Head of AOCS - ReOrbit - Helsinki, Finland
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Job Description
ReOrbit is looking for an experienced and driven Head of AOCS to lead the development and execution of Attitude and Orbit Control Systems across our spacecraft portfolio. This is a critical leadership role at the heart of our satellite development programmes, with responsibility spanning the full life cycle - from early mission definition through to launch, commissioning, and in-orbit operations. You will play a key role in ensuring our spacecraft meet the demanding pointing, stability and orbit control requirements needed to deliver next generation space data relay capabilities. It’s an exciting opportunity to join a fast growing company and shape both the technical direction and the team responsible for one of the most critical subsystems on our spacecraft.
Company Information
| Location | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Helsinki, Finland | 58 |
| Remote - Global | 7 |
| Bristol, UK | 3 |
| UK | 2 |
| London, UK | 1 |
| Remote - UK | 1 |
| Bristol, United Kingdom | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| Fully Remote | 1 |
| Role type | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Human Resources Specialist | 7 |
| Manager | 4 |
| Software Engineer | 3 |
| Engineer | 2 |
| Structural Analysis Engineer | 2 |
| Engineering Manager | 1 |
| Product Assurance | 1 |
| Power System Engineer | 1 |
| Healthcare Professional | 1 |
| Mechanical Architect | 1 |
| Ground Segment Engineer | 1 |
| Supply Chain Specialist | 1 |
| Senior Procurement Manager | 1 |
| Vice President | 1 |
| IT Administrator | 1 |
| Senior EMI/EMC Engineer | 1 |
| Head of Avionics and Power Systems | 1 |
| Avionics System Engineer | 1 |
| AOCS Engineer | 1 |
| Payload Engineer | 1 |
| Senior Financial Controller | 1 |
| Talent Partner | 1 |
| ERP Manager | 1 |
| Data & Automation Lead | 1 |
| Head of AOCS | 1 |
| Engineering | 1 |
| Senior Mechanical Design Engineer | 1 |
| Propulsion | 1 |
| Senior System Engineer | 1 |
| Operations Engineer | 1 |
| Senior | 1 |
| Senior Harness Engineer | 1 |
| Head of Facilities | 1 |
| Finance Professional | 1 |
| Test and Measurement Engineer | 1 |
| Senior Mechanical Architect | 1 |
| Legal Counsel | 1 |
| Finance Business Partner | 1 |
| Telemetry, Tracking & Command Engineer | 1 |
| Product Assurance Specialist | 1 |
| Flight Payload Software Engineer | 1 |
| Human Resources Professional | 1 |
| Mechanical Ground Support Equipment Engineer | 1 |
| System Engineering | 1 |
| Senior Payload Engineer/Architect | 1 |
| Electric Propulsion Engineer | 1 |
| Technician | 1 |
| Vice President, Supply Chain | 1 |
| Senior Project Manager | 1 |
| Telecommunications Payload Engineer | 1 |
| Solutions Engineer | 1 |
| Senior Satellite Systems Engineer | 1 |
| Role level | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Mid-Level | 23 |
| Senior | 16 |
| Manager | 5 |
ReOrbit appears in 75 indexed job postings in JobCrawls' Finland dataset since July 2024. In that historical index, the strongest location signals for this employer are Helsinki, Finland, Remote - Global, and Bristol, UK.
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Job Details
Responsibilities
- Lead the end to end development of AOCS across all missions, from concept and design through to in-orbit operations
- Define and maintain robust pointing, stabilisation, and orbit control architectures aligned with payload and communications performance requirements
- Own system-level AOCS design decisions, balancing performance, robustness, and operational complexity across avionics, propulsion, power, structures, and thermal domains
- Lead the selection, sizing, and integration of AOCS sensors and actuators (e.g. star trackers, IMUs, sun sensors, magnetometers, reaction wheels)
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with Payload, Communications, Flight Software, and Operations teams, particularly around mode transitions and safe-mode strategies
- Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing, geographically distributed AOCS team, establishing standardised workflows and engineering processes
- Ensure rigorous verification and validation of AOCS designs at both subsystem and system level
- Support recruitment, development and retention of top AOCS talent as the organisation scales.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in satellite design or related engineering roles
- 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams with a track record of delivering flight hardware on schedule
- Proven end to end responsibility for AOCS on at least two medium to large spacecraft programmes that have successfully reached orbit and achieved long mission lifetimes
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