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Mission Planning Engineer
2016-03-15 16:08:05| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Are you an experienced Engineer in routine mission planning operations for LEO Satellites? EPS, Sentinel3 do not mean simple words to you but attractive Missions? EPSSG and JasonCS might be Missions you would also like to support? If so, come and start a new professional challenge. Apply online at www.telespaziovega.de for this permanent and fulltime position, located on customer side in EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany. Submission deadline for applicants is 12th of April. The expected start date is JulyAugust 2016 We are Telespazio VEGA Deutschland and have been supporting the European Space Industry for over 30 years, including ESA, DLR, EUMETSAT and CNES. We are looking forward to gettoknowyou. RESPONSIBILITIESDUTIES The tasks of the key person will typically include Performing routine and contingency scheduling tasks using the mission planning facility Performing preventative maintenance of the mission planning facility according to working practice, generally by running system checks to spot any system anomalies or errors Raising anomaly reports when necessary and monitoring their resolution through attendance at appropriate review boards. Supplying context and initial analyses that may aid the investigation of anomalies Responding to mission planning related anomalies and operational contingencies promptly Maintenance of mission planning documentation such as the user guide document and the operational implementation document Liaising with external entities where necessary in order to fulfil joint operations requirements. Maintaining documentation concerning this Maintaining a detailed understanding of the space and ground segment operational needs that are met through mission planning. Through regular liaison with space and ground segment experts, implementing, testing and documenting new or modified operational needs that are met through mission planning Performing the maintenance, update, validation and documentation of the mission planning operational implementation for all missions, in all mission phases. The mission planning operational implementation resides in a relational database and associated business rule management system, and is used to generate schedules related to satellite payload mission planning Rolling out of new versions of the mission planning operational implementation following approved configuration management procedures Contributing to the definition of any changes to the supplied mission planning application software or to inhouse supporting software that could lead to performance andor ergonomics improvements. Contributing to the process of implementing such changes, and liaising with any external contractors that may be performing the changes Training of personnel in Mission Planning oncall and routine scheduling tasks as required QUALIFICATIONSEXPERIENCE Engineer with minimum 3 years experience in routine mission planning operations for LEO satellites. ESSENTIAL SKILLS Fluency in English 3 years experience of low earth orbit LEO spacecraft and ground segment system operations At least 3 years of routine mission planning operations At least 3 years experience in the production and maintenance of mission planning operational rules using a Javalike Business Rules Management System e.g. JBoss Drools or ILOG Rules At least 2 years of working with files in XML format Experience in the operational validation of mission planning software systems Experience with Software Version Control Systems e.g. CVS, SVN or Git and Software Configuration Management Systems e.g. Serena Dimensions DESIRABLE SKILLS At least 2 years working with relational databases and SQL, preferably involving Oracle database administration At least 2 years of LinuxUnix operating system administration At least 1 year of software development in C Knowledge of Oracle database access using ProC BENEFITS Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package including 30 days holiday, generous training possibilities and Telespazio VEGA Deutschland pension scheme is offered to the successful candidate. APPLICATION You are looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then you should send your detailed application preferably online with your availability and current salary status.
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