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Space Debris Engineer MW
2015-03-17 15:05:23| 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. Our German activities grow at fast pace and to face our costumers high level expectations and needs, we are looking for talented profiles having relevant experience in Space Surveillance and Tracking Engineering for the European Space Operation Centre in Darmstadt. TASKS The SST engineers shall possess a proven expertise in the field of SST, celestial mechanics, space object observation techniques and related data processing, and need to have demonstrated experience in the testing, integration and validation of large and complex software systems. They must have a good knowledge of software engineering aspects, requirements engineering, as well as documentation skills, and experience with quality assurance. The SST engineers shall have a good expertise of the PCLinux environment, network services and protocols, and webbased frontends. The SST engineers shall be proficient in shell scripting languages, Fortran 77 andor 90, C andor C, Perl, Python and JavaScript. The applicable software requirements including interface and performance requirements shall be elaborated jointly with the staff of the Space Debris Office as part of the support activity. Evolution of the software requirements throughout the support phase shall be accounted for. The use of COTS items in the development requires prior approval by the Agency. Relevant documentation, software engineering