About this job

As Spacecraft Helmsman/Helmswoman you will be tasked with commanding and controlling D-Orbit’s Fleet of Carriers and Reconnaissance and Servicing Vessels. From our own mission control center, you will conduct end-to-end mission operations, from launch to final deorbiting, including flight dynamics planning and maneuvers execution. Failure detections and recovery, telemetry post-processing, operations planning, and execution are also part of D-Orbit’s Spaceflight Operations team.

Responsibilities

• Support to top-level design and requirements definition, starting from mission and payload requirements;
• Detailed operations requirements and design definitions;
• Interfacing with all subsystems and software team to define use cases, on-ground and on-orbit operations;
• Support to system AIV and launch campaign;
• On-orbit operations procedures definitions and verification,
• On-orbit operations planning and execution throughout the missions;
• Flight dynamics maintenance and maneuver planning;
• Anomaly identification and resolution;
• Authoring of Technical documents;

Profile

• At least 2 years of working experience in relevant space engineering domain (e.g. system engineering, flight operations, AIV/AIT, ground segment engineering);
• Knowledge of System Engineering, Orbital and Attitude Dynamics;
• Knowledge of Spaceflight Operations;
• Knowledge in scripting languages (Python) and processing tools (MATLAB);
• Knowledge of Ground Segment architectures;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Proactive attitude and ability to work in a team and individually;
• Experience in spaceflight operations and/or AIV processes is a strong plus;
• Knowledge of spaceflight dynamics and maneuver planning is a strong plus;
• Familiarity with On-Board Control Procedures concepts is a plus;
• Advanced University degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) preferably in Aerospace/Space Engineering;
• Full professional proficiency in the English language is mandatory.