AST SpaceMobile
Systems Engineer, Operations Automation
Lanham, Maryland, United States
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 29 days ago
PythonC++Data VisualizationIntellectual PropertySystems EngineeringLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- Technology Stack: - Software development and scripting languages (e.g., Python, C/C++). - Satellite command-and-control and ground-system software. - Telemetry analysis and data visualization tools.
Responsibilities
- Support verification and validation of autonomy behaviors against the defined requirements.
Requirements
- Specify the interfaces and coordination between flight software (FSW) and ground software (GSW) required to deliver end-to-end operational autonomy.
- Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Systems, Computer, or Software Engineering, or a related technical field
- advanced degree preferred.
- A minimum of 5 years of software and/or systems engineering experience, preferably with spacecraft, satellite, or other complex real-time systems, including hands-on experience defining and implementing software-based automation or autonomy.
Nice to have
- Experience with satellite or spacecraft operations, including ground-segment automation.
- Experience architecting and writing requirements for spacecraft or vehicle autonomy.
- Experience authoring ConOps and leading systems definition across multiple subsystems and teams.
- Working knowledge of fault detection, isolation, and recovery (FDIR) and closed-loop control.
- Breadth across multiple spacecraft disciplines and subsystems, with the ability to integrate autonomy at the system level.
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong systems thinking, with meticulous attention to detail and operational rigor.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment and prioritize across competing demands.
- Technology Stack:
- Software development and scripting languages (e.g., Python, C/C++).
- Satellite command-and-control and ground-system software.
- Telemetry analysis and data visualization tools.
- Physical Requirements
- Ability to work in a standard office environment and use a computer for extended periods,
- This job description may not be inclusive to the duties and responsibilities listed.
- Additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time or the scope of the job may change as needed by business demands.
Company info
- AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent portfolio and designed for both commercial and government applications.
- Our engineers and space scientists are on a mission to eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by today's five billion mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected.
- Position Overview
- We are seeking a Systems Engineer, Operations Automation to architect and write the system-level requirements for spacecraft bus autonomy.
- Working at the intersection of flight software (FSW), ground software (GSW), fault detection, isolation, and recovery (FDIR), and the various bus subsystems, the role defines the concept of operations (ConOps), autonomy requirements, and cross-subsystem interfaces that enable reliable, scalable, and increasingly automated operations.
- Rather than owning any individual subsystem, the engineer integrates across subsystem owners and partners with the software and operations teams to ensure a coherent, well-defined approach to operational autonomy as the fleet grows.
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