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Inmarsat has been at the forefront of global mobile satellite communications for over forty years, and is the market leading provider of voice and high-speed data communications for users on land, at sea and in the air through its constellation of 15 geostationary satellites. Inmarsat is a privately owned company with a profitable track record and significant growth aspirations. This is represented by more than 55 nationalities in the workforce, reflecting the global and dynamic nature of the business. With an investment of over $3 billion in its latest network infrastructure, Inmarsat is at the forefront of global mobile communications innovation.
Chief Operations Office
Inmarsat’s Chief Operations Office (COO) plays a vital role managing the services that keep our business running and delivering to our customers. COO consists of 9 functions including: Satellite Operations, Network Operations, Service Assurance, Service Delivery Aviation and Customer Assurance, Service Delivery and Supply Chain, Project Management Office, Global Cyber Security and Group IT
Job Description
Primary role purpose:
Inmarsat operates 15 geosynchronous satellites and provide a wide range of global communications services (voice and data) for the maritime, air and land-based communities. A spacecraft operations engineer is required to take a responsible position as part of the Spacecraft Analysis team who perform the on-station spacecraft engineering operations for the Inmarsat current and future satellite fleets.
Key responsibilities:
To define, plan and execute operations to manage the satellite configurations to maintain their health, safety and function
To assess and report on satellite health and performance by daily monitoring of their status and monitoring of long-term trends in behaviour of on-board units
To respond to satellite contingency situations by assessing satellite status, performing the correct triage, identifying the remedial response and directing recovery operations according to a well-defined incident management process
To diagnose problems as quickly as possible, establish the underlying root cause of incidents and identify workarounds or permanent solutions to prevent reoccurrence with the spacecraft manufacturer using techniques such as 8D, 5 whys, fault tree/fishbone analysis to get to the root cause of a problem and then to be able to identify corrective and preventive measures
To maintain satellite operational products such as satellite telemetry and telecommand databases, including alarm limits, to support safe and efficient operations and to maintain the routine and contingency satellite control procedures and validate updates against the satellite simulator and maintain the satellite simulators to have a fully representative test bed
To develop and maintain the reference data sets and software applications including AI applications required by the Spacecraft Analysis Department to perform the satellite health and performance monitoring, operations planning, checking and reporting to ensure early detection of problems and anomaly characterisation
To ensure any training plan and accreditation are up to date and when required the provision of any training, definition of courseware and assessments are conducted accurately, effectively and efficiently
To work with the Inmarsat and spacecraft manufacturer engineering support teams to investigate anomalies and develop relevant operational solutions
To work on new satellite programmes on systems engineering, operations development and validation and to support the Space Segment Procurement team with programme reviews
To respond positively to any other requests that help achieve Inmarsat’s goals
Qualifications
Required Experience, knowledge and skills:
Science or Engineering university degree or equivalent qualifications
Previous experience in a related discipline in the space industry
Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken
Ability to prioritise work to deliver the Satellite Operations divisional objectives. This requires a high degree of flexibility in planning and executing work
Excellent analytical skills resulting in clear and concise explanations of observations and anomalies
Good PC skills with knowledge of MS Windows, MS Office programs
Desirable knowledge and skills:
Highly desirable to have experience in a satellite operations environment
Preference for a degree in a Space Engineering related subject
Knowledge of design and operations of spacecraft subsystems, such as Power, Thermal, Attitude Control, TTC and Payload subsystems
Experience of working with one or more of the following spacecraft platforms: Boeing 702, Airbus E3000, E3KEOR, NEO, TAS Spacebus 4000, Lockheed Martin Series 4000
Knowledge of one or more programming languages (e.g. Python, R) to perform data analysis and data manipulation for trending, anomaly prediction and classification analysis and for developing and enhancing tools for aiding the team's processes and procedures
Experience of working with spacecraft manufacturers and satellite engineering support teams for the specification, development and implementation of satellite specific operations for at least one previous geo-synchronous satellite project
Knowledge of the satellite design, build and AIT process
Additional Information
You must be eligible to work in this location advertised.
Inmarsat Values:
Our values define Inmarsat’s culture and represent what we believe in. Inmarsat employees aspire to certain behaviours which support our corporate values, they create a stronger working environment and lie at the heart of our continued success as an organisation.
Customer – Providing a unique value to our customers
Accountability – taking ownership, getting results and keeping our promises
Respect – collaborating, embracing diversity and valuing differences
Excellence – creating bold solutions for our customers and putting quality at the heart of everything we do
As an employer, we believe in facilitating a flexible working environment where possible while taking into consideration the operational requirements of an employee’s position and work unit.
Diversity:
Inmarsat warmly welcomes applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, age, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity. Please let the Resourcing Team know if there are any ways in which we can support you in the hiring process.