Job Description
On behalf of the Italian subsidiary of the group – SSC Italy – we are seeking passionate individuals with a strong background in space engineering and extensive experience in real time operations to support one of our customers in Italy.
If you are eager to make a significant impact in the space industry, apply now and embark on an extraordinary space journey with us.
Requirements
Job Requirements
- Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Space Systems, Telecommunications, or a related field.
- Proven extensive experience in spacecraft operations, including direct involvement in LEOP and commissioning activities.
- Strong knowledge of satellite subsystems.
- Familiarity with flight dynamics and mission planning tools and ground control systems.
- Experience in telemetry analysis.
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams under time-critical conditions.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Advanced level of English.
- Experience in LEO missions will be a plus.
- Applicants must be legally allowed to work in the EU and hold a European citizenship. Evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.
- Copy of passport and degree(s) certificate.
- Good conduct certificate from the country where currently resident.
- Furthermore, in view of the nature of the work, all potential employees will undergo stringent reference checks.
Job Responsibilities
As Spacecraft Operations Manager you will be responsible for coordinating a team of spacecraft and ground operations engineers and will be the main point of contact for mission operations with project management, customers and other stakeholders.
The Main Tasks Will Be
- Contribute to the development of operational concepts, procedures, and contingency plans.
- Lead simulations, rehearsals, and validation campaigns to ensure operational readiness.
- Train and mentor the operations team as required.
- Lead and coordinate spacecraft activities during critical LEOP and commissioning phases, also outside office hours.
- Supervise real-time monitoring, anomaly detection, and troubleshooting.
- Ensure compliance with flight rules, mission constraints, and safety requirements.
- Manage day-to-day spacecraft operations, including flight dynamics, planning, scheduling, and execution of mission timelines.
- Provision of on-call support outside office hours.
- Oversee spacecraft health monitoring, trend analysis, and anomaly resolution.
- Optimize resource usage (power, data, fuel, etc.) to maximize spacecraft lifetime and mission return.
- Report mission status and performance to internal and external stakeholders.
Contract
- Competitive remuneration package, recognizing the value of your skills and expertise.
- Unique career opportunities, including the possibility of working in other countries with our SSC Group.
- Personalized training and development programmes.
Prior to 2025-11-15, please apply via our Job Application form quoting SSCitaly-SOM as reference.
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About the company
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Aurora, formed in 1995, is part of SSC Group (Swedish Space Corporation), and firmly established within the Space industry as a support company providing a high level of service. Since 1 January 2010, the company is owned by SSC subsidiary LSE Space which complements and increases our ability to provide solutions.
Aurora's core business activity is the provision of engineers and scientists as on-site support.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is our main client.
As a company, we provide a broad level of support and increase staff deployment possibilities, while still maintaining a streamlined management. Aurora successfully supplies engineering and scientific support services to ESTEC & ESAC, whereas LSE is a leading supplier of Operations Engineering services to ESOC and GSOC. Together we employ over one hundred professional engineers, scientists, and high level administration staff providing solutions and services for design, development and operations of spacecraft, payload and ground segments.
We are a multinational team with more than 25 different nationalities; all experience the adventure of working and living in an international environment. The exposure to different cultural values and different societies means that the awareness and tolerance within the team is enhanced. Becoming culturally intelligent is a key requirement for the success of our business in a professional as well as social context.
The employees are our key resource and we support them in order to progress their careers successfully. We employ individuals with a high level of qualification and motivation who are also flexible in order to meet the challenges of the tasks to be performed. We encourage all staff to remain at the leading edge of the skills curve via a continuous training and education programme and combine this with a generous remuneration package. Regular staff dialogues and feed back on ongoing assignments are part of the LSE and AURORA culture.