Lead Mission Operator

Posted 16 Hours Ago
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Saratoga, CA
Mid level
Other
The Role
The Lead Mission Operator will oversee spacecraft testing, develop operational concepts, manage manual commanding and spacecraft monitoring, enhance automation tools, and report on mission status and anomalies. The role requires collaboration with engineering teams and development of automation scripts to improve operational efficiency.
Summary Generated by Built In

Ready to make connectivity from space universally accessible, secure, and actionable? Then you’ve come to the right place!


At E-Space, we’re focused on bridging Earth and space with the world’s most sustainable low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network. We’re a team of bold thinkers, ambitious leaders and dynamic doers—and we’re disrupting NewSpace by fundamentally changing the design of legacy LEO space systems to deliver entirely new satellite capabilities at a fraction of the cost.


We’re intentional, we’re unapologetically curious and we’re 100% committed—to saving space, to protecting our planet and to turning connectivity into actionable intelligence.

What you will be doing:

  • Ideally, this person plays as a key role with testing of the spacecraft during development, has a deep understanding of how to operate the spacecraft(s), what to monitor, and how to mitigate issues 
  • Work with all engineering disciplines to help develop CONOPS, perform Day-in-the-lift testing (DITL), and support day-to-day operations of mission post-launch 
  • Lead operator any manual commanding and spacecraft health monitoring, 
  • Enhance automation tools and workflows to improve operational efficiency 
  • Clearly convey the progress of mission and any anomalies to key stakeholders 
  • Develop scripts for automation

What you bring to this role:

  • Failure Mode Analysis (FMEA) and fault injection testing 
  • Scripting knowledge (Python, MATLAB, Bash, etc.) 
  • Experience with Linux environment 
  • Excellent documentation, communication, and written skills 

Bonus points:

  • Prior operations experience in aerospace

This is a full time, exempt position, based out of our Saratoga office. The target base pay for this position is $100,000 - $165,000 annually. The total compensation packaged will be determined by various factors such as your relevant job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

 

We are redefining how satellites are designed, manufactured and used—so we’re looking for candidates with passion, deep knowledge and direct experience on LEO satellite component development, design and in-orbit activities. If that’s your experience – then we’ll be immediately wow-ed.

 

E-Space is not currently able to provide employment sponsorship for candidates who do not hold work authorization for the location of this role.

Top Skills

Bash
Matlab
Python
The Company
HQ: Los Gatos, CA
53 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2021

What We Do

E-Space is a global space company focused on bridging Earth and space with the most sustainable low earth orbit (LEO) network that is expected to reach over one hundred thousand multi-application communication satellites to help businesses and governments securely and affordably access the power of space to solve problems on Earth.

Founded by industry pioneer Greg Wyler, E-Space is focused on democratizing space and transforming industries by bringing down the cost of space-based communications, raising the level of satellite system resiliency and setting a new standard in sustainable space infrastructure that will effectively minimize and reduce space debris and destruction while preserving access to space for future generations.

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