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Flight Dynamics Engineer
2013-12-23 12:35:36| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
RHEA the fastest growing leading Belgian SME providing system engineering solutions and professional engineering services to the international space industry is recruiting experienced Engineers from the Satellite Industry for a full time position based in Germany. Description Support to the routine operations of the Satellite Flight Dynamics Facility, including spacecraft orbit determination and propagation, attitude checking, events and ground station visibility predictions, Attitude and Orbit Control System AOCS telecommand generation and telemetry monitoring Support to the planning and execution of spacecrafts manoeuvres, as well as of their evaluation, thruster calibration and maintenance of the fuel budgets estimates Support to the contingency operation of spacecraft, including recovery of routine operations, safe mode support and operation transfer to the backup control centre these activities may require intervention during the night and the nonworking days Operational quality control of manoeuvre telecommands before uplink and execution onboard of the spacecraft Operational quality control of AOCS telecommands before uplink and execution onboard of the spacecraft Preparation and maintenance of Flight Dynamics operational procedures for spacecraft routine, special and contingency operations, operational configuration maintenance and system management Performance analysis of the Flight Dynamics System, specially focusing on the monitoring of the input to the processing of meteorological products, and implementation of enhancements as required Perform system level analyses needed for the refinement of the Flight Dynamics algorithms and optimisation of the operational configuration and implementation of enhancements as required for the missions Preparation and production of routine reports as necessary. During the operations preparation, launch and commissioning phases for the tasks of the Consultant will typically include Support to the ground segment development and operational preparation activities in the area of Flight Dynamics as required prior to launch of Satellite, including FD database preparation, definition of operational procedures, generation of related operational configuration data and participation to operational validation of satellite and groundsegment operations Support Flight Dynamics activities during launch and commissioning, as required for spacecraft including startup of FD system and initialisation of FD operational data, assessment of handover conditions, inflight validation of FD performances and transition to routine operations Review of spacecraft and groundsegment technical documentation and participation in formal reviews Perform required mission and system analysis studies, preparation of technical notes and attendance at technical meetings. Profile In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the Consultant shall have at least five years of experience on development andor operations of operational space Flight Dynamics systems. In particular, the Consultant shall demonstrate as a minimum Knowledge of the analytical principles for orbit determination and control Experience with the routine operations of operational flight dynamics systems for either LEO or GEO satellites Experience with the development of operational flight dynamics systems for either LEO or GEO satellites. Furthermore, it would be a distinct advantage for the Consultant to have experience with some of the following Experience with operational flight dynamics systems for both LEO and GEO satellites Familiarity with the AOCS of Low Earth andor Geostationary Orbit satellites Familiarity with operational attitude determination based on star sensors Familiarity with configuration control practices for operational software Skills in the area of software development and validation Experience with one or more of the following Fortran, C, TCL, Java Familiarity with statistical and graphical analysis tools. The Consultant shall be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, shall be able to work calmly and correctly under stress and must be able to work with the minimum of supervision. Location Germany Application deadline ASAP If you are interested, please send your WORD EUROPASS format CV as well as a Cover Letter to Lena Englander, Recruitment Manager to careeropportunitiesrheagroup.com. Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information. RHEA provides you with an attractive employment package based on the candidates experience, the opportunity to build experience in the space sector and to grow within an international company. RHEA is an independent Space Engineering Consulting and Software company that offers knowledgebased services and innovative solutions to the space industry. Our technical expertise is coupled with the provision of software tools for both Space and Ground segments. For the past 18 years RHEA has supported over 40 space missions, including comet chasers, planetary and Moon missions, deep space astronomy experiments to understand the fundamental laws of physics, climate monitoring, meteorology, navigation and communications. Rhea is the market leader for MOIS solutions and procedure management systems. Rhea has successfully brought together engineers and scientists from 13 nationalities to support its clients across 7 European countries, Canada and the USA.
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