Job Description
Join arenaflex, a pioneering space technology company, as we revolutionize the way organizations access and utilize space. As an Experienced Customer Operations Engineer, you will play a vital role in ensuring exceptional customer experiences throughout arenaflex mission deployments. You will leverage your deep technical knowledge to address customer objectives and serve as the primary contact for on-orbit mission execution, facilitating issue resolution and collaboration with Product teams. **About This Role:** As a Customer Operations Engineer at arenaflex, you will be the frontline interface with customers, helping them use our tools effectively for mission planning and payload operations. You will work closely with customers and internal stakeholders to identify the lowest friction solutions to customer needs, improve Cockpit functionality as a developer through implementation improvements and automation, and help translate feedback from customers into a Cockpit feature roadmap. **Key Responsibilities:** * Serve as the primary contact for on-orbit mission execution, facilitating issue resolution and collaboration with Product teams * Develop and deploy missions within the arenaflex framework, refining Cockpit's functionality through automation and feedback interpretation to align with evolving user needs * Work with customers and internal stakeholders to identify the lowest friction solutions to customer needs * Improve Cockpit functionality as a developer through implementation improvements and automation * Help translate feedback from customers into a Cockpit feature roadmap * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless mission execution and customer satisfaction **Must Haves:** * Minimum 3 years of experience in a space company or organization, with exposure to satellite operations and/or assembly, integration, and test * Exposure to both ground software and flight software (note: you will not be expected to write flight software) * Experience writing software scripts in Python * Exposure to Docker containers as well as general DevOps exposure * Preferred: Experience with GNC / Orbits **Nice to Haves:** * Exposure to Docker containers as well as general DevOps exposure * GraphQL, UI Design * Experience operating systems at scale **Some of Our Awesome Benefits:** * 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance option for employees and dependents * Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA * 100% employer-paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability insurance * Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave, and 12 paid holidays * 401(k) plan and equity options * Daily catered lunches and snacks * International exposure to our team in France * Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for primary caregiver and 10 weeks for secondary caregiver * Carrot Fertility provides comprehensive, inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support * Off-sites and many social events and celebrations * Relocation assistance when applicable **Compensation:** The base compensation range for this role is $100,000-$140,000 per year, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. **Why Join arenaflex?** At arenaflex, we value kind, supportive, and team-oriented collaborators. We believe that diversity and community are the foundation of an open culture. We are committed to hiring the best people regardless of background and making their time at arenaflex the most fulfilling period of their career. With 6 satellites on-orbit and a wave of exciting missions launching soon, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA, Golden, CO, and Toulouse, France. **What We Offer:** * Autonomy and ownership to solve significant challenges * Close-knit and supportive team * Opportunities for career growth and development * Comprehensive benefits package * Flexible work arrangements * International exposure to our team * Relocation assistance when applicable **How to Apply:** If you are a motivated and experienced professional looking to join a dynamic and innovative company, please submit your application, including your resume and a cover letter, in English. We look forward to reviewing your application and discussing this exciting opportunity with you. **Additional Information:** * Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At arenaflex, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes. **About arenaflex:** arenaflex builds “shareable” satellites, providing a fast & simple path to orbit for organizations that require access to space. Powered by our hardware & software products, we operate satellites, fly customer payloads onboard, and handle entire missions from end to end - significantly reducing the lead-time and risk of a traditional space mission. Our standard interface enables us to fly multiple customer payloads on the same satellite, with capabilities such as earth imagery, weather & climate /science data collection, IoT connectivity, in-orbit demonstrations, and national security missions. Our customers trust us to manage their space infrastructure, so they can focus on what matters most to them: operating their mission and collecting their data. Apply for this job