Spacecraft Controller
US-AZ-Gilbert
Attract-careers1
Req #: 93243
Type: Fulltime-Regular
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Overview: Our DISH Technology team challenges the status quo and reimagines capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our team members play vital roles in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow. Responsibilities: DISH, an EchoStar Company, is looking for a Spacecraft Controller III who will be responsible for overseeing daily shift activities and the correct execution of TT&C operations to include spacecraft ranging and commanding during 24/7 rotating shift operations by scheduled and dynamic operational requirements. A Spacecraft Controller III must maintain shift logs, prepare reports, and provide timely project updates communicating work status and milestones as well as initiating immediate responses to spacecraft and TT&C system anomalies. Additional responsibilities include performing escalation notification procedures and striving to increase job-related skills and professional knowledge. Key Responsibilities: * Assist with the technical development of junior team members * Apply experience and professional judgment to evaluate, create, and implement innovative ground system configurations to support dynamic operational needs * Make proper troubleshooting and/or escalation decisions about anomalous conditions * Anticipate, coordinate, and establish ground system reconfigurations to assure robust TT&C link availability * Analyze facts and principles and conclude spacecraft maneuver management * Coordinate and implement crew activities to support engineering, management, and corporate requirements * Re-enforce situational awareness of spacecraft operational activities, broadcast operations, company objectives, and advances in the space and communication media industries * Maintain shift logs, prepare reports, and provide timely project updates communicating work status and milestones * Initiate immediate response to spacecraft and TT&C system anomalies, including escalation notification * Investigate and analyze long- and short-term spacecraft performance trends * Manage the criteria used for monitoring all spacecraft subsystems * Research, develop, and present advanced training materials to meet team and organization requirements Qualifications: Education and Experience: * High School graduate * Required Experience: 5+ years of spacecraft operations experience Skills and Qualifications: * Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident * Must possess a general or specialized knowledge of one or more of the following spacecraft systems and subsystems: Attitude, Propulsion, Power, Data Handling, Thermal, Mechanism, and Payload * Ability to work a non-standard 12-hour rotating work schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays * Ability to travel up to 10% of the time * Possess strong organizational skills and the ability to communicate effectively (both writing and verbally) to interact effectively with peers, management, and executive leadership * Be detailed-oriented with strong time management skills * Ability to support multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously * Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists * Possess strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Google Suite and other computer networking and communications systems principles Work Attire: Business Casual. Work Hours: Supports 24X7 coverage. This role works a 12-hour Panama Shift Schedule which is a slow rotating shift pattern. The working and non-working days follow this 2-2-3 pattern: 2 days on, 2 days off,3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off. Every other week same days off - 3-day weekend. The shift can be days or mids. Visa sponsorship not available for this role
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