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Ground Segment Engineer
2020-10-29 16:12:19| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Ground Segment Engineer Job Description Astroscale is seeking to employ an experienced and motivated Ground Segment Engineer at our facility based in Harwell, UK. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic and rapidly growing company seeking to make a positive contribution to the growing problem of orbital debris that endangers mankinds continued use of space as an asset. Whilst the candidate will primarily work in the UK, they will interact extensively with a larger team in Astroscales Japan Office and may be required to travel to Tokyo as needed in support of Astroscale projects and operations. Responsibilities Lead the development of Mission Control Systems MCS on Astroscales missions Support the suppliers development team acting as a Product Owner or Technical Officer Participate in the design of the systems including Requirements capture, definition, tailoring, analysis and conversion to use cases and stories. Development support and solution testing. Interface with suppliers technical teams regarding the ground segment. Perform and or support the Ground Segment verification, validation and integration. Participate in the Mission System Test and or Simulation campaigns. Provide support to the definition of Concept of Operations. Document generation and support. Supporting the Operations team to resolve technical issues and providing advice on best practice. Essential Skills University degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, or other relevant engineering discipline. Minimum 3 years of industry experience in software development and software engineering. Minimum 3 years of industry experience in the design and development of satellite user or ground segment products and technologies. Experience with Mission Control Systems, preferably based on SCOS2000. Overall knowledge of the main components of a ground segment and how they interact between them. Work in a team as well as independently. Desired Skills Knowledge of Ground Stations. 5 years of industry experience in software development and software engineering. 5 years of industry experience in the design and development of satellite user or ground segment products and technologies. Experience or knowledge of Scrum as being part of development team or Product Owner. Knowledge of C and or Java programming languages. Basic Linux system administration, shell scripts, make, etc. Development on Linux systems. Fluency in spoken and written English. Location Astroscale UK Harwell, with occasional travelling to Astroscale Japan Tokyo About Astroscale Astroscale is the first private company with a vision to secure the safe and sustainable development of space for the benefit of future generations, and the only company solely dedicated to onorbit servicing across all orbits. Founded in 2013, Astroscale is developing innovative and scalable solutions across the spectrum of onorbit servicing missions, including life extension, insitu space situational awareness, endoflife services, and active debris removal, to create sustainable space systems and mitigate the growing and hazardous buildup of debris in space. Astroscale is also defining business cases and working with government and commercial stakeholders to develop norms, regulations, and incentives for the responsible use of space. Headquartered in Japan, Astroscale has an international presence with subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, the United States, Israel, and Singapore. Astroscale is a rapidly expanding venture company, working to advance safe and stable growth in space and solve a growing environmental concern. End of Life Services by Astroscaledemonstration ELSAd, the companys first onorbit demonstration of debris capture and removal, is scheduled to take place in late 2020.
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