Senior Mission Operations Lead - Spacecraft & Strategy

Holt Executive; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working in Oxfordshire

Optional 9-day fortnight

25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Private healthcare and life insurance

Job summary

American Society of Civil Engineers is seeking a Senior Mission Operations Engineer to lead real-time spacecraft operations across multiple missions. The role covers mission development, operations prep, launch and early operations, routine control, anomaly resolution and end-of-life activities.

You will influence operational concepts, develop tools and processes, and guide a growing space operations team in Oxfordshire. Hybrid working and career development are offered.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline.
• 5+ years' experience in satellite/space industry, including real-time spacecraft operations.
• Experience operating LEO spacecraft across multiple mission phases.
• Strong knowledge of AOCS/GNC and/or On-Board Data Handling.
• Experience with mission control systems: procedure development, monitoring and control, mission planning and configuration management.
• Spacecraft performance monitoring and anomaly investigation/resolution.
• Eligible to obtain or currently holding SC security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and critical real-time spacecraft operations.
• Take on a range of operational responsibilities including Mission Manager and Spacecraft Operations Engineer.
• Develop and maintain mission operations procedures, tools, scripts and documentation.
• Support mission planning, scheduling, on-call operations and coordination with spacecraft, ground systems and flight dynamics teams.
• Contribute to mission operations concepts and requirements across space and ground segments.
• Support operations preparation, including operability requirements, FDIR and flight software analysis.
• Prepare and deliver mission operations training and simulation/rehearsal campaigns.
• Participate in major mission reviews and identify operational risks during mission development.
• Monitor spacecraft health and performance and investigate anomalies.
• Develop innovative operational solutions to enable a small team to efficiently control multiple spacecraft.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to less experienced team members.

Skills

Real-time operations

LEO operations

Mission control systems

Procedure development

Monitoring and control

Mission planning

Configuration management

Anomaly investigation

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Independent work

Spacecraft operations concepts

Education

Degree in engineering or sciences

Tools

SCOS-2000

Job description

American Society of Civil Engineers is seeking a Senior Mission Operations Engineer to lead real-time spacecraft operations across multiple missions. The role covers mission development, operations prep, launch and early operations, routine control, anomaly resolution and end-of-life activities.

You will influence operational concepts, develop tools and processes, and guide a growing space operations team in Oxfordshire. Hybrid working and career development are offered.