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Principal Satellite Engineer

Aggregate function:  Technology
Business Area:  VT Netw. Strategy Archit. Eng.
Posting Country:  United Kingdom
Date Posted:  2 Jun 2025
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this. 

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you’ll do

To provide expert technical services in the field of SatCom (satellite communications) to Vodafone. This includes planning, design, project management and implementation of a wide variety of complex satellite earth station and customer projects world-wide. Keep abreast of the application of new developments, techniques, standards and equipments.

Who you are

  • Experience as SatCom engineer. 
  • Experience of managing large multidiscipline engineering projects.
  • Field experience in satellite engineering, operations, or manufacturing. 
  • Knowledge of IP network design and delivery.
  • Develop positive work relationships with colleagues. 
  • Contributes to meetings of own work team on routine issues. 
  • Influence colleagues/others to make improvements to work processes
  • Flexible and positive approach to changing and conflicting priorities, by focussing on maintaining service to the customers. 
  • Be aware of own actions and others so as to meet business objectives
  • Analyse issues to identify root cause & their impact within sphere of activity. 
  • Research information as directed. 
  • Develops solutions, makes decisions and implements actions for routine problems
  • Team player. 
  • Shares knowledge, ideas and results. 
  • Provides guidance to colleagues when required.
  • Able to develop or support with the development of business processes. 
  • Manage documentation associated with projects and with Bid proposals.
  • The ability to take a lead role in a multi-disciplinary team providing a complex, integrated customer solution. 
  • The ability to evaluate solution alternatives in response to changing customer requirements as communicated by the sales or project teams, or the customer, and to communicate the viability of any alternatives and seek feedback on the likely cost, programme, or service impact arising
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical, Telecommunications or other related Engineering or science discipline
  • Engineering Institution Membership and at least Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status.
  • UK security clearance to at least SC

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

Yearly bonus: 10%
Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
Charity days: 5 days/year
Maternity leave:  52 weeks: the first 13 weeks are fully paid, followed by 26 weeks of half pay
Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan  

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

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