CAREERS


"You don't have to have worked in the space industry to find a successful career path at Goonhilly"


From engineers to electricians, and grounds staff to business professionals, we recognise that it takes diverse skills to maintain and grow an exceptional space company.


 If you’d like to be considered for a position but you don't see any official openings above, please send a CV to...

recruitment@goonhilly.org

FAQs: "What does a mission operator do?" "How do I get a job as a mission operator?"


32m GHY-6 antenna, used for lunar and deep space communications, is pointing towards its target, with a rainbow next to it.
A picture of Goonhilly's Operational Control Centre (OCA) - the area in which the Deep Space Network Operations Team work. Large screens display information about lunar and deep space missions and computer stations are lit dramatically.
Young members of Goonhilly's Deep Space Network Operations team sit in the Operational Control Centre (OCA), tracking a spacecraft for an international space agency

Being a mission operator involves working as part of a team of enthusiastic and skilled individuals, operating one or more of our deep space antennas.


The team supports clients including international space agencies as they operate spacecraft orbiting Earth, the Moon, and beyond. With an eye for detail, the ability to keep cool, and a problem-solving mindset, our mission operators play a key role in supporting pioneering space exploration from right here in Cornwall. 

 


Think you might be up to the job?

To be considered for vacancies as part of this expanding team, please send a CV to:


recruitment@goonhilly.org



Want to learn more? Check out a ‘day in the life’ of one of our deep space mission operators below:

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