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Spacecraft Operations Engineer (m/f/d)

  • DLR-GfR mbH Jobportal
  • Oberpfaffenhofen
  • Work experience
  • Engineer
  • Published: 2026-05-20
  • Unlimited
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DLR GfR mbH is a company providing reliable, safe and secure aerospace services. We operate and manage the constellation of Galileo satellites in the Galileo Control Center Oberpfaffenhofen on behalf of the European Commission.
Our company headquarters is located in an area widely known as a holiday destination - the five-lakes region in Upper Bavaria near Munich. At the space industry location in Oberpfaffenhofen, our around 330 employees work every day in international and interdisciplinary teams on the navigation for the future. Become a part of us!

YOUR MISSION:

As a core team member of the Galileo Service Operator (GSOp), DLR GfR mbH operates and manages the constellation of Galileo satellites from the Galileo Control Center in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (GCC-D).

As a Spacecraft Operations Engineer 1 you will be responsible for the operation of the satellites in the Galileo flight control team and will assume the following tasks:  

  • responsable for the satellite subsystem AOCS, EPS and Thermal
  • Implementation of on-console operations and off-console activities for the Galileo constellation
  • Planning and implementation of test procedures
  • Provision of services in compliance with Key Performance Indicators
  • Performance and trend analysis execution
  • Error analysis and contingency procedures development
  • Analysis, development, and validation of flight operations procedures
  • Production of training documentations
  • Support of the control center in Fucino, Italy

YOUR QUALIFICATION:

  • Master's degree in engineering, preferably in aerospace engineering or equivalent experience in Galileo satellite operations
  • very good knowledge of the satellite subsystems AOCS, EPS and Thermal
  • Good level of spoken and written English
  • Willingness to work in shifts
  • Willingness to be on-call

OUR OFFER:

  • Work-Life-Balance, e.g., through flexible working time models and mobile office options
  • 30 days annual leave and additional days off on 24.12., 31.12. and Shrove Tuesday
  • Trusting and appreciative cooperation as well as international Teamspirit
  • Employer-financed retirement plan
  • Access to LinkedIn Learning
  • Access to corporate benefits platform
  • JobRad (company bike leasing)
  • Membership with EGYM Wellpass (corporate fitness)
  • Supplementary company health insurance

CONTACT:

We have aroused your interest but you still have questions about the position? Then please contact us at recruiting@dlr-gfr.com!

Please apply exclusively via our job portal under ‘Apply now!’.
  • Anna Lena Fischer
  • Human Resources Business Partner
  • Aneta Fisher
  • Head of Flight Operations
 
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