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Sentinel 5 Precursor System Operations Management Support
2017-09-13 12:11:39| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Serco is a specialist at delivering vital services on behalf of European, National and Local Governments. Serco Europe employs a large workforce in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy and the UK. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions throughout Europe. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here. Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action. If you share our values then join with over 60,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you. Package description Full details on application. Main responsibilities A diverse range of support tasks is required by the candidate providing technical support to the Sentinel5 Precursor Operations Manager in the daytoday tasks related to the Sentinel5 Precursor mission operations. In detail the candidate shall Support the Sentinel5 Precursor Operations Manager with the coordination between the Sentinel5 Precursor operations contracts, including Data Acquisition, Processing and Archiving, Networking, Data Dissemination, Mission Performance Centre, Endtoend monitoring and trend analysis of the Sentinel5 Precursor PDGS production system in accordance with defined performance levels Support in the routine tasks relevant to the Sentinel5 Precursor Mission Payload Data Ground Segment, including the review of operations reporting Oversight of the anomaly management processes and coordination of any necessary cross contract followup Maintenance and configuration control of relevant baseline documentation Support for the identification and coordination of relevant change requests across ground segment contracts Preparation of relevant reports, including collection of performance indicators and statistics Support to the project and service specific reviews In addition to the main tasks the following shall be carried out Assist in early detection of performance degradation, definition of corrective actions Oversee anomaly investigations and definition of recovery actions Support analysis of possible evolution and optimisation of the system seeking reduction of risks, moderation of running costs and required technological evolutions Support analysis of new requirements received from user communities andor EC Interface and coordination with the Sentinel5 Precursor operations contracts Interface and coordination with other Sentinel missions for the utilisation of common services Interface and coordination with the Sentinel5 Precursor Mission Performance Centre which performs the calibration and validation activities and conducts the evolution of the processing algorithms and routine data quality control Support the preparation and update of mission documents as well as presentations of related information Support technical analyses related to the activities of various partners, including in particular system budgets estimation of volume of data to be accessed by collaborative ground segments, etc. Deliver new presentations as requested for meetings Participation to relevant meetings when requested Assist with the collection and analysis of information for the compilation of technical notes, plans, etc. Review of technical notes and documents Contribute to the mission operations reporting Assist the organisation of mission operations reviews Support the management of Review Item Disposition RIDs during operations reviews Support the review of data packages during operations reviews Activity input High level guidance of Operations Manager Existing Sentinel5 Precursor Mission and Payload Data Ground Segment project documents Service reporting from the Sentinel5 Precursor operations contracts. Activity output Analysis on Sentinel5 Precursor service performance reports Support to Sentinel operations review processes, including the compilation and distribution of data packages and the management and reporting of the status of the Review Item Disposition RIDs Actions Support to CSC reporting generation, including weekly, monthly and quarterly reports Other documents, technical notes and reports as required. Ideal candidate KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, the candidate must have excellent team working skills, being able to work autonomous and have good analytical skills. The candidate shall also have at least 5 years of specific work experience in the field and have Experience in EO mission ground segment system engineering, ideally Sentinel related Knowledge of similar atmospheric sensors e.g. SCIAMACHY instrument Experience in defining payload data processing systems architectures, specifying system technical budgets, etc. Ability to work in an autonomous manner, in particular when providing support to projects with high time allocations and this in coordination with the line manager Good technical and analytical skills Good time management skills Ability to work under pressure and without continuous supervision Good knowledge of MS office tools including spreadsheet and presentation preparation. OTHER SKILLS Technical documentation writing English Fluency in English written and spoken. Please note that the closing date for the applications is on 25092017. Preference will be given to employees within Categoria Protetta Law 6899 or registered in lista di mobilit. Important Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law. Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process. Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. For positions located within the Darmstadt Support Office please note that only applicants with no family affiliation within the Company will be considered. Data Protection When creating a profile on the Serco Career Centre you agreed to the Data Protection policy, a copy is available upon request. You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time. About the company Serco Services GmbH, part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multinational Service Provider with over 60,000 employees worldwide.
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