Remote Satellite Technician Jobs
Remote Satellite Technician jobs are in active demand across the U.S., with remote-first firms and distributed teams in defense contracting, telecommunications, and aerospace hiring technicians who can configure, monitor, and troubleshoot satellite systems without being on-site. Employers hiring remotely right now include Muon Space, Keysight Technologies, and Globalstar. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Who we are:
Globalstar pioneered personal safety by introducing its SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger in 2007. Today, leveraging its low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, Globalstar reliably connects and protects assets, transmits key operational data, and saves lives – from any location – for consumers, industrial companies and government agencies in over 120 countries. With a portfolio that includes SPOT GPS messengers, next-generation IoT products and modems, and cloud-based telematics solutions, Globalstar’s cost effective satellite-powered innovations give users visibility and intelligence for improving safety and operational efficiencies.
What you will be doing at Globalstar
As a Senior Satellite Payload Operations Engineer, you will be a hands-on lead supporting the operation, monitoring, and health of Globalstar’s current and future satellite payloads. You will work with a collaborative team of engineers and satellite operators to monitor and analyze payload telemetry, identify and troubleshoot anomalies, develop and maintain operational procedures and tools, support payload configuration changes, and perform in-orbit testing to ensure payload health and performance throughout the mission lifecycle.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Existing knowledge of Payload Systems Design and Architecture
- Existing knowledge of Payload sub-system such as passive antennas, frequency conversion schemes, up and down converters, digital channelizers, telemetry transmitter and command receivers, fixed and steerable beamforming concepts and phased array technology is a plus
- Hands on experience with testing using common RF equipment and understanding general RF testing methodologies
- Good knowledge of payload units, sub-system and system level test plans with experience in reviewing RF data as well as developing tools to parse and trend RF data
- Perform all duties related to payload operations and be on call as needed to lead payload anomalies and aid in resolution
- Perform payload In-Orbit Tests on current and future constellations to assess payload health, perform telemetry trending, and analyze key payload parameters
- Perform and execute Payload Management Instructions operations
- Maintain payload configuration, document changes, and optimize payload performance
- Write, validate, maintain, refine, and execute payload/T&C operational procedures and scripts
- Develop and maintain payload telemetry dashboards and displays using mission operations tools
- Perform real-time and long-term payload telemetry monitoring and analysis to identify trends, anomalous behavior, and changes in payload performance
- Develop and maintain tools and automation to streamline payload monitoring, analysis, and satellite operations
- Participate in real-time payload operations for nominal operations, anomaly detection, troubleshooting, and recovery
- Support ground antenna RF testing and interference investigation
- Provide feedback on design and test data from vendors and ensure vendor satellite requirements are met
- Provide engineering support to other groups and work with external vendors
- Perform other related duties as assigned
What you will bring to Globalstar:
- Bachelor’s or higher in Electrical, Aerospace, or a closely related Engineering field
- 7+ years of experience in satellite engineering, spacecraft operations, payload operations, or a closely related field
- Demonstrated experience supporting satellite payload operations
- Experience developing, validating, maintaining, and executing satellite operational procedures and scripts
- Experience with satellite telemetry monitoring, trending, analysis, and anomaly investigation
- Experience participating in real-time nominal, anomaly, troubleshooting, and recovery operations
- Experience developing and maintaining telemetry dashboards and operational monitoring tools
- Experience with mission operations software such as Intermission or similar platforms
- Experience developing engineering tools or automation using Python or similar scripting languages
- Knowledge of satellite payload systems and their interaction with satellite and ground systems
It’s a bonus if you have:
- Experience developing and maintaining dashboards for satellite telemetry monitoring, trending, and analysis
- Experience supporting LEO satellite constellation operations
- Experience with payload In-Orbit Testing (IOT) and RF payload performance analysis
- Experience developing automated satellite operational procedures, scripts, or engineering tools
- Experience supporting satellite simulations, mission rehearsals, and operational readiness activities
- Master’s degree in Electrical, Aerospace, or a closely related Engineering field
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Mentor junior engineers as required
Skills and Competencies:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills with attention-to-detail
- Ability to meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to effectively manage time and prioritize tasks
- Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Familiarity with NetSuite
- Strong problem-solving skills, especially under time constraints
- Ability to identify and seek needed information
Physical Requirements:
- Willingness and ability to travel as needed
- Willingness and ability to work after regularly scheduled hours as needed
- Ability to sit at a desk for prolonged periods working on a computer (4 to 8 hours)
- Ability to operate the equipment used for the job
- Ability to lift 15 pounds at times
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job
Marginal Functions:
A review of this job description may have omitted some of the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of the job duties and responsibilities. This job description, in no way, states or implies that these are the only duties and/or responsibilities to be performed by the employee in this position. The employee in this position will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his/her supervisor
