Senior Satellite Operations Engineer

We seek an experienced Satellite Operations Engineer to join a growing Engineering team in Glasgow (Scotland, UK). This hybrid role supports diverse projects and missions, offering technical responsibility and development opportunities in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates will have regulated industry experience, a desire to grow their expertise, and the ability to engage with customers. The role involves some on-call and out-of-hours work.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead commissioning phases for new missions and ensure normal operations for existing ones.
Contribute to mission-specific ground segment design, operation plans, and procedure improvement.
Deliver tasks in line with compliance requirements and standards.
Own satellite operations work packages and solve in-orbit anomalies.
Support the design of ground systems for service and data delivery.
Develop documentation and processes according to regulations.

Must have skills

Experience building ground segments
Flight dynamics experience
Experience within the Space Sector

Good to have some of the following:

Ability to identify and debug software issues.
High-standard technical report and procedure writing.
Quick thinking and calmness under pressure, e.g., during live satellite communication.
Knowledge of space mission analysis and satellite design.
Experience in Python programming.
Experience in RF/DSP engineering for space communications.