Satellite Operations Engineer II — Drive Space Missions

NGARE EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS PTY LTD; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Gilmour Space Technologies is seeking a Satellites Operations Engineer II to lead activities across mission phases, monitor health, and execute spacecraft commands from our Brisbane–North Queensland facilities. The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration and hands‑on operational excellence.

You will develop mission plans, scripts, and procedures, support testing and validation, and participate in on‑call duties to ensure mission success in a dynamic space environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of spacecraft or mission operations experience.
• Understanding of spacecraft subsystems and orbital mechanics.
• Experience developing operational procedures and test plans.
• Proficiency in Linux, Bash, Python, and SQL.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute satellite mission activities across all mission phases.
• Monitor spacecraft health and telemetry; execute commands per approved procedures.
• Develop mission plans, schedules, command sequences, and operational products.
• Develop, execute, and document spacecraft and ground testing activities.
• Investigate anomalies and support recovery planning.
• Develop and maintain operational procedures, flight rules, and documentation.
• Support mission control systems and ground segment operations.
• Identify improvements to processes, tools, automation, and mission performance.
• Collaborate with spacecraft engineering, software, AIT, and mission management teams.
• Participate in on-call and out-of-hours operational support.

Skills

Spacecraft operations

Mission operations

Telemetry analysis

Python

Bash scripting

Linux

SQL

Problem solving

Team collaboration

On-call support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Physics, or related

Tools

Orekit

GMAT

STK

Grafana

DevOps practices

Job description

Gilmour Space Technologies is seeking a Satellites Operations Engineer II to lead activities across mission phases, monitor health, and execute spacecraft commands from our Brisbane–North Queensland facilities. The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration and hands‑on operational excellence.

You will develop mission plans, scripts, and procedures, support testing and validation, and participate in on‑call duties to ensure mission success in a dynamic space environment.