Staff Mission Operations Engineer

Location: Onsite in Long Beach, California, United States. Travel up to 20% may be required, along with overtime or weekend work during critical mission milestones. Must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing under U.S. export-control regulations.

Salary: $162,000–$230,000 USD per year.

Company

hirify.global develops next-generation commercial space stations, including the multi-module Haven Station, to support human presence in space, microgravity research, manufacturing, and commercial and government customers.

What you will do

• Develop and deliver training and human-in-the-loop testing programs for console flight controllers and astronaut crew members.
• Improve Mission Operations, Training, human-in-the-loop testing, Mission Systems, Mission Operations Software, and ground-system processes.
• Translate customer payload, science, and research requirements into balanced Concepts of Operations with Mission Management.
• Develop spacecraft operations training programs and crew procedures with engineers across disciplines, including flight rules, hazards, and ground procedures.
• Support pre-flight testing, readiness campaigns, spacecraft checkouts, commissioning, on-orbit operations, anomaly resolution, and deorbit activities.
• Lead flight-control teams during real-time mission execution and analyze vehicle telemetry for mission stakeholders.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience operating and training personnel on complex spaceflight systems, including on-console leadership as a flight, mission, or operations director.
• Experience with human spaceflight mission operations, human-in-the-loop testing, and technical training development and delivery.
• 3+ years in a spacecraft design, build, and test environment.
• Technical knowledge of spacecraft systems, including avionics, propulsion, attitude control, communications, orbital mechanics, life support, thermal, and power systems.
• Knowledge of space-to-ground communication systems, including RF, ground stations, modems, and antenna systems.
• Software engineering, command-line, and scripting experience with technologies such as C++, Golang, JavaScript, React, MATLAB, Python/Octave, databases, cloud systems, and software architecture.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a technical field.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with company equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, parental leave, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan and personalized mental healthcare.
• Onsite food perks including snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner, and subsidized lunch.