Mission Ops Engineer: Planning & Payload Lead

Eutelsat; Toulouse; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Eutelsat is seeking a highly skilled Mission Ops Engineer to join the Service & Operations team in Toulouse. The role merges Mission Planning and Payload Engineering to prepare operations before launch and ensures rigorous validation prior to active operations at the Toulouse Control Centre.

You will define systems, tools, and processes, participate in milestones, and coordinate with Constellation/Platform teams to optimize payload configuration and mission schedules.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Telecommunications or related field is required.
• Proven experience in satellite operations, including Mission Planning/Scheduling and Payload Engineering/Operations in LEO/MEO.
• Strong understanding of RF payloads, digital processors and resource allocation algorithms.
• Experience with Ground stations (Gateways) is desirable.
• Fluent in English, with strong written and verbal communication.
• EU citizenship and eligibility for EU security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Engineer Operations & mission preparation during pre-launch phase, produce documentation and validation of payload procedures.
• Support transition to active operations including training and qualification campaigns.
• Design and implement mission planning workflows and optimize resources.
• Configure orchestrator resources (satellites, gateways, networks) to fulfill OSS requests and optimize link budget.
• Plan, execute, and report real-time activities such as service activations and frequency changes.
• Monitor MCC and satellite transport resources health and propose improvements.
• Support anomaly Troubleshooting and recovery with spacecraft controllers and manufacturers.
• Define and maintain ITIL-based operational processes for incident, problem, change and request fulfilment.

Skills

Mission Planning

Payload Engineering

RF communications payloads

Ground stations

ITIL processes

English proficiency

Education

Master’s degree in Telecommunications or related field

Tools

Gateways (Ground stations)

Job description

Eutelsat is seeking a highly skilled Mission Ops Engineer to join the Service & Operations team in Toulouse. The role merges Mission Planning and Payload Engineering to prepare operations before launch and ensures rigorous validation prior to active operations at the Toulouse Control Centre.

You will define systems, tools, and processes, participate in milestones, and coordinate with Constellation/Platform teams to optimize payload configuration and mission schedules.