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
Who we are:
Globalstar pioneered personal safety by introducing its SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger in 2007. Today, leveraging its low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, Globalstar reliably connects and protects assets, transmits key operational data, and saves lives – from any location – for consumers, industrial companies and government agencies in over 120 countries. With a portfolio that includes SPOT GPS messengers, next-generation IoT products and modems, and cloud-based telematics solutions, Globalstar’s cost effective satellite-powered innovations give users visibility and intelligence for improving safety and operational efficiencies.
What you will be doing at Globalstar
As a Senior Satellite Payload Operations Engineer, you will be a hands-on lead supporting the operation, monitoring, and health of Globalstar’s current and future satellite payloads. You will work with a collaborative team of engineers and satellite operators to monitor and analyze payload telemetry, identify and troubleshoot anomalies, develop and maintain operational procedures and tools, support payload configuration changes, and perform in-orbit testing to ensure payload health and performance throughout the mission lifecycle.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Existing knowledge of Payload Systems Design and Architecture
- Existing knowledge of Payload sub-system such as passive antennas, frequency conversion schemes, up and down converters, digital channelizers, telemetry transmitter and command receivers, fixed and steerable beamforming concepts and phased array technology is a plus
- Hands on experience with testing using common RF equipment and understanding general RF testing methodologies
- Good knowledge of payload units, sub-system and system level test plans with experience in reviewing RF data as well as developing tools to parse and trend RF data
- Perform all duties related to payload operations and be on call as needed to lead payload anomalies and aid in resolution
- Perform payload In-Orbit Tests on current and future constellations to assess payload health, perform telemetry trending, and analyze key payload parameters
- Perform and execute Payload Management Instructions operations
- Maintain payload configuration, document changes, and optimize payload performance
- Write, validate, maintain, refine, and execute payload/T&C operational procedures and scripts
- Develop and maintain payload telemetry dashboards and displays using mission operations tools
- Perform real-time and long-term payload telemetry monitoring and analysis to identify trends, anomalous behavior, and changes in payload performance
- Develop and maintain tools and automation to streamline payload monitoring, analysis, and satellite operations
- Participate in real-time payload operations for nominal operations, anomaly detection, troubleshooting, and recovery
- Support ground antenna RF testing and interference investigation
- Provide feedback on design and test data from vendors and ensure vendor satellite requirements are met
- Provide engineering support to other groups and work with external vendors
- Perform other related duties as assigned
What you will bring to Globalstar:
- Bachelor’s or higher in Electrical, Aerospace, or a closely related Engineering field
- 7+ years of experience in satellite engineering, spacecraft operations, payload operations, or a closely related field
- Demonstrated experience supporting satellite payload operations
- Experience developing, validating, maintaining, and executing satellite operational procedures and scripts
- Experience with satellite telemetry monitoring, trending, analysis, and anomaly investigation
- Experience participating in real-time nominal, anomaly, troubleshooting, and recovery operations
- Experience developing and maintaining telemetry dashboards and operational monitoring tools
- Experience with mission operations software such as Intermission or similar platforms
- Experience developing engineering tools or automation using Python or similar scripting languages
- Knowledge of satellite payload systems and their interaction with satellite and ground systems
It’s a bonus if you have:
- Experience developing and maintaining dashboards for satellite telemetry monitoring, trending, and analysis
- Experience supporting LEO satellite constellation operations
- Experience with payload In-Orbit Testing (IOT) and RF payload performance analysis
- Experience developing automated satellite operational procedures, scripts, or engineering tools
- Experience supporting satellite simulations, mission rehearsals, and operational readiness activities
- Master’s degree in Electrical, Aerospace, or a closely related Engineering field
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Mentor junior engineers as required
Skills and Competencies:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills with attention-to-detail
- Ability to meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to effectively manage time and prioritize tasks
- Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Familiarity with NetSuite
- Strong problem-solving skills, especially under time constraints
- Ability to identify and seek needed information
Physical Requirements:
- Willingness and ability to travel as needed
- Willingness and ability to work after regularly scheduled hours as needed
- Ability to sit at a desk for prolonged periods working on a computer (4 to 8 hours)
- Ability to operate the equipment used for the job
- Ability to lift 15 pounds at times
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job
Marginal Functions:
A review of this job description may have omitted some of the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of the job duties and responsibilities. This job description, in no way, states or implies that these are the only duties and/or responsibilities to be performed by the employee in this position. The employee in this position will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his/her supervisor
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote satellite technician jobs.
