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The role
We are looking to add a dedicated Staff Mission Operations Engineer to our team in Irvine, CA. The Staff Mission Operations Engineer will be responsible for leading the development, integration, and execution of mission operations across the spacecraft lifecycle, with a particular emphasis on GEO Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO). This role serves as the senior operational integrator between engineering and flight teams, ensuring that operational constraints, procedures, risk mitigations, and readiness activities are thoroughly defined, validated, and aligned with mission objectives.
The Staff Mission Operations Engineer will lead real-time operations and anomaly response, establish operational standards and architecture, drive cross‑team coordination and process improvement, and provide technical leadership and mentorship to raise the capability of the operations team.
What you will do
- Serve as principal subject-matter expert across mission operations activities and lead tactical execution, including command sequencing, real-time decision making, and anomaly response during testing, rehearsals, and on-call operations.
What you need
- 5+ years experience in mission operations, spacecraft operations engineering, or related aerospace operations roles.
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Prior GEO operational experience, RPO/RPOD experience, and/or mission planning experience.
- Expert-level understanding of mission operations concepts including constraints, procedures, ground systems, anomalies, and test‑to‑flight workflows.
- Experience owning and developing operational processes, procedures, flight rules, and constraints.
- Experience leading operational activities, rehearsals, and real‑time operations across multiple mission phases.
- Demonstrated technical leadership, including leading operational projects to completion and mentoring engineers.
- Strong cross‑disciplinary communication skills with the ability to build alignment between engineering and operations teams.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and solve complex technical and operational issues with little oversight.
- Must be a US citizen with ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
Nice to have
- 6+ years experience in mission operations, spacecraft operations engineering, or related aerospace operations roles.
- Experience across the full lifecycle of a space mission (design, integration, testing, rehearsals, commissioning, operations).
- Experience establishing operational approaches for a new vehicle, new mission type, of first-of-kind operation.
- Working proficiency with mission risk frameworks (hazards, FMEA, fault trees) and readiness assessments.
- Scripting experience (Python, Ruby) for operations automation, analysis, or workflow improvements.
- Enthusiasm for working on small, fast‑paced teams in rapidly evolving mission environments.
Staff Mission Operations Salary Range: $175,000 - $225,000 USD
Employees may be asked to support alternate shifts, extended shifts, and/or travel during peak work periods.
Pay and benefits
We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package designed to support the well-being and professional growth of our employees. In addition to a competitive base salary and company stock, determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, and market demand, full-time employees are eligible for:
- Equity: Receive equity in Turion Space, letting you benefit from the company's success
- Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents.
- Retirement Plans: Access to a 401(k) plan with a 3% Employer Direct Contribution to help you plan for your future.
- Paid Time Off: Generous vacation days, personal days, sick days, and holidays to ensure you have time to recharge.
- Parental Leave: Paid parental leave following the birth of a newborn or adoption.
- Emotional Wellbeing: A no-cost Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your household’s emotional health and wellbeing.
- Professional Development: Opportunities for ongoing internal training, workshops, and courses to advance your skills and career growth.
- Team Building Activities: Regular social events, team outings, and company-sponsored activities to foster a positive work environment.
We are dedicated to providing a supportive and enriching environment for our team members, recognizing that our collective success is built upon the well-being and satisfaction of each individual.
About Turion Space
Turion is developing the critical infrastructure of the space economy. We're doing this by building vertically integrated hardware and software: DROID, our line of space vehicles, and Starfire, our software suite covering simulation, modeling, planning, and operations. We're a group of people who fell in love with the future sci-fi promised us, and we're building it into reality. We build hard things. We build them well. And we're just getting started.
Legal notes
This position may include access to technology and/or software source code that is subject to U.S. export controls. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Turion Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Turion Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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