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MultiMission Elements MME Systems Upgrade Project Manager
2014-01-24 11:34:29| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Manage the upgrades of our multimission ground elements and contribute to the success of our future programmes. EUMETSAT is the European satellite agency for monitoring weather and climate. Bringing together the resources of 29 member states, we develop and operate a range of satellite systems surveying the atmosphere, land and ocean that deliver vital data 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our data contribute to weather forecasts that protect lives and property across Europe and to monitoring of our changing climate. MultiMission Elements MME Systems Upgrade Project Manager REF. VN1401 Strengthening our System Engineering and Projects Division, you will manage upgrades of our MultiMission ground systems. These MultiMission Elements, composed of software, hardware and tools, are implementing key services to our users, like data distribution, archiving and retrieval, but also ground monitoring and infrastructure. These functions are essential to our operational programmes and are reused and upgraded for our future missions. To this end, you will lead projects from architectural design phase through to the entry into operations, interact with several teams and control budgets, plans and schedules. At the same time, you will contribute to the generation of the Ground Segment requirements and to the definition of the Ground Segment architecture for aspects related to the MultiMission Elements. You will therefore need a strong blend of technical, organisational and, in particular, management skills. Qualified to degree level in Computer Science or Software Engineering, you should possess extensive experience in project management of ground segment elements development, preferably in the field of GEOLEO earth observation systems. This should be coupled with a solid technical background in hardware and software aspects, proven leadership ability and ideally familiarity with the full system engineering lifecycle, spanning design, production, integration, verification and validation. Finally, you will preferably be knowledgeable regarding Data Services used for remote sensing applications and will certainly be capable of working effectively in English, with a working knowledge of French. Attractive employment conditions are offered, in terms of salary, comprehensive benefits including health and social welfare provision, and extensive relocation assistance if applicable . To learn more and apply online, please visit www.eumetsat.int. Deadline for applications 27 February 2014 EUMETSAT is committed to providing an equal opportunities work environment for men and women and is seeking to recruit nationals from its Member States. Please see our website for further details . Europe s Meteorological Satellite Organisation Organisation Europenne de Satellites Mtorologiques
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