The Exploration Company - Principal Mission Operations Training Engineer
Requirements
• Master’s degree in an engineering or science discipline. • 8+ years of experience in spacecraft mission operations training or a comparable high-risk operations environment • Hands-on experience scripting and running simulation campaigns as a Simulation Supervisor, console operator, or equivalent role • Experience working directly with software development teams to define, review, and accept simulator capabilities or modeling environments • Technical knowledge of common spacecraft systems (GNC, avionics, propulsion, life support) • Demonstrated ability to translate complex systems engineering into operational training curricula and procedures • Experience developing training for ISS crewmembers or human spaceflight missions • Background in custom simulation tooling, fault-injection scripting, or telemetry display environments • Prior certification as a flight controller. • Direct experience with NASA, ESA, or equivalent partners on joint training plans and operational products • Mentorship experience with junior engineers while remaining a significant individual contributor
Responsibilities
• Own the training concept of operations, certification pipelines, and long-term training plans for flight controllers and ISS crews • Author and maintain the core curriculum, lesson plans, and instructional materials that translate vehicle engineering into operational proficiency • Script, orchestrate, and execute high-fidelity nominal and off-nominal simulation campaigns as Simulation Supervisor • Partner with Ground Software and Flight Software teams to ensure fault-injection capabilities and training requirements are built into the simulator architecture • Coordinate with subsystem engineers, Mission Directors, and external partners (ESA, NASA, CNES) to keep training aligned with current procedures • Incorporate flight anomalies, test failures, and operational lessons learned into simulator capabilities, training flows, and vehicle design • Mentor and grow junior training engineers and simulation controllers • What we would love to see from you:
Benefits
• Salary is subject to location and will be based on technical merit for the position requirements. • Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run. • We are looking for a Mission Operations Training Engineer to build, own, and execute our end-to-end mission operations training program. In this role, you will be the technical authority for operations training across the program, embedding with our software, engineering, flight operations, and recovery teams to ensure both our personnel and the astronaut crews are fully prepared. As a Simulation Supervisor, you will work directly with the Ground Software and Flight Software teams to ensure fault-injection logic and training capabilities are built into the simulator architecture. • What makes us special here at The Exploration Company and why we think you will enjoy working here is: • We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind • We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them • We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It’s a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?
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