Hybrid Senior Mission Operations Lead

Roboticsconnected; Harwell; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working pattern

Competitive base salary

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private healthcare (taxable benefit)

Relocation assistance considered

Job summary

Astroscale UK in Harwell seeks a Senior Mission Operations Engineer to lead and execute real-time spacecraft operations across multiple missions. You will guide a small, cross-functional team, develop and validate operations procedures, and contribute to mission planning and control systems development.

The role spans from feasibility studies to LEOP and end-of-life operations, with opportunities to advance novel operations concepts.

Qualifications

• University degree in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of demonstrable satellite industry experience in real-time operations.
• Experience with satellite subsystems and mission control systems.
• Ability to operate under high-stress conditions with composure.

Responsibilities

• Act as operations technical lead for missions and projects.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to less experienced team members.
• Perform routine and critical real-time spacecraft operations.
• Develop operational tools for efficient and safe operations.
• Take on roles such as Mission Manager and Spacecraft Controller as required.
• Develop and participate in operations support functions and rosters.
• Create and maintain mission operations procedures and scripts.
• Prepare spacecraft user manuals and mission plans.
• Support bid proposals and ongoing mission development.
• Contribute to training and rehearsal campaigns.
• Develop mission operations concepts and ground/space interface integration.
• Participate in Operations Preparation Team activities and reviews.
• Propose operational solutions to enable multi-spacecraft control with low workload.

Skills

Real-time spacecraft operations

AOCS/GNC knowledge

System monitoring & control

Root cause analysis

Operations preparation

Threat and anomaly handling

Team mentoring

Security clearance (SC or higher)

Education

Engineering or scientific degree

Tools

SCOS-2000

Job description

Astroscale UK in Harwell seeks a Senior Mission Operations Engineer to lead and execute real-time spacecraft operations across multiple missions. You will guide a small, cross-functional team, develop and validate operations procedures, and contribute to mission planning and control systems development.

The role spans from feasibility studies to LEOP and end-of-life operations, with opportunities to advance novel operations concepts.