Spacecraft Communications Engineer

Lanham, MD.

Intuitive Machines is seeking a Spacecraft Communications Engineer on the NASA OMES III contract in support of the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The position is located in Lanham, MD.

Responsibilities:

Become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the JPSS-4 Spacecraft Communications subsystem to support the JPSS Mission Operations Support Team (MOST).

Crosstrain and backup a designated JPSS-4 subsystem to support the JPSS Mission Operations Support Team (MOST).

Support the MOST in all readiness activities to include: JPSS Compatibility Tests (JCTs), Mission Rehearsals (MRs), Day-In-The-Lifes (DITL) and daily operations testing. Readiness activities require working 8+ hour shifts to include nights, weekends and holidays for up to 7 days.

Readiness activities require working 8+ hour shifts to include nights, weekends and holidays for up to 7 days.

Support the MOST in Launch and Early Orbit (LEO) activities. This includes from launch to handover to NOAA, which is 90-days. Launch and Early Orbit activities require working 8+ hour shifts to include nights, weekends and holidays for the duration of the 90-day period.

This includes from launch to handover to NOAA, which is 90-days.

Launch and Early Orbit activities require working 8+ hour shifts to include nights, weekends and holidays for the duration of the 90-day period.

Support product development of the Communications subsystem products.

Support the development of operations tools.