Amazon Propulsion Flight Operations Engineer Project Kuiper 

United States, Washington, Redmond 

9635381

Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.A significant portion of the position focuses on developing and improving automated operational responses, including telemetry monitoring and flight data analysis. The engineer will be responsible for creating and reviewing new scripted operations procedures, enhancing existing automated sequences, and formulating responses to novel scenarios that arise. This work requires close collaboration with GNC and Propulsion design engineers (both hardware and software) to ensure all solutions align with established safety and operational parameters.Professional growth opportunities include potential cross-training in other GNC disciplines, such as attitude determination and control, and supporting the GNC's Flight Dynamics Operations team. This expansion of responsibilities helps ensure comprehensive understanding and support of constellation operations.Given that automated constellation operations run continuously throughout the year, this position requires flexibility in work scheduling. Initially, the role may involve standard working hours with rotating 24/7 on-call responsibilities. As the team expands, the schedule will evolve to cover morning, night, and day shifts across all days of the week, distributed among a team of operators. This scheduling structure ensures continuous coverage and support for the constellation's operational needs.
Key job responsibilities
Operations Engineering
- Serve as primary operational liaison between Propulsion Design Engineering and Kuiper flight operations stakeholders
- Execute defined propulsion operational responses
- Monitor and assess propulsion system health across the constellation
- Support investigation and troubleshooting of in-flight anomalies
- Escalate to responsible engineers for scenarios where existing automation or runbooks do not apply
- Document operational instructions and procedures for the benefit of other Propulsion operatorsAutomation & Software Development
- Develop and enhance operational procedures, both manual and automated
- Create and review scripted operations procedures (i.e. software development)
- Improve telemetry monitoring and flight data analysis capabilities
- Support continuous automation improvements for operational sequences
Risk Management & System Health
- Identify and assess operational risks- Apply and scale mechanisms to asses propulsion system health & maneuverability during all mission phases
- Contribute to improvements propulsion system concepts of operations (CONOPs)Schedule Availability Requirements
- Staff rotating shifts including early morning, late night, and weekends - on a rotating basis constrained by 40h shift assignments
- Respond to needs for 24/7 on-call support on a rotating basis

- Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent skills/experience) in a relevant technical or engineering discipline (e.g. Mechanical engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Physics)
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, or similar)
- Ability to work at computer workstations for extended periods
- Ability to respond to urgent on-call situations
- Ability to work flexible shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays
- 3+ years of relevant professional experience
- Experience with real-time system monitoring and anomaly response
- Demonstrated ability to execute technical procedures and follow operational protocols
- Experience with data analysis tools and software
- Experience with version control systems

- Experience in satellite operations
- Experience in ground systems development of satellite operations systems
- Experience in any of the operations roles in satellite navigation, conjunction risk assessment, and maneuver planning.
- Experience in cloud-based software systems development