- High school diploma or GED with vocational or technical training in electronics
- Experience installing, aligning, and troubleshooting satellite dishes and related RF equipment
- Proficiency reading signal meters and spectrum analyzers to verify system performance
- Valid driver's license and ability to work at heights using ladders and lifts
- CompTIA Network+ or SBCA CBEST certification preferred by most telecom employers
- Ability to obtain or maintain a government security clearance for defense-sector roles
Tips for Your Remote Satellite Technician Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote satellite technician openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your skills and apply directly. Remote postings at distributed technical teams fill fast, so checking regularly and applying as soon as a fit appears gives you a real advantage.
Show async troubleshooting in your application
Remote satellite technician employers want proof you can diagnose RF interference, signal degradation, or network faults without in-person support. Include specific examples in your resume of issues you identified and resolved independently, naming the systems involved and how you documented the resolution for your team.
Get certified in the tools remote teams use
Certifications in network monitoring platforms, RF analysis tools, or satellite ground control software signal to remote employers that you can contribute without ramp-up. Credentials like Network+, CCNA, or vendor-specific satellite system training are frequently listed in remote job requirements for distributed technical teams.
Prepare for remote technical screening interviews
Many distributed teams conduct live technical screens where you walk through a hypothetical signal or network fault verbally or via shared screen. Practice explaining your diagnostic process clearly in spoken and written form, since remote employers are evaluating your communication as much as your technical reasoning.
Remote Satellite Technician Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote satellite technician job?
Target companies with distributed technical teams, such as satellite internet providers, defense contractors with remote operations centers, and aerospace firms managing ground station networks from distributed locations. Remote employers screen for self-direction, clear written communication, and the ability to diagnose signal, RF, or network issues asynchronously. Certifications in network systems or satellite communications and a history of independent troubleshooting give candidates a measurable edge.
Which companies hire remote satellite technicians?
Remote satellite technician roles are posted by Muon Space, Keysight Technologies, and Globalstar and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. The companies hiring remotely for this role tend to be remote-first defense and telecommunications firms, distributed aerospace operators, and satellite internet providers managing infrastructure across geographically spread ground station networks.
Can you get a remote satellite technician job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level satellite technician roles are harder to land because you must work independently from day one without on-site supervision. Some defense contractors and satellite internet providers hire entry-level remote technicians for monitoring and NOC-style roles. Showing completed coursework in RF systems, hands-on lab projects, or a home lab setup can substitute for formal experience and open doors with distributed technical teams.
Do you need a degree for remote satellite technician jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers weigh demonstrated technical skills, relevant certifications such as Network+, CCNA, or satellite-specific credentials, and verifiable hands-on experience over a formal degree. Remote teams in particular value proven ability to self-troubleshoot and document findings clearly in writing, so a strong portfolio of resolved technical problems or documented systems work can carry significant weight in the hiring process.
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