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# Mission Operations Engineer (Space/Satellite) - SC Cleared

- **Company:** Stott and May
- **Location:** Surrey, UK
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Relational Databases, JSON
- **Published:** August 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/operations-engineer/stott-may-professional-search-limited-job107796750

## About the Role

Degree in Engineering, Space Systems or another relevant STEM discipline.

 - Experience or knowledge of spacecraft operations, mission planning or systems engineering.
 - Understanding of satellite operations and mission scheduling principles.
 - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritise work in a fast-paced operational environment.
 - Experience with JSON, relational databases and AWS is desirable.
 - Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary and remote teams.
 - Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

## Description

We'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., Generate and maintain mission operation plans for multiple satellite collects each day.

 - Schedule activities within spacecraft operational constraints, including power, memory and thermal limitations.
 - Monitor tasking requests, track mission progress and report on planned versus actual data collection.
 - Support the day-to-day planning and execution of spacecraft operations.
 - Raise and manage operational issues through the support process.
 - Work closely with Spacecraft Operations, Systems Engineering and other cross-functional teams to ensure mission objectives are delivered efficiently.
 - Contribute to the continuous improvement of mission planning tools and operational processes.


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