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Precise Orbit Determination Engineer
2015-06-03 12:04:53| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
HE Space is a successful international space company. For over 30 years, we have been supporting our customers with qualified experts in the field of engineering, science and administration. We are currently looking for a Precise Orbit Determination Engineer to support our customer in Germany. Precise Orbit Determination Engineer Key Tasks and Responsibilities In this role you will be responsible for Precise Orbit Determination routine operations as well as preparation for future satellites operations. Your responsibilities will include Support to the design, implementation, testing, operational validation and operations of the Near Real Time NRT Precise Orbit Determination POD software for ongoing and future missions Support to the design, implementation, testing and operational validation of new versions of the operational GRAS NRT POD software and of the systems providing NRT GPS solutions for future mission Maintenance and evolution of an offline POD environment Evaluation of the performances of the operational NRT POD solutions for the flying satellite versus the solutions computed in the offline POD environment Monitoring of the performances of the GRAS support network, evaluation of the impact on the operational solution Support to reprocessing activities for the inflight satellites as well as for partner Radio Occultation Satellites Cosmic, Champ, Grace Generation of precise reference orbit and estimated manoeuvres for the Metop satellites, to support FlightDynamics and satellite performance evaluation Ensure availability of same POD support for the MetopC and Jason3 Preparation on the offline POD environment of the software required to compute, shortly after launch, the most accurate POD solution for the any new mission Support systemsmission analysis on future missions related to POD topics, including development of required prototypes. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience University degree in a relevant discipline Several years of experience on Precise Orbit Determination of a LEO satellite Knowledge of GNSS, POD and geodesy principles Experience with operational POD of LEO satellites Experience with the development of operational POD systems Operational GNSS orbit and clock estimation Familiarity with configuration control practices for operational software Skills in the area of software development and validation Experience with one or more of the following Fortran, C, TCL, Java, Python Familiarity with statistical and graphical analysis tools Fluency in English is mandatory knowledge of another European language is an advantage. This job is located in Darmstadt. We welcome applicants who are available from January 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send us your CV together with a letter of motivation both in English and in Word to Ms Corrina Scheepmaker at jobshespace.com, quoting job DEDSC2635 before 06Jul15. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you! Please note Due to work permit restrictions for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you are eligible to obtain a work permit for Germany.
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