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Space Debris Engineer
2017-07-10 10:12:38| 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. Package description Full details on application. Relocation assistance provided if applicable. Main responsibilities Provision of 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 Setup and make accessible the index concept Draft and act as bookkeeper of the two standard documents on compliance assessment Classification of geosynchronous objects and the annual ESA compliance report Insert required additional features e.g. environment index to the two documents Contributions on space environment evolution studies involving DISCOS and other databases Provide the above services during CDF sessions Contribute to the definition of the studies for GSTP and other ESA study programs in the area of space debris Provide Training on OPSGR software and processes to internal and external trainees also in training sessions not organised by ESA Provide routine operation of ESAs conjunction event prediction system for internal and external customers in a 247 shift scheme up to 7 weeks per year Detailed analysis and consultancy in the case of a highrisk conjunction event in liaison with the Flight Control Teams, external customers and Flight Dynamics Contribute to the Maintenance of ESAs conjunction event prediction system and documentation Contribute to the evolution and Upgrade of ESAs DISCOS database system Contribute to the ESAs reentry forecasting process Standby for project support in the areas of Cleanspace and SSA Support to the interfacing with external entities, such as JSpOC for the analysis of conjunction events Participate to the offices regular monthly infrastructure coordination meetings Participate to the offices monthly routine meeting Present and promote ESA achievements, recent research and work performed at the space debris office at international conferences once per year, and support related public relation or outreach activities Support the organisation of conferences and workshops, and run space debris office demonstration towards VIP tours in the space debris facility. Ideal candidate Essentials The candidate should have relevant engineering university degree in field, astronomy, mathematics or physics Should have skills to apply knowledge to develop solutions to technical mathematical and dynamical problems in cooperation with customers and other experts Should be able to define, implement, validate and operate software which applies the above solutions using e.g. Linux scripting languages, Fortran, C, Matlab, Python Good communication and presentation skills Fluency in English, both in speech and writing The candidate should coordinate and interact with other service providers in Mission Analysis and other fields Should be able to work independently. Desirables Familiarity with the ESOC environment Be familiar experienced with Mission Analysis tasks Have experience in dealing with external interfaces Have experience with Linux, network services and protocols, and system administration Ability to multitask efficiently working on multiple activities multiple missions simultaneously. Please note that the closing date for applications is on 10082017. 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. 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
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