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Galileo Control Centre Operations Manager
2014-09-16 18:38:18| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations The European Space Agency is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women POST Galileo Control Centre Operations Manager in the Galileo Constellation Operations Unit, Galileo Operations Procurement Service, Mission Operations Department, Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations. This post is classified in the A2A4 grade band of the Coordinated Organisations salary scale. LOCATION ESTEC, Noordwijk Netherlands with resident assignment to the Galileo Control Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen Germany. DUTIES Reporting to the Head of Unit, the Manager will be the ESA operations authority at the Galileo Control Centre GCC following spacecraft command control handover, responsible for the preparation and execution of routine Galileo spacecraft operations in support of service provision. The postholder will in particular be responsible for evaluating the status of the Galileo constellation operations and early service provision, interfacing the Galileo Operations Services Contractor for ensuring the preparation and execution of operations and service plans assessing, in the case of major contingencies, whether the mission objectives can be met or assisting with declaring the mission impacted if required coordinating with that Contractor the implementation of the mission rules for handling the Galileo navigation message and managing the early services defining, in coordination with the Contractor, the priorities for resolution of anomalies, following the relevant ESA mission rules participating in spacecraft anomaly review boards, supporting the evaluation and authorisation of any recovery action required contributing to ESA operations system management board longterm planning activities by providing inputs and evaluations on constellation, mission and systemrelated operations supporting the evaluation of the GCC operations processes and organisation, providing recommendations on improvement participating on Galileorelated review panels, evaluations boards as required. This work requires frequent travel within Europe and interaction with industry representatives at all levels. QUALIFICATIONS Applicants for this post should have a Masters degree or equivalent qualification in engineering or physics, together with proven sound professional experience of the deployment and operations of spacebased applications. Candidates should be systemminded and able to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team. Furthermore, they should show a high level of selfmotivation and discipline, and be resultsoriented. Experience with satellite navigation systems e.g. GPS, Galileo is considered an asset. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these two languages is required together with a working knowledge of the other language. Knowledge of another member state language is an asset. CLOSING DATE The closing date for applications is 14 October 2014. Applications from external candidates for this position should preferably be made online at the ESA Web Site www.esa.intcareers. Those unable to apply online should submit their CV to the Head of the Human Resources Division, ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk ZH, The Netherlands. The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests. Under ESA Regulations, the age limit for recruitment is 55. Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada. Priority will be first given to internal candidates and secondly to external candidates from underrepresented member states. In accordance with the European Space Agencys security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment.
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