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2014-02-10 11:35:20| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
RHEA the fastest growing leading Belgian SME providing system engineering solutions and professional engineering services to the international space industry is recruiting experienced Engineers from the Satellite Industry for a full time position based in the area of Darmstadt. Description In providing support to developing and deploying network infrastructure, services and solutions for current and emerging operational networks, the key person shall be required to carry out the following tasks Specification of networking customer, user, or business needs. System, service or solution concept specification incl. purposescope definition, incremental andor consolidated network systems requirements, high level design, testing and rollout strategy. Use the network lab for specification, setup and running of proofofconcept prototype. Detailed specification of design andor solution, incl. detailed rollout plan, and Integration, Verification and Testing. Rollout planning and scheduling migrationintegration, validation and leading network solution deployment activities in coordination with peers and customers. Provide crossteam presentation and training on network infrastructure and service developments and deployments. Install, configure network equipment and perform Integration, Verification and Testing. Perform the handover to production and support the customeruser validation. Contribute to specification and update of network systems, services and solutions roadmap and strategy. Support procurements of network systems and services i.e. contribute to procurement documentation, provide equipment specification and costs estimation, compile detailed equipment lists, perform evaluation and comparison of offers on service andor equipment, contribute to supplier negotiations etc.. Provision of standbycallout support and 1st line of troubleshooting following an agreed schedule. Key tasks The key tasks to be accomplished under this contract include, but are not limited to Perform an analysis and specify a concept and roadmap for consolidating EUMHQ WAN edge networks and interfaces. Provide the design and evolution path towards the targeted consolidated system. Lead the phased migration from the current legacy systems. Perform the migration from the current to the replacement WAN link between EUMHQ and the ground station in Longyearbyen, Svalbard Norway Propose a solution for integrating Internet Service Provider links from different providers and migrate from the current to the agreed solution. Develop and propose a concept for ensuring and sustaining the quality and performance of network solutions and services deployed on the EUMHQ consolidated and shared network infrastructure. Perform an analysis of the EUMHQ networks supporting the Monitoring and Control MC of network, computing and storage systems. Specify a concept and roadmap for evolving, enhancing and consolidating these networks. Lead the upgrades implementing the agreed roadmap. Lead and implement the migration of existing operational programspecific and shared facilities from their current legacy networks to the consolidated network infrastructure at EUMHQ. Upgrade the clients networks in remote sites, incl. MadridE, SuitlandMdUS, LongyearbyenSvalbardN, FucinoI as well as the WAN links connecting the remote sites to the EUMHQ. Support and contribute to the development and deployment of network solutions for the future satellite programs ground infrastructure. Specify and look after a Comms lab infrastructure replicating operational systems to allow proofofconcept and predeployment testing. Roles and responsibilities The key person shall assume specifically the following roles and responsibilities Liaison and prime Point of Contact PoC to network customers, responsible for the customeruserbusiness expectations and of network performance and service quality of the solutions delivered. Deployment and Rollout coordinator, responsible for risk identification and mitigation and rollout and delivery according to customer expectation and plan. Interface and liaison with Service Providers and suppliers. Liaison and point of relay between the customers and the Comms team, responsible for representing the customer needs and coordinating the activities of providing the customer solution with the relevant Comms team activities of developing and operating the network infrastructure and services. The Contractor is expected to generate and maintain documentation as an essential part of the above tasks applying the client configuration and change control procedures as well as the relevant system engineering standards, quality management procedures and maintenance procedures. This may comprise writing and reviewing requirement and design specifications, change proposals, preparing documents supporting procurements, reviewing data packages belonging to technical inspections and reviews, writing and reviewing the asbuilt communication and network solution specification, writingreviewing test reports and overall status reports. Profile Hard skills, experience knowledge In addition to having a university degree or equivalent, the key person shall have at least 5 years of proven knowledge and handson experience in several of the following mandatory skills areas a minimum of 6 are expected Understanding of the business needs imposed by satellite ground systems environments or similar on networking, experience of translating these into needs on network infrastructure, functions and systems. Ability to analyse complex systems and to present them in a comprehensible way, with the specific ability to understand relevant details while keeping the focus on the overall system aspects Experience of network engineering in these environments throughout its lifecycle, from identification of needs to deployment. Experience of carrying out specifying, preparing, planning and executing network engineering activities, including their coordination and technical guidance, working with other engineers within and outside the team involved in the activities, and with the customersusers and other stakeholders Indepth knowledge of Cisco technology and solutions for these environments. It will be considered beneficial if the key person holds a current Cisco certification or is able to substantiate equivalent experience. Ability to present verbally and in writing network solutions and systems in a comprehensible way, with the specific ability to explain relevant details while keeping the focus on the overall system aspects. Ability to translate IT jargon into customer business terms. Voice Loop Systems VLS solutions based on VoIP. Demonstrated capability of technical authoring structureorganisation of concept, design, and test specification documents, and of creating and working with technical network diagrams Visio. Experience of working in and applying the above skills in highavailability, alwayson production environments, driven by high availability requirements. Experience of interacting with suppliers of network products and service providers as part of network infrastructure, services and solutions development and deployment. Experience of supporting procurements of network systems and services. For supporting documentation tasks, experience is required with Microsoft Office Suite, including MSVisio. The variety of the tasks and the scope of the systems to be supported require a high degree of autonomy and good analytical skills. The key person shall be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, shall be able to work calmly and correctly under stress and must be able to work with a minimum of supervision. The working language for the position is English and therefore the key person must be able to work effectively in this language. Location Darmstadt, Germany Application deadline 05032014 If you are interested, please send your WORD EUROPASS format CV as well as a Cover Letter to Vanessa Lewis, Senior Recruiter, to careeropportunitiesrheagroup.com. Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information. RHEA provides you with an attractive employment package based on the candidates experience, the opportunity to build experience in the space sector and to grow within an international company. RHEA is an independent Space Engineering Consulting and Software company that offers knowledgebased services and innovative solutions to the space industry. Our technical expertise is coupled with the provision of software tools for both Space and Ground segments. For the past 18 years RHEA has supported over 40 space missions, including comet chasers, planetary and Moon missions, deep space astronomy experiments to understand the fundamental laws of physics, climate monitoring, meteorology, navigation and communications. Rhea is the market leader for MOIS solutions and procedure management systems. Rhea has successfully brought together engineers and scientists from 13 nationalities to support its clients across 7 European countries, Canada and the USA.
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