Telespazio - System Operations Engineer
Pubblicato il 17-10-2026 - Leonardo in Ortucchio
Job Description:
Closer to Space, closer to the Future: join Telespazio – Leonardo Space Division
Leonardo is a leading global industrial group in Aerospace, Defence and Security, delivering advance multi-domain technologies across Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cybersecurity, and Space. As part of the Leonardo Space Division, Telespazio a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), is a global reference in the field of satellite solutions and services. With a workforce of over 3.500 professionals across its offices in Europe and around the world, Telespazio operates an international network of Space Centres and Teleports, offering cutting-edge solutions in Geoinformation Services, Satellite Systems and Operations, and Satellite Communications.
Join us as we continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible in Space.
We are looking for an Operations Engineer to join the Earth Observation unit within the Operations & Logistics Engineering department.
The department is responsible for the study, development,
and validation of operational and maintenance processes and procedures for complex satellites ground segment systems. Activities include the definition of possible tool supporting the operations execution and are carried out following the standards applied to the space programs (mainly ECSS) and, where necessary, of architectural frameworks (e.g. DoDAF, MoDAF, ...) and international best practices (e.g. ASD, S1000D, S3000L ...)
You will apply systems engineering to the operational domain of space mission systems, focusing in particular on:
• Definition of the System/Mission Operations Concept (ConOps) and of nominal and contingency operational scenarios
• Derivation and definition of operational and operability requirements, to be applied to the system design
• Contribution to the definition of ground segment requirements from an operational perspective
• Analysis, characterization and modelling of operational processes and miss