Satellite Operations Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Execute satellite operations, including on-call rotation as Satellite Controller/Flight Director.
• Configure and set up tools for programs, including procedures, dashboards, subschedules, resolvers, and auto-pilot plans.
• Configure systems for commissioning and nominal operations.
• Handle anomalies and maintain overall space infrastructure performance.
• Develop automation for ground and space-based operations.
• Script mission performance and cockpit configurations (preferably in Python).
• Validate and verify tools used in satellite operations.
• Support test campaigns prior to and during launch.
• Apply the "Test as We Fly" methodology across mission-critical systems.
• Understand and execute customer CONOPS for operations.
• Interface with customers before and during mission deployment.

Requirements

• Strong background in satellite operations and complex systems management.
• Willingness to train and participate in commissioning and on-call Satellite Controller/Flight Director duties.
• Proven software development experience with solid automation skills.
• Ability to work across full hardware/software stack (ground-based, space-based, interface systems).
• Proficiency in Python and Git.
• Pragmatic mindset for balancing operational priorities.
• High accountability, autonomy, and ownership.
• Openness to learning and working outside comfort zones in a fast-paced environment.
• Scripting experience for automation and mission operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Airbus satellite platforms (Arrow-150 bus) in avionics, ADCS, or propulsion.
• Experience with LEO satellite operations and constellation management.
• Experience interacting with and managing customers.
• Background in satellite testing, AIT, validation, and verification.
• Arabic language skills or willingness to learn.

Benefits

• Not specified in the listing.

About the Company

Orbitworks' mission is to make space simple for organizations seeking to deploy physical and virtual missions. Building on Loft Orbital's heritage, Orbitworks is set to be the first commercial company in the United Arab Emirates to mass-manufacture satellites, operating from its state-of-the-art 50,000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi. The company aims to manufacture tens of satellites annually and drive space innovation in the region.