Mission & Flight Operations Lead

At NewOrbit Space, our mission is to engineer the lowest orbiting satellites on Earth to rapidly advance global connectivity and insight.

We are currently building satellites that can operate at an altitude of just 200 km - one-third that of conventional satellites.

Mission & Flight Operations Manager

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At NewOrbit Space, our mission is to engineer the lowest orbiting satellites on Earth to rapidly advance global connectivity and insight.

We are currently building satellites that can operate at an altitude of just 200 km - one-third that of conventional satellites.

Your Role

Establish and own NewOrbit’s mission operations capability from the start, defining how our spacecraft are commanded, monitored, and operated from the ground.

You will lead the setting up of mission control, define spacecraft-ground and ground-station interfaces, develop real-time flight operations concepts, and support LEOP, commissioning, manoeuvres, nominal operations, and anomaly response alongside Mission Design and Communications.

Responsibilities

Mission Operations Ownership

- Lead the development of NewOrbit’s mission operations concept from an early phase, defining operational workflows, responsibilities, flight rules, procedures, and escalation paths.

- Act as the responsible engineer for spacecraft operations, ensuring the spacecraft, mission control system, ground stations, and engineering teams are aligned for flight.

Mission Control Centre Setup

- Define the requirements for NewOrbit’s mission control centre, including mission control software, telemetry displays, command interfaces, alerting, logging, operational dashboards, and access control.

- Support the selection, configuration, and validation of tools required for real-time spacecraft operations.

Spacecraft-to-Ground Interfaces

- Define and manage the operational interfaces between the spacecraft and ground segment, including telemetry, telecommand, command verification, event reporting, time corr...