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Metrology and Calibration Engineer
2016-09-06 19:07:11| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The Serco Group is a FTSE 250 corporation with over 70,000 staff in 30 countries. Our strategy is to be a superb provider of public services, by being the best managed business in our sector. We are a focused business to government B2G business, specialising across five sectors Defence, Justice Immigration, Transport, Health and Citizen Services. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions such as the European Commission, EUMETSAT or the European Space Agency where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. For our activities in ESTEC, we are currently looking for a Metrology and Calibration Engineer. Main responsibilities The candidate is responsible to provide engineering support to the Metrology Laboratory of the Testing Division in ESTEC. The candidate has the following duties support the daily activities of the Metrology Laboratory provide metrology support to the ESTEC Test Centre customers, the ESA projects and the ESTEC laboratories provide engineering support and specifically metrology support for investment and maintenance activities of the ESTEC Test Centre assuring proper maintenance of laboratory instrumentation and of the ISO 17025 quality system support the ESA internal research and development activities assuring a proper presentation of the Metrology Laboratory activities and plans to the Head of the Engineering Services Section of the Testing Division. Applicants shall be able to work on a selfstanding base and provide flexibility and enthusiasm for the performed tasks. The postholder shall focus on providing a continuous improvement of the working environment, effectively liaising with colleagues and keeping up to date the technical knowhow of the Metrology laboratory. Ideal candidate Applicants for this post should have a Masters degree or equivalent qualification in Aerospace or Mechanical engineering with specialisation preferably in Geodesy with a minimum of 23 years experience in metrology applications for satellite testing. In addition, the ideal candidate shall have good comprehension of related technologies and engineering domains like electromechanical systems, optomechanical engineering, thermal engineering and vacuum systems. have former experience in the operation of test instrumentation like coordinate measuring machines, autocollimation theodolites, laser tracker, autocollimator, roughness tester, roundness tester, photogrammetry systems, linear laser interferometer, extensometers, IR cameras, data acquisition systems, and other sensors and metrology equipment. prove their capability to liaise with ESA internal and industrial external test customers and have demonstrated ability to work in a team. have good knowledge of English language. Some knowledge of Dutch is desired for liaison with local suppliers The following skills would considered an asset for this position Previous experience with maintenance of laboratory instrumentation and with the ISO 17025 quality system. Experience in any of the following software PCDMIS CAD, Spatial Analyzer, MCOSMOS2, National Instruments LabVIEW, Matlab, Wyler Levelsoft, Mitutoyo SurfpakSV, GUM Workbench Pro, CATIA V5, LightTools, ResearchIR, Fovex 3D Application procedure All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for the Netherlands or be EU EEA nationals. Important Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law. Applicants are kindly asked to produce such documentation at the time of application. Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. Data Protection By submitting a job application you agree to the storage of any personal data provided by you directly or collected from generally accessible sources in particular professional and other social media throughout the entire application process CV, references, letter of application, interviews as applicable. To facilitate subsequent contact for professional purposes only, you agree to your data being saved after the application process has ended. You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time. The same shall also apply if you are contacted by SERCO GROUP regarding vacancies that match your existing profile.
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