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Payload System Engineer
2013-04-12 15:37:45| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Space Applications Services performs space system and software engineering for the European Space Agency ESA, National Space Agencies and the space industry. We are involved in international unmanned and manned spacecraft programmes. We require staff, wishing to join our team to work in a dynamic international environment for the following position Payload System Engineer ENGSERVELIPSXPL001 Tasks and Responsibilities ESAs Payloads and Platforms Division HSOUP, within the ISS Utilisation and Astronaut Support Department, and the ISS Resources and Utilisation Infrastructure Division HSOIF, within the ISS Exploitation and Exploration Department, have the responsibility for the full development activities for all ISS research payloads, as well as the evolution of existing ISS payloads and supports the subsequent operational phase of those ISS payloads. The current position is to join the system engineering team to support the Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space ACES and AtmosphereSpace Interaction Monitor ASIM payloads, two research payloads under development for the external platform of the Columbus lab. Our company is responsible for supporting ESA in System Engineering for these payloads. The work will be performed in our offices in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, close to ESTEC. The position will include the following tasks and responsibilities Providing system engineering support to ESAs technical officers for the development activities and verification of the subject payloads. Supporting the technical officer in defining and implementing the functional requirements. Elaborating and proposing corrective actions and solutions for identified technical problems in payload development projects. Definition and maintenance of top level system requirements documents. Review and clarify launch vehicle interface requirements. Monitoring and coordinating AIT activities and interface verification at industry. Supporting the organisation and conduct of reviews in the project life cycle. Supporting feasibility studies and future payload assessments. Qualifications and Experience Applicants should have a University degree in an engineering discipline or in physics. Candidates are required to have following skills Knowledge of the ISS environment for scientific payloads. Knowledge of ISS boundary conditions and product assurance and safety procedures. Preferably 5 or more years experience in the science payload space flight domain and at the least one of the following field electrical electronic thermal software engineering. Knowledge of the requirements definition and verification process for scientific payloads. Management of external hardware software interfaces for payloads definition, control, verification. Experience in managing payload development projects and in defining requirements linked to the individual phases of the project. Experience in organisation of technical reviews for development projects. Experience in interfacing with industry, academia and national and international organisations, would be an advantage. Conditions Application by email is preferred and should include 1 a Motivation Letter and 2 a CV, in English, both marked ENGSERVELIPSXPL001. A competitive remuneration package will be offered with relocation assistance where necessary. Applicants should preferably be EU nationals or be eligible for an EU work permit.
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