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Quantum Space · 23 hours ago

Director, Satellite Operations

Hawthorne, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$125K/yr - $175K/yr

5+ years exp

Quantum Space is redefining mobility and autonomy in cislunar and geostationary space. They are hiring a Director, Satellite Operations to plan, test, and execute operations for their Ranger vehicles, owning mission readiness and daily operations.

Aerospace

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead daily operations for Ranger vehicles across prelaunch, LEOP, commissioning, nominal operations, and end-of-life

Develop and execute contact schedules, coordinate antenna routing, and ground station support

Plan, conduct, and validate ground segment integration and test (RF chain, networks/VPNs, TT&C links, simulators, and GDS)

Define operational concepts, test gates, and configuration control; lead simulations and mission rehearsals

Operate missions using MAX Flight Software and MAX GDS including procedure development, scripting, and telemetry/command management

Lead MRRs/ORRs, maintain flight rules, and manage console checklists

Coordinate anomaly triage and recovery across FSW, GNC, power/thermal, and avionics

Monitor spacecraft health, power/thermal margins, attitude, and delta-V; generate KPIs and post-mission reports

Serve as the primary operations interface with software, avionics, GNC, and program management

Support FCC/ITU/NOAA licensing and spectrum compliance

Build and lead a small, high-reliability operations team

Implement 'Ops as Code' — automate checks, command sequences, and safing procedures

Champion a blameless post-mortem culture focused on reliability improvement

Collaborate across engineering to continuously evolve mission capability

Qualification

Spacecraft operationsGround system integrationMAX Flight SoftwareScripting PythonScripting BashRF/TT&C systemsMission procedures developmentTeam buildingIncident response skillsCommunication skills