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Space Debris Engineer
2017-07-07 17:09:52| 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 Space Debris Engineer to support our customer in Germany. Space Debris Engineer Key Tasks and Responsibilities As part of the Space Debris Office, you will support, analysis, development and research activities, and have the following responsibilities Compliance verification analysis directly to mission customers Contribute to mission milestone reviews for compliance aspects w.r.t. mitigation guidelines Perform, in support of missions, runs with DRAMA, Scarab and Snapshot and document the results Provide custodian services for the Snapshot software Provide a methodology for the verification of protected zone clearance and onground casualty aspects for missions operating on HEOs and orbits around Lagrange Points Contribute to guidelines and handbooks on the matter of compliance assessment for HEOs and Lagrange Point orbits Define the SOW and initiate the procurement of external analysis support contracts, validate and accept the output, in assistance to the TO Establish a space object environment index concept based on fast cloud propagation algorithms. Expand the approach for longer time spans and all LEO altitude bands Followup and coordinate related Research Fellow and NPI activities in view of the offices approach for space object environment indexing Support OPSGR actions on space object environment indexing Draft and act as bookkeeper of the two standard documents on compliance assessment Classification of geosynchronous objects and the annual ESA compliance report Contributions on space environment evolution studies involving DISCOS and other databases. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience Relevant engineering university degrees with focus on astronomy, mathematics or physics Orbital Mechanics Orbit determination aspects Space Debris Matters observation, modelling, mitigation, risk assessment Space surveillance techniques and principles Software engineering as well as Versioning systems and configuration management Database systems, in particular the use of SQL Linux scripting languages, Fortran, C, Matlab, Python 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 September 2017 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 Elisa Manfreda at jobshespace.com, quoting job DEDSC3542 before 10Aug17. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!
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