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Sentinel1 Payload and Mission Planning Spacecraft Operations Engineer
2014-02-21 17:35:53| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. With over 1500 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of experience and skills, we convey best practice, expertise and innovation in our business. All members of our recruitment team have extensive space experience, so have the insight necessary to support you through the application process. For our activities in ESOC, we are currently seeking a Payload and Mission Planning Spacecraft Operations Engineer for Sentinel1. Tasks The primary areas of responsibility for this position are the CBand SAR instrument and the Optical Communications Payload OCP but the candidate may be requested to assume the responsibility and perform activities for additional subsystems or systems within the scope of general SOE services. Other areas of responsibility specific to Sentinel1 are Validation, test and operation of the MCS Mission Planning System the definition of the Mission Planning interface with PDGS Inorbit commissioning Responsible for the SAR and OCP NDIU PSS validation, test and operation LEOP support Responsible for Payloads, Power, Thermal and Deployables. Qualifications and Requirements Applicants require a degree in aerospace engineering or equivalent. Essential Spacecraft subsystem knowledge, preferably for SAR instruments or similar payloads Experience in activities applicable to spacecraft operations Fluency in English, both in speech and writing Coordinate and interact with other service providers in operations and other fields Able to work independently Ability to understand and accurately predict behaviour of complex systems Wellorganised, able to prioritise and manage several activities in parallel Familiarity with operational training. Desirable Familiarity with the ESOC environment Familiarity with satellite control systems, in particular SCOS2000 Some experience dealing with external interfaces Familiarity with operational simulators, especially the ones based on SimSat Familiarity with low Earth orbit satellites Familiarity with Operational Payloads Experience in operational training Familiarity with the ESOC working environment and Quality Management System QMS Knowledge of satellite or ground operations, or nonspace operational environments Experience with prelaunch activities and launch campaigns of satellites Mission Planning expertise Power Thermal expertise. The ability to multitask efficiently working on multiple activities, multiple subsystems and if applicable multiple missions simultaneously. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply by either clicking on, or copying into your browser, the URL below. httpswww.amris.comsercorequirementdisplay.php?refSearchrequirementid50097 If you have any question regarding this position please email space.careersserco.com Position Sentinel1 Payload and Mission Planning SOE Reference G014035OD8 Application closing date 070314 Start date ASAP If you are not yet registered with Serco we advise you to register your details by adding your details and attaching your CV via httpswww.amris.comsercoalertssignupform.php For additional information about Serco Group please consult our website www.serco.com For additional information about Serco Europe please consult our website www.serco.comeurope For additional information about ESA, please consult httpwww.esa.int
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