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Closing Date : December 20, 2024

Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Orbital Analyst Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd

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Goonhilly (GES) is a trusted space technology company offering secure and reliable communication solutions from sites in the UK and USA. Building on decades of experience in the satellite communications industry, we offer services across three divisions: Lunar and Deep Space Communications, Commercial Satcom, and Defence and Security.

We are currently developing our Space Domain Awareness (SDA) services to support military, civil and commercial customers worldwide, with the aim of helping to protect critical space infrastructure while enabling safe and sustainable space operations.

We are currently seeking an SDA Orbital Analyst, to play a key role in monitoring, analysing, and predicting the behaviour of space objects.

 

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In this role you will develop and use analytical tools and processes to produce timely, high-quality data
sets and products for military, civil and commercial decision-makers. You will collaborate closely with
our multidisciplinary team of hardware and software engineers to develop SDA capabilities to meet the
evolving demands of international space markets. You will also help to shape the SDA strategy;
participate in proposal development; and create technical SDA solutions to meet key customer
requirements.

The role will include the following responsibilities:

 

  • Planning, scheduling and executing SDA sensor taskings to optimize the collection of relevant data.
  • Interpreting, analysing and fusing multi-source SDA data from both space-based and ground-based RF and optical systems.
  • Developing decision-quality data products within operationally relevant timescales to meet customer requirements.
  • Developing new analytical tools and/or processes to maximse the potential of GES sensor and data platform capabilities.
  • Engaging with existing and potential customers to tailor SDA solutions to their needs.
  • Providing technical SDA advise to the business development and marketing teams.
  • Monitoring relevant SDA marketplaces and uploading product offerings.
  • Providing technical consulting services in support of projects, programmes and operational experimentation.
  • Authoring technical documentation in support of bid proposals, consulting projects and product validation.
  • Providing technical presentations and advice to the Board and Senior Management Team when required.
  • Representing Goonhilly at UK and International space sector events.