Spacecraft Operations Engineer
Airbus Defence and Space
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Chippenham
Contract type: Full time
Job Description
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Must have or be able to obtain UK Eyes Only SC/DV Security Clearance via the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) process.
LOCATION: Corsham, Wiltshire (with some hybrid working available subject to our Hybrid Working Policy)
TYPE: Full time
What's In It For You
We are looking for a Spacecraft Operations Engineer to work alongside an operations development team to help design and deliver a fully functional spacecraft operations centre to manage and provide services for a fleet of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) spacecraft.
Reporting directly to the Head Of Space Engineering you will provide technical inputs into bid work, designing satellite ground stations, network design and preparations for spacecraft operations.
Following implementation of the mission, you will be expected to aid in the ground and spacecraft operations to support a functional constellation of spacecraft.
You will also be involved in building on an existing LEO project, to aid in the development and continuation of the mission.
How You Will Contribute To The Team
How We Can Support You
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.
Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and our Talent Acquisition team will contact you.
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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
AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited
Employment Type
Permanent
Experience Level
Entry Level
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 [email protected].
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.
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Must have or be able to obtain UK Eyes Only SC/DV Security Clearance via the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) process.
LOCATION: Corsham, Wiltshire (with some hybrid working available subject to our Hybrid Working Policy)
TYPE: Full time
What's In It For You
- Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more
- Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL, option to buy/sell holiday
- Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
- Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme
- Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving
- Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)
We are looking for a Spacecraft Operations Engineer to work alongside an operations development team to help design and deliver a fully functional spacecraft operations centre to manage and provide services for a fleet of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) spacecraft.
Reporting directly to the Head Of Space Engineering you will provide technical inputs into bid work, designing satellite ground stations, network design and preparations for spacecraft operations.
Following implementation of the mission, you will be expected to aid in the ground and spacecraft operations to support a functional constellation of spacecraft.
You will also be involved in building on an existing LEO project, to aid in the development and continuation of the mission.
How You Will Contribute To The Team
- Spacecraft operation planning and execution. Including telemetry analysis and anomaly investigation, diagnosis and mitigation.
- Aid in assessing risk elements of all aspects of spacecraft design, build and test.
- Work alongside the Project Lead to design operational concepts for the mission.
- Provide input into the design and bid work of end to end satellite missions.
- BSc Systems Engineering, Physics, or equivalent OR experience working within the Space Industry.
- Have an interest in spacecraft operations and design.
- Excellent communication and problem solving skills.
- Interest in programming technical solutions (e.g. python, MATLAB etc.)
How We Can Support You
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.
Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and our Talent Acquisition team will contact you.
:MF1
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
AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited
Employment Type
Permanent
Experience Level
Entry Level
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 [email protected].
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.
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