Maxar Technologies · 4 months ago
Spacecraft Operations Support Engineer
Longmont, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$58K/yr - $96K/yr
4+ years expMaxar Intelligence is a provider of secure, precise, geospatial intelligence. They are hiring an Operations Support Engineer to assist with the health and safety, performance optimization, and anomaly resolution of Maxar’s Earth Intelligence spacecraft constellation.
AerospaceGeospatialGovernmentRemote SensingSatellite CommunicationTelecommunications
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Support Worldview Legion, Worldview 1-3 and GeoEye-1 sustainment operations by maintaining spacecraft health and safety, optimizing performance, and troubleshooting anomalies
Develop and maintain tools and methods to trend spacecraft health and performance metrics
Perform spacecraft telemetry trending and monitoring, generate spacecraft constellation health metrics and briefings for dissemination to internal SCORE team and management teams
Disposition spacecraft out of limits alarms
Assist with closure of spacecraft operational incidents
Conduct spacecraft constellation state of health briefings
Develop/refine concept of operations to meet evolving mission demands
Define spacecraft anomaly resolution processes and procedures
Troubleshoot/resolve/document spacecraft anomalies
Assist in development and testing of spacecraft commissioning plans/tools
Support design, development, integration, and testing of Worldview Legion spacecraft
Assist in the development of and participate in launch and mission rehearsals
Define, review, and verify spacecraft requirements
Attend design reviews
Participate in clean-room integration and testing activities
Support other Maxar business segments
Provide detailed knowledge of spacecraft operations and spacecraft operational capabilities
Assist in ground software requirement definition, review, and verification
Qualification
Required
Must be a U.S. citizen and be willing and able to obtain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance
Bachelor's degree in engineering, math, physics, or a related field
Four to six years of experience may substitute for a degree
Some professional experience in a business-to-business setting or military experience
Ability to accommodate working rotational shifts
Preferred
2+ years of professional experience
Active Secret clearance
Experience as a spacecraft systems engineer or subsystem engineer
Strong and innovative computer language skills
Experience with Unix/Linux, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, and Github
Excellent written & oral communicator
Spacecraft operations experience
Superb problem-solving skills
Calm disposition in stressful situations
Benefits
401K matching and immediate vesting schedule
Career growth opportunities
Family-friendly benefits like maternity and paternity leave, adoption reimbursement, flexible hours, hybrid work options
Programs to help you grow, like tuition reimbursement, hackathons, and career development
Student loan repayment
Generous time off
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision at affordable monthly rates
Company
Maxar Technologies
Maxar Technologies is a space technology firm that offers communication and observation satellites for commercial and government sectors.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2004-07-20IPO
Leadership Team
Arvind Srinivasan
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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