Amazon
Mission Operations Engineer, Amazon Leo For Government
$129K–$175K
El Segundo, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 19, 2026
- Location
- El Segundo, CA
NORTHRIDGE, CA - Experience
- 3+ years in spacecraft mission operations.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related fields.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance of TS/SCI.
About the job
Runs and improves spacecraft mission operations for government customers, from launch and commissioning through routine operations, anomaly response, and end-of-life.
What you'll do
- Plan, execute, and monitor spacecraft operations across mission phases, including launch, commissioning, contingency response, and disposal.
- Assess spacecraft health, analyze telemetry, investigate anomalies, and support on-console and back-office operations.
- Develop operational procedures and automation tools, and test them with flight software and command sequences in HITL environments.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of spacecraft mission operations experience, including understanding of spacecraft subsystems.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for diagnosing and responding to complex on-orbit anomalies.
- Experience with automated testing of operational procedures using Hardware-In-The-Loop (HITL); must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government TS/SCI clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience with Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) or Radio Frequency (RF) payloads.
- Experience with formal Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) or onboard Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR) mechanisms.
Pay
129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary); 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Command and Data Handling (C&DH), Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C), Hardware-In-The-Loop (HITL), CI/CD
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