Senior Space Operations Engineer: Mission Control Lead

Space Inventor; Aalborg; On-site; DKK 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Canteen

Staff benefits

Competitive salary

Professional development

Job summary

Space Inventor is seeking a Senior Space Operations Engineer to lead day-to-day satellite missions and support early design stages. You will build timelines, run tests, and report on mission status while operating under high pressure when needed.

You will coordinate with ground, flight operations, and engineering teams to ensure system integrity, develop procedures, and train colleagues. This role offers growth in a dynamic space environment in Aalborg.

Qualifications

• Experience in spacecraft operations and mission execution.
• Knowledge of telemetry and commanding concepts.
• Data analysis and anomaly resolution approaches.
• Familiarity with onboard autonomy and on-ground automation.
• Understanding space industry standards and satellite comms protocols.
• Expertise in Linux, networking and radio communications.
• Scripting, DevOps and automation skills (Python, Git, Bash).
• Structured, concise and well-documented work style.
• Exposure to mission planning and payload tasking is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Configure and utilize space and ground segment for mission execution.
• Coordinate across a fleet of assets and maintain system state awareness.
• Create, validate and execute mission control procedures.
• Provide operations training to colleagues and clients.
• Write mission operations plans and execute until end of life or handover.
• Coordinate anomaly response for mission continuity.
• Plan and execute system validation tests and simulations.
• Work with ground segment team, suppliers and service providers.
• Coordinate with sales engineers and project managers on system design.
• Own operational and ground segment requirements.
• Implement strategic improvements for future missions.

Skills

Spacecraft operations

Telemetry & commands

Data analysis

Onboard autonomy

Ground comms standards

Linux & networking

Python & Bash

Technical documentation

Mission planning exposure

Tools

Git

Python

Bash

Job description

Space Inventor is seeking a Senior Space Operations Engineer to lead day-to-day satellite missions and support early design stages. You will build timelines, run tests, and report on mission status while operating under high pressure when needed.

You will coordinate with ground, flight operations, and engineering teams to ensure system integrity, develop procedures, and train colleagues. This role offers growth in a dynamic space environment in Aalborg.