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ISS Payload Operations Engineer J2653
2013-05-02 13:37:29| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
ISS Payload Operations Engineer J2653 Telespazio VEGA Deutschland has been supporting the European Space Industry for over 30 years, including ESA, DLR, CNES and EUMETSAT. Key objectives of this position include We are looking for an engineer to work at a client site to support the operations and ground segment implementation activities at a control centre for ISS payload operations. Objective After becoming familiar with the project organization, the involved parties and with the space and ground segment of the mission, the engineer shall support operations preparation, operations execution, and project management activities at the ISS Payload Operations Centre. This post will involve handson activities on payload operations and operations support systems, as well as insight into the coordination and management of payload projects. Responsibilities Duties The activities to be performed within the framework of this post include Payload operations preparation and operations support, which includes the operations of ISS payloads, as well as their ground and flight models Provision of support to the planning of ISS Increment activities taking into account the various planning requests as well as operational rules and constraints Coordination of Training activities, and participating in the ESA and NASA training and simulation activities Providing support to the project management of the operations centre, including reporting, configuration control and maintenance of management databases Support to ground segment maintenance and configuration activities. All these activities are to be performed within the context of an operational control center, implying that all of the above listed activities need to be coordinated with the control center operations team and with external partners and service providers. Qualifications Experience We are looking for a motivated engineer aerospace engineering or similar with a solid background in space systems and programmes. Essential Skills Excellent communications skills Ability to work well within a team Good organisation skills Fluency in English written and spoken Willingness to learn the German language Furthermore, experience in the following is essential Spacecraft Operations andor Operations Preparation Generation of technical reports Presentation of technical issues MS Office tools MS Project Desirable Skills Experience on the ISS programme Payload design operations Mission Control systems Planning tools Configuration Control tools Knowledge of the German language Qualities Excellent communications skills Presentation incl. documentation skills Team player Fluency in English written and spoken Further Details This post offers an excellent opportunity to work in a very unique environment and within a small team, providing a breadth and depth of experience. It is most likely that the selected candidate will participate in at least one EAC training courses for ground segment personnel. Closing Date for applications is 23 May 2013. Benefits A permanent employment contract. Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package. Security In line with Asylum Immigration Legislation, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the EU. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process. Furthermore, in view of the nature of the work the company is in, all potential employees will undergo stringent reference and identity checks. You are looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then you should send your application preferably online CV in Word format, all other documents as PDF with your availability details and salary expectations to Antonella Costa recruitmentadtelespaziovega.de.
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