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Flight Dynamics Engineer
2014-12-20 11:06:10| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
SCISYS Deutschland GmbH provides professional engineering and consultancy services to spacecraft operators and spacecraft primes. Our team is composed of university graduates and experienced professionals, comprising some of the most knowledgeable, dedicated and talented engineers across Europe. Our services cover the whole life cycle of space programmes from early concepts to operations. Our Space Division provides a dynamic, supportive and friendly atmosphere in which you are encouraged to lead with initiative. We support new ideas from our colleagues and are focused on supporting space programmes and missions. We have a strong presence at ESOC and EUMETSAT, as well as serving other ESA sites, the German Space Operations Centre and the German Galileo Control Centre. Moreover, we actively manage your professional development, training and career progression. For the location in Darmstadt, Germany we are looking for a Flight Dynamics Engineer at EUMETSAT. Tasks The Flight Dynamics Engineer FDE shall perform the tasks related to flight dynamics operations, primarily involving the determination and maintenance of the satellites orbit and generation of products for the Payload Data Ground Segment PDGS and Flight Operations Segment FOS. The Copernicus Sentinel3 Flight Dynamics Facility S3FDF is based on NAPEOS product, already in use by EUMETSA T EPS mission. The FDE performs or contributes to the maintenance, update, validation and documentation of the S3FDF operational implementation and application software in all mission phases. The main tasks will include Support to the ground segment operational preparation activities in the area of Flight Dynamics as required prior to launch of Sentinel3 satellites, including Flight Dynamics 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 the Sentinel3 satellites, including startup of Flight Dynamics system and initialisation of Flight Dynamics operational data, assessment of handover conditions, inflight validation of Flight Dynamics performances and transition to routine operations Review of Sentinel3 spacecraft and groundsegment technical documentation and participation and transition to routine operations, perform required mission and system studies, preparing technical notes and attending to technical meetings as requested Preparation and maintenance of Flight Dynamics operational configuration and procedures for spacecraft routine, contingency and special operations Routine Flight Dynamics operations including spacecraft orbit determination and prediction, events computation and generation of related orbit products or predictions, Attitude and Orbit Control System AOCS telecommand parameter generation and telemetry monitoring as necessary Planning and execution of spacecraft manoeuvres, as well as their evaluation, thrusters calibration and maintenance of fuel budget estimates Planning and related implementation of collision avoidance manoeuvres as well as support to contingency operations, including recovery of routine operations, satellite safe mode support and operation transfer to the BackUp Control Centre these activities may require intervention during the night and the nonworking days Performance analysis of the Flight Dynamics operations, with special focus on the areas impacting end user services or product performances, and implementation of corrective actions as necessary Preparation and production of related routine reports as necessary Essential requirements In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the successful Candidate shall have the following background Demonstrated thorough understanding of space flight dynamics concepts and techniques, with special emphasis on Low Earth Orbit LEO regimes At least 5 years Experience of flight dynamics system development or operations based on NAP EOS or derived software At least 3 years of general programmingsoftware development F90, TCLITK and, as desirable, Matlab and Java Ability to understand and synthesise complex issues and to express ideas and issues clearly Other Information Start date is foreseen to be April 2015 Fluency in English is mandatory Candidates must be an EU Citizen or have valid working permit to work in Germany
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