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Spacecraft Operations Engineer

Location: Guildford, Cornwall, UK, TR27 5

Application Deadline: 2025-10-09

Company: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL)

SSTL is a subsidiary of Airbus with over 40 years of heritage in space technologies, products, and services. This role is an exciting opportunity to join the Spacecraft Operations team, leading space missions from LEO to GEO and beyond.

Key Tasks:

• Managing spacecraft operations work packages for new missions.
• Working with the System Engineer to understand and help shape CONOPS for future missions.
• Identification and communication of spacecraft operations requirements and constraints.
• Supporting internal and external milestone reviews for projects.
• Supporting ground-based spacecraft testing.
• Producing spacecraft operations handbooks.
• Defining, documenting, and testing operational procedures.
• Defining, documenting, and testing spacecraft commissioning procedures.
• Planning and managing spacecraft commissioning campaigns.
• Providing Customer Engineer support and training.
• Supporting operation of existing SSTL on-orbit assets.
• Routine monitoring and interaction with SSTL Spacecraft.
• Support anomaly investigation activities.
• Support Mission Services in responding to customer requests for operations support.
• Analysis of historical trend data for spacecraft health monitoring.
• Support to operations out of hours on-call activities.
• Supporting the Spacecraft Operations Centre infrastructure.
• Working with the Spacecraft Operations Team, Ground Software Team, and Ground Segments Team.

Previous Experience:

• Previous experience in Spacecraft Operations or Space Systems Engineering is advantageous.

Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills:

• Degree in Space engineering or similar.
• Good understanding of space and ground segment systems.
• Good understanding of orbital mechanics.
• Understanding of RF communications systems.
• Good team working skills and ability to interface with others at all levels.
• Excellent written documentation and communication skills.
• Attention to detail essential.
• Good organisation skills and able to prioritise own workload.
• Able to work autonomously and use own initiative.
• Proven ability to handle pressure and work to tight deadlines.
• Decision making and creative problem-solving skills.
• Flexible and able to work out of hours on occasion.
• Foreign travel for a number of weeks will be required during commissioning phases.
• Competence with MS Windows and its components.
• Good MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Able to demonstrate company mindsets and behaviours.

Location: The role is based in our Head Office in Guildford with support for hybrid working and flexible options.

Benefits:

• 32 days Holiday plus Bank Holidays.
• Pension Scheme with Life Assurance.
• Private Medical & International Travel Insurance.
• Annual Bonus Scheme.
• Share Incentive Plan.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Shared Parental Pay.
• High Street Discount Scheme.

Visa Support: SSTL supports applications requiring a UK Skilled Worker Visa and sponsorship is available for this role. Relocation assistance is also available.

This job requires an awareness of potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation, and sustainable growth.

By submitting your CV or application, you consent to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

Airbus is committed to equal opportunities for all and will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the recruitment process.

• Previous experience in Spacecraft Operations or Space Systems Engineering would be advantageous Qualifications Knowledge & Skills Degree in Space engineering, or similar Good understanding of space and ground segment systems Good
understanding of orbital mechanics Understanding of RF communications systems Good team working skills, together with the ability to interface with others at all levels Excellent written documentation and communication skills Attention to detail essential Good organisation skills and able to prioritise own workload Able to work autonomously and use own initiative to progress tasks Proven ability to handle pressure and work to tight deadlines when times are busy Decision making and creative problem-solving skills Flexible and must be able to work out of hours on occasion Foreign travel for a number of weeks will be required during commissioning phases and other customer support activities Competence with MS Windows and its components (e.g. registry, networking) Good MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint particularly) Able to demonstrate company mindsets and behaviours; Be accountable, Drive & delivery, Communicate effectively, Self-manage effectively, Work as

one team Location SSTL prides itself on being a super flexible company. The role is based in our Head Office in Guildford but we fully support hybrid working and a range of flexible working options. Benefits Our comprehensive benefits package includes: 32 days Holiday plus Bank Holidays, Pension Scheme with Life Assurance, Private Medical & International Travel Insurance, Annual Bonus Scheme, Share Incentive Plan, Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Shared Parental Pay for new parents, High Street Discount Scheme and many more! Visa Support SSTL supports applications requiring a UK Skilled Worker Visa and sponsorship is available for this role. Relocation assistance also available. This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth. Company: SURREY SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Employment Type: Permanent Experience Level: Professional Job Family: Customer Flight/Mission & Ops Support By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus. Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to ##### . At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.