Senior Space Operations Engineer – Mission Control

Space Inventor; Aalborg; On-site; DKK 850,000 - 1,250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Canteen on site

Staff benefits

Competitive salary

Job summary

Space Inventor in Aalborg, Denmark seeks a Senior Space Operations Engineer to lead day-to-day satellite mission execution and support early design at system level. You will build timelines, write procedures, run tests, and report in high-pressure environments.

The role involves coordinating with operations and ground teams, developing mission control plans, and driving improvements across missions while training colleagues and clients. Start date negotiable.

Qualifications

• Experience in spacecraft operations.
• Understanding of telemetry and commanding concepts.
• Data analysis and anomaly resolution strategies.
• Onboard autonomy and on-ground automation knowledge.
• Familiarity with space industry standards and satellite communication protocols.
• Expertise in Linux, networking (TCP/IP) and radio communications.
• Scripting, devops and automation skills (Python, Git, Bash).
• Working in a structured, concise and well-documented manner.

Responsibilities

• Configuring and utilising space and ground segment for mission execution.
• Coordination and prioritisation across a fleet of multiple assets.
• Creation, validation and execution of mission control procedures.
• Provide operations training to colleagues and clients.
• Write mission operations plans and execute them until end of life or mission handover.
• Coordinate anomaly response and corrective actions towards mission continuity.
• Plan and execute System Validation Tests, simulations and critical operations.
• Work with ground segment team, suppliers and service providers to configure, maintain and enhance the ground infrastructure.
• Coordinate with sales engineers, project managers and system engineering on design reviews.
• Ownership of operational interface requirements and ground segment requirements.
• Implement strategic improvements for current and future missions.

Skills

Spacecraft ops

Telemetry concepts

Data analysis

Onboard autonomy

Linux

Networking

Python

DevOps

Automation

System validation

Documentation

Tools

Git

Bash

Job description

Space Inventor in Aalborg, Denmark seeks a Senior Space Operations Engineer to lead day-to-day satellite mission execution and support early design at system level. You will build timelines, write procedures, run tests, and report in high-pressure environments.

The role involves coordinating with operations and ground teams, developing mission control plans, and driving improvements across missions while training colleagues and clients. Start date negotiable.