Satellite Operations Engineer

Mission and Operations

                                                                      Satellite Operations Engineer

About Satellogic

Satellogic is a vertically integrated Earth Observation company that designs, manufactures, and operates satellite systems, delivering decision-grade insights at scale to government and commercial customers.

We build space systems end-to-end, from satellite design and manufacturing to launch and on-orbit operations, giving us the ability to deploy quickly, operate reliably, and support persistent monitoring across regions and priority areas. Our approach moves customers beyond one-off imagery toward continuous awareness and alert-driven decision-making, with flexible pathways that can evolve from managed monitoring to full satellite ownership and sovereign control.

Our technology supports a wide range of use cases across climate monitoring, agriculture, energy, infrastructure, defense and intelligence, helping organizations detect change, manage risk, and plan with confidence.

With a team distributed across five countries, Satellogic brings together expertise in satellite engineering, software development, data science, manufacturing, operations, and go-to-market. We’re a group of purpose-driven builders who value ownership, curiosity, and execution—and who work with humility, honesty, and empathy.

About the team

The Mission and Operations (M&O) team is responsible for the in-orbit operations of the company's satellite constellation. We oversee the entire operation from launch, commissioning, day-to-day operations, and decommissioning of the satellites. For day-to-day operations, we provide user interfaces to request data (imagery, experiments, etc.) and we handle the planning optimization , collection and download of the requested data. On top of that, we make sure that our satellites are in the correct orbits, out of collision courses, healthy, and up-to-date with the latest software upgrades coming from the engineering teams. 

You will be part of the Satellite Operations team, which seeks to maximize our satellite constellation availability and reliability by means of maintenance, troubleshooting, upgrades, and constant monitoring of the satellites health and performance. To do so, the team develops and executes maintenance procedures and automatic monitoring software systems. Also, the team is responsible for the commissioning of new satellites after every launch. and the execution of in-orbit testing of new features.

About the position

As a Satellite Operations Engineer you will perform real-time and off-line satellite monitoring and execute maintenance procedures in order to maximize the availability of our fleet.

Your main responsibilities as a Satellite Operations Engineer will include:

- Participate in the development of our fleet's monitoring system and automation tools.

- Monitor the satellites' health and performance.

- Identify, isolate, investigate, diagnose and solve incidents, and whenever necessary, escalate and follow up incidents.

- Execute planned and unplanned maintenance procedures.

- Execute in-orbit experiments according to predefined procedures and requests from the R&D team.

- Identify and suggest opportunities to improve efficiency of the satellite constellation and our processes

- Participate in our 24/7 on-call rotations required for the support of our constellation

- Ensure adequate documentation and procedures 

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working across disciplines, can navigate technical complexity, and wants to help scale and strengthen the operational backbone of a space company.

Location  

Hybrid work Spain, on site work available in our offices in Barcelona

Please note that this role as part of the Mission Operations team might require on-call availability.

About you 

Experience & knowledge

Experience with Python, GIT and Rest API or similar.

Advanced student of Engineering or Computer Science or related fields of entry level professional.

Experience with bash and Linux environments.

Ability to coordinate multiple tasks effectively.

At least intermediate English proficiency level.

Humble, flexible, and eager to learn.

Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Diversity Commitment 

Satellogic values diversity and inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer. We are convinced that hiring and developing top talent from around the world for any given discipline will drive innovation, generate new solutions, and deliver a superior product to our global customer base. We work to build an equitable and inclusive environment in which all people, regardless of gender, race, religion, or background, can come together to do their best work.

Please feel free to specify your pronouns following your name on the application.

Learn more about Satellogic

To learn more about us please visit satellogic.com and follow us on twitter (@Satellogic) and LinkedIn

Applicant Data Privacy Statement

As part of your application you will be required to confirm Satellogic's Applicant Data Privacy Policy which is available for your review here.  

By applying to this position you express, affirmative consent to our collection of your name, address, email address, phone number and relevant application information and the processing of that information. It is important to understand that Satellogic will store your data for the purpose of processing your application for the position, and possibly other compatible positions.  You also understand that you have rights to access your Personal Data, as well as rights to request their rectification, completion, update or erasure. You may exercise your rights by sending an email to [email protected].

Consenting to our Applicant Data Privacy Policy is required in order for Satellogic to process your employment application.