Staff Engineer, Constellation Operations

BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company that owns and operates the world's most advanced space-based intelligence platform. The Staff Engineer, Constellation Operations will be responsible for learning the Constellation architecture, participating in technical efforts for on-orbit operations, investigating anomalies, and leading operations software tooling development in Python.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science or equivalent experience (four additional years of experience)
• At least 10 years of experience in a relevant technical engineering field
• Python proficiency
• Linux familiarity
• Experience in an operations environment (aerospace, gas/oil, nuclear, energy, manufacturing, etc)
• Familiarity with satellite systems and the space environment
• Possess strong team and inter-team cooperation and organization skills
• A strong sense of self-motivation and ability to work concurrent, independent tasks
• Comfort working in mission-critical environments and making risk-based decisions

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D insurance
• 15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave and more
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs
• Employer matching donations
• Professional development
• Mac or PC? Your choice!
• Awesome swag