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Space Flight Dynamics Engineer MW
2015-02-03 19:06:15| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
With 1.700 employees worldwide, the CS Group is a leading IT company in France and in Germany, and a prime contractor in designing, integrating and operating mission critical systems. It has now been over 30 years that comprehensive CS solutions for space systems and applications, both on the ground and in space, have been part and parcel of this odyssey. You will be part of the ESOC Flight Dynamics team as technical expert providing consultancy service within the ESOC Flight Dynamics division. As part of your duties, you might be involved in the design, development and validation of flight dynamics tools and systems and you may also support operations. The scope of the mission managed by ESOC is wide from earth observation to interplanetary missions. We offer five positions in Prelaunch Development and Operational Support. TASKS Flight dynamics software operations support for flying spacecraft Flight dynamics operations procedures creation and maintenance Support to the mission team concerning flight dynamics aspects Preparation of flight dynamics operations systems for future missions Flight dynamics algorithms study and prototyping, software requirements specification, design implementation and testing Test and validationof flight dynamics software Science Mission Trajectory Optimisation Maintenance of flight dynamics software Orbit Determination ACS Command Generation ACS Calibration Problem investigation, reporting, tracking, correction and fix validation This is a consultancy position for ESAESOC. The location of work is primarily in DarmstadtGermany PROFILE The successful candidate shall have a university degree in mathematics, physics or relevant engineering discipline, with a specialization that includes orbital mechanics or dynamics and control. A first proven experience in the field of flight dynamics is required, preferably gained during the development and operation of space systems. Reliability, organisational and teamwork skills, and an ability to put forward some proposals are requested as personal qualities. Knowledge of flight dynamics functions, including attitude andor orbital dynamics or classical mechanics Knowledge of applied mathematics FORTRAN andor CC as well as Matlab Software engineering process, including requirements specification, implementation, validation, operations and maintenance Software verification, validation and acceptance testing, including the preparation and execution of test procedures Understanding of satellite operations systems and concepts. The variety of the tasks and the scope of the systems to be supported require a high degree of autonomy and good analytical skills together with the ability to effectively cooperate within the team and with internal customers. The working language for the position is English and therefore the key person must be able to work effectively in this language and have a basic knowledge of the other, together with good communication skills. How to apply Please consider the following points before applying Please submit your complete application documents in English. An attached cover letter should mention your availability and salary expectations. Interested applicants should submit their CV to marina.ludwigcssystems.de with CC to francoisxavier.laffontcs.fr with the job title. Closing date 10 March 2015
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