Engineer - Ground Station (Space42)
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About the Role
Space42 is seeking an Engineer Ground Station to maintain RF gateway systems for satellite communication. The role involves monitoring gateway performance, troubleshooting RF connectivity, and ensuring system reliability with 24/7 support.
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Responsibilities
- Provide technical support to all Space42 gateways and UBS to perform maintenance/troubleshooting
- Maintain RF systems function for ensuring operational efficiency and 24/7 system availability
- Coordinate and execute technical operation, ensure integrity and reliability of systems
- Involvement in construction/installation and testing of new equipment or modification of existing equipment
- Carry out all emergency/corrective maintenance as required in field of expertise
- Perform periodic preventive maintenance activities for all Space42 gateways
- Support proper root cause analysis and closure
- Support obsolescence management for RF systems
- Support Commercial C, KU, T4, SAR and PGW gateways
- Support contracts renewal, negotiation, procurement, service level agreement
- Provide new ideas to reduce CAPEX/OPEX costs and operational risks
- Support juniors for learning and development
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics or Telecommunications
- Minimum 5 7 years in operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of RF/Broadcast/SATCOM systems
- Minimum 2 years working experience on projects
- Good organizational, multi tasking & communication skills
- Experience in troubleshooting, operating and maintaining local, remote baseband, IF and RF, Antennas
- Hands on experience on test & measurement tools
- Working at height and PPE/Safety requirements
- Man lift operations for maintenance at height
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Overview
- Engineer Ground Station is responsible for the maintenance of RF gateway systems that enable reliable satellite communication. The role includes monitoring gateway performance, troubleshooting RF connectivity issues, optimizing signal coverage and ensuring system reliability.
Responsibilities
- Provide Technical support to all space42 Gateways and UBS to perform maintenance/troubleshooting.
- To maintain the RF Systems function for ensuring operational efficiency and 24/7 system availability.
- Coordinate and execute the technical operation, ensure the integrity and reliability of the systems.
- Involvement in the construction / installation and testing of new equipment or modification of existing equipment.
- Carry out all emergency / corrective maintenance as required in field of expertise.
- Perform periodic preventive maintenance activities for all space42 gateways.
- Support for proper root cause analysis done and agreed by all stakeholder before closure on regular basis
- Support for obsolesces management to ensure alternative solution in case of any EOS, EOSL and EOL parts with RF systems
- Support Commercial C , KU ,T4 , SAR and PGW gateways
- Support for contracts renewal, negotiation contracts, Negotiation Procurement, service level agreement etc.
- Providing new ideas and initiatives that will dynamically develop RF team, reduce the CAPEX/OPEX costs, reduce the operational risks.
- Support Junior’s for learning and developments
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical, Electronics or Telecommunications
- A minimum of 5 7 years in the areas of experience involving Operation, maintenance and Troubleshooting of RF/Broadcast/SATCOM/ systems and minimum 2 years working experience on projects.
- Good organizational, multi tasking & communication skills.
- Technical Competency: Maintenance (Corrective/Preventive), Troubleshooting and logging, Experience in troubleshooting, operating and maintaining local, remote baseband, IF and RF, Antennas, Ground Support Equipment, Maintain operations for all required support ground equipment, Ground support equipm
Our Benefits & Perks
- Competitive compensation packages and comprehensive medical insurance to support you and your family.
- Wellbeing focused initiatives and resources designed to enhance your personal and professional life.
- Access to exclusive discount programs, offering savings across various lifestyle and leisure experiences across the UAE.
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