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Spacecraft Operations Engineers for Sentinel 1 and 2
2015-02-19 15:04:37| 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, 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 applicable spacecraft subsystems are Sentinel 1 o AOCS. o DataHandling, S and Xband. o PDHT and TTC. o Power, Thermal, and SAR. o OCP, SAR and Platform. Sentinel 2 o AOCS and OCP. o DataHandling. o Power and Instruments. o PDHU, S and Xband. o Thermal and AOCS. The Spacecraft Operations Engineer SOE is responsible For the support to the Sentinels missions as a member of the Flight Control Teams FCT during all the operational phases, including special operations i.e. LEOP, Commissioning, deorbiting, etc. For the participation to testing campaigns Simulations, SVT, GSV, inflight tests of the above mentioned missions. The SOE position within the Sentinels missions includes the following responsibilities Validation, test and operation of the MCS, including the OBSM and Mission Planning System. Validation, test and operation of the Simulator. Generation, validation and maintenance of the FOP of the applicable satellite subsystem. Support to test and operation of the NDIUs, PSS and other operational support tools. Support for FOS procurement, integration, user acceptance testing and system testing. Review of satellite documents. Maintenance of the FOS spacecraft document library. Support for the generation of FOS documentation, i.e. requirements, ICDs, test plansreports etc. Support to FCT training activities including generation of training material. Support to spacecraft and ground segment AR resolution. Support to the preparation and execution of the Satellite Validation Test SVT campaign. LEOP support responsible for the applicable satellite subsystem. Commissioning support for the applicable satellite subsystem. Routine Phase operational support including o Responsible for applicable satellite subsystems. o The performance of Mission Planning operations. o The preparation and execution of orbit control manoeuvres and any other daily and weekly operations activities. o Support to the oncall SOE rota, maintaining the mission history log and the generation of regular operations reports. o Support to Secure commanding operations. In addition, this SOE will be responsible for Activities related to the applicable subsystem including o Spacecraft Simulator validation and testing. o Mission Control System acceptance and testing. o Mission planning definition, validation and testing. o Support to the definition of the necessary ICDs. o Support to the development, validation and deployment of mission specific support tools. o Support to Spacecraft System FDIR operations. Qualifications A good background in a scientific or technical discipline is necessary. Required knowledge Spacecraft Flight Operations knowledge, including FDIR, in particular for the relevant spacecraft subsystems andor payloads. Experience with Packet Utilisation Standard. Experience in working in an operational environment. Experience with flight procedures lifecycle, including validation. Experience with anomaly investigations. Ability to understand and accurately predict behaviour of complex systems. Experience with low Earth orbit satellites operations, including experience in preparatory phase OPSPREP, special operations LEOP, Deorbiting campaign and operational phase routine. Ability to work independently and with little supervision. Wellorganised, able to prioritise and manage several activities in parallel. Capable of coordinate and interact with other service providers in operations and other fields. Fluency in English, both in speech and writing. Familiarity with operational simulators, ideally SimSat. Familiarity with satellite control systems, ideally SCOS2000. Familiarity with Earth Observations missions, in particular with Copernicus Sentinels. Familiarity with TMTC databases, preferably SCOS2000 compatible. Familiarity with multisatellite missions. Experience in ground tests preparation and execution, e.g. SVTs. Experience in cooperation with Flight Dynamics teams. Experience in preparing and executing OnBoard Software operations. Experience in mission planning operations. Experience with ground segment integration and validation. Experience in coordinating the LEOP timeline of operations. Familiarity with Network Distribution and Interface Units or similar EGSE equipment. Familiarity with MUST. Familiarity with ESOC working environment and Quality Management System QMS. 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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