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Ground Operations Engineer
2013-01-09 12:39:18| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
WHO ARE WE? GMV www.gmv.com is a privately owned technological enterprise group with an international presence employing more than 1.100 staff. Founded in 1984, GMV mainly operates in eight large sectors for both public and private organizations Aeronautics, Space, Defense, Health, Security, Transportation, Telecommunications and Information Technologies. GMV currently runs eight work centers in Spain Tres Cantos Madrid headquarters, Boecillo Valladolid, Seville, Barcelona, Valencia, Tenerife, Len, Zaragoza and also work centers in Lisbon Portugal, Rockville Maryland, USA, Darmstadt Germany, Warsaw Poland, Bucharest Romania, Toulouse France, New Delhi India and Malaysia We recruit and hire excellent engineers, and encourage innovation, technical excellence and continuing education. Our engineers regularly present papers at technical conferences, continue their education more than 85 have a masters degree, and we reinvest more than 12 of budget in IRD projects. This striving for excellence, innovation and flexibility is a major part of our culture. We provide very competitive compensation, attractive benefits, and a great work environment with lots of opportunities for professional growth. JOB DESCRIPTION Ground Operations Engineer Responsibilities Duties Tasks General For our activities in ESOC we are looking for a Ground Operations Engineer for the Galileo Project. The Galileo LEOP operations will be carried out by a team comprising CNES and ESOC engineers. The plan is for LEOPs to take place alternately at CNES Toulouse and ESOC Darmstadt, with the team taking part in the LEOPs at each site. There will be 2 Ground Operations Managers GOMs, one will be normally based at each of the sites and the holder of this post will report to the ESOC Ground Operations Manager. Each launch will comprise a minimum of 2 spacecraft and possibly up to 4. While the first pair of Galileo Satellites had been launched IOV1, the holder of this post will support the upcoming IOV2 LEOP support from CNES and the IOC1 LEOP support from ESOC missions. The working language across the team is English. This position might require to be on mission away from ESOC for extended period. Services to be provided The responsibilities of the GOE include in particular Developing and managing the LEOP mission timeline Preparation for LEOP operations in coordination with Ground Operations Manager, Spacecraft Operation Manager and Operation Director consulting the operations concept document, interface definitions for the ground elements, scheduling, etc ... Development and review of the ground segment procedures Development of the Galileo Launch Folder Providing specialist advice on the ground segment Development, management and execution of the MRTs, DFTs, Tracking Campaigns. Identification, recording, investigation and progression of ground anomalies during the SVTs, MRTs, simulations campaigns and LEOPs Preparation for, and participation in, the simulations campaigns Assistance to the simulations officer to provided specialist ground segment knowledge for the simulations campaigns. Participation in the 56 day LEOPs in the role of a Ground Operations Manager, thereby executing applicable Classified and UnClassified procedures. This will involve shiftworking to provide 24 hour support to the spacecraft Provide Ground Segment Support for activities like Risk Analysis, Secure Monitoring Procedures, Incident Investigation, etc., as required. Providing any necessary ground segment support to operations in the drift phase of the spacecraft Contribution to the postLEOP reports. The holder of the post will closely cooperate with the Galileo Operations Director, CNES GOM and Spacecraft Operations Manager for the Galileo LEOP missions. Additionally, support to the preparation or operations of other missions delegated to the Division may be required as requested by the Head of Section or the Ground Operations Manager. Qualifications This service requires a person with University or similar degree in engineering or physics together with a good professional experience of several years in Ground Operations. WHAT DO WE OFFER? As soon as they join the organization our professionals are given the chance to tackle technological challenges in an innovative environment, to work in multidisciplinary teams and deal directly with clients. This helps them to mature quickly as professionals. We provide continual topup training to keep our career professionals perfectly abreast of all technologies used. We offer a permanent contract and attractive package including a highly competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package. If you would like to work in an interesting, fun, fastpaced, challenging, diverse and global company which is growing rapidly, please send us your resume to jobsgmv.com For more information about GMV, please visit our website at www.gmv.com
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