Ground Segment System Engineer (Satellite Communications)

Location: Arganda del Rey (Madrid), Spain or Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU.

Company

hirify.global provides engineering support and employs the successful candidate directly or through one of its subsidiaries.

What you will do

• Define and maintain ground segment requirements, architectures, functional specifications, and interface control documents.
• Translate mission and operational needs into system-level requirements and technical solutions across satellites, ground stations, mission control, network management, and service delivery platforms.
• Specify, integrate, and validate Mission Control Systems supporting telemetry and telecommand, satellite monitoring, command execution, anomaly management, mission planning, and fleet operations.
• Design and integrate Network Management Systems covering network configuration, monitoring, fault and performance management, service assurance, gateways, ground infrastructure, and terrestrial IP networks.
• Develop verification strategies, test plans, procedures, and acceptance criteria; coordinate FAT, SAT, SIT, and end-to-end validation.
• Support commissioning, operational readiness, system evolution, software upgrades, automation, scalability, cybersecurity, configuration management, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Telecommunications, Electronics, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in satellite ground segment engineering, satellite communications, mission control, network management, or related activities.
• Experience with Mission Control Systems, Network Management Systems, and their integration within satellite ground segments.
• Strong understanding of satellite operations, ground infrastructure, TT&C systems, GEO/MEO/LEO satellite communications architectures, and satellite-to-ground interfaces.
• Experience across the system lifecycle, including requirements engineering, interface management, integration, testing, verification, and validation.
• Knowledge of networked and distributed systems, IP networking, virtualization, cloud and container technologies, automation, and cybersecurity principles.
• Ability to analyse complex technical issues, coordinate multidisciplinary activities, work independently while managing multiple technical priorities, and communicate effectively in international engineering environments.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Eligibility to work in the EU.

Nice to have

• Experience with commercial satellite operators, satellite constellations, or LEO broadband/high-throughput satellite programmes.
• Knowledge of satellite resource management, payload control, beam management, or dynamic capacity allocation.
• Experience with operational simulations, digital twins, automated testing environments, or advanced ground segment automation.
• Experience working with international customers, equipment manufacturers, and system integrators.

Culture & Benefits

• Multidisciplinary collaboration with satellite operators, system integrators, technology suppliers, and international engineering teams.
• Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace policies.
• Employment subject to a general security screening by an external provider.
• Applications must be submitted in English.