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Ground Station System Engineer
2013-01-04 19:36:36| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. For our activities in EUMETSAT, we are currently seeking a Ground Station System Engineer to support the activities of ground segment developments in the areas of Ground Stations, RF and Telecommunications. In doing this, the engineer shall support Engineering activities of Phase B of future ground segments in the areas of Ground Stations, RF and Telecommunications The follow up of the detailed design and development activities of Phase CD of the future ground segments in the areas of Ground Stations, RF and Telecommunications The maintenance and evolution in phase E to the other programmes within EUMETSAT MSG, MTG, EPS, Jason2, etc in the areas of Telecommunications, RF and Ground Stations Participation in the daytoday activities of the STC Lab managed within EUMETSAT small Telecommunications and RF laboratory supporting system simulations and analysis as well as small applications developments based mainly on MatLab and Labview e.g. tailored Remote Spectrum Analyser MMIs Integration and verification, demonstrating that the deliverables conform to specified requirements. The Engineer will be a member of a multidisciplinary system engineering team and will report directly to the System Engineering and Projects SEP Ground Stations Engineering team Leader, however, when working in a given programme, the engineer shall also report within the established programme structure. In the performance of these tasks, the consultant shall apply the relevant organisational and programmatic quality management procedures as well as the relevant ground stations system engineering standards. The working hours for this position are Monday Thursday 08301715 and Friday 08301600. This position will also require some standbycallout support which will be discussed in advance. Qualifications and Requirements Applicants require a University degree or equivalent in an engineering discipline relevant to the job profile together with the experience and capability to fulfil the assigned tasks with a minimum of supervision. Essential Heshe shall have a demonstrated experience in a similar function for at least 5 years. This experience should include Ground stations system and subsystem design and development for TTC, mission specific andor satellite communications ground stations TTC baseband equipment and SLE compliant implementations Technical background in the specification and VV of ground stations and large antennas and tracking systems for LEO and GEO satellites ACU and receivers inclusive Knowledge of modulationdemodulation schemes applied by Ground to Space ICD for TTC and payload data transmission e.g. ECSS and CCSDS Standards. Desirable Design and requirements engineering of large and complex Earth Observation related ground stations e.g. MSG PGS or EPS CDAs Usage of High Data Rate Demodulators System experience with Link budget analysis and tools in S,X and Ka Band Standard RF and microwave tools and SW package for generation of signal processing related simulations andor semiautomated measurement procedures for complementing the capabilities of the STC Lab. The Engineer shall be in possession of sound management and interpersonal skills to conduct the responsibilities described above autonomously and with a minimum level of supervision, exhibiting good spoken and written communications skills, analytical capabilities and motivation. The official langugages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for this position is English and therefore the engineer must be able to work effectively in this language and have knowledge of the other. About Serco Serco is amongst the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies and has a global heritage in the Space business, operating for over 35 years Worldwide. Serco has a longstanding understanding of the space market and a worldwide client base providing operational and engineering support across International Organisations, Government Agencies, Defence, Industrial Partnerships and related Scientific Institutions. With over 1100 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of qualifications and skills, it is our track record in such a wide range of market sectors and geographies that allows us to share best practice, expertise and innovation in our business solutions today. Serco Europe employees have provided their skilled competence for various European space missions since the inception of a coordinated European space organisation. Our ongoing commitments within the industry cover Earth Observation, Meteorological Services, Space Science, Technology, Telecommunications and Human Spaceflight, as both an integrated services and managed space resources provider. At the heart of our approach is the recognition that a good business depends on good people. We ensure that we continue to have the people and expertise that we need to face both the challenges of today and those of tomorrow our people are our key assets. Application procedure If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply by either clicking on, or copying into your browser, the URL below. httpswww.amris.comsercorequirementdisplay.php?refSearchrequirementid38451 If you have any question regarding this position please email darmstadtjobsserco.com Position Ground Station System Engineer Reference G013010EUM Application closing date 04032013 Start date 01072013 If you are not yet registered with Serco we advise you to register your details by adding your details and attaching your CV via httpswww.amris.comsercoalertssignupform.php For additional information about Serco Group please consult our website www.serco.com For additional information about Serco Europe please consult our website www.serco.comeurope For additional information about EUMETSAT, please consult httpwww.eumetsat.int
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