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Flight Dynamics Engineer for Interplanetary Missions fm
2013-05-08 17:37:49| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
About us SCISYS Deutschland GmbH provides professional engineering and consultancy services supporting space programmes and missions. We have a strong presence at ESOC and EUMETSAT, as well as serving all ESA sites, ESO, Columbus Control Centre, the German Galileo Control Centre 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 innovation. Moreover, we actively manage your professional development, training and career progression. For our location in Darmstadt Germany we are looking for a Flight Dynamics Engineer fm to strengthen our existing team and support our client at ESOC . Working in Flight Dynamics at ESOC is one of the most technically challenging and exciting activities, as well as immensely rewarding and intellectually stimulating. SCISYSis one of the largest providers of Flight Dynamics support to ESOC and you will be joining a vibrant team that is well looked after. Tasks The following work missions shall be supported in a timesharing manner. The level of service to these missions will differ and vary over time. Solo Development Exomars Development Rosetta PostLEOP Development Venus Express Operations Mars Express Operations Software Maintenance Mission Analysis Support ORATOS NG Definition The engineer will support the flight dynamics operations for the above missions in the following activities Prelaunch Development Studies for the operational FD software Mission Planning Support Orbit Determination Trajectory Optimisation ACS Command Generation ACS Calibration Auxiliary Data and Experimenters Support Operational Support Studies and Mission Analysis Critical Mission Planning Support LEOP and Interplanetary Phases Interplanetary Orbit Determination Interplanetary Trajectory Optimisation Routine Mission Planning Support AOCS Command Generation Actuators and Control Systems Calibration Attitude Determination and OB Systems Monitoring and Verification Optical Sensors Calibration Auxiliary Data Generation Test, Simulations and Training Evaluation and Reporting Rosetta PostLEOP Development Studies and Mission Analysis Critical Mission Planning Asteroid and Comet Approach Orbit Determination, including Optical Navigation NearComet Orbit Determination and Determination of the Cometary Properties Cometary Dust Environment Modelling SSP Delivery Planning and Optimisation Actuators and Control Systems Calibration Optical Sensors Calibration Attitude Determination and OB Systems Monitoring and Verification NAVCAM Images Prediction and Processing Auxiliary Data Generation Test, Simulations and Training Furthermore, service to other projects of the Agency shall be provided as required, focusing on the Flight Dynamics development, preparation and operations for science andor earth observation missions. Essential Requirements The successful candidates will have A university degree in engineering, mathematics, physics or equivalent A sound knowledge of Flight Dynamics, orbit and attitude dynamics Good understanding of celestial mechanics, spacecraft flight dynamics and sw programming Experience with Flight Dynamics software tools and procedures Experience with SUNSolaris, FORTRAN, C, MATLAB and UNIX operating system Desirable Skills Familiarity with Flight Dynamics operations operational experience would be an advantage. Additional Information Fluency in English is mandatory Oncall support will be necessary The candidate must have a valid German work and residence permit or be an EU Citizen Start date is as soon as possible To guarantee that your application is processed, please apply via our website httpwww.scisys.dewhereweworkspacecareersspacejobs.html
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