Space Operations Specialist
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 2, 2026.
Space Operations Specialist
Location: Webster, TX (Houston area)
Relocation Assistance: None available at this time
Remote/Telework: No - Onsite required
Clearance Required: None
Work Schedule: Day Shift
Position Summary
Aegis Aerospace is a leading aerospace and defense company dedicated to providing innovative solutions to our customers. We are seeking a motivated and talented Space Operations Specialist to join our Space Flight Systems (SFS) team in Webster, Texas. The SFS team implements Aegis Aerospace’s commercial Space Testing as a Service (STaaS) line of business, which enables customers to obtain spaceflight heritage for new products, reduce risk associated with emerging technologies, and conduct basic science in space and on the surface of the Moon. STaaS is enabled by the MISSE Flight Facility (MISSE-FF), TAMU-SPIRIT, and AMMP platforms attached to the International Space Station, Aegis Aerospace’s M1 free-flying satellite bus, and a lunar surface platform scheduled for launch in 2027. The Space Operations Specialist will monitor and operate these platforms and their integrated payloads while supporting commanding, anomaly resolution, technical analysis, mission-requirements verification, data management, hardware testing, and future lunar operations.
Responsibilities
- Regularly monitor the health and status of Aegis Aerospace platforms and integrated payloads to ensure they remain in proper operating condition.
- Perform nominal and contingency platform operations.
- Serve as the primary point of contact with NASA’s International Space Station Payload Operations Center.
- Develop, maintain, and improve operations products, including flight rules, console procedures, daily logs, and related documentation.
- Support or lead technical analyses related to platform and payload operations.
- Learn and understand platform designs and contribute to upgrade, maintenance, and troubleshooting discussions.
- Retrieve, store, organize, and process platform sensor data and imagery.
- Support lunar payload hardware testing and the development of associated operational processes.
- Support platform mission-requirements verification and delivery activities.
- Prepare clear and concise reports regarding assigned tasks, technical findings, and initiatives.
- Communicate daily activities, operational concerns, and relevant updates to other team members.
- Occasionally work an extended or adjusted schedule when required to support mission operations.
- Travel as necessary to support program and mission requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Experience supporting satellite, International Space Station, spacecraft, or payload operations.
- Experience with spacecraft, International Space Station, or payload commanding and anomaly resolution.
- Experience working with Linux operating systems.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Highly dependable, self-motivated, and accountable.
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
- Strong organizational, time-management, and project-management skills.
- Proficiency with standard office software, including Microsoft Office.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship-management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to communicate and work effectively with senior executives, scientists, engineers, customers, and external mission partners.
- Ability to occasionally work an extended or adjusted schedule and travel as required.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident and able to successfully complete a government background check.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with spacecraft or payload mission planning and orbital analysis.
- Experience developing operational procedures, technical documentation, or training materials.
- Familiarity with engineering principles and technical concepts.
- Knowledge of human spaceflight, the Low-Earth Orbit environment, launch operations, or cislunar operations.
- Familiarity with Python or C++.
- Understanding of computer networks and file-transfer protocols.
- Associate or bachelor’s degree in engineering, aerospace, computer science, physics, mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
Pay Range:
Expected salary range is $90,000-$110,000 per year based on education, experience, and any relevant certifications
About Aegis Aerospace
We are a woman-owned space and technology company headquartered in Houston, TX. Our primary objective is to support the Department of Defense and NASA in achieving their missions to defend the security of our country, reach new heights and to discover the unknown. We employ some of the brightest, most experienced engineering and technology experts in the U.S.
To learn more about Aegis Aerospace, visit our website at http://www.AegisAero.com
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veteran / Disability