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Ground Stations Operations Engineer
2015-07-03 16:05:29| 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. For the location in Darmstadt Germany we are looking for a Ground Stations Operations Engineer at EUMETSAT. Tasks The main control centre for satellite operations, data acquisition, processing, distribution and archiving is at the EUMETSAT Headquarters. There are various Ground Stations and backup centres located in Europe. Within the Operations Department, the RealTime Services and System Operations RSO Division is responsible for the endtoend system and mission operations, including ground stations, data and product processing, communications, and dissemination of the data and products to users. RSO also supports the Programme Preparation and Development Department PRD during the development of new programmes. The Key Person will be part of the RSO division but shall initially provide support to the PRD department for the development of the MTG Programme focussing on the ground stations and MC systems and ensuring they are brought to a suitable level for the transition of the programme into routine operations. The role comprises a range of tasks across a number of different departments within EUMETSAT so the Key Person will need a broad knowledge of operational ground segments and how the ground stations and their MC systems fit into the general scheme. The Key Person shall also support the routine operations of the existing MTP, MSG and EPS ground stations, as well as their future evolutions. The Key Persons main duties will include the support to Ground segment procurements for the future programmes including analysing concepts, requirements and designs Analysing and writing requirements for all aspects of future ground segments Definition, procurement and testing of ground station, satellite and associated ground segment MC functions for the MTG programme and future evolutions of existing programmes Review documentation and attend formal reviews as part of the procurement process Supporting and witnessing IVV testing for future programmes, and evolutions of existing ground stations Definition and maintenance of operations procedures, including ground segment procedures and operations guides Liaison with the spacecraft operations team to ensure the continuity and optimisation of spacecraft monitoring and control activities Day to day operations of current and future ground stations including daytoday planning, monitoring and first line anomaly investigations Processing and coordination of ground station anomalies, their documentation, investigation, classification and resolutionmitigation, including participation in Anomaly Review Boards Analysis of ground station obsolescence, and upgrade paths within a 247 operations environment Participation in technical meetings, formal reviews, and scheduling and planning meetings Provision of training, through written materials, practical demonstrations and presentations, to other members of the Operations and Engineering Teams. Essential requirements In addition to having a university degree or equivalent in a relevant technical discipline, the Key Person shall have the following mandatory attributes At least three years experience in the procurement phase of ground stations for satellite monitoring and control and mission data reception, ideally in the Earth Observation domain At least three years experience in the definition, development, integration, acceptance testing, operations preparation and operations of ground segment monitoring and control systems including ground stations At least three years experience in defining and implementing the verification and validation of ground segment systems At least five years experience in a realtime spacecraft operations environment Experience in the operational usage of ground stations monitoring and control software, its configuration and validation Experience with interfaces between ground station MC systems and a remote MC centre Familiarity with ECSS and CCSDS standards related to spacetoground interfaces including the Space Link Extension protocol and applicable to Satellite Monitoring Control Systems Desirable requirements Experience of the following would be a distinct advantage MC systems such SCOS, EPOCH, LabView or equivalent HCIMMI design, usage and standards Database applications Spacecraft tracking techniques Firstline hardware and software failure diagnosis and correction Baseband operation, configuration interfacing with MC software Familiarity with the scheduling of Ground Station operations for Spacecraft support Experience in the operations preparation and routine operations of Geostationary GEO and Low Earth Orbit LEO satellite systems Acquisition of instrument science data from LEO and GEO spacecraft Experience of development and upgrades within a 247 operations Environment Experience of using configuration management systems Knowledge of both Windows Linux operating systems Other Information Start date is 1st January 2016 Fluency in English is mandatory The candidate must have a valid German work and residence permit or be an EU Citizen To apply online please visit httpwww.scisys.dewowirarbeitenspacekarrierespacejobs.html
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