Vehicle Engineer Trainer Level 5 - Spacecraft Operations - Colorado Springs

Essential Functions:

This position is for a technical role in Colorado Springs, CO (100% on site).  The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Provide mission operations support to Satellite programs including on orbit vehicle/sustaining engineering.

• Support activities such as system problem/anomaly resolution support, data trending, operational product updates, and performance analyses

• Lead/Coordinate other systems engineers to conduct anomaly review board investigations as necessary. 

• Investigation and diagnosis of unexpected system signatures

• Support operations readiness activities including configuration control board and other customer meetings

• Support operations, including shift work which will include 12 hour and night shifts

• Make modifications to existing operations procedures to incorporate lessons learned from in-flight performance.  Develop new procedures as required. 

• Supporting the coordination and execution of system maintenance tasks and coordinating across multiple contractor organizations including customer and external system partners to diligently accomplish all tasks

• Perform demonstrations and conduct briefings explaining how to utilize mission systems to accomplish task-based objectives

• Performing quantitative risk analysis

• Providing 24x7on-call support to lead the resolution of system issues and anomalies.

• Provide status reporting through both the functional and program reporting branches.

• Maintain standards associated with the established Integrated/Developmental Operations functional group processes.

• Support internal and external customer meetings through proficient verbal and documented (MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel) communications.

• May require travel ~ 10% of the time for support of customer or backup mission operations center. 

*This position will require shift work including swing or night shift, and/or 12-hr shifts

Basic Qualifications Level 5:

• Bachelor’s degree (Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree) with a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience

• Active or current Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain SCI at time of application required

• U.S. citizen

• Ability to work within a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success.

• Knowledge and experience in satellite operations engineering disciplines to include attitude control, power management, thermal control, propulsion, command and data handling, flight and ground software, and anomaly determination and resolution

• Previous experience with troubleshooting, anomaly resolution and performing analysis on operational systems

• Experience writing technical documents for external customers

• Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, including ability to make persuasive presentations to external customers at milestone reviews

• Be able to make decisions under high pressure environments and maintain composure in stressful situations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related STEM field

• Leadership experience within a diverse team of engineers/operators

• Ability to task and manage a group of diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success.

• Experience working on government systems and/or government process environment

• Experience with at least one S/C Subsystem (ADCS, CDH, COMM, EPDS, Thermal, FSW).

• Support mission simulation, scripting, and verification activities.

• Proficiency with one or more of the following programming languages/tools: MATLAB, Python, SIMULINK, Fortran, Java, C/ C++

• Experience with rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) or formation flight

• Background/fundamental understand of performing statistical analysis

• Experience operating Tactical Space Systems bus product lines is strongly desired.

• Experience using Tactical Space Systems ground software products is strongly desired.