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System Operations Engineer
2017-09-26 10:11:58| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Come and help us shape the future of satellite communications! Thorn SDS provides worldclass service and solutions to our clients. We support organisations with cutting edge technologies and customised solutions. We are constantly looking for talent to be part of our successful team. We are recruiting for a System Operations Engineer to be based on our customer side and working within the RSO and PRD department for the development of the operational needs in the MTG programme. The activities will focus on ensuring that MTG operations preparation is brought to a suitable level for the transition of the programme into routine operations. In this role your main tasks will be Definition, performance, analysis and reporting of tests for the successful operational validation of MTG data processing for both MTGI and MTGS Definition and maintenance of system and ground segment operations procedures and operations guides Support to the MTG data processing procurement teams on defining the monitoring and control of data processing functionality, and with configuration control on the operational data to be managed and stored Coordination with other members of the MTG operations preparation integration team OPIT, and the instrument functional chain team IFCT to ensure the optimisation of instrument data processing and its monitoring and control activities the optimisation of interfaces to and from the data processing functionality to other components of the MTG functional system. Liaison with the operations system and data processing teams to ensure transfer of knowledge to and from the existing operational activities Interaction with operational and under development Multi Mission Elements MME centralised monitoring, storage and infrastructure with respect to the management of data processing equipment, software and data, and for the use of the EUMETSAT generic monitoring and reporting tools Interactions with the Mission Operations Facility MOF and Ground Stations Facilities GSTF, in particular for data flows and interoperability Support to the definition of user interfaces and reporting to allow for efficient day to day operations by all levels ofuser against defined Key Performance Indicators KPis Mission performance analysis for both the data processing facilities and the centralized reporting capabilities Supporting the analysis, f testing and operation of ground segment AIV activities with respect to data processing Participation in technical meetings, formal reviews, and scheduling and planning meetings Identification of critical activities for system operations, including conflicts and risks in advance and in detail, to be shared for review and approval prior to the actual execution of any foreseen riskconflict Provision of training, through written materials, practical demonstrations and presentations, to other members of the Operations, Operations Preparation and Engineering Teams. Alongside a university degree or equivalent in a technical discipline you will be required to have at least three years of work experience in operations, operation preparation and configuration of endtoend monitoring and reporting systems for complex satellite Earth Observation ground segments. You will be involved in the definition development, integration and verification validation of ground segment and mission data monitoring systems. Also you will be required to have experience in in the operational definition of Earth Observation data processing, its configuration and its validation, as well as the offline and online analysis of instrument data processing and the methods used for its analysis. Recent experience of some of the following skills would be a distinct advantage experience in high data rate, multichannel, end to end science data processing systems operational procedure and test plan development and validation for 2417 GEO satellite systems experience in reading, testing and developing software routines and scripts particularly for Linux operating systems familiarity with user interface development with respect to operation and instrument data processing experience in development of XML, the automation of its development, and its use experience in DOORS or similar requirement tracking tools experience in the configuration management of complex operational systems. We offer attractive employment conditions, with a competitive salary, comprehensive health and social welfare provision, and extensive relocation assistance, if applicable. To learn more and apply online, please visit httpwww.thornsds.co.ukcandidates or send your CV to aliebig.thorntonline.de The closing date is 4th October 2017. Please only apply for this role if you hold a work permit for the EU.
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