Remote Satellite Operator

Summary

Join constellr in advancing impactful initiatives, particularly in agriculture, where our expertise contributes to transformative projects in global food production.

Requirements

• A degree in aerospace engineering or equivalent
• Proven experience in satellite operations
• A strong grasp of systems engineering principles applied to space projects, and project development lifecycle
• Knowledge of the constraints and challenges of earth observation mission operations
• Development skills in Java and Python
• Knowledge of SQL (PostgreSQL)
• Comfortable knowledge of Git and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiar with ECSS standards
• Ability to rapidly expand application-specific knowledge sets and skills where necessary and to quickly familiarise yourself with new areas of responsibility
• A holistic view and good knowledge of satellite systems and components
• An engaging and social team-player spirit, with a strong motivation to help build and shape constellr’s organisation
• The ability to work autonomously, and analytically, whilst remaining results-oriented
• Comfortable working in a distributed team, and well-versed in using collaborative tools
• Proficient English language skills (verbal & writing)
• Highly disciplined & reliable – committed to planning & delivering results on time, reporting any deviations accordingly
• Goal-oriented, creative, flexible, and comfortable handling many diverse and sometimes open-ended assignments

Responsibilities

• Operating the constellr satellites according to established processes and procedures
• Participate in the On-Call support program
• Creation of the necessary technical documentation, operational reports, and reviews
• Supporting the improvement of our operational processes for constellation operations, both in nominal and contingency situations
• Participate in the ongoing operational FDIR study to be used for contingency operations development
• Improvement of operational procedures according to the onboard software of the payload and the platform
• Participate in verification and validation of mission operations (tools, procedures, and processes)

Benefits

• A company pension scheme (bAV) in cooperation with WWK Lebensversicherung (20% subsidy) for German employees
• Flexible working: we support remote or semi-remote working for many of our roles
• Work-life balance: we value everyone’s time and respect family or personal commitments. We support you to be as productive as you can in the time you have