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Jr Spacecraft Communications Engineer

Greenbelt, MD, US • Posted 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago

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USD $69,000.00 - 75,000.00 per year

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Jr Spacecraft Communications Engineer

Lanham, MD.

About Intuitive Machines:

Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. Our mission is to further science and exploration, communications, and economic progress from the Earth to the Moon and beyond. With multiple NASA lunar missions in development 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 aspects of spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety.

About the Position:

Intuitive Machines is seeking a Spacecraft Communications Engineer on the NASA OMES III contract in support of the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The position is located in Lanham, MD.

Responsibilities:

Become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the JPSS-4 Spacecraft Communications subsystem to support the JPSS Mission Operations Support Team (MOST).
Crosstrain and backup a designated JPSS-4 subsystem to support the JPSS Mission Operations Support Team (MOST).
Support the MOST in all readiness activities to include: JPSS Compatibility Tests (JCTs), Mission Rehearsals (MRs), Day-In-The-Lifes (DITL) and daily operations testing.
- Readiness activities require working 8+ hour shifts to include nights, weekends and holidays for up to 7 days.
Support the MOST in Launch and Early Orbit (LEO) activities.
- This includes from launch to handover to NOAA, which is 90-days.
- Launch and Early Orbit activities require working 8+ hour shifts to include nights, weekends and holidays for the duration of the 90-day period.
Support product development of the Communications subsystem products.
Support the development of operations tools.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or 2 + years of related experience.
experience with spacecraft operations experience at the subsystem level or higher.
Experience with OS/Comet Telemetry, Tracking, and Control (TT&C) system preferred.
Python or C/C++ experience preferred.
Must be able to pass a government background investigation.
Must be able to support 24/7 operations (8+ hour shifts) during testing and rehearsals as well as the 90-day LEO&A period.
MS Office skills required.

US EEO Statement:

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.

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