# Senior Mission Operations Engineer at Reflect Orbital

- Company: Reflect Orbital
- What the company does: Backed by Sequoia and Lux.
- Company website: https://www.reflectorbital.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Hawthorne, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $110K to $185K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-19
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/reflect-orbital/11d5da69-13c0-4c52-99a9-3c34e978dda1
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/reflect-orbital-senior-mission-operations-engineer/

## About the role

As a Senior Mission Operations Engineer, you'll own the day-to-day operation of our spacecraft and the operational infrastructure that makes it all work. This is a high-ownership role on a small, collaborative mission operations team. You won't just execute procedures, you'll write them, improve them, and help define how we operate as a company.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM field
- 5+ years of experience in satellite mission operations or a related field
- Solid understanding of spacecraft systems and subsystem interactions
- Experience working on-orbit anomalies to root cause
- Proficiency with mission control software (e.g. OpenC3 COSMOS, L3Harris InControl, or similar)
- Strong programming and scripting skills (Python, C++ preferred)

Tags: Engineering