Flight Operations Engineer

reading, south east, United-Kingdom • Posted June 06, 2026

Job Type: Full-time
Location: reading, south east
Posted: June 06, 2026
Category: Manufacturing and Production
Application Deadline: July 16, 2026

Role Description

At NewOrbit Space, our mission is to engineer the lowest orbiting satellites on Earth to rapidly advance global connectivity and insight.


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We are currently building satellites that can operate at an altitude of just 200 km - one-third that of conventional satellites.


Your Role


Establish and own NewOrbit’s mission operations capability from the start, defining how our spacecraft are commanded, monitored, and operated from the ground.


You will lead the setting up of mission control, define spacecraft-ground and ground-station interfaces, develop real-time flight operations concepts, and support LEOP, commissioning, manoeuvres, nominal operations, and anomaly response alongside Mission Design and Communications.


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