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Title: SWFO-L1 Mission Operations Support Team Engineer BELONG.
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the Role This position supports NOAA, NASA, and the GSMO-3 contract as part of the Spacecraft Mission Operations Support Team (MOST) for the SWFO-L1 Mission. The role provides Mission Operations, Post-Launch Testing, and Commissioning support, ensuring successful mission objectives. ***Must be a U.S.
Citizen*** MOST engineers participate in commissioning and routine flight operations as delegated by the MOST Lead Engineer. Mission Operations Teams provide 24x7 shift staffing and perform functions in: Health and Safety Monitoring Mission Planning and Scheduling Network Scheduling Space-to-Ground Communications and Networks Communications Security Maneuvers Data Distribution Ground Systems Operation Simulations
Key Responsibilities:
- Support mission operations during commissioning and routine flight phases.
- Perform real-time health and safety monitoring, commanding, and telemetry processing.
- Assist with mission planning, timeline management, and scheduling.
- Support space-to-ground communications, network operations, and ground systems engineering.
- Participate in mission reviews including Post-Launch Test (PLT), Transition Readiness, and Anomaly Reviews.
- Contribute to training and certification for NOAA Mission Operations Team.
Required
Experience:
& Knowledge
Experience:
as a NOAA or NASA SWFO-L1 Mission Operations Engineer or SWFO-L1 Ground Readiness Engineer. Knowledge of SWFO-L1 Concept of Operations (ConOps), Mission Phase Plans, and Flight Operations Plan (FOP). Familiarity with NOAA mission operations including: Real-Time Health and Safety Monitoring Commanding and Telemetry Processing Mission Planning and Scheduling Space-to-Ground Communications and Networks Ground Systems Engineering Communications Security
Experience:
- supporting mission reviews (PLT, Transition Readiness, Anomaly Reviews).
Knowledge of NOAA software such as OS/Comet is beneficial.
Experience:
with NOAA Mission Operations Team training and certification. Security clearance is not required, but beneficial. ***Must be a U.S. Citizen***
Education:
& Training Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering or related technical field. 6+ years of progressively complex spacecraft mission operations
experience:
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Compensation:
$121,100 – $181,600/year equivalent The offered rate will be based on contract affordability and the selected candidate's working location, knowledge,
skills:
, and/or
experience:
and in consideration of internal parity. KBR
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