Why This Role Matters

By preparing flight products and leading on-console operations, you will:

· Ensure the safety and quality of flight products before they are used to perform critical operations in-flight

· Work closely with the Mission Director to deliver the Flight Segment and execute the mission

· Become the ultimate authority of real-time spacecraft safety during operations and an integral part of achieving mission success

Key Responsibilities

Flight Product Development

· Author and validate mission critical flight products such as checklists, procedures/scripts, telemetry displays, and alarms

· Develop workflows and processes that will be used to facilitate operations

· Design concepts of operations (ConOps), requirements, and subsystem manuals in coordination with design engineers

· Identify key flight and console rules to enforce operational safety

Training and Rehearsals

· Prove personnel readiness by creating training materials and evaluating crew performance via simulations

· Execute rehearsals to validate mission requirements and show operational readiness before flight

· Collaborate on mission scenarios testing to ensure the “test-as-we-fly” principle

Test & Flight Operations

· Test and validate the flight segment through system-level test campaigns across various fidelity models (testbench, EM, FM)

· Operate the spacecraft on-console in a fast paced environment, including 24/7 shift work and on-call duties during critical mission phases

· Lead real-time anomaly resolution by coordinating with subsystem experts to perform root-cause analysis and implement contingency strategies under time constraints

Required Skills

- Language: Professional Level English (ability write and verbalize complex technical concepts); Japanese language ability is a plus but not required

- Experience: 5+ years of experience with proven track record executing complex operations in the aerospace field

- Soft Skills: Strong situational awareness, detail-oriented, ability to make decisions under pressure, adaptable, experience with Crew Resource Management (CRM) principles, and strong leadership qualities

- Operations Tools: Familiarity with using Mission Control Software (Yamcs, Grafana, Mission Databases etc.)

- System Knowledge: Deep technical understanding of at least one subsystem (Propulsion, Thermal, Flight Software, GN&C, Systems, Flight Dynamics, Communications)

- Documentation: Demonstrated proficiency in writing technical documents and/or reports for mission or project critical system

Preferred skills

- Proficiency in software configuration control tools (Git, Gitlab), scripting test automation (Python), Linux/terminal environments, and project management tools (Jira)

- Previous experience performing real-time operations on-console, ideally in a leadership role (e.g., Flight Director, Lead Controller, or Deputy Mission Director).

- Background in lunar, deep-space, or planetary missions, particularly in the VnV and operations phases