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Satellite Ground Station Systems Engineer

Expert EmploymentChilton, Oxfordshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 29 Sept 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Chilton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Job Description

Satellite Ground Station Systems Engineer required to work at the cutting edge of terrestrial radio facility spacecraft communication systems research, design and development of antennas for in orbit communications.

Requirements

Satellite communications commercial experience of Ground Station system integration including system setup, coding and hardware. Deep experience in one or more of

Telemetry, Tracking, and Command systems to monitor satellite health, track orbit, and process command uplinks.

Payload Data Downlink signal processing of scientific, imaging and communication data from spacecraft.

Parabolic reception antenna dish, feed horn, waveguide, low noise amplifiers LNAs, space receivers and related.

Ground Stations as a Service GSaaS development of Cloud integrated networks allowing operators to lease antenna time.

You will also have a PhD or MSc in Satellite Communications, Telecommunications systems or similar.

Experience on collaborative projects and bid writing for framework programmes such as IUK, ESA or Horizon.

Experience working on externally funded collaborative projects with external stakeholders or equivalent relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Technical delivery on projects, technical consultancy to businesses, engagement with universities and Research centres on satellite Ground Station Systems.

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