Jobs at Intuitive Machines

Monitors, configures, and supports a lunar and cislunar data network using relay satellites and Earth ground stations. Executes live configuration changes, responds to network events and customer emergencies, communicates service impacts, identifies recurring issues, and supports reliability improvements. Participates in simulations and operational rehearsals, with additional development work when not supporting live operations. The role requires shift and off-hours support and in-office presence in Houston.

Designs and maintains enterprise data models, metadata, taxonomies, governance standards, quality rules, lineage documentation, and integration mappings for NASA’s external engagement platform. Supports CRM workflows, analytics-ready data, dashboards, AI data preparation, and cross-agency interoperability. The role also translates business needs into technical data solutions and coordinates documentation and stewardship across teams.

Manages staffing and resource allocation for the Structures organization. Assesses current assignments, estimates project resource needs, maintains project loading in resource management software, coordinates with project managers and business development, tracks upcoming staffing requirements, and presents resource status to management. Requires collaboration, multitasking, strong computer skills, and effective communication and presentation abilities.

Leads integration and test strategy for flight-critical space and ground communications systems. Owns testing processes, requirements traceability, verification and validation, test automation, and engineering procedures across missions. Mentors test engineers, oversees test plan execution, supports Agile software development, and promotes collaboration and continuous improvement. The role also involves leadership responsibilities, including performance reviews and career development, while ensuring communications systems meet stringent performance, safety, and reliability standards.

Tests and validates communication ground systems for lunar, deep-space, and satellite missions. Responsibilities include defining test environments, testing RF architectures and communication waveforms, performing modeling and simulation, analyzing link performance, troubleshooting issues, verifying standards compliance, and supporting system integration. The role collaborates with systems, software, avionics, GNC, payload, and ground systems engineering teams.

Leads software quality assurance and testing for flight software, ground systems, and simulation environments. Owns aerospace-aligned quality processes, requirements traceability, verification and validation, test planning, automation, and defect tracking. Mentors and manages test engineers, oversees test resources across projects, participates in Agile planning, and drives collaboration and continuous improvement. The role requires extensive aerospace software testing experience, including embedded, real-time, or flight software, with expertise in automation, CI/CD, and software V&V.

Lead the design, development, integration, verification, and testing of mission-critical communications software for spacecraft. Provide technical and team leadership, analyze requirements, oversee C/C++ and Python development, manage software risks, and establish validation procedures. Support embedded systems, RF communications, data protocols, software-defined radios, encryption, real-time operating systems, and avionics integration. Maintain technical documentation, coordinate sprint planning, and manage resources across multiple projects.

Provides legal oversight and advice on regulatory, corporate, trade, supply chain, government property, security, privacy, and ESG compliance. Interprets laws and regulations, assesses risks, develops compliance frameworks and controls, supports filings, audits, investigations, and remediation, and translates complex requirements into practical business procedures. Partners with technical, operational, and executive teams in an aerospace and government-contracting environment.

Leads the design, development, integration, testing, and verification of navigation input/output software for aerospace systems. Provides technical and team leadership, analyzes requirements, oversees C/C++ and Python implementation, manages real-time GN&C performance, mitigates risks, maintains technical documentation, and coordinates resources across multiple projects. The role also requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and experience integrating navigation sensors, actuators, avionics, embedded software, and I/O protocols.

Provides high-level legal and operational support across corporate governance, litigation, contracts, regulatory filings, compliance, transactions, and legal operations. Maintains corporate records, coordinates filings and deadlines, supports discovery and investigations, manages contract workflows and outside counsel administration, and improves legal department processes. Partners with attorneys, executives, Finance, and cross-functional stakeholders while handling confidential information and multiple complex matters independently.

Develop and operate ground software for a lunar data network. Responsibilities include building software tools, interfaces, console frameworks, scripts, and unit tests; responding to real-time events and anomalies; troubleshooting networking, RF, and backend issues; participating in simulations, agile sprints, integration testing, and quality assurance; and supporting 8-hour shifts, overnight work, and on-call operations.

Coordinates marketing and communications operations, including calendars, asset workflows, vendor management, internal communications, customer and executive engagements, conferences, and corporate events. Tracks timelines, deliverables, budgets, risks, and stakeholder responsibilities while maintaining brand standards and repeatable processes. Supports facility tours, executive briefings, event logistics, presentations, promotional materials, and post-event reporting. Requires strong organization, communication, project coordination, customer service, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Leads external marketing, corporate brand strategy, public relations, media relations, digital presence, executive thought leadership, and industry engagement. Oversees brand integration following acquisitions, marketing campaigns, website and SEO strategy, media outreach, crisis communications support, agencies, budgets, and marketing and PR teams. Partners with executives to strengthen market positioning, corporate reputation, visibility, and business growth.

Support the JPSS-4 spacecraft communications subsystem as a subject matter expert for mission operations. Responsibilities include subsystem cross-training, readiness activities, compatibility testing, mission rehearsals, daily operations testing, launch and early orbit support, communications product development, and operations tool development. The role requires extended shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, during testing and the 90-day launch and early orbit period.

Designs and implements talent and leadership development strategies, including leadership programs, career development, talent reviews, succession planning, capability frameworks, and employee development initiatives. Partners with business leaders and HR teams, facilitates workshops and talent discussions, manages development programs, evaluates vendors and learning resources, and uses talent data to measure effectiveness and guide improvements.

Designs and develops mission analysis tools for lunar and cislunar missions. Performs trajectory modeling, six-degree-of-freedom design reference missions, trade studies, Monte Carlo analyses, and nominal/off-nominal scenario assessments. Collaborates with GNC, propulsion, simulation, and systems engineering teams, supports mission operations, documents analyses, and maintains an internal mission information website.

Executes acceptance and qualification testing for spacecraft propulsion tanks, including proof pressure, leak, structural, and functional tests. Develops procedures, configurations, instrumentation, and data acquisition requirements; analyzes results and prepares certification documentation. Supports anomaly resolution, nonconformance disposition, test readiness reviews, configuration control, and cross-functional coordination with structures, stress, manufacturing, and propulsion teams. Senior responsibilities may include technical ownership, test strategy, anomaly investigations, and verification leadership.

Leads guidance, navigation, and control architecture, requirements, algorithms, analysis, integration, verification, and flight operations for the IM-4 lunar mission. Owns subsystem performance and verification closure, coordinates interfaces across avionics, propulsion, structures, software, and systems engineering, and supports sensor and actuator selection, simulation, HIL/SIL testing, mission planning, fault management, and readiness reviews. Provides technical leadership and mentorship to GN&C engineers.

Design, implement, maintain, and test embedded flight software for spacecraft systems. Integrate software with hardware, assess I/O performance, develop unit and integration tests, and coordinate high-level feature testing. The role also involves communications protocols, software quality, and collaboration in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Develops, evaluates, integrates, tests, and debugs safety-critical Orion GN&C flight software supporting NASA’s JETS II contract. The role uses MATLAB, Simulink, C/C++, Python, and TRICK/JEOD for software development, simulation analysis, verification, and troubleshooting. It also improves flight software processes, procedures, build management, and integration activities while collaborating onsite with NASA personnel and contractor teams at Johnson Space Center.