Serco
Ground Segment Expert
- Contract
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
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Job expiry date: 31/08/2025
Job overview
Date posted
17/07/2025
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED Undisclosed per month
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Masters degree
Expiration date
31/08/2025
Job description
Serco, a leading global services company, seeks a skilled Ground Segment Expert for its Abu Dhabi operations. Supporting a client in the UAE, the expert will work on exciting regional space projects within a collaborative and multi-disciplinary environment. Responsibilities include managing ground segment development and operations, procurement activities, system engineering, integration, and deployment. The role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to international-level satellite missions with a focus on quality, safety, and innovation. Serco provides competitive benefits, a positive workplace culture, and global career development opportunities.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Managing ground segment end-to-end system requirements definition, adaptation/development, qualification and operation, including satellite and payload-related interface specifications.
- Support with the preparation and evaluation of industrial procurements.
- Monitoring industrial activities related to the procurement of ground segment infrastructure and associated detailed design and build-up phases.
- Support the assessment of the performance of the ground infrastructure industrial contractors, through the review of the relevant KPIs and deliverables, and propose actions and improvements to address issues and opportunities.
- Managing ground segment system engineering and performances, including Mission and Spacecraft Control Centres for LEOP, in-orbit operations, mission operations simulator, ground stations, telemetry kits, and the communication network.
- Managing ground segment end-to-end system manufacturing, assembly, integration, and verification, including integrated system testing.
- Managing ground segment aspects concerning end-to-end system AIT assembly, integration, and testing activities, in coordination with the AIT Lead and Space Segment Manager.
- Prepare and support the deployment of ground infrastructure.
- Managing ground segment specific refurbishment, operability, and maintainability aspects.
- Contribute to the analysis, investigations, and resolution of system-level anomalies.
Experience & skills
- Masterās degree or equivalent in an engineering discipline.
- At least 7 years in supporting the definition, development, verification, and validation of ground segments.
- Solid understanding of individual ground segment component development and data quality monitoring.
- Solid understanding of mission operations, including flight control and monitoring operations, payload command and control, and payload data acquisition, processing, archiving and distribution.
- Experience with the commissioning phase.
- Knowledge of software development processes and methodologies.
- Understanding of system engineering practices and processes.
- Experience with SAR data processing is desirable.
- Experience with the management of industrial contracts is desirable.
- Proficient in the English language, both written and spoken.
