Lead Spacecraft Operations & Mission Readiness Engineer

Astroscale Holdings Inc.; East Hagbourne; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Hybrid working available

25 days holiday + 8 BH

Visa sponsorship considered

Relocation allowance considered

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Flexible working around core hours

State of the art office

Job summary

Astroscale UK in Harwell is seeking an Operations Technical Lead to shape mission operations, develop concepts, and prepare teams for mission execution. You will work closely with design and development engineers and support tests in AIV and operational environments.

The role requires a proactive, hands-on engineer who can own operational artifacts, coordinate with Flight Operations, and drive system validation, test planning, and on-call support for satellite missions.

Qualifications

• Engineering, physics or equivalent degree.
• Extensive real-time satellite ops experience.
• Knowledge of ECSS/CCSDS/ISO standards.
• Experience with mission control systems (SCOS-2000).
• System engineering process experience.
• Flight procedure development/validation.
• System testing and AIT experience.
• Scripting in Python or Tcl.
• Self-managed, proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Act as an Operations Technical Lead for the mission under development.
• Develop Mission Operations Concept for a standalone mission or a satellite fleet.
• Support the Preparation Team Lead in Operations Development Plan and ensure follow through from Preliminary Design until end of mission.
• Develop Operability requirements and user stories with the Flight Operations team.
• Contribute to mission interface definitions and data budgets.
• Contribute to Subsystem/Unit and Project Reviews.
• Own the Operations User manual/handbook.
• Support Operations Procedure development for the Mission OPS team.
• Support satellite simulator development and mission database management.
• Develop test specifications, plans and procedures for System Validation Test.
• Prepare and participate in Mission Simulation Test or similar tests.
• Identify and specify tools to support mission execution (databases, dashboards, etc.).
• Act as System-Operations interface during mission execution (LEOP, Commissioning, Routine, Disposal).
• Support anomaly resolution for in-flight satellites as part of 24/7 on-call team (TBC).

Skills

Satellite operations

Real-time ops

ECSS/CCSDS

SCOS-2000

Python scripting

System engineering

On-call readiness

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SCOS-2000

Flight ops tools

Job description

Astroscale UK in Harwell is seeking an Operations Technical Lead to shape mission operations, develop concepts, and prepare teams for mission execution. You will work closely with design and development engineers and support tests in AIV and operational environments.

The role requires a proactive, hands-on engineer who can own operational artifacts, coordinate with Flight Operations, and drive system validation, test planning, and on-call support for satellite missions.