Join Astranis as a Senior Mission Operations Engineer to design and execute satellite operations procedures.
Posted by employer 3 years ago
First seen on Joblaze 4 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 4 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Design and develop satellite operations system
- Support satellite engineers in operations procedures
- Investigate anomalies and resolve them
- Automate manual processes
- Command activities during satellite launch
Must have
- 8+ years of experience working in satellite operations
- Experience scripting in any language - Python preferred
- Experience doing telemetry analysis and anomaly investigation
- Experience designing and executing satellite operations
Nice to have
- Experience building operational software tools
- Experience with software development tools such as Git
- Experience operating GEO satellites
Practical constraints
- U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required
Requirements
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Visa
- No sponsorship (stated in posting)
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Mission Operations Engineer at Astranis, the individual will collaborate with hardware engineers to develop and implement procedures for the safe operation of satellites. Key skills include extensive experience in satellite operations, proficiency in scripting—preferably Python—and a solid understanding of spacecraft subsystems. This position is ideal for seasoned professionals with a background in satellite engineering who thrive in fast-paced environments. The team is rapidly expanding, reflecting the company's growth and ambitious plans for satellite launches.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 7, 2026. Last confirmed on Astranis's careers page October 7, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$127,000).
- Starts above 46% of 269 comparable senior other roles in United States that list Python we track (median $153,000 across 55 companies). See Python salary trends
- Python appears in 16.5% of 2436 comparable senior other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Astranis lists $150,000–$195,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Senior Mission Operations Engineer role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Python, anomaly investigation, satellite operations, telemetry analysis.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Astranis targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Mission Operations Engineer role at Astranis.
From the original posting
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe – large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military.
Senior Mission Operations Engineer
Role
- Play a large role in the design and development of our satellite operations system and team
- Support satellite engineers to design, create, test, and execute satellite operations procedures, including commissioning procedures and nominal operations procedures
- Investigate anomalies and work with the mission operations and engineering team to safely resolve them
- Automate manual processes using scripting and software tools
- Work with our ground software team as the user and requirements owner for tools that will help us operate our fleet of satellites
- Responsible for commanding activities during the launch and commissioning of our first production satellite
- Develop tools and processes to enable the Mission Operations team to maintain a high level of service uptime for our customer
- Support in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience working in satellite operations
- Experience scripting in any language - Python preferred
- Experience doing telemetry analysis and anomaly investigation
- Experience designing and executing satellite operations
- Basic understanding of satellite subsystems (hardware and software)
- Highly motivated, self-starting, committed, and able to perform duties without supervision
- A passion for working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on development and testing
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
Bonus
- Experience building operational software tools and user-friendly UIs
- Experience with software development tools such as Git and Phabricator
- Experience operating GEO satellites
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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