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Mission Control Operations Engineer
2013-07-19 12:35:25| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
HE Space is a successful international space company. For 30 years, we have been supporting our customers with qualified experts in the field of engineering, science and administration. We are currently looking for a Data Processing Operations Engineer to support our customer in Darmstadt, Germany. Mission Control Operations Engineer Key Tasks and Responsibilities Our customer is a European organisation providing weather and climaterelated satellite data, images and products for its users. In this role you will have the following responsibilities Definition and maintenance of missioncontrol operations procedures, including System and ground segment procedures and operations guides Liaison with the spacecraft operations team to ensure the continuity and optimisation of spacecraft monitoring and control activities Interface with other facilities within the operational ground segments to ensure the continuity and optimisation of ground segment mission monitoring Interface with the mission control systems maintenance team and industry representatives to ensure optimised performance, including participating in the definition and implementation of any changes Provision of support to operational ground segment analyses and to critical operations Interface with project teams on the implementation of system upgrades to support major operations projects, including System MidTerm Evolution Plan, recurrent satellites, and any System hardware and operating system obsolescence upgrade Processing of system modifications, including their documentation, approval, and implementation, including participation in Change Review Boards Support to, and participation in, the functional verification and operational validation of mission control systems and related elements Provision of support to the development and operations preparation for recurrent satellites in existing operational programmes such as MetopC and MSG4 Provision of support to the development and operations preparation for future operational programmes. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience University degree in engineering, science, or equivalent Several years of expierence in the operation of spacecraft control systems as well as developing and or maintaining spacecraft mission control systems software Experience in developing and or maintaining software for a UNIX operating system Knowledge of SCOS spacecraft control system Experience in defining and implementing the verification and validation of spacecraft mission control systems software Fluency in English is mandatory, knowledge of another European language is an advantage. We are looking for candidates who are available from January 2014. Please send us your Europass CV together with a letter of motivation both in English and in Word to Ms Sarah Gonschorek at jobshespace.com, quoting job reference DEDSC2055 before 30Aug13. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you! Please note Due to work permit restrictions for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you already hold a work permit for Germany.
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