LTV Autonomous Mission Training and Development Lead at Intuitive Machines LLC
Houston, Texas, United States -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Nov, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Leadership, Problem-Solving, Communication, Organization, Time Management, Attention to Detail, Teamwork, Training, Mission Development, Product Development, Spaceflight Operations, Autonomous Mission Development, Documentation, Risk Mitigation, Process Management, Workflow Development, Technical Communication

Industry

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Description
LTV Autonomous Mission Training and Development Lead - Lunar Terrain Vehicle  (NASA LTVS Award Contingent)  Houston, Texas, United States    Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. Our mission is to further science and exploration, communications, and economic progress from the Earth to the Moon and beyond. With the first commercial lunar landing in history, multiple NASA lunar missions in development, and additional private missions on our manifest, we pride ourselves in supporting our customers and the nation in paving the way to return humans to the surface of the Moon. Our world-class team includes experts in all aspects of spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety.    The Team Moon Racer (TMR) Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) Autonomous Mission Training and Development (MTD) Lead will play a pivotal role in establishing and managing the day-to-day processes, workflows, products, and standard operating procedures (SOP) for the Autonomous MTD operations group as part of the larger LTV Operations team. They will build, train, and manage a high-performing Autonomous MTD team to support LTV operations. The Autonomous MTD Lead will act as the primary technical liaison for discussions and collaboration with other LTV Operations group leads and LTV engineering personnel to ensure integration for successful mission execution. The Autonomous MTD lead has the opportunity to support real-time mission operations. They will be responsible for LTV training and mission products that ensure TMR readiness to support NASA and commercial autonomous LTV missions. *Employment in this role is contingent upon NASA selecting Intuitive Machines as the winner of the LTVS program, scheduled for announcement later in 2025.   Qualifications: Required Qualifications:  * Bachelor’s degree in an accredited STEM or a related field and 8+ years of experience, or M.S. and 5+ years, in real-time robotic spacecraft with focus in: *  mission development, product development, training, timelining, or payload/science planning, integration and planning * Exceptional leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills. * Experience with processes, workflows, product development, and standard operating procedures (SOP) * Excellent organization and time management skills and attention to detail * Proven ability to work across multiple teams and balance competing priorities * Self-motivated, focused, and driven to meet critical deadlines * Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks effectively * Team-oriented, with excellent verbal and written communication skills * This role requires in-office presence in Houston, Texas  Preferred Qualifications:  * Experience with Class A spaceflight missions, human spaceflight, or human-rated vehicle development * Experience with autonomous spaceflight missions, spaceflight robotics, or autonomous mission development * Experience establishing or managing day-to-day processes, workflows, products, and standard operating procedures (SOP) * Experience with spaceflight operations  * Experience developing mission operations procedure development * Experience developing mission operation timeline development * Experience managing teams * Experience training personnel for spaceflight operations * Experience with communicating and mitigation development for risks, constraints, limits, and contingency response * Flexibility and creativity to seek, create, and utilize operations and systems engineering practices that suit a lean and agile lunar operations company without sacrificing technical excellence and integrity * Spacecraft integration and testing * Experience translating design information and technical documentation into functional operations protocols, procedures, and mission sequences/timelines * Experience with documentation and collaboration tools such as Confluence, Jira, MS Office (MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel)   US EEO Statement  Intuitive Machines is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. 
Responsibilities
The LTV Autonomous Mission Training and Development Lead will establish and manage processes, workflows, and standard operating procedures for the Autonomous MTD operations group. They will also build and manage a high-performing team to support LTV operations and act as the primary technical liaison for mission execution.
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