Posted 07 August, 2026
Mission Operations Engineer (Space/Satellite) - SC Cleared
Stott & May Professional Search Limited
Surrey, ENG, GB
Full Time
Job Description
Mission Planning Engineer (Contract)\n
\nStart: ASAP\n
\nDuration: 6-12 months\n
\nLocation: 3 days per week in Surrey\n
\n*candidates require an SC clearance or must be willing to undergo background checks*\n
\nWe're seeking a Mission Planning Engineer to join a Space Operations team, supporting the planning and execution of daily satellite missions. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a live operational environment, generating mission plans, coordinating satellite tasking and ensuring the successful delivery of customer requirements across a constellation of satellites.\n
\nKey Responsibilities\n
\n- Generate and maintain mission operation plans for multiple satellite collects each day.\n
\n- Schedule activities within spacecraft operational constraints, including power, memory and thermal limitations.\n
\n- Monitor tasking requests, track mission progress and report on planned versus actual data collection.\n
\n- Support the day-to-day planning and execution of spacecraft operations.\n
\n- Raise and manage operational issues through the support process.\n
\n- Work closely with Spacecraft Operations, Systems Engineering and other cross-functional teams to ensure mission objectives are delivered efficiently.\n
\n- Contribute to the continuous improvement of mission planning tools and operational processes.\n
\nSkills & Experience\n
\n- Degree in Engineering, Space Systems or another relevant STEM discipline.\n
\n- Experience or knowledge of spacecraft operations, mission planning or systems engineering.\n
\n- Understanding of satellite operations and mission scheduling principles.\n
\n- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritise work in a fast-paced operational environment.\n
\n- Experience with JSON, relational databases and AWS is desirable.\n
\n- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary and remote teams.\n
\n- Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.\n
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\nStart: ASAP\n
\nDuration: 6-12 months\n
\nLocation: 3 days per week in Surrey\n
\n*candidates require an SC clearance or must be willing to undergo background checks*\n
\nWe're seeking a Mission Planning Engineer to join a Space Operations team, supporting the planning and execution of daily satellite missions. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a live operational environment, generating mission plans, coordinating satellite tasking and ensuring the successful delivery of customer requirements across a constellation of satellites.\n
\nKey Responsibilities\n
\n- Generate and maintain mission operation plans for multiple satellite collects each day.\n
\n- Schedule activities within spacecraft operational constraints, including power, memory and thermal limitations.\n
\n- Monitor tasking requests, track mission progress and report on planned versus actual data collection.\n
\n- Support the day-to-day planning and execution of spacecraft operations.\n
\n- Raise and manage operational issues through the support process.\n
\n- Work closely with Spacecraft Operations, Systems Engineering and other cross-functional teams to ensure mission objectives are delivered efficiently.\n
\n- Contribute to the continuous improvement of mission planning tools and operational processes.\n
\nSkills & Experience\n
\n- Degree in Engineering, Space Systems or another relevant STEM discipline.\n
\n- Experience or knowledge of spacecraft operations, mission planning or systems engineering.\n
\n- Understanding of satellite operations and mission scheduling principles.\n
\n- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritise work in a fast-paced operational environment.\n
\n- Experience with JSON, relational databases and AWS is desirable.\n
\n- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary and remote teams.\n
\n- Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.\n
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