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Mission Planning Software Engineer for MTG
2016-03-15 16:08:05| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Are you an experienced Software Engineer in the specification procurement or development and operations of a satellite mission planning system? Meteosat Third Generation MTG is a program which fascinates you? Do you want to be part of an exciting challenge? 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 AugustSeptember 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 Although formally procured by the Flight Operations FLO division, the candidate will be organisationally based in the Geostationary Orbit GEO division as part of the Mission Operations Facility MOF team, until shortly after launch. This period covers the remaining part of the MOF procurement phase and the operations preparation phase. During routine operations postlaunch the candidate will be based in FLO division. The tasks of the key person will typically include During the procurement phase Participating in reviews for the MPS, the procedure edition and execution tools, and interfacing facilities. Analysing and reviewing relevant MTG documentation, preparing technical notes and attending technical meetings Participating in MPS, procedure edition and execution tools testing e.g. Factory and OnSite Acceptance Testing and related activities at facility and system level. Analysing and reporting on the test results, in particular with respect to their suitability for requirement verification and validation Creation and execution of test procedures on the assigned MOF elements in order to validate their readiness for operational usage Participating in the installation of the MPS, procedure edition and execution tools at EUMETSAT, while fulfilling the configuration management requirements. Verifying the facility installation Defining the Mission Planning, procedure edition and execution tools operational implementation database structures, etc Monitoring and steering the lifecycle for MPS, procedure edition and execution tools related anomaly reports ARs and nonconformance reports NCRs Interacting with internal users, suppliers and partner organisations Maintaining internally generated tools and creation of new internal tools, mainly developed in Java, C and C During the operations preparation and operations phase Performing routine and contingency scheduling tasks using the MPS and procedure edition and execution tools Performing preventative maintenance on the MPS and associated tools 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 Rolling out of new versions of the MPS operational implementation following approved configuration management procedures Training of personnel in mission planning tasks as required QUALIFICATIONSEXPERIENCE Software engineer with minimum 5 years experience in the specification, procurement or development and operations of a satellite mission planning system. ESSENTIAL SKILLS Fluency in English Experience of spacecraft andor ground segment procurement Demonstrated experience in the field of Space Mission Planning of at least 5 years, preferably gained during the specification, development and operation of space systems At least 5 years of practical experience in Mission Planning, procedure edition and execution tools specificationdevelopmentprocurementoperation of a GEO andor a LEO space system At least 5 years of Software technology skills in programming languages such as CCJava on UNIX and MS Windows At least 5 years of experience of routine mission planning operations AIV related activities test procedure generation, requirements verification and validation Practical experience with Software Version Control Systems e.g. CVS, SVN or Git and Software Configuration Management Systems e.g. Serena Dimensions Practical experience with the LinuxUnix operating system user command level DESIRABLE SKILLS Knowledge of ECSS Space Engineering Standards, in particular those related to Mission Control Experience of operations preparation in the area of Mission Planning, procedure edition and execution tools Maintenance of a Mission Planning Subsystem, procedure edition and execution tools DOORS Satellite monitoring control Working experience with relational databases and SQL 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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