Senior Satellite Mission Planning Engineer

Telespazio; Roma; Hybrid; EUR 37,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

13th month salary

Performance bonus

Welfare vouchers €250/year

Meal vouchers €9

Job summary

Telespazio, located in Rome, seeks a Mission Planning System Engineer with 5–7 years in developing mission planning systems for satellite ground segments. The role demands strong skills in software design, Java/Python, and microservices, with experience in large-scale constellation projects.

Hybrid work arrangement in Italy is offered. Responsibilities include requirements analysis, coordinating software development, integrating external models, and contributing to key documentation while

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Aerospace, Automation or Information Engineering with competences in Flight Dynamics.
• Proven experience in Mission Planning system design and implementation.
• Software design principles and experience with microservices architectures.
• Knowledge of Java and Python.
• Familiarity with security coding standards (OWASP, CWE/SANS).
• Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Strong English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyse mission requirements and constraints to determine satellite models.
• Design and coordinate software solutions for mission planning systems in large constellation scenarios.
• Analyse and integrate external satellite models into the Mission Planning system.
• Contribute to technical project documentation (requirements, OPS concepts, tests).
• Assist in project reviews when required.

Skills

Mission planning system design

Software design principles

Microservices architecture

Java & Python

Security coding standards

Container orchestration

English communication

AI agent integration

Git/GitLab configuration

Multi-technology stacks

Education

Master's degree in Aerospace, Automation or Information Engineering with Flight Dynamics

Tools

Java

Python

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Job description

Telespazio, located in Rome, seeks a Mission Planning System Engineer with 5–7 years in developing mission planning systems for satellite ground segments. The role demands strong skills in software design, Java/Python, and microservices, with experience in large-scale constellation projects.

Hybrid work arrangement in Italy is offered. Responsibilities include requirements analysis, coordinating software development, integrating external models, and contributing to key documentation while