SpaceNav is seeking a talented engineer to join our team. The engineering work is full-time and will be performed on-site at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The Flight Operations Engineer is responsible for monitoring the health-and-safety of NASA’s Earth Observing System (EOS) Terra, Aqua, and Aura satellites, while assisting with all aspects of mission operations.
The Earth Science Mission Operations (ESMO) Project is responsible for spacecraft maintenance and operations for Earth Science missions conducted by the Earth Science Projects Division at the Goddard Space Flight Center. The ESMO Project plays a significant role during the mission life cycle, from the formulation and approval phases through the implementation and evaluation phases, and eventual deactivation. The Project's role is to ensure the health and safety of the missions it manages by fulfilling the primary operational requirements for each mission and providing the scientific community with high-quality data products in a timely manner.
Responsibilities
Perform Online Operational shift work for the EOS spacecraft
- Health and safety evaluation of spacecraft subsystem performance
- Manage the onboard solid-state recorder and ensure that all data is captured
- Daily load verification and uplink (stored command loads & ephemeris/NAV loads)
- Execute special commanding (i.e spacecraft maneuvers, instrument activities)
- Respond to real-time and back-orbit out of limit (OOL) conditions
- Respond as required to off-hour anomalies
- Willing to work rotating shifts
Update/Maintain/Creation of spacecraft documentation
- Assist with the EOS Operations training and certification plan
- Ensure the operational Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are current
- Disseminate information to other mission stakeholders
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, computer science or mathematics
- Understanding of systems engineering, software engineering, and software development
- 5+ years’ experience with MATLAB script development and utilization
- US Citizenship