| Aware |
- Can describe the key terms and fundamental concepts related to ground station operations, including equipment, configurations, and procedures.
- Can describe routine operational tasks, such as following procedures, logging activities, and monitoring system performance.
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| Practitioner |
- Can perform routine ground station operations, troubleshoot minor issues, and ensure that ground station systems are operating according to established protocols and performance standards.
- Can manage faults and maintenance activities to ensure availability through service restoration, repair and contingency processes
- Can support Mission Readiness Tests to validate the station on new or upcoming missions.
- Can follow standard procedures, methodically report and log activities, and monitor systems to ensure they are performing as required.
- Can run maintenance checks on non-mechanical components, identifying when components are not operating within nominal bounds.
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| Senior Practitioner |
- Can lead routine operations across multiple ground stations and teams.
- Can diagnose and address operational issues, manage major problems and outages through to resolution and normalisation.
- Can lead Mission Readiness Tests to validate the station on new or upcoming missions.
- Can support software teams in the testing and validation of automated ground station processes and procedures.
- Can coordinate operations with spacecraft teams and other ground stations.
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| Expert |
- Can lead review procedures and provide advice on how routine operations can be improved.
- Can lead development of new ground station infrastructure or upgrades, including planning, system integration, and testing phases.
- Can collaborate with satellite operators, network providers, and regulatory bodies to ensure operational readiness and compliance with spectrum allocation, licensing, and orbital debris mitigation policies.
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