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Copernicus System Operations Engineer
2018-04-19 12:27:34| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Solenix is specialized in the provision of highquality software engineering, technical consulting and operations services in the aerospace domain. This vacancy note concerns an onsite consulting position at EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany. Copernicus System Operations Engineer 1813018 Job Description We are looking for 2 System Operations Engineers for our client EUMETSAT. Your role will cover two missions Copernicus Sentinel3 mission supporting the routine Sentinel3A operations, as well as for the commissioning phase for Sentinel3B leading to the routine operations phase for the dual satellite system. Copernicus Sentinel6JasonCS mission supporting the build up for operations expected to start from mid 2019 leading to commissioning and then routine operations of S6. As such, some of the your main tasks will include System Operations Scheduling and coordination of daily operations Monitor the status of the endtoend mission and perform daily checks to confirm nominal status and performance Contribute to the data ingestion, processing and distribution of auxiliary files and products Perform anomaly investigations Provision of support, as required, to critical andor special operations Contribute to the design, development, documentation and maintenance of specific toolscripts identified from operational needs. Provide expertise in operational ground segment operations Contribute to raising, processing and coordinating anomalies, their documentation, investigation, classification and resolutionmitigation, including participation in relevant Anomaly Review Boards Contribute to coordination and implementation of ground segment modifications, including their documentation, approval, implementation, testing and training, including participation in Change Review Boards, as well as TRR, TRB, ORR as needed Contribute to the operations boards, technical meetings, formal reviews, and scheduling and planning coordination meetings. Participate in system operations team meetings and associated activities and reviews where required. Provide oncall support, on an as needed basis. This will be coordinated with the service manager through the normal oncall process. Travel within Europe may be required. Operational Monitoring and Reporting Contribute to the design, development, documentation and maintenance of tools that provide production statistics reports and support the monitoring and operations of the mission production and dissemination and related auxiliary dataflows, as requested. Contribute to the generation of the Copernicus KPIs and joint EUMtopartner service level statistics, as needed, including their computation. Operational Documentation Contribute to the generation, maintenance and update of systemlevel operations related design, user documentation, procedures or operations guides, for example as a result of a system update or a validation activity, in accordance with the established EUMETSAT Operations Department configuration management and quality assurance practices. Perform operational validation of the operational procedures and coordinate specific operational validation test OVT campaigns, resulting in new or updated operational documentation. Evolutions of the Ground Segment Systems Acquire and maintain an operational view of the ground segment, as well as a systemwide understanding of its interfaces with multimission elements MMEs and external interfaces. Review any planned changes or evolutions to the system configurations for the ground segment to assess potential operational impacts. Interface with teams responsible for the implementation of system upgrades to support major operations projects, including System MidTerm Evolution Plan, recurrent satellites, and any System hardware and operating system obsolescence upgrades. Operations Build up Participate and coordinate the joint test campaigns with the operational partners during the operational build up phases of Sentinel3B LEOP, commissioning, SIOV, Rampup and JasonCSSentinel6. Required Skills and Experience A university degree or equivalent in a discipline relevant to the job profile. At least 3 years experience of the system operations and monitoring of realtime, complex, satellite instrument data processing systems, as well as demonstrated experience in planning and coordination of operation build up activities. Demonstrated experience of the definition, development, integration, acceptance testing and operation of flight and mission operations and data systems. Demonstrated experience with UNIXLinux operating systems. Be able to communicate effectively in English verbally and written Be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, shall be able to work under pressure and with a minimum of supervision. Desirable Skills and Experience Development and maintenance of operational procedures andor configuration data. Experience with data analysis software packages such as MATLAB. Scripting languages and databases e.g. Perl, Python, shell, Oracle. Some experience with definition and development of test tools and generation of test data sets. System requirements management and functionalarchitectural modelling, with support of tools e.g. DOORS. Configuration Control processes and tools. Familiarity with ECSS and CCSDS standards related to spacetoground interfaces and applicable to Satellite Monitoring Control Systems Packet Telemetry and Telecommand standards, PUS Packet Utilisation Standard, etc. Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 18 May 2018 Start of Work July 2018 Important Notes Before applying to this position, please read the page Notes to Applicants on the Solenix website under Career. Applicants must be EU citizens or have a valid work and residence permit in Germany. Security, identity and reference checks on the candidates are part of the recruitment process. Job Application Please send your applications electronically to careersolenix.ch before the application deadline 18 May 2018 Learn more about us in Facebook
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