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Software Engineer CC for Ground Station Software
2016-09-12 13:04:27| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
SCISYS Deutschland GmbH provides professional engineering and consultancy services supporting space programmes and missions. We have a strong presence at ESOC and EUMETSAT, as well as serving all ESA sites, ESO, Columbus Control Centre, the German Galileo Control Centre and spacecraft primes. Our team is composed of university graduates and experienced professionals, comprising some of the most knowledgeable, dedicated and talented engineers across Europe. Our services cover the whole life cycle of space programmes from early concepts to operations. Our Space Division provides a dynamic, supportive and friendly atmosphere in which you are encouraged to lead with initiative. We support new ideas from our colleagues and are focused on innovation. Moreover, we actively manage your professional development, training and career progression. We are looking to recruit a Software Engineer CC for Ground Station Software fm for our Bochum office in Germany. This is an ideal opportunity for a recent university graduate or junior professional with a year or two of experience who wants to work in the space industry. Tasks We will integrate you into our Bochum team and invest in your development as a software engineer. This position is therefore ideal for a person who has a passion for working in the space industry. Your motivation, enthusiasm and intellectual curiosity are consequently equally important to us as your hard technical skills. The successful candidate will primarily support the evolution and maintenance of ground station software used in the ESA ESTRACK Ground Station network. This will involve the implementation of requested new features as well as software problem analysis and resolution. Additionally the candidate will be involved in the implementation and evolution of SCISYS own software products for Ground data and control systems. The tasks of the position include Design, development, testing, installation, support and maintenance of ground station software for space missions. Contribute to a fresh technical knowhow and discussion of the latest software engineering trends and developments. Participate in our internal research and development activities for Ground Data Systems. Essential requirements For the position in our Bochum team we seek the following essential items A university degree or equivalent qualification in telecommunications, software engineering, aerospace engineering or a relevant discipline involving programming, computing and signal processing Knowledge and experience of CC programming gained on UNIXLINUX Knowledge of standard communication methods and protocols used in satellite communication Knowledge of standard terrestrial networking protocols Knowledge of a shell scripting language Good spoken and written English Passion for the space industry Proven ability to learn quickly and solve problems independently Team player Effective communicator Desirable skills The following would be an asset Knowledge of other ESOC Ground Segment software systems Knowledge of digital signal processing Knowledge of another programming language preferably Java Background knowledge of the operational needs to conduct spacecraft missions Knowledge of databases Additional Information Must be an EU national or possess a valid German Work Residence Permit Start date is as soon as possible
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