Shift Mission Operations Engineer

Goonhilly (GES) is a pioneering commercial satellite and space communications company, working at the forefront of the UK’s growing space sector. We are a rapidly expanding business with assets in the UK, and USA.

As the trusted ground station of choice for many of the world’s satellite operators, Goonhilly offers a range of satellite communication services including uplink and broadcast, gateway operations, TT&C, carrier monitoring, and more. Since 2019, the company has also expanded its services to the Moon and beyond – providing lunar and deep-space communications links to spacecraft operated by international agencies and private enterprises.

We are currently seeking a proactive candidate to contribute to on-going projects and real time operations, using a collaborative approach in a structured mission operations environment.

The Opportunity

The focus of this role is to complete high quality, detailed work based on established standards, guidelines, and procedures. Responsibilities will involve:

• Routine operations of one or more ground stations, involving following procedures, methodical reporting, and logging, and ensuring systems are performing as required.
• Supporting the development of procedures, tests, and investigations.
• Supporting anomaly investigation and resolution processes.
• Performing routine and critical real-time operations.
• Performing health and performance trend analysis at system and subsystem level.

Key skills you will need for this role?

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant technical discipline or have demonstrated experience in a relevant field.
• Be able to follow procedures and instructions robustly.
• Be confident to question procedures and processes that may need to be adapted.
• Be competent in various computing platforms.
• Basic competence in Linux (or similar) operating systems.
• Be able to operate in a calm, orderly and disciplined manner during high stress situations.
• Be able to identify problems and report them in a timely manner.
• Be detail orientated and able to work using your own initiative with limited supervision, alongside other team members.
• Be fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Flexibility to work shifts.

What you can expect from us

• Competitive Salary
• Holiday – 25 days plus bank holidays
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Cover
• Private Dental Cover
• Company Pension Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Cover

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that our workplace and employment practices are free from discrimination, harassment, or victimisation on the grounds of race, gender, married or civil partner status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, trans status disability, religion or belief, and age. We encourage applicants from a wide range of background and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Goonhilly.

We want to ensure that all applicants have fair and equitable access to our job opportunities. If you think you many need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please just let us know and we will do our best to support you.