{"id":3519967,"url":"https://alion.io/job/eumetsat-vn-2652-junior-copernicus-spacecraft-operations-engineer","title":"VN 26/52 Junior Copernicus Spacecraft Operations Engineer","company":{"id":445827,"name":"EUMETSAT","domain":"eumetsat.int","url":"https://alion.io/company/eumetsat","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"onlyfy","truth_index":null},"role":"Aerospace","role_family":"Aerospace","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Darmstadt, Germany"],"countries":["DE"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":52000,"max_usd":111000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":117},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Python","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T11:45:42Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-30","last_verified_at":"2026-11-03T10:50:08Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":4,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":4},"description":"VN 26/52 Junior Copernicus Spacecraft Operations Engineer\nThe successful candidate is a highly motivated and forward-thinking junior professional, keen to develop innovative solutions for satellite operations and contribute to the efficient and reliable exploitation of Copernicus satellite missions. The successful candidate will become a member of a dynamic and collaborative team within the Copernicus programme, engaged in the design, development, maintenance and continuous improvement of operational support tools and automation solutions for satellite operations. The role includes close collaboration with satellite operations engineers, mission planning teams, ground segment specialists and other technical stakeholders.\nReporting to the Sentinel-3 Spacecraft Operations Manager, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work across the full development lifecycle, from understanding operational requirements and prototyping solutions to software implementation, testing, documentation and integration into operational environments. Emphasis will be placed on developing robust, maintainable and user-oriented solutions that improve the efficiency, reliability and automation of Copernicus satellite operations.\nDuties\nProvision of expertise in spacecraft databases to the spacecraft analyst and engineering teams.\nCoordination of the evolution of the spacecraft databases, on-board control procedures and action sequences for all Copernicus missions operated by EUMETSAT.\nCoordinating the validation of deliveries of operational Flight Operations Segment tools from external developers, including the simulator and procedure editors.\nAlignment and improvement of processes related to space segment operations across the Copernicus missions.\nSupport the operations and maintenance teams in the definition and prototyping of automated systems for ground processes (e.g. alarm monitoring).\nResponsible for the definition and execution of simulation campaigns for all Copernicus Flight Control Teams.\nLOCATION\nDarmstadt, Germany\nQUALIFICATIONS\nUniversity degree (or equivalent professional experience) in engineering, science, computer science or other relevant discipline.\nLANGUAGES\nCandidates must be able to work effectively in English and have some knowledge of French.\nDEADLINE\n4 January 2027\nDuties\nProvision of expertise in spacecraft databases to the spacecraft analyst and engineering teams.\nCoordination of the evolution of the spacecraft databases, on-board control procedures and action sequences for all Copernicus missions operated by EUMETSAT.\nCoordinating the validation of deliveries of operational Flight Operations Segment tools from external developers, including the simulator and procedure editors.\nAlignment and improvement of processes related to space segment operations across the Copernicus missions.\nSupport the operations and maintenance teams in the definition and prototyping of automated systems for ground processes (e.g. alarm monitoring).\nResponsible for the definition and execution of simulation campaigns for all Copernicus Flight Control Teams.\nSkills and Experience\nCurious and explorative mindset, with an appetite for implementation and learning from experimentation;\nStrong work discipline combined with persistence and commitment to bring initiatives to meaningful outcomes despite challenges or setbacks;\nReadiness to autonomously learn and expand their own knowledge combined with excellent interpersonal skills and the proven ability to work in a team; \nSolid understanding of spacecraft design and operations fundamentals.\nFor this role some of the following knowledge would be advantageous:\nFamiliarity with spacecraft operations procedures and databases, and mission control systems e.g. SCOS 2000;\nFamiliarity with satellite simulations, python and automation;\nSome knowledge of operations tools such as MOIS, PROTOS, DABYS, SCOPE.\nEmployment Conditions\nThe initial contract will be of 2 years’ duration, with subsequent 5 year contracts being awarded thereafter, subject to individual performance and organisation requirements. There is no limit to the amount of follow-up contracts a staff member can receive up to the EUMETSAT retirement age of 63 and there are certainly opportunities to establish a long career perspective at EUMETSAT.\nThis post is graded A1 on the EUMETSAT salary scales. The starting basic salary for this post is EURO 5,912 per month (net of internal tax but excluding pension contribution and insurances) which may be negotiable on the basis of skills and experience. The salary scale provides for increments on the anniversary of taking up employment, and scales are reviewed by the EUMETSAT Council with effect from 1 January each year. In addition to basic salary, EUMETSAT offers attractive benefits. Further information, including salary details, is available on the EUMETSAT web site.\nEUMETSAT is committed to providing an equal opportunities work environment for men and women.\nPlease note that only nationals of EUMETSAT Member States may apply. The EUMETSAT Convention requires that Staff shall be recruited on the basis of their qualifications, account being taken of the international character of EUMETSAT.\nAbout EUMETSAT\nEUMETSAT is Europe’s meteorological satellite agency. Its role is to establish and operate meteorological\nsatellites to monitor the weather and climate from space - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information\nis supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisation's Member States in\nEurope, as well as other users worldwide.\nEUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to\nthe Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users.\nAs an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT has 30 Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,\nCroatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,\nLatvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,\nSweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.)\nApply Now","description_format":"text","description_chars":6144,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"French","level":"All levels","optional":false},{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Space & Aerospace","Satellite Communications","Earth Observation","Space Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-30T11:45:42Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":22,"reasons":["seen:3","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-11-03T05:54:40Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/eumetsat-vn-2652-junior-copernicus-spacecraft-operations-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/eumetsat-vn-2652-junior-copernicus-spacecraft-operations-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-03T13:18:40Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":18349,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-04T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":445827},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=445827"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Feumetsat-vn-2652-junior-copernicus-spacecraft-operations-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Feumetsat-vn-2652-junior-copernicus-spacecraft-operations-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Feumetsat-vn-2652-junior-copernicus-spacecraft-operations-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/eumetsat-vn-2652-junior-copernicus-spacecraft-operations-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Feumetsat-vn-2652-junior-copernicus-spacecraft-operations-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3519967}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"eumetsat.int","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3519967},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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