AST SpaceMobile and our global partners are building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network to be accessible by standard smartphones. Called SpaceMobile, this ultra-powerful network is being designed to provide connectivity at 4G/5G speeds everywhere on the planet – on land, at sea and in flight.
Satellite Operations Technical Project Coordinator
The Satellite Operations Technical Project Coordinator (TPC) is responsible for managing multiple projects supporting development and operations of a satellite constellation. The TPC works closely with Mission Operations managers to track and record tasks to closure, report metrics, and ensure configuration management and quality control of real-time operations processes. This job is critical to ensure successful and effective operation of the AST SpaceMobile satellite constellation.
Duties include:
- Define tasks required for specific projects
- Develop and maintain project tracking using Jira
- Communicate with stakeholders to document accurate task completion data
- Define required resources for specific tasks
- Identify gaps, and work to resolve them to achieve specific goals
- Develop, track, and report project timelines
- Identify innovative performance metrics for operational tasks such as in-orbit satellite tests
- Define requirement for automated collection of performance metrics
- Support development and maintenance of on-orbit procedures
- Develop process for configuration management of operations products such as mission operations procedures, mission rules, test plans, telemetry displays, and other mission operations products
- Support system development activities such as design reviews, readiness reviews, requirements management, architecture development, integration & test, and formal program milestones
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) field
- 2-5+ years' experience is preferred
- Comfortable working in a Windows environment
- High attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to document tasks and track them to closure
- Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence)
- Familiarity with satellite command and control operations software and products
- Familiarity with engineering analysis tools
- Project management experience
- Demonstrated ability to work independently when necessary
- High level of problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to work in an environment with rapidly evolving requirements
- Self-starter willing to take ownership and initiative
- Excellent oral and written communications skills
- Ability to work in a remote, distributed team with diversified individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success
- Ability to work to tight deadlines in high stress environments.
AST SpaceMobile is an Equal Opportunity, at will Employer; employment is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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