Flight Director
Saratoga, CAOn-siteFull-time
AI Summary
Flight Director leads spacecraft commanding, monitoring, and anomaly resolution, translating high-level goals into actionable execution plans while guiding operations teams during critical events.
About this role
Ready to make connectivity from space universally accessible, secure, and actionable? Then you’ve come to the right place!
At E-Space, we’re focused on bridging Earth and space with the world’s most sustainable low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network. We’re a team of bold thinkers, ambitious leaders and dynamic doers—and we’re disrupting NewSpace by fundamentally changing the design of legacy LEO space systems to deliver entirely new satellite capabilities at a fraction of the cost.
We’re intentional, we’re unapologetically curious and we’re 100% committed—to saving space, to protecting our planet and to turning connectivity into actionable intelligence.
As a Flight Director, you will both lead and actively participate in the day-to-day operations of our spacecraft constellation. You’ll be hands-on with commanding, monitoring, and troubleshooting, while also providing leadership, direction, and decision-making authority for the operations team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment and enjoys balancing strategic leadership with direct technical execution.
What you will be doing:
What you bring to this role:
Skills
Anomaly InvestigationCommandingCross-functional CoordinationFault DiagnosisFlight OperationsLeadershipOperational ProceduresPayload CommissioningProcedural DevelopmentRisk AssessmentRoot-cause AnalysisSoftware UpdatesSpacecraft OperationsSpacecraft ReconfigurationStatus ReportingTelemetry Analysis
