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Radio Navigation Engineer
2016-08-18 20:06:12| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The Serco Group is a FTSE 250 corporation with over 70,000 staff in 30 countries. Our strategy is to be a superb provider of public services, by being the best managed business in our sector. We are a focused business to government B2G business, specialising across five sectors Defence, Justice Immigration, Transport, Health and Citizen Services. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions such as the European Commission, EUMETSAT or the European Space Agency where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. For our activities in ESTEC, we are currently looking for a Radio Navigation Engineer. Main responsibilities The work includes design and analysis of radio navigation systems, with emphasis on system architecture and performance. The principal tasks and responsibilities will include Support to GALILEO System level engineering activities, including support to Engineering Board, covering requirements engineering, maintenance of System Technical Requirements Baseline, assessment of baseline evolutions DCPsDCNs, and assessment of contractors Deviations and Waivers In particular for Galileo, participation in studies and simulations for the assessment of system endtoend functionalities and performance Support to the monitoring of industrial contracts for the development of radio navigation tools and equipment and studies on radio navigation, including generating technical requirements and statements of work and reviewing relevant documentation Contribution to Systemlevel Reviews. Ideal candidate Requirements You should bring a University degree MSc minimum in telecommunications and signal processing or electronic engineering, at least 4 years of experience relevant with the GNSS and GALILEO systems and the following Strong knowledge on the design of satellite navigation systems, ranging and positioning techniques, RF and microwave systems, managing Link Budgets, signal processing techniques, and GNSS processing facilities Good knowledge of Radio Navigation processing and simulation systems Overall Navigation System Engineering experience, preferably including implementation, maintenance and operation of complex Radio Navigation processing, simulation and test facilities for spacecraft, aircraft, maritime and land mobile applications Knowledge on EGNOS Overlay System including the extension to GALILEO support and associated integrity functions familiarity with SafetyOfLife systems familiarity with Advanced RAIM ARAIM techniques and with RTKPPP techniques. Furthermore, you must be eligible for security clearance from their national security administration. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for the Netherlands or be EU EEA nationals. Due to the high interest these roles generate, Serco reserves the right to commence, alter or conclude the recruitment process prior to the closing date. If shortlisted, a recruiter will contact you directly. If not, your application will remain in our database and can be matched against future openings. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply via the relevant link available in Serco Europes Careers Hub httpscareershub.serco.eu
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