Ground Station Software Engineer

Salary: £45,600 – £63,600 per year

Exciting opportunity for an experienced Ground Station Software Engineer to join rapidly expanding global space organisation
As Ground Station Software Engineer you will be working with several international teams, and making a positive impact on the future sustainability of space
As Ground Station Software Engineer you will be involved in the designing, developing, validating and maintaining Ground Segment Software subsystems needed for operating space missions, together with
* Generating and updating the software related documentation.
* Participating in the design of the systems including requirements capture, definition, tailoring, analysis and conversion to use cases and stories; and the development support and solution testing.
* Supporting the Ground Segment verification, validation and integration.
* Supporting in the Mission System Test and or Simulation campaigns.
* Supporting the Operations team to resolve technical issues and providing advice on best practice.
For the Ground Station Software Engineer role you will need to:
* Be educated to degree level or equivalent in Computer Science, Telecommunications
* Have commercial experience in software development and software engineering.
* Have commercial experience in the design and development of satellite user or ground segment products and technologies.
* Have good knowledge of C/C++, Java and or Python programming languages.
* Have knowledge of Linux system administration, shell scripts, make, etc.
* Have experience in development on Linux systems.
* Have experience with Mission Control Systems, preferably based on SCOS-2000.
* Have good overall knowledge of the main components of a ground segment and how they interact between them.
* Have knowledge of ECSS standards.
Our client is a rapidly expanding innovative and pioneering global organisation making a positive contribution to the sustainability of space. They are a people focused business who can offer you the opportunity to develop your career in space further. As Ground Station Software Engineer you will be part of a supportive and passionate team international team, and be rewarded with a very competitive salary and fabulous range of benefits.
Ground Station | Software | Ground Segment | Space Missions | Computer Science | Telecommunications | Telecomms | Earth Station | Earth Terminal | Mission Systems | Mission Tests | Mission Control | Simulation Campaigns | Linux | C++
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