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Ground Operations Engineer ESTRACK fm
2018-07-16 12:28:28| 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 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. We are looking for a Ground Operations Engineer ESTRACK fm to work at ESOC Darmstadt, Germany. Tasks The facilities within ESTRACK require operations engineering services as provided by Ground Operations Engineers GOE assigned to a set of missions. Ground Operations Engineers are responsible for providing the ops engineering services required for their missions during preparation and execution phase. During the routine phase, they are the first level of escalation of services provided by the Network Operations Centre NOC. Their typical counterparts on the side of ESA missions are Analysts and Spacecraft Operations Engineers. The GOE services are defined below. There is a prime and deputy GOE for each mission. The core services of Ground Operations Engineering are as follows Provide services for the mission specific validation of ground segment elements prior to critical operations and after major modifications during the support. Support services for the definition of mission specific ground station configuration in the ops preparation phase and after major modifications. Support services for the validation of station configuration and MC for remote operations. Provide services for validation of external tracking stations. Provide supervision and training services to the NOC during the lifetime of the mission. Generate and maintain mission specific Ground Segment Operations documentation e.g. Ground Operation Procedures, training material during lifetime of mission. Followup services for investigations of anomalies incidents and problems affecting the ground services to the mission. Support regular meeting with missions e.g. WORM, ICM or event driven meetings e.g. MRBs. In addition to these mission and service dedicated services, GOEs may provide services related to specific facility or tools related to the definition, development and validation of new technical systems for Ground Segment Operations. In addition, the service requires participating as OM Operation Manager in support of critical phases of spacecraft operations. Some of the activities will require occasional travel EuropeanInternational. Essential requirements Strong Ground Station and RF background Good ground segment knowledge at system level Extensive operational experience Ability to work independently Fluency in English, both speech and writing Coordination with other service providers in operations team player Interaction with other service providers in operations and other fields e.g. external TTC service providers Familiarity with the ESOC working environment, including both, QMS and ISMS Familiarity with Ground station scheduling processes Familiarity with ground station control processes and setup Familiarity with low Earth orbit satellites
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