Satcom Mission Analysis Engineer

Job description

Aim high, go beyond! At Open Cosmos we are solving the world’s biggest challenges from space, providing businesses, governments and researchers access to more readily available information than ever before - ready for the challenge? Then read on… The Satcom team is responsible for the design, delivery and performance of Open Cosmos’ satellite communications services, spanning the space segment, ground infrastructure and global connectivity. We're now looking for a Satcom Mission Analysis Engineer to define, optimise, and maintain the orbital architecture that keeps our satellite constellation performing at its best — modelling the astrodynamics, inter-satellite link behaviour, and manoeuvre strategies that translate orbital mechanics into reliable, high-performance connectivity across the network's entire lifecycle. What will you be doing?: You will be: Defining, optimising, and maintaining the precise orbital architecture of the constellation over its lifespan Running continuous topology analysis, ensuring that the physical distribution of satellites mathematically supports the network capacity requirements defined by the System Architecture team Modelling the integration of futur...