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Spacecraft Operations Engineer
2016-01-12 13:05:56| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
WHO ARE WE? GMV www.gmv.com is a privately owned technological enterprise group with an international presence employing more than 1.100 staff. Founded in 1984, GMV mainly operates in eight large sectors for both public and private organizations Aeronautics, Space, Defense, Health, Security, Transportation, Telecommunications and Information Technologies. GMV currently runs eight work centers in Spain Tres Cantos Madrid headquarters, Boecillo Valladolid, Seville, Barcelona, Valencia, Tenerife, Len, Zaragoza and also work centers in Lisbon Portugal, Rockville Maryland, USA, Darmstadt Germany, Warsaw Poland, Harwell UK, Bucharest Romania, Malaysia, Toulouse France and New Delhi India. We recruit and hire excellent engineers, and encourage innovation, technical excellence and continuing education. Our engineers regularly present papers at technical conferences, continue their education more than 85 have a masters degree, and we reinvest more than 12 of budget in IRD projects. This striving for excellence, innovation and flexibility is a major part of our culture. We provide very competitive compensation, attractive benefits, and a great work environment with lots of opportunities for professional growth. JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities Duties Tasks The areas of responsibility for this service are corresponding to a Systems Engineering Service but including activities within specific subsystems e.g payload and within the scope of general SOE services, such as test, validation and operation of the Mission Control System, Mission Planning System, Automation System and Simulator. The service to be provided will be primarily assigned to a particular mission Cluster II within Solar and Planetary Mission family but with the possibility of supporting other missions within this family. The general activities to be supported by this service are depending on the phase of the mission Study of specific Mission Characteristics and Ground Segment Documentation Participation in the Analysis and Design of Satellite Operations Preparation of Functional Requirements for Flight Control Ground Facilities Preparation of Flight Control and Contingency Procedures Mission Management and Mission Planning Support OnBoard Software Maintenance Support Supervision of daily operations and reporting General Flight Control Support Spacecraft Performance Analysis Support to other missions could also include SVT, Launch Campaign, LEOP, etc. Qualifications Msc in any related discipline Required knowledge Spacecraft subsystem knowledge Fluency in English, both in speech and writing Experience in activities applicable to spacecraft operations Coordinate and interact with other service providers in operations and other fields. Able to work independently Familiarity with the ESOC environment Familiarity with satellite control systems, in particular SCOS2000 Familiarity with Planning and Automation Systems. A familiarity with AI Planning and Scheduling techniques is an asset. The ability to multitask efficiently working on multiple activities, multiple subsystems and if applicable multiple missions simultaneously. Familiarity with operational simulators, especially the ones based on SimSat Experience in programming is desirable e.g. Java, Python, HTML, PHP WHAT DO WE OFFER? As soon as they join the organization our professionals are given the chance to tackle technological challenges in an innovative environment, to work in multidisciplinary teams and deal directly with clients. This helps them to mature quickly as professionals. We provide continual topup training to keep our career professionals perfectly abreast of all technologies used. We offer a permanent contract and attractive package including a highly competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package. If you would like to work in an interesting, fun, fastpaced, challenging, diverse and global company which is growing rapidly, please send us your resume to jobsgmv.com For more information about GMV, please visit our website at www.gmv.com
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