Founded in 2001 on the belief that success begins with quality, Qwaltec is a certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. We are a team of systems engineers, technical training consultants, program managers, and mission operations experts with deep experience supporting the Department of War, NASA, United States Space Force, and commercial aerospace customers. From ground system operations and mission control to technical training and software engineering, Qwaltec brings space within reach — and we are growing.
We strive for excellence and accountability, and we do everything we can to exceed expectations while acting with integrity and compassion. We invest in relationships, and we value openness, honesty, and fairness in all our endeavors.
Qwaltec is seeking an Aerospace Engineer (Spacecraft Engineer) to support on-orbit spacecraft operations for a Department of War customer. In this role, you will monitor spacecraft health and status, support anomaly resolution and recovery, and help evolve the ground command and control architecture as new spacecraft are integrated into operations.
You will work hand-in-hand with spacecraft factories, RF and digital technicians, network engineers, and software teams across the full mission life cycle — from design reviews and integration through ground and on-orbit test. This position is fully on-site in the Maryland / Washington DC Metro area.
Key Responsibilities:
• Monitor spacecraft health and status and provide support for spacecraft in operation, including anomaly resolution and recovery
• Support spacecraft operations and configuration changes
• Develop mission plans, review logs for day and overnight activity, and compile system and network statistics
• Write or modify procedure files; evaluate and trend spacecraft performance
• Work with spacecraft factories, RF and digital technicians, network engineers, software teams, and others to integrate existing and new spacecraft into ground command and control architectures
• Participate in spacecraft design reviews, integration, and ground and on-orbit testing
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