Mission Operations Engineer

Mission Operations Engineer 

Houston, TX

Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. We believe our mission is to further research, communications, and exploration beyond low lunar orbit. With multiple NASA lunar missions in the making and additional private missions on our manifest, we pride ourselves in supporting NASA, our customers and the nation in paving the way to return humans to the surface of the moon. Our world-class team includes experts in all spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety.

Intuitive Machines is seeking a mid-level Mission Operations Engineer to facilitate vehicle development, organize top-level operations/engineering integration, and serve as one of the Ops team leaders on our mission management team.  We are seeking the best, the brightest, and the driven to be a part of our growing suite of lunar operations, including landers, rovers, data services, and more.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Mission Analysis Cycles to mature system designs and operational products
• Support necessary board/panel meetings to present results and coordinate amongst the team with a focus on requirements, risks, change requests, non-conformance reports and problem reports
• Participate in planning, scripting, and execution of training simulations to support Intuitive Machines flight controllers and engineers 
• Draft and maintain lessons and procedures for multiple spacecraft subsystems 
• Assist with real-time operations to include simulations, training, and operational space missions
• Assist with Test & Verification planning and integrated test configurations, inventory, procurement, drawings and procedures
• Utilize software-based methods to track requirements, risks and change requests
• Provide mentorship and support of real-time operators to build and maintain effective operations teams across all IM programs, including lunar landers and relay satellites 
• Eligible to cross-train in real-time support positions as required, including as Activity Director – with ops-room leadership of one of three mission operations teams
• General Ops & Engineering Integration to include mission and pre-launch timelines, payload integration and timelines, downlink data budgets, power budget & requirements integration and procedures development

Required Education/Experience/Skills

• B.S. in science/engineering or a related technical field 10 years’ experience developing space vehicle hardware/software/training systems/operations products, including requirements, risk-tracking, change/problem reporting
  • Test & Verification planing/coordination
  • Operations planning
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, hard charging, high stakes environment 
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

Desired Skills

• Flexibility and creativity to seek, create, and utilize operations and systems engineering practices that suit a lean and agile lunar operations company without sacrificing technical excellence and integrity 
• Development of spacecraft preliminary designs including architecture studies, design analyses and budgets, and systems requirements and specifications 
• Experience translating design information and technical documentation into functional operations protocols, procedures, and mission sequences/timelines 
• Experience with generating and revising operational timelines and procedures
• Flight controller experience in human or robotic space applications, or other high-stress operational environments
• Experience with documentation and collaboration tools such as Confluence, Jira, MS Office (MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel)

Essential Requirements

• Applicant selected may be subject to government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Work may involve sitting for extended periods.
• May require lifting and carrying up to 25 lb.
• Must have sufficient mobility to enter areas of test facilities where necessary.
• Generally an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on task.
• Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, fax, etc.)
• Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical.
• Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements when required.
• Must be able to work in a team atmosphere.
• Must put forward a professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation.

EEOC
 
 Intuitive Machines is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.