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Spacecraft Analyst

Employer
Inmarsat
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
29 Oct 2021

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Company Description

Closing Date for Applications:  29th October 2021

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 14 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 14 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.

Working together with the department operations and support teams, responsible for the development and operation of Inmarsat’s satellite and ground control systems within the COO division. The successful candidate may be required to periodically support Inmarsat’s Space Segment Procurement team, including possible secondments, to ensure future satellites can be safely and efficiently integrated with the existing fleet and operated thereafter. There will be significant exposure to external entities (spacecraft manufacturers such as Boeing, Airbus, TAS and Lockheed Martin) as well as internal entities (the teams responsible for the Inmarsat communications network).

 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, determine the underlying root cause of incidents and identify workarounds or permanent solutions to prevent reoccurrence 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 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
  • To ensure any analyst 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 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

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

  • Science or Engineering university degree or equivalent qualifications 
  • Experience in a satellite operations environment.  
  • Knowledge of design and operations of spacecraft subsystems, such as Power, Thermal, Attitude Control, TTC and Payload subsystems.
  • Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.
  • 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:

  • Preference for a degree in a Space Engineering related subject,
  • 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 achieve data analysis and data manipulation for trending, anomaly prediction and classification analysis and for developing and enhancing tools for aiding analyst 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.

  • 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

Company

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 14 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.

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