je.st
news
European Planning and Increment Coordination EPIC Engineer
2016-08-08 10:03:42| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The Serco Group is a FTSE 250 corporation with over 70,000 staff in 30 countries. Our strategy is to be a superb provider of public services, by being the best managed business in our sector. We are a focused business to government B2G business, specialising across five sectors Defence, Justice Immigration, Transport, Health and Citizen Services. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions such as the European Commission, EUMETSAT or the European Space Agency where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. For our activities in Columbus Control Centre, we are currently looking for an European Planning and Increment Coordination EPIC Engineer. Main responsibilities Your activity will cover the following Preparation and successful participation in the Columbus FCT Basic and EPIC training for certification as COMET Familiarization with the operating procedures of the Columbus Control Centre Mission planning for the operation of the Columbus module ColCC shifts as COMET position Operational planning as COMET in realtime environment coordination planning with users centers, Flight Control Team and NASA planners Preparation of mission operations as Columbus EPIC Scientific development and preparation of new increments with new payloads and experiments or new system hardware in Columbus. The preparation is carried out, focusing on the Columbus subsystems considering the ColCC facilities and the overall system Operational planning as EPIC in preparation Administration of operational procedures for ISS crew and ground teams Payload Operations preparation with focus on planning Monitoring of operational concepts of new experiments Support of Ops product creation by the user centers in compliance with the interfaces to the Columbus System Analysis of Airbus D S, ESA and NASA reference documentation and implementation in ColCC relevant procedures and tools, and updating databases Harmonization and optimization of interfaces for ESA and NASA under operational aspects and the necessary cost Mission analysis by offline data collection, analysis and reporting across projects tasks such as participation in trials. Ideal candidate Requirements You should bring a Master Degree in the field of Physics or Aerospace Engineering or another relevant field, and 2 to 4 years of previous relevant work experience acquired in an international working environment. Additionally, you should have Very good interpersonal skills Very good knowledge of English Willingness to work rotating day shifts. You will be working with scientists around Europe, and therefore a scientific background could be considered an asset. Good knowledge of one of the following languages will be seen as an advantage German French Italian. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU EEA nationals. Important Due to the high interest these roles generate, Serco reserves the right to commence, alter or conclude the recruitment process prior to the closing date. If shortlisted, a recruiter will contact you directly. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions. Data Protection By submitting a job application you agree to the storage of any personal data provided by you directly or collected from generally accessible sources in particular professional and other social media throughout the entire application process CV, references, letter of application, interviews as applicable. To facilitate subsequent contact for professional purposes only, you agree to your data being saved after the application process has ended. You may revoke your consent to this agreement at any time. The same shall also apply if you are contacted by SERCO GROUP regarding vacancies that match your existing profile. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply via the relevant link available in Serco Europes Careers Hub httpscareershub.serco.eu
Tags: planning
european
engineer
coordination
Category:Transportation and Logistics