Commercial Spaceflight Flight Controller

Overview

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!  We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. 

 

Building on more than four decades of experience in providing innovative integration solutions for government and commercial space programs, Barrios offers an extensive range of engineering, software, and related technology integration services in support of the aerospace community. As a woman-owned and operated small business, we are a people-focused company that supports professional development, while working to ensure that you maintain a healthy work-life balance. 

 

Exciting opportunities and partnerships molding the future of space exploration have led to the need for Commercial Spaceflight Flight Controllers and Trainers at Barrios Technology supporting multiple operations disciplines, including crew training, anomaly resolution, documentation development (flight rules, procedures, etc.), and more. Our Commercial Space team is positioned to contribute to the future of space exploration as we build partnerships with established leaders in Commercial Space. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to play in a role in various commercial space endeavors with our partners that include Intuitive Machines, Axiom Space, Lockheed Martin, and others. 

 

Responsibilities

The Commercial Spaceflight Flight Controllers will:

• Establish the mission operations architecture for new commercial human spaceflight programs in collaboration with customer stakeholders, leveraging spaceflight operations experience in the dynamic commercial environment
• Create, test, and verify operational products and analysis
• Support crew training activities for new commercial spaceflight systems, including development of lesson plans and instruction materials; conduct lessons in classrooms, trainers, and simulators; conduct onboard training sessions; conduct crew and flight controller evaluations; write training facility requirements
• Perform real-time operations, including maintaining safe environment for astronauts; monitoring real-time status and performance of systems; control system operations from mission control; report status and anomalies; and determine mission impacts and implement corrective actions from malfunctions
• Apply technical knowledge and operations concepts to exercise effective decision making and initiative in a real-time and fast-paced operational environment

 

Qualifications

**This position is posted at multiple levels and multiple positions. Depending on the candidate’s experience, position requirements and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.**

 

Required Education/Experience/Skills:

• BS degree in Physics, Mathematics, or Engineering from an accredited engineering school and two (2) years of spaceflight operations experience

-OR-

• BS degree in Physics, Mathematics, or Engineering from an accredited engineering school and five (5) years of spaceflight operations experience

OR-

• BS degree in Physics, Mathematics, or Engineering from an accredited engineering school and ten  (10) years of spaceflight operations experience

 

• Experience in flight operations or mission control, preferably human spaceflight
• Applied progress through flight controller and/or instructor certifications
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with customers and stakeholders
• Excellent communication (verbal and written), interpersonal, leadership, teamwork, technical, and administrative skills
• Shift work (nights, weekends, and holidays) is required
• Candidate may be required to pass a standard flight controller physical examination and pass security clearancesPerform all other assigned duties

Preferred Education/Experience/Skills:

• Work