Amazon
Mission Operations Engineer, Amazon Leo For Government
$129K–$175K
El Segundo, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 8, 2026
- Location
- El Segundo, CA
NORTHRIDGE, CA - Experience
- 3+ years of experience in spacecraft mission operations.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline.
About the job
Operates and improves spacecraft mission systems for Amazon Leo for Government, from launch through end-of-life, including health monitoring, anomaly response, operational procedures, automation, and testing.
What you'll do
- Plan, execute, and monitor spacecraft operations across mission phases, including commissioning, contingency response, and end-of-life.
- Assess spacecraft health, analyze telemetry, investigate anomalies, and support on-console and back-office operations.
- Develop procedures and automation, validate them in hardware-in-the-loop environments, and collaborate to improve mission operations tools.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline.
- 3+ years of experience in spacecraft mission operations, with demonstrated understanding of spacecraft subsystems.
- Experience with automated testing of operational procedures using Hardware-In-The-Loop (HITL).
- Active or ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance; must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience with Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) or Radio Frequency (RF) payloads.
- Experience with 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
Hardware-In-The-Loop (HITL), Command and Data Handling (C&DH), Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C), GNC, FMEA, FDIR, CI/CD
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