Satellite Imagery Production Manager

Are you looking for a new opportunity to take your career to a higher orbit? To join an international group with a successful track record in Space Engineering? A job adapted to your career ambitions and in which you could have an impact for the years to come?

We are currently looking for a Satellite Imagery Production Manager to work in the Earth Observation segment of the Data Processing Centre.

Tasks and activities

The scope of activities will include:

• Ensuring quality of service for direct clients and end users, as well as 24/7 service resilience.
• Managing the nominal and high-level production of images and verifying the correct execution of all process treatments.
• Defining, performing & anticipating contingency procedures to resume nominal operations.
• Performing quality control of the products before distribution to the clients.
• Managing and monitoring the cataloguing and archiving functions.
• Writing, editing, and controlling ground operations procedures and documentation.
• Contribution to HW/SW/network maintenance of the production subsystem environment.
• Daily liaison with managers of other MOC segments to support continuous improvement and system robustness.
• Participating in all the preparations and acceptance activities of the Ground Control Segment, such as Commissioning phase and In-Orbit Qualification.
• Co-management and leadership of a team of satellite imagery operators.
• Provision of on-call support as required.
• Organisation and coordination of team training activities.

The following skills and experience are mandatory:

• Senior Engineer with a degree in Informatics or equivalent qualification.
• Operational knowledge of satellite systems and procedures for user service request management and programming functions.
• Advanced knowledge and working experience of Earth Observation systems or similar.
• Practical experience working with operational customers.
• 2–3 years of experience in image processing procedures.
• Strong team spirit and ability to collaborate effectively across functions as required.
• Proven experience in team and people management within an operational environment.
• Team spirit, information sharing, and empowerment.
• Motivated and willing to learn new skills and competences.
• Ability to work in an operational and commercial context.
• Positive, focused, and proactive mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities.
• EU citizenship is mandatory.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

The following skills and experience are highly desirable:

• Knowledge and working experience of Earth Observation systems.
• 2-3 years of experience in a 24/7 working environment.
• Understanding of imagery and GIS.
• Knowledge of any additional EU language would be considered an asset

Why should you apply?

• You will have the opportunity to work within leading space organisations across Europe.
• We encourage everyone to think outside the box and to push the boundaries of traditional knowledge. This role is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking company and allows for a deeper understanding of the industry.
• To be part of a company that values integrity, inspiration, care and collaboration.
• Benefits include: competitive remuneration packages; unique career opportunities, including working in other countries; access to training and development programmes; flexible relocation support.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all candidates, irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics.

As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process, we will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process.