Hiring: Flight Controller – Mission Systems & Operations Company: MDA Space Location: Houston, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 14:13:48 Target Skills & Keywords : Agile About the job Experience: •Minimum 5 years of space flight operations experience – controlling mission critical systems in a human spaceflight environment •Minimum 5 years direct experience in simulations, or training of space flight, military or other safety/mission-critical hardware and/or software •The applicant should be familiar with the Mobile Servicing System (Canadarm2 and Dextre) and International Space Station operations as well have expertise in some of MSS hardware elements •Candidate should have strong robotics educational background and/or interest in the field •Operational familiarity with human spaceflight safety protocols and best practices, including risk assessment and hazard identification Required Skills: •Support a flight operations team and make decisions which can have consequences for human lives and multi-billion dollar commercial and international space assets. Help to manage risk in building a mission and resolving issues pre-flight and real-time •Make decisions during spaceflight missions and manage robotics assets, ground resources and associated payload operations to ensure crew and vehicle safety •Support development of human and unmanned spaceflight missions through coordination with programs, technical discipline experts, the CSA/NASA Astronaut Office, safety organizations, international partners, commercial customers, Payloads Operations, and other mission-specific stakeholders •Help define and enforce user centric design principles across all aspects of space & ground robotic system software and hardware through coordination with technical teams, definition of requirements, testing, and support of agile development cycles •Actively facilitate and support development and evaluation of mission objectives according to programmatic guidelines and constraints. Help to develop and execute Flight Plans according to programmatic mission requirements. Support the enforcement of Mission Rules to ensure crew and vehicle safety •Actively facilitate and support determination and implementation of a course of action for contingency situations in the areas of robotic systems and dynamic vehicle interaction, and ground systems to resolve malfunctions and restore the mission to a normal operational state •Support multi-disciplinary program teams across different sites to meet technical, schedule and cost requirements. •Actively facilitate and support maintenance of program visibility at the customer level through regular technical, management, and progress m Liaise with customers to maintain effective relationships to instill and enhance the customer's confidence in MDA's quality systems and products Qualifications: •Actively facilitate and support development, coordination, and execution of testing for certification of flight readiness of space hardware, software, and ground systems •Actively facilitate and support definition, development, coordination, certification, and approval for flight execution of all needed operational procedures, manuals, and flight rules for operating critical space hardware Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!