ESTRACK Ground Operations Engineer

leonardocompany; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Telespazio Germany is seeking a Ground Operations Engineer to join the ESTRACK Ground Operations Engineering Service at ESOC, Darmstadt. You will support mission onboarding and ongoing operations, ensuring robust ground segment configurations and procedural readiness.

The role requires RF expertise, broad IT and configuration management knowledge, and collaboration with NOC teams and external partners to prepare for launch and early orbit phases.

Qualifications

• University degree in CS, Electronic, Aerospace or Telecommunications Engineering.
• Experience in Telecommunications Engineering domain, including practical RF experience.
• Broad understanding of IT systems and configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Validate end-to-end ground segment configuration for remote operations.
• Lead Mission Readiness tests to validate operational procedures.
• Generate operational configuration documentation during mission lifetime.
• Investigate anomalies affecting Ground station services.
• Interface with ESTRACK NOC and Ground Station partners.
• Maintain and operate teams; interface with external station partners.
• Prepare ground segment for launch and early orbit phases.
• Provide training and procedural documentation for NOC operations.
• Support development and evolution of NOC facilities and concepts.

Skills

RF expertise

Broad IT systems

Configuration management

Telecommunications engineering

Education

University degree in CS/ Electronic/ Aerospace/ Telecom Engineering

Job description

Telespazio Germany is looking for an engineer to join our ESTRACK Ground Operations Engineering Service team at ESOC in Darmstadt, Germany. ESTRACK is ESA's global network of ground stations supporting deep-space and LEO satellite communications. As a Ground Operations Engineer (GOE), you'll be assigned to a Spacecraft Mission operations team, providing engineering support to prepare and maintain ground operation facilities-both during new mission onboarding and throughout live mission operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Validation of end-to-end ground segment configuration for critical and routine remote operations.
• Leading Mission Readiness tests to validate operational procedures for critical and routine operations.
• Generation of operational configuration of mission-specific documentation (e.g. Ground Operation Procedure, Remote and local Procedures, training material) during the lifetime of the mission.
• Investigations of anomalies (incidents analysis and problem management) affecting the Ground station services to any supported mission.
• Interfacing with ESTRACK Network Operations Centre (NOC) and Ground Station.
• Maintenance and Operations teams; interfacing with external station partners.
• Preparation of the ground segment for launch and early orbit phases of new missions.
• Provide training and procedural documentation for NOC operations.
• Supporting the development and evolution of the NOC facilities and operational concepts.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent education in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering.
• Experience in the Telecommunication Engineering domain (i.e. RF expertise), including practical experience as an RF engineer.
• Broad understanding of IT Systems.
• Configuration control expertise (i.e., knowledge and experience in configuration management).

Desirable Skills

• Some experience with deep space and 15m antennas.
• Some experience with Ground Station operations.
• Familiarity with Satellite support ground facilities control processes and set-up.
• Some experience dealing with internal & external interfaces and industrial suppliers.
• Familiarity with ground segment maintenance and operations.

Furthermore

• Start date 01/10/2026 or 01/01/2027.
• EU applications only.
• CV in the latest Europass format.
• Seniority: Expert
• Primary Location: DE - Darmstadt - ESOC
• Contract Type: Employee-Permanent
• Hybrid Working: Onsite