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Terma The hightech and innovative Terma Group develops products and systems for defense, nondefense and security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, selfprotection systems for aircraft and vessels, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry. Terma is headquartered at Aarhus, Denmark. Internationally, Terma has subsidiaries and operations in The Netherlands, Germany, France, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, India, Singapore and the U.S. The Space Business Area contributes with missioncustomized software and hardware products including power systems and star trackers as well as services to support a number of inorbit pioneering European scientific and Earth observation satellite missions. Additionally, Terma is contracted for the development and delivery of software and hardware systems and services for numerous ongoing and future European, and international missions. Terma Space operates out of Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany, France and the UK. Job description For our customer, EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany, we are seeking for an experienced Mission Control Systems MCS Integration and Verification IV Engineer. As a member of Mission Control Applications and Tools team at EUMETSAT, you will be responsible for integration and verification testing primarily of Mission Control Systems for LowEarth Orbit LEO space missions, in routine operations and for future missions under development. The position also includes integration of verification testing of the ground segment covering Flight Dynamics and Mission Planning Systems. Responsibilities As an MCS IV Engineer, your tasks will typically include Integration Verification activities Integration of the various components of a MCS and integration of the MCS with the rest of Mission Control Applications and Tools MCAT. This includes software deployment, software configuration, adjustment of interfaces, analysis and solution to problems. Generation and updates of test plan and test procedures for the MCAT. This covers functional verification testing, performance and nonregression testing manual and automatic testing. Generation of test data that facilitate the software integration, verification and nonregression testing. Execution and coordination of software verification and nonregression testing campaigns. This activity includes running the test procedures on the target system, generation of test reports, analysis of results, troubleshooting of problems. Contribute to development of the verification infrastructure development andor procurement of scripts tools to perform installation checks, nonregression, functional and performance testing. Analysis and implementation of mechanisms or tools allowing the automatic or semiautomatic verification testing of the application software. Maintaining the verification status of the software requirement baseline for the Mission Control Applications. Technical Management Documentation generation and updates of technical documents. Routine reporting preparation and production of routine reports as necessary. Meeting participation participation to technical, progress and team meetings as needed and requested. User Help Ensure Operations Continuity Provision of oncall and software services to operations. On occasions, provision of standbycallout service to operations and service to critical operations out of normal hours Software and technical service to the endusers of the application software by request Attendance in meetings Participation in technical, progress and team meetings, submission of reports as required Additional services Provision of services to other areas and programmes as required Training Provision of training covering endusage and maintenance aspects of the Mission Control Applications Maintenance and Evolution activities Preventive Corrective maintenance Investigation into anomalies and solutions, their documentation and classification, with suitable follow up of the delivery of software updates System Evolution Analysis of userdriven requirements, generation of software requirements, design, implementation and verificationtesting activities System Upgrades Analysis, planning and management of application, operating system and COTS upgrades and reconfigurations, taking into account any compatibility issues Definition and management of technical documentation and procedures in support of these activities. This is a fulltime position located in Darmstadt, Germany, onsite at EUMETSAT premises, with the planned start in November 2018. Qualifications Competencies Applicants shall have a university degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, and shall be able demonstrate significant knowledge and experience in the area of integration and verification testing of Mission Control Applications. The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience Domain Skills Extensive experience at least 5 years in the definition, development and maintenance of space mission control software applications with focus on integration and verification of typical monitoring and control applications, covering aspects such as TMTC, operations automation schedule and procedure execution, operations preparation, etc. Knowledge and understanding with demonstrable working experience of space related standards ECSS and CCSDS related to spacetoground interfaces. System Development Maintenance Skills Experience at least 3 years in integration activities for space MCS based on the MICONYS software suite from ESAESOC. This includes software deployment, software configuration, adaptation of interfaces and troubleshooting of problems both at subsystem and system level. Experience at least 3 years in verification testing activities of Space MCS based on MICONYS following formal software engineering processes. This includes requirement verification, generation of test plans and procedures, nonregression testing, generation of test data, generation of test tools, running the test procedures on the target system and generation of test reports and anomaly tracking Experience at least 3 years in software development and maintenance following formal software lifecycle processes covering production of requirements, design engineering artefacts and implementation reflecting corrective and evolution software maintenance activities, as well as definition of new applications Documentation and Configuration Management Skills Good knowledge of MS Office applications and experience with formal Documentation Management systems Experience in using configuration management and anomaly reporting and tracking tools. The following experience would be an additional asset Domain Skills Experience in integration of MCS with Flight Dynamics Systems Experience in integration of Mission Control Systems with Mission Planning Systems Experience in integration of MCS with SpacecraftGround Station Simulators Experience in providing software support for MCS to flight control operations teams Software, Technologies and Engineering Skills Experience in designing and developing software components and applications using Object Oriented OO approach including design patterns Experience designing and developing software components and applications using C, Java and scripting languages under UNIXLinux platforms Experience with formal software development environments such as Eclipse IDE. Experience developing interacting middleware components and applications using TCPIP and CORBA Experience in using IBM Rational DOORS as system and software requirement management tool. Experience in software version control systems SVN andor Git. Experience with static and dynamic software analysis tools in support to testing and troubleshooting. Experience using tools for the automation of software testing Due to the variety of the tasks and the scope of the systems to be supported, you should be able to quickly adapt to changes in assignments, manage tasks in an efficient way, and demonstrate a high degree of independence and autonomy. You must have excellent analytical skills, and be effective working within a small team, and have good presentation and communication skills. You should be able to conduct all your activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, encouraging a friendly and collaborative working environment, demonstrating capabilities in applying principles, handling critical discourse, and be open to discussing and sharing solutions with others. Moreover you must be able to participate actively in technical meetings andor formal reviews and activity assessments. The working language is English and therefore you must be able to work effectively in this language. What can Terma offer At Terma, we consider skilled employees, enthusiasm and job satisfaction as the very foundation of our success and as a prerequisite for the development of the bestinclass solutions that Terma provides. We lead the way in applying new technology, offering a wide range of growth opportunities for each individual and emphasizing mutual respect across the board in our workplace. Terma offers you a pleasant working environment at the customer site, where you will be able to take on challenging tasks and responsibilities in a highly professional company. Great opportunities for training and personal development Challenges in advanced technical environment International and cosmopolitan working atmosphere An employment contract with an attractive package with extralegal benefits Highly competitive salary Recruitment is depending on successful selection by the customer. Additional information For further information, please contact Mrs. Raluca Moise by telephone 49 6151 860050 or by email recruitment.determa.com. To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed please apply through the link below with a Cover Letter and a uptodate Curriculum Vitae in Europass format httpseuropass.cedefop.europa.euenhome Closing date September 19th, 2018 Please note that applicants must hold all appropriate documentation and permits to work in Europe. 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