Senior Satellite Operator

External Job Description

Responsibilities

• Lead satellite operations by executing mission plans, monitoring satellite health across LEOP, routine, contingency and critical mission phases.
• Coordinate with mission ground segment team to deliver accurate planning, reliable pass execution and successful data acquisition.
• Develop, validate and maintain operational procedures for System Validation Tests (SVTs) and mission operations.
• Produce and maintain mission documentation including operations plans, CONOPS and operations manual.
• Participate in mission review cycles such as PDR, CDR, ORR by providing operational insight, identifying risks and proposing mitigations.
• Support readiness campaigns, rehearsals, commissioning phases and anomaly investigations.
• Participate in occasional 24/7 shift coverage during critical mission phases and contribute to the team’s on call rotation.

Must Have Skills

• 5+ years of experience working on LEO missions with direct involvement in real time operations across various mission phases.
• Strong familiarity with mission control system operations including telemetry handling, command execution and mission planning.
• Demonstrated ability to design operational concepts for multi mission environments.
• Strong working knowledge of CCSDS standards including frame, telemetry packet and telecommand formats.
• Strong communication skills, analytical thinking, operational discipline, decision making ability in time critical environments.

Good To Have Skills

• Understanding of orbital mechanics, flight dynamics principles, operational constraints associated with LEO missions.
• Experience working with Earth Observation missions with an understanding of payload operations, data acquisition constraints, tasking workflows and data processing.
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