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Space Flight Dynamics Engineer
2015-06-18 15:05:24| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Telespazio VEGA Deutschland has been supporting the European Space Industry for over 30 years, including ESA, DLR, EUMETSAT and CNES. This is an opportunity for an experienced engineer to work in the domain of satellite flight dynamics. The position is based in ESOC, in Darmstadt with a start foreseen as September 2015. RESPONSIBILITIESDUTIES Software design and development for test and validation in the area orbit and attitude control, AOCS telemetry monitoring, manoeuvre optimization or command generation for the ESA spacecraft missions. Information on the missions and the activities of ESOC can be found on www.esa.int. LEOP Launch and Early Orbit Phase support Software development for computation of the dynamical behaviour of satellites Participation in studies to evaluate Flight Dynamics aspects Participation in system tests, simulations and operations support Work in international teams. QUALIFICATIONSEXPERIENCE Completed university degree in mathematics, physics, engineering or equivalent with high grades A good working knowledge of English. ESSENTIAL SKILLS Indepth familiarity with applied mathematics, especially vector algebra, numerical integration techniques and statistics Sound knowledge of physics, especially mechanics High sense of operational responsibility The capability to study independently complex and novel topics and to rapidly prototype SW for study purposes must be proven Software development in C or FORTRAN under UNIX Excellent technical problem analysis and solving abilities Very good communication and technical presentation skills. DESIRABLE SKILLS C, MATLABSIMULINK, MATHEMATICA, shell scripting Familiarity with SunSolaris Previous Flight Dynamics operational experience of spacecraft missions Prior experience with production of Flight Dynamics documentation and software systems Software testing methodologies Any experience with spacecraft mission analysis or flight dynamics Knowledge about current and planned ESA missions Astronomy, Astrophysics Passion for brainteasers Vega Vacancies Footer Benefits Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package including 30 days holiday, generous training possibilities, Telespazio VEGA Deutschland pension scheme is offered to the successful candidate. Security In line with Asylum Immigration Legislation, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the EU. Furthermore, in view of the nature of the work the company is in, all potential employees will undergo stringent reference and identity checks. Application You are looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then you should send your application preferrably online with your availability details and salary expectations.
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