Mission Operations Engineer II

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.

Position Purpose: The Mission Operations Engineer II is a mid-level engineer responsible for executing and supporting satellite mission operations with general supervision and increased autonomy. This role contributes to all phases of the satellite life cycle—including pre-launch planning, commissioning, nominal operations, anomaly response, and decommissioning—typically in support of multiple missions. This position is expected to take operational responsibility for specific mission support functions—such as contact planning, telemetry analysis, scripting, or anomaly resolution—and to contribute to routine customer communications. The role includes supporting the development and maintenance of operational tools, procedures, and automation frameworks. It also offers opportunities to lead scoped initiatives and drive improvements across operational workflows.

Title: Mission Operations Engineer II

Position Type: Full-Time

Pay Range: $80,000 - $140,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Location: Lafayette

Benefits:

• Employer sponsored health, dental, and vision benefits effective the first of the month following hire date
• Life insurance
• 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)
• Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year) and parental leave

Job Responsibilities:

· Independently execute real-time spacecraft and payload command and control across all mission phases, including launch and commissioning activities

· Contribute to the development and refinement of mission operations concepts, procedures, and flight products

· Write and maintain ground command scripts, timelines, and automation tools to support mission operations

· Document and verify ground and flight segment requirements; participate in formal verification and validation activities

· Monitor spacecraft telemetry, perform trending analysis, and support root cause investigations for anomalies

· Participate in integrated system-level testing of flight and ground segments to ensure mission readiness

· Generate and maintain internal and customer-facing documentation in support of nominal operations

· Collaborate with customers during technical meetings and exchanges; communicate operational status and resolve questions with support from senior engineers and subsystem experts

· Coordinate with subsystem and operations software teams to implement mission-specific updates or resolve operational issues

· Identify and implement improvements to command scripts, operational tools, workflows, or other mission support infrastructure

· Contribute to internal knowledge sharing through documentation, tools, or onboarding materials

· Other responsibilities as assigned

Required Qualifications/Education:

· Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

· 2–5 years of experience in satellite operations or mission operations engineering

· Proficiency with satellite operations concepts (e.g., telemetry, commanding, automation, ground systems)

· Experience writing and modifying operational scripts

· Demonstrated ability to perform telemetry analysis and support anomaly investigations

· Strong documentation and communication skills, including the ability to contribute to external customer communications and meetings

· Ability to take ownership of assigned tasks and work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

· Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Working Conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted.  However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require BCT to shorten or extend the application window.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to stand, bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Blue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected factor. Colorado Residents:  In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation.  You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.  Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Po at
[email protected].

We recommend applying directly via the Blue Canyon Technologies website, careers page: 
https://www.bluecanyontech.com/careers