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Senior Mission Operations Engineer Verified today

Astranis · San Francisco, CA · Space Systems · first seen 2026-10-06
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The Role

As a Senior Mission Operations Engineer, you will work closely with hardware engineers to define how satellites should be operated and write the procedures for safe, reliable on-orbit operations.

Your responsibilities include:

  • Play a large role in the design and development of our satellite operations system and team
  • Support satellite engineers to design, create, test, and execute satellite operations procedures, including commissioning procedures and nominal operations procedures
  • Investigate anomalies and work with the mission operations and engineering team to safely resolve them
  • Automate manual processes using scripting and software tools
  • Work with our ground software team as the user and requirements owner for tools that will help us operate our fleet of satellites
  • Take responsibility for commanding activities during the launch and commissioning of our first production satellite
  • Develop tools and processes to enable the Mission Operations team to maintain high service uptime for our customers
  • Support recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our growing team

About You

  • 8+ years of experience working in satellite operations
  • Experience scripting in any language, Python preferred
  • Experience doing telemetry analysis and anomaly investigation
  • Experience designing and executing satellite operations
  • Basic understanding of satellite subsystems (hardware and software)
  • Highly motivated, self-starting, committed, and able to perform duties without supervision
  • Passion for working in a fast-paced environment with hands-on development and testing

Bonus Experience

  • Building operational software tools and user-friendly UIs
  • Software development tools such as Git and Phabricator
  • Operating GEO satellites

Compensation

Base salary: $150,000-$195,000 USD

Your compensation package includes equity via incentive stock options, company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required to comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations.