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Flight Dynamics Operations Engineer
2021-07-12 13:13:45| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
HE Space is a successful international space company. For nearly 40 years, we have been supporting our customers with qualified experts in the field of engineering, science and administration. We are currently looking for a Flight Dynamics Engineer to support our customer ESOC in the Astrodynamics domain in Germany. Key Tasks and Responsibilities As a member of a team providing services to ESOC you will be providing support for Attitude Determination for Science Missions Generation of routine attitude products for all interplanetary and Lagrangian missions in routine operations, including e.g. Mars Express, ExoMars TGO and GAIA Analysis of the state of the spacecraft for the above missions, including detailed analysis of any suspicious telemetry Live telemetry monitoring for interplanetary missions in critical phases e.g. planetary approach, planetary swingby Generation of calibrations of AOCS units. Detailed analysis of anomalies or anomalous behavior FD systems development and maintenance Design, implementation, extension and modification of attitude determination tools e.g. telemetry processing and product generation software, as required. Implementation of auxiliary tools and scripts in support of attitude determination tasks Review of the satellites documentation and its application to FD procedures. Participation in the associated formal review process Launch preparation Integration of the FD attitude tools in the operational platform including the generation of missionspecific procedures. Testing of tools at unit, subsystem and system level. Participation and support to FD system tests. Participation and support to FD system initialization. Participation and support to ESOCwide simulations. Support to mission readiness tests with the mission control system LEOP support in the attitude determination domain JUICE, RSP and EUCLID Setup of FD Attitude subsystem for LEOP support, live telemetry monitoring and assessment of spacecraft performance. Generation of attitude products. Calibration of sensors Oncall support may be required also during LEOP periods and for critical operations. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience University degree in a relevant engineering field, astronomy, mathematics or physics Very good skills in linear algebra, in particular for problem solving related to geometry in the Euclidean 3dimensional space Very good skills in calculus in one or several variables Good knowledge in classical mechanics Very good C programming skills and experience, in particular in objectoriented design and coding skills using C Knowledge of Fortran is a valuable asset Experience in scripting languages, e.g. python, shell scripting languages Familiarity with the ESOC environment is an asset Fluency in English is mandatory knowledge of another European language is an advantage. This job is located in Darmstadt. We welcome applicants who are available from September 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter. If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV together with a letter of motivation both in English and in Word to Sabrina Kracke, by clicking on the button Apply for this job quoting job DEHP4582 before 24Jul20. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you! Please note Due to work permit requirements for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you are eligible to obtain a work permit for Germany.
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