Head of AOCS

<p><span>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.</span></p><div><p><span>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.</span></p><p></p></div><div><p><span>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.</span></p></div><p></p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li><p><span>Lead the end to end development of AOCS across all missions, from concept and design through to in-orbit operations</span></p></li></ul><div><ul><li><p><span>Define and maintain robust pointing, stabilisation, and orbit control architectures aligned with payload and communications performance requirements</span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span>Own system-level AOCS design decisions, balancing performance, robustness, and operational complexity across avionics, propulsion, power, structures, and thermal domains</span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span>Lead the selection, sizing, and integration of AOCS sensors and actuators (e.g. star trackers, IMUs, sun sensors, magnetometers, reaction wheels)</span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span>Drive cross-functional collaboration with Payload, Communications, Flight Software, and Operations teams, particularly around mode transitions and safe-mode strategies</span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span>Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing, geographically distributed AOCS team, establishing standardised workflows and engineering processes</span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span>Ensure rigorous verification and validation of AOCS designs at both subsystem and system level</span></p></li><li><p><span>Support recruitment, development and retention of top AOCS talent as the organisation scales.</span></p></li></ul></div><p></p><p><strong>Skills and Requirements</strong></p><ul><li><p><span>10+ years of experience in satellite design or related engineering roles</span></p></li></ul><div><ul><li><p><span>5+ years of experience leading engineering teams with a track record of delivering flight hardware on schedule</span></p></li><li><p><span>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 (GEO experience strongly preferred)</span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span>Strong understanding of real world AOCS performance, including lessons learned from in orbit anomalies or near misses</span></p></li></ul></div><div><div><ul><li><p><span>Hands on experience designing, tuning, and validating AOCS control laws on flight hardware</span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span>Deep expertise in spacecraft dynamics, estimation, and control applied to operational systems</span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span>Demonstrated experience integrating AOCS sensors and actuators, and resolving real world challenges such as misalignment, noise, saturation and timing delays</span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span>Track record of debugging and recovering AOCS issues during system level testing or in flight operations</span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span>Experience supporting high accuracy pointing payloads (e.g. optical, RF, intersatellite links)</span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul&g