RESEARCH ANALYST - RESEARCH ENGINEER - SR. RESEARCH ENGINEER - Mission Operations - Boulder, CO

Who We Are:

Our team, the Space Operations section, is dedicated to executing Science and Mission Operations Centers for Solar System Exploration. As a recognized leader in space science research and spacecraft instrumentation, avionics, and electronics, we work to reveal the secrets of our solar system and the universe.

Objectives of this Role:

• Working with the Science Team and Instrument engineers in planning and sequencing the science instruments for upcoming Trojan asteroid encounters, as well as calibration and checkout activities leading up to the flybys.
• Developing science activity plans, building command loads, coordinating spacecraft and pointing platform activities, merging, reviewing and constraint checking the timelines.
• Serve as Load lead for command loads, alternating with other team members.
• Develop review products for Science and Instrument teams, working with SOC and MOC software and procedures.
• Assist in improving processes and documentation.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Build, merge, review command loads for mission operations.
• Serve as Load Lead for encounter and calibration planning and implementation.
• Track the full cycle of command load development, from coordination of science timelines to final command verification.
• Develop science image data pipelines for delivery of science data to official NASA archives.
• Develop and provide review products, track action items, change requests, and sequence reviews from various teams.
• Develop tools for mission operations to help with automation and efficiency.
• Attend weekly planning and coordination meetings with Science Team, SOC, and MOC.
• Support and track resolution of Problem Reports.
• Support requirements verification by developing test procedures and closing out verification artifacts.

Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelors degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Computer Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related engineering degree field with professional level work experience.
• 2+ years: Science or Mission Operations experience with building and verifying command loads.
• Experience working in Linux or Unix environment. Experience with Python. Familiarity with Atlassian and DOORS is a plus. Attention to detail is critical.
• Experience with spacecraft and instrument pointing coordination, planning, analysis. Familiarity with software such as AGI’s Systems Toolkit (STK) is a plus. Ability to problem solve issues encountered in command load development and communicate findings with teams.