Mission Planning & Ground Station Systems

VisionSpace is a dynamic consulting, technology and engineering company delivering solutions and services for the Space and Defence sectors. We work across satellite operations, ground data systems, ground stations, automation, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. Our motto is Space and Beyond is Our Playground . We empower our customers to shape the future of satellite operations by bringing automation and intelligence into operational systems. About the Role We are looking for a Mission Planning & Ground Station Systems Engineer to join our team supporting activities at EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany . The position will support the CGSS project , an established operational project responsible for an application used to generate ground station pass schedules for EUMETSAT missions . The successful candidate will contribute to the development, maintenance, verification and evolution of the application and will work closely with engineers, operational teams and end users. This is a great opportunity for a professionals in applying their technical skills to operational satellite ground systems and mission planning. What You'll Be Doing Your responsibilities will include: • Contributing to the development, maintenance and evolution of the CGSS application . • Developing and maintaining software components, with a particular focus on Python-based development . • Supporting the development and maintenance of web-based applications and interfaces . • Analysing software requirements and translating operational needs into technical solutions. • Performing software Verification & Validation (V&V) activities. • Preparing and executing functional, integration, regression and acceptance tests. • Investigating and troubleshooting software anomalies and supporting their resolution. • Supporting the integration and deployment of software releases. • Contributing to technical and user documentation. • Working directly with end users and operational stakeholders to understand requirements, collect feedback and support effective use of the system. • Contributing to the reliability and maintainability of software used within an operational space environment. • Working closely with other engineering teams involved in mission planning, ground station systems and satellite operations. What We Look For You do not need to fulfil every requirement below . We are looking for candidates who combine several of these skills and are motivated to develop further within the space operations domain. Technical Experience Ideally, you will bring experience in several of the following areas: • Software engineering and the software development lifecycle. • Python development . • Development of web-based applications . • Software Verification & Validation , testing and quality assurance. • Requirements analysis and software documentation. • Version control and collaborative development environments, preferably using tools such as Git/GitLab . • CI/CD, automated testing or software deployment processes. • Linux-based development or operational environments. Space Domain Experience Experience or knowledge in one or more of the following would be highly desirable: • Satellite or spacecraft operations . • Mission Planning Systems or scheduling applications. • Ground segment software and operational systems. • Ground Station Monitoring and Control systems . • Ground station scheduling, pass planning or contact planning. • Integration of mission planning applications with other mission control or ground segment systems. • Working with operational teams or end users in a mission-critical environment. Previous experience with EUMETSAT, ESA or comparable European space programmes would be an advantage, but is not mandatory . Educ