Satellite Ground-Station Assistant Manager

stc; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

stc is seeking an experienced Satellite Network Performance Engineer to manage GEO/MEO/LEO network performance, optimize RF systems, and ensure service quality, capacity, and SLA compliance. You will establish standards, analyze trends, and drive corrective actions.

The role requires >5 years in satellite services infrastructure, a Telecoms degree, and hands-on experience with antennas, RF chains, and site operations.

Qualifications

• Above 5 years of experience in a related discipline.
• Prior experience in satellite services infrastructure within telecommunications.

Responsibilities

• Provide regular operational updates to management on site conditions, status, and critical observations.
• Govern access control and authorize personnel entry to restricted areas.
• Lead emergency response and evacuation procedures.
• Conduct continuous physical inspections of infrastructure, equipment, and antenna installations.
• Monitor all site activities and coordinate scheduled/unscheduled tasks.
• Escalate critical issues per predefined protocols to relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with SLAs and KPIs, maintaining service availability and minimizing MTTR while maximizing MTBF.
• Govern RF systems, including HPAs, SSPAs, TWTAs, LNAs, LNBs, converters, and switching matrices.
• Optimize antenna performance for GEO, MEO, and LEO satellites, ensuring pointing accuracy and tracking system integrity.
• Monitor RF quality (Eb/No, C/N, BER, MER, Link Margin, EIRP, G/T) and ensure carrier stability and spectrum efficiency.
• Lead incident management, including major incident restoration, fault isolation, and recovery.
• Drive service improvement through RCA, problem management, and preventive/predictive maintenance.
• Ensure facility resilience by overseeing power systems (UPS, ATS, generators), HVAC, lightning protection, and environmental monitoring.
• Coordinate disaster recovery and validate redundancy mechanisms, ensuring operational readiness of critical systems.
• Govern change management, configuration baselines, and automation initiatives, while promoting operational excellence and HSE compliance.

Education

Bachelor Degree in Telecommunications Engineering

Tools

RF systems

HPAs/SSPAs/TWTAs

LNAs/LNBs

Antenna pointing & tracking

Spectrum monitoring

Job description

Job Purpose

The role holder is responsible for managing and optimizing GEO, MEO, and LEO satellite network performance to ensure service quality, capacity, efficiency, and customer experience. The role holder establishes performance standards, analyses trends, drives optimization initiatives, and coordinates corrective actions to improve network reliability, utilization, and SLA compliance. The role holder shall carry out his duties in accordance with the stipulated business policies and procedure.

Job Purpose

The role holder is responsible for managing and optimizing GEO, MEO, and LEO satellite network performance to ensure service quality, capacity, efficiency, and customer experience. The role holder establishes performance standards, analyses trends, drives optimization initiatives, and coordinates corrective actions to improve network reliability, utilization, and SLA compliance. The role holder shall carry out his duties in accordance with the stipulated business policies and procedure.

Job Responsibility

• Provide regular operational updates to management on site conditions, status, and critical observations.


• Govern access control and authorize personnel entry to restricted areas.


• Lead emergency response and evacuation procedures.


• Conduct continuous physical inspections of infrastructure, equipment, and antenna installations.


• Monitor all site activities and coordinate scheduled/unscheduled tasks.


• Escalate critical issues per predefined protocols to relevant stakeholders.


• Ensure compliance with SLAs and KPIs, maintaining service availability and minimizing MTTR while maximizing MTBF.


• Govern RF systems, including HPAs, SSPAs, TWTAs, LNAs, LNBs, converters, and switching matrices.


• Optimize antenna performance for GEO, MEO, and LEO satellites, ensuring pointing accuracy and tracking system integrity.


• Monitor RF quality (Eb/No, C/N, BER, MER, Link Margin, EIRP, G/T) and ensure carrier stability and spectrum efficiency.

Job Responsibility (cont.)

• Lead incident management, including major incident restoration, fault isolation, and recovery.


• Drive service improvement through RCA, problem management, and preventive/predictive maintenance.


• Ensure facility resilience by overseeing power systems (UPS, ATS, generators), HVAC, lightning protection, and environmental monitoring.


• Coordinate disaster recovery and validate redundancy mechanisms, ensuring operational readiness of critical systems.


• Govern change management, configuration baselines, and automation initiatives, while promoting operational excellence and HSE compliance.

Years Of Experience

Above 5 years of experience in a related discipline

Nature Of Experience

Prior Experience in satellite Services Infrastructure within Telecommunication industry

Job Band

Employee

Skills

Education

Bachelor Degree in Telecommunications Engineering or Engineering

Additional Education

Certifications