Senior Engineer, Mission Planning

Job Summary

To develop and maintain optimized autonomous operations for the BlackSky constellation, the full-time Senior Engineer, Mission Planning will manage system level requirements, prototype code development, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in a remote work environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Contribute to the mission planning integrated product team by interfacing with engineers to plan and execute autonomous constellation operations software features
• Model, implement, and test concepts of operation for autonomous planning of various constellation activities, optimizing image capture planning under various constraints
• Support ongoing constellation operations as a mission planning subject matter expert, translating product concepts into engineering requirements

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering, systems engineering, computer science, or equivalent
• At least six (6) years of relevant professional experience
• Experience with automation of complex systems such as satellites or vehicle fleets
• Proficiency in writing technical requirements and driving implementation
• Working knowledge of Go or Python programming languages