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Flight Dynamics Operations Preparation Engineer mw
2016-09-20 19:08:04| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Vitrociset Belgium, a Vitrociset Group company, can claim almost 30 years of experience in the field of space operations engineering activities, starting in 1982 with the European Space Agency. Today Vitrociset Belgium is the Corporate Groups center of gravity for the Space activities in central Europe. With the headquarter located in Belgium and permanent offices presence close to ESAs centers ESOC D, ESTEC NL and ESAC SP, the company offers you major opportunities at its many sites abroad, an international environment and assignment to prestigious clients ESA, CNES, EUMETSAT, ASTRIUM. Summary of the role The key person shall work in the Operations and Services to Users Department supporting the Flight Dynamics Team in the FLO Division, while providing the main support to the EPSSG Programme and in particular to the operations preparation for Flight Dynamics operations. The tasks will be carried out mainly at EUMETSAT premises in Darmstadt, Germany, but travel mainly within Europe may be required for certain activities.. Key Responsibilities The main tasks envisaged are the Flight Dynamics support for the Operations Preparation of EPS SG during the detailed design Phase in 20162018 timeframe followed by the development implementation and validation phase 2018 onwards, including The detailed definition of Flight Dynamics operations concepts in the context of the EPSSG programme, contributing to the higher level programme operations documentation as relevant i.e. Reference Operations Plan and to the generation of operational procedures, Guides and operational configuration data Flight Dynamics databases and operational configuration data as required In the execution of previous task, take into account the current operational concepts and planned evolutions, in particular for relevant multimission andor reused elements Further coordinate the definition and implementation of Flight Dynamics Operations and Operational Interfaces with spacecraft, mission control, ground stations, dataproduct processing and system operations preparation teams, including launcher and LEOP services implementation and definition of handover conditions Support the review of documentation delivered by the satellite manufacturer as well as ground segment contractors, for Flight Dynamics operational aspects, including critical analysis of proposed designs, implementations and validation approaches and results, along with the necessary operational concepts envisaged Support ground segment development team through Flight Dynamics Subsystem acceptance and verification, as well as higher level system integration and validation testing, including the support to the definition of operational scenario validation testing Conduct where necessary mission analyses and preparation of Technical Notes to verify current operational approaches along with proposed contractors solutions Support the definition and conduct of Satellite System Validation Tests, and in particular for Flight Dynamics aspects e.g. manoeuvres Crosssupport and familiarization as necessary with current EUMETSAT Flight Dynamics operations of LEO satellites, including routine operations, planning and execution and evaluation of orbital manoeuvres, support to contingency operations, preparation and maintenance of relevant guides and procedures, operational configuration maintenance, and preparation of routine reports these activities may require intervention during the night and the nonworking days. Requirements In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, the key person shall have at least 5 years of experience on Flight Dynamics, with at least 2 of them with LEO satellites. The key person shall also demonstrate the following minimum mandatory skills Acquainted with the mathematical and physical principles of orbit determination and control for a LEO satellite Experience with Flight Dynamics orbit operations of a LEO satellite Experience with Flight Dynamics subsystem and operations development for a LEO satellite Experience working in Linuxbased systems Proven experience in formal operational validation of complex software systems, including formal documentation production, configuration control practices Furthermore, it would be a distinct advantage for the Key person to have the following experience and skills Experience with software development and operations of Flight Dynamics systems based on the ESAESOC NAPEOS Navigation Package for Earth Observation Satellites Knowledge of Unix scripting and knowledge of FORTRAN90, JAVA, Python, TCL, andor Matlab, and in particular for engineeringscientific applications Experience with software development and maintenance of systems based on Orekit space dynamics library Familiarity with space debris environment at LEO regimes and related conjunction analysis systems Knowledge of attitude determination and control for space systems and related AOCS onboard systems The key person shall also be assessed for the following skills Ability to understand and synthesise complex issues and express ideas clearly Working proactively with minimum supervision in an individual or team environment Working in teams, sharing expertise and experience with other team members Able to commit to plan and deliver as expected, or reporting proactively if any deviations foreseen Taking ownership of problems through to effective resolution Please be advised that by submitting your CV or other content to us, you agree to the administration, processing and storage of any personal data for the purposes of recruitment processes. The agreement covers the processing of personal data by Vitrociset Belgium even after finishing the recruitment process to submit further proposals for employment and may be revoked at any time. Come and join us! More information at httpwwww.vitrocisetbelgium.com
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