Support the development of satellite operations procedures, products, and processes, working directly with hardware development teams within the company.
• Develop and distribute reports summarizing technical analysis, findings, and recommendations.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.