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EO Small Missions System Engineer
2021-05-25 16:13:00| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Deadline for application 9th June With 2,100 employees worldwide, the CS Group is a leading IT company in France and Germany, and a prime contractor in designing, integrating and operating mission critical systems. It has now been over 30 years that comprehensive CS Group solutions for space systems and applications, both on the ground and in space, have been part and parcel of this odyssey. This position is supporting our client ESA at their ESTEC location in Noordwijk in the Netherlands. In this large European agency, you will find an excellent and modern working environment with challenging tasks and responsibilities with the opportunity to gain exposure to various projects and missions at the heart of European space research and development. If you are successful in this position you are guaranteed a very competitive salary, a permanent Dutch contract, Industry leading base salary, full healthcare, pension contribution, 30 days vacation, annual training budget, access to the ESTEC social club membership and a relocation package if required. Responsibilities Duties Tasks Within the Future Missions and Instruments Division EOPM, the Mission and System Studies Section EOPMP is responsible for the endtoend preparation of EO missions through the appropriate engineering activities, working in close cooperation with other EOP teams. More specifically you will provide system engineering support as EO Mission System Engineer in the field of small satellites for EO applications, in particular regarding the implementation of missions based on Cubesats and similar small platforms, for the following tasks support projects related to mission implementation phase BCDE1 for future sats or for commercialapplicationoriented EO missions under the ESA InCubed programme support the system level technology developments in projects under the InCubed programme, for the preparation of future related Calls and for risk retirement activities for small missions, e.g. Scouts, under maturation support the definition and monitoring of small missions under preparation through e.g. participation to reviews, assessment of industrial results, evaluation of proposals in reply to Calls, including functional analysis and design, overall system concept, system level budgets, system performance analyses. According to needs, you will also provide systemengineering support as EO Mission System Engineer in the definition and monitoring of activities for the preparation of future ESA EO missions, in particular Earth Explorers missions, Opportunity missions, Scout missions, and Earth Watch missions. You will also provide support work in the area of modelling of system or subsystem aspects and of endtoend performance simulators and simulations. Required technical skills You will have a Masters degree in Engineering with relevant background and experience in space projects and associated technology developments. You will also have Good knowledge of CubeSats standard evolution and trend. Several years of experience in the implementation of small satellites, ideally in the EO domain, including handson experience in manufacturingprocurement and environmentalacceptance tests. Experience in preparation Phases 0 and A of missions for Earth science andor commercialapplicationoriented EO missions. Proficiency in English spoken and written. Teamwork orientation. Good communication and technical writing skills with ability to synthesize. Good organisational skills. Methodical and proactive, with ability to work autonomously. Problemsolving and creativityoriented attitude, able to develop ideas into feasible concepts. Nicetohave skills Knowledge of sensing techniques used in EO missions Knowledge of Matlab and STK or similar tools
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