Ground Stations Operations Engineer

Serco
Germany
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: OtherExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analysis","Communication","Reporting","Teamwork","Technical documentation"]

Support routine operations and preparations for EUMETSAT and external ground stations, covering GEO/LEO missions, anomaly monitoring, scheduling, and statistics/KPI inputs. Contribute to operational evolutions, upgrades validation, procedures/tools for monitoring, and engineering change coordination. Help with operations preparations, reviews, configuration/OSV status tracking, and integration/verification/validation test campaigns, including training and on-call launch/LEOP support.

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Serco
Serco
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Ground Stations Operations Engineer

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Job Summary

Support routine operations and preparations for EUMETSAT and external ground stations, covering GEO/LEO missions, anomaly monitoring, scheduling, and statistics/KPI inputs. Contribute to operational evolutions, upgrades validation, procedures/tools for monitoring, and engineering change coordination. Help with operations preparations, reviews, configuration/OSV status tracking, and integration/verification/validation test campaigns, including training and on-call launch/LEOP support.
Location: Germany
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Perform routine operations for GEO and LEO missions, coordinating routine/special activities, monitoring performance/quality, investigating anomalies, and proposing evolutions.
  • •Create and maintain operational schedules and contribute to documentation and procedures for routine, non-routine, and contingency operations under EUMETSAT document management and configuration control processes.
  • •Maintain statistics databases and monitoring systems, providing inputs for OPS reporting and mission KPIs at requested frequencies.
  • •Contribute to operational evolutions: requirements specification, compliance assessment, and operational validation/compilation of validation reports for ground station upgrades/evolutions.
  • •Support operations preparations including reviews for system deficiencies and operational risks, configuration/OSV status tracking, integration/verification/validation test campaigns, and transition plan definition.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:RelocationGym MembershipHealth InsurancePensionPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •University degree (or equivalent) in an engineering/scientific discipline relevant to the job (e.g., telecommunications/electronics/radio frequency) or proven ground-stations experience in real-time 24/7 spacecraft operations.
  • •At least five years’ experience operating complex ground station systems (TT&C and Mission Data Acquisition) supporting multiple GEO and/or LEO spacecraft, including verification and validation.
  • •Strong analysis, synthesis, and presentation skills.
  • •Ability to communicate effectively in a multi-disciplinary context and contribute to both team and cross-team interactions.
  • •Capacity to write accurate technical documentation and reports in English, with an ability to work under pressure and manage complex tasks with minimal supervision.
Experience:5+ yearsSpacecraft operationsEarth ObservationVerification and validation24/7 operationsGEOLEO
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:AnalysisCommunicationReportingTeamworkTechnical documentation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:DataminerMonitoring and control toolSpace Link Extension (SLE)ECSSCCSDSHMIVerification and validationConfiguration controlDocument management

Company Brief

Serco
Provides public services across defence, transport, health, justice, immigration and citizen services, delivering operations, consultancy and managed services to governments and commercial clients worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Hook, United Kingdom
Founded: 1929
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