Reflect Orbital
Principal Mission Operations Engineer
$110K–$185K
Hawthorne, CA · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience in satellite mission operations or a related field.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM field.
About the job
Sets the operational direction for a growing satellite constellation and leads critical mission operations while establishing standards, automation, and team capabilities.
What you'll do
- Define the constellation operations concept, operational framework, and automation roadmap.
- Lead launch, LEOP, commissioning, readiness activities, and high-severity anomaly investigations.
- Define fault management with flight software; mentor operations engineers and support hiring.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM field.
- 10+ years of experience in satellite mission operations or a related field.
- Experience leading critical mission events and scaling operations.
- Proficiency with mission control software; programming and scripting skills; experience with DevOps tools and practices.
Nice to have
- Experience operating multi-satellite constellations or fleets.
- Experience establishing a mission operations center or operations processes from scratch.
Pay
$110K – $185K (base salary)
Tools
OpenC3 COSMOS, L3Harris InControl, Python, C++, Git, Docker, CI/CD
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