Spacecraft Mission Operations Engineer II & III

Overview

Are you a Spacecraft Mission Operations Engineer looking to join one of the top companies in the Aviation & Aerospace industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow? Do you have experience in spacecraft operations, systems engineering, or flight/ground software
? If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today! Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work ON-SITE with our client in Leander, TX
.

Here’s what you’d do:

• Derive and maintain operational requirements for missions and author portions of Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Lead the integration and validation of specific ground-segment tools, data pipelines, and remote interfaces needed for sustained orbital operations.
• Plan and execute Ground Readiness Tests (GRTs) and end-to-end mission simulations for assigned subsystems or mission capabilities.
• Own the operational framework for one or more spacecraft subsystems and author mission-critical procedures and automation scripts.
• Lead cross-functional Working Groups with subsystem engineers to mature procedures across commissioning, routine operations, maneuvers, and contingency scenarios.
• Define operational capabilities and develop internal tools to improve efficiency, reliability, and situational awareness for long-duration missions.
• Design subsystem-focused Day-in-the-Life (DITL) simulation scenarios that stress long-term operational behaviors and fault responses.
• Collaborate with simulator and flight software teams to ensure realistic and operationally relevant simulation fidelity.
• Mentor junior engineers and help ensure operator readiness for nominal and off-nominal scenarios.
• Staff critical console roles during commissioning, maneuvers, and anomaly resolution events.
• Lead real-time operations for assigned subsystems, providing clear technical status to mission leadership.
• Architect the operational Con Ops for missions, owning the operational interpretation of spacecraft design.
• Own and approve Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and ground system architectures supporting long-duration and multi-role missions.
• Lead system-level validation and verification campaigns from early integration through sustained operations readiness.
• Define the operational standards for missions, including procedure structure, automation philosophy, and command authority models.
• Chair cross-functional Working Groups, resolving complex technical tradeoffs between spacecraft design and operational risk.
• Build and maintain the long-term roadmap for operations product development as the mission evolves.
• Set the strategy for internal operations software and tooling, ensuring scalability and reliability across years of operations.
• Architect the DITL and mission rehearsal campaign, defining training objectives appropriate for long-duration, anomaly-driven operations.
• Define requirements for simulator fidelity, integration, and validation; approve test plans and readiness criteria.
• Lead team training and certification, assessing readiness, and maintaining high operational standards across mission phases.
• Serve in senior console or leadership roles during critical operations, anomalies, and maneuver campaigns.
• Provide authoritative direction to the operations team and mission leadership during high-impact events.
• Contribute to the technical foundation of the mission, including the derivation of requirements and the authoring of sections within ICDs.
• Lead the integration of specific ground segment tools and remote interfaces, ensuring they are validated and flight-ready.
• Execute rigorous system validation campaigns, creating Ground Readiness Test plans and leading end-to-end mission simulations for specific subsystems.
• Build the operational framework for specific subsystems (GNC, Thermal) by authoring mission-critical procedures and complex automation scripts.
• Lead specific cross-functional Working Groups, driving technical discussions with subsystem designers to refine procedures for all flight phases.
• Define capabilities and develop internal tools to enable workflows.
• Design specific Day-in-the-Life (DITL) simulation scenarios to stress-test procedures and prepare the team for lunar…