ESTRACK Ground Operations Engineer

Job Description:

Telespazio Germany is looking for an engineer to join our ESTRACK Ground Operations Engineering Service team at ESOC in Darmstadt, Germany. ESTRACK is ESA's global network of ground stations supporting deep-space and LEO satellite communications. As a Ground Operations Engineer (GOE), you'll be assigned to a Spacecraft Mission operations team, providing engineering support to prepare and maintain ground operation facilities—both during new mission onboarding and throughout live mission operations.

Key Responsibilities

The core services of Ground Operations Engineering are as follows:

Validation of end-to-end ground segment configuration for critical and routine remote operations.

Leading Mission Readiness tests to validate operational procedures for critical and routine operations.

Generation of operational configuration of mission-specific documentation (e.g. Ground Operation Procedure, Remote and local Procedures, training material) during the lifetime of the mission.

Investigations of anomalies (incidents analysis and problem management) affecting the Ground station services to any supported mission.

Interfacing with ESTRACK Network Operations Centre (NOC) and Ground Station.

Maintenance and Operations teams; interfacing with external station partners.

Preparation of the ground segment for launch and early orbit phases of new missions.

Provide training and procedural documentation for NOC operations.

Supporting the development and evolution of the NOC facilities and operational concepts.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

University degree or equivalent education in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering.

Experience in the Telecommunication Engineering domain (i.e. RF expertise), including practical experience as an RF engineer.

Broad understanding of IT Systems.

Configuration control expertise (i.e., knowledge and experience in configuration management).

Desirable Skills

Some experience with deep space and 15m antennas.

Some experience with Ground Station operations.

Familiarity with Satellite support ground facilities control processes and set-up.

Some experience dealing with internal & external interfaces and industrial suppliers.

Familiarity with ground segment maintenance and operations.

Furthermore

Start date 01/10/2026 or 01/01/2027.

EU applications only.

CV in the latest Europass format.

Seniority: Expert

Primary Location: DE - Darmstadt - ESOC

Contract Type: Employee-Permanent

Hybrid Working: Onsite