Space Tech Network Operations Engineer | EMI Options

Foundational; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EMI share options

25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Enhanced Parental Leave

Cycle to work schemes

Offices in central London

Job summary

Foundational in London is seeking a Network Operations Engineer for an on-site role. You will monitor the global station network, triage faults, and build dashboards and runbooks to ensure reliable data delivery.

You will collaborate with engineers and operators, shape on-call coverage, and help plan tracking schedules as the network expands across time zones. This role offers early-stage growth at a spacetech startup.

Qualifications

• Experience operating ground stations or observatories.
• Scripting with Python/Bash and Linux proficiency.
• Experience with monitoring and alerting systems.

Responsibilities

• Monitor station health, tracking data delivery across the network.
• Triage faults and coordinate fixes with field engineers and host sites.
• Build dashboards, alerting, and runbooks.
• Track network performance and report to team and customers.
• Plan tracking schedules against customer commitments.
• Assist in developing on-call and shift-cover as the network grows.

Skills

Ground station operations

Python/Bash scripting

Linux experience

Monitoring & alerting

Clear communication under pressure

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

Foundational in London is seeking a Network Operations Engineer for an on-site role. You will monitor the global station network, triage faults, and build dashboards and runbooks to ensure reliable data delivery.

You will collaborate with engineers and operators, shape on-call coverage, and help plan tracking schedules as the network expands across time zones. This role offers early-stage growth at a spacetech startup.