Satellite Operations Engineer

Job title: Satellite Operations Engineer

Location of work: Darmstadt, Germany

What we offer?

• Flexibility to support various sub-systems and payloads → you will be able to develop further experience in your current area of expertise or develop expertise you wish you had;
• The Service Team in charge of supporting routine operations is also in charge of supporting the operations preparation → you will gain invaluable experience in all phases of this space project including the support to GEO and/or LEO commissioning and end of life;
• A permanent employment in a fast growing and energetic company looking at shaking the Space Industry;
• Very good salary package and evolution possibilities;

The ideal candidate:

In addition to having a university degree in a relevant technical discipline or the equivalent work experience, the applicant shall have experience in at least the following attributes:

• Experience of Spacecraft Operations, with responsibility for one or more platform subsystems or instruments during operational validation, LEOP, commissioning or routine operations phases. Experience in the AOCS subsystem will be considered an advantage;
• Experience of Spacecraft Operations Preparation, with responsibility on development and validation of operational baseline (procedures, database etc.) including validation tools (e.g., S/C simulator) and ground segment M&C facilities;
• Experience in satellite performance monitoring and reporting aspects including anomaly analysis and solving in liaison with satellite industry, procedure change control and configuration management processes;
• Experience in the operation or development of satellite ground segment facilities, in particular procedure development, monitor and control, mission planning, on-board software management, performance analysis, configuration management and simulator facilities.

Fluency in English is mandatory; and the Contractors must be able to work effectively in this language both in written and spoken form.

Are you up to the challenge of a new opportunity to evolve your career?