Maxar Intelligence is a provider of secure, precise, geospatial intelligence. We deliver disruptive value to government and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand and navigate our changing planet. Our unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and a proven commercial and defense foundation to deploy solutions and deliver insights with unrivaled speed, scale and cost effectiveness.
We are hiring immediately for an Operations Support Engineer (OSE) to join the Spacecraft Constellation Operations, Reliability, and Engineering (SCORE) team in Longmont, CO and Westminster, CO.
In this role, you will assume an integral role in the day-to-day operations within the Mission Operations Center (MOC) in Longmont, CO.
You will assist the Operations teams with the health and safety, performance optimization, and anomaly resolution of Maxar’s Earth Intelligence spacecraft constellation. You will also support design, development, integration, and testing of Maxar’s next generation spacecraft. As a Spacecraft Operations Support Engineer, you will work as part of larger multi-disciplinary teams that include spacecraft subsystem engineers, ground system engineers, software engineers and spacecraft operations teams. As Maxar is transitioning to a new cloud-based ground system, you will need to understand and play a significant role using AWS technology.
What You Will Do:
Support Worldview Legion launch and early operations (LEOP), Worldview 1-3 and GeoEye-1 sustainment operations by maintaining spacecraft health and safety, optimizing performance, and troubleshooting anomalies.Develop and maintain tools and methods to trend spacecraft health and performance metrics.Perform spacecraft telemetry trending and monitoring, generate spacecraft constellation health metrics and briefings for dissemination to internal SCORE team and management teams.Disposition spacecraft out of limits alarms.Assist with closure of spacecraft operational incidents.Conduct spacecraft constellation state of health briefings.Develop/refine concept of operations to meet evolving mission demands.Define spacecraft anomaly resolution processes and procedures.Troubleshoot/resolve/document spacecraft anomalies.Assist in development and testing of spacecraft commissioning plans/tools.Support design, development, integration, and testing of Worldview Legion spacecraft.Assist in the development of and participate in launch and mission rehearsals.Define, review, and verify spacecraft requirements.Attend design reviews.Participate in clean-room integration and testing activities.Support other Maxar business segments.Provide detailed knowledge of spacecraft operations and spacecraft operational capabilities.Assist in ground software requirement definition, review, and verification.Minimum Requirements:
Must be a U.S. citizen and be willing and able to obtain an U.S. Government Secret security clearance.Bachelor’s degree in engineering, math, physics, or related field.Four to six years of experience may substitute for a degree.Ability to accommodate working rotating shifts.Some professional experience in a business-to-business setting or military experience.Preferred Qualifications:
2+ years of professional experience.Active Secret clearance.Experience as a spacecraft systems engineer or subsystem engineer.Strong and innovative computer language skills.Experience with Unix/Linux, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, and Github.Excellent written & oral communicator.Spacecraft operations experience.Superb problem-solving skills.Calm disposition in stressful situations.Life with Us:
There is a reason we boast awards like Best Employer, Best Place to work, Top employer, candidate experience winner. Our strength is in our people. Each team member makes a unique contribution
to our collective mission. So, we recognize that with best-in-class benefits like:
• 401K matching and immediate vesting schedule
• Career growth opportunities
• Family friendly benefits like maternity and paternity leave, adoption reimbursement, flexible hours, hybrid work options
• Programs to help you grow like tuition reimbursement, hackathons, and career development
• Student loan repayment
• Generous time off
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision at affordable monthly rates
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In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all of our U.S. job postings. We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. To accommodate all locations, we have listed the bottom to the top of the possible range, and will share the target range for a specific location during the recruiting discussion. Individual pay will be competitive based on a candidates unique set of knowledge, skills, and geographic diversity, with earnings potential commensurate with experience. The range for this position is:
$51,000.00 - $107,000.00 annually.We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits
This position will be posted for a minimum of three business days, and will be posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.
Maxar employees must follow all applicable Maxar policies and COVID-19 requirements as well as those of Maxar customers and third parties. Individual job requirements may vary, and Maxar reserves the right to modify its policies and requirements as it deems appropriate in accordance with applicable law.
Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action 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.