Spire Global delivers space-based intelligence for government, weather and climate, and aviation - helping organisations make faster, more confident decisions. Backed by Bessemer.
About the role
As a Systems Operations Engineer at Spire, you will be responsible for ensuring that on-orbit mission operations meet and sustain technical and service-level objectives. You will serve as the technical link between the development and operations phases of the mission lifecycle, ensuring that the constellation behaves as expected and that any deviations are rapidly understood, assessed, and resolved with sound engineering judgment.
What they're looking for
- Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or other relevant technical discipline
- 3+ years of experience in system performance monitoring, root cause analysis, and anomaly resolution
- Solid understanding of space system behaviour on orbit, including thermal dynamics, power management, RF communications, and tasking impacts
- Ability to translate system-level engineering context into clear operational guidance and tooling requirements
- Familiarity with SLA-driven architectures, system observability, and mission assurance principles
- Clear communication skills to align stakeholders across engineering, operations, and customer delivery
More about this role
As a Systems Operations Engineer at Spire, you will be responsible for ensuring that on-orbit mission operations meet and sustain technical and service-level objectives. You will serve as the technical link between the development and operations phases of the mission lifecycle, ensuring that the constellation behaves as expected and that any deviations are rapidly understood, assessed, and resolved with sound engineering judgment.
This role is central to Spire’s strategy to deliver scalable, reliable, and technically assured services using model-based engineering and validated asset profiles. Your work will ensure that decisions affecting constellation performance are made with technical insight.
- Own the technical quality of mission operations during the on-orbit service period, ensuring Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are well defined, monitored, and maintained.
- Assess and design strategies to address underperformance, providing detailed technical insight and coordinating resolution strategies in collaboration with Systems Engineering, Mission Design, and SRE.
- Define and manage the high-level structure and performance requirements of asset profiles, ensuring they accurately...
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