Satellite Mission Engr Asc

About the Role

Lockheed Martin Space in Ft Belvoir, Virginia is seeking a full-time Early Career Satellite Systems Engineer to join our team. In this dynamic role, you may support a 24/7 crew or work as part of a day staff team within Flight Operations, contributing to critical customer missions.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct mission/program specific real-time spacecraft/satellite flight operations during readiness, execution, and evaluation phases.
• Develop detailed plans and procedures to provide maximum mission support in areas such as orbit dynamics, satellite performance analysis, and command and control of on-orbit satellites.
• Provide technical direction for on-orbit mission support, plan for critical vehicle malfunctions, and recommend alternate operating techniques to continue maximum mission support.
• Perform failure analysis of the performance of orbiting satellites via telemetry data.
• Utilize system software to accomplish all spacecraft control tasks and recommend improvements.
• Analyze and validate software performance.
• Perform flight length orbit adjust and daily special event studies.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience and/or knowledge of on-orbit spacecraft operations.
• Basic understanding of orbital mechanics.
• Familiarity in one of the following: LINUX, MATLAB, JAVA, C++, PERL, ORACLE/SQL, HTML, XML.
• Understanding of software / hardware infrastructure, middleware, and system architectures.
• Proficient with MS Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a science and technology-related program such as Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Systems Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or related disciplines.
• Must be able to obtain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance and complete a Counterintelligence Polygraph (CI Poly).
• US Citizenship is required.

Additional Notes

• This role requires a security clearance, which can take approximately 7-14 months to obtain.
• Candidates must be flexible and willing to work rotating shifts.
• Comprehensive training and certification will be provided.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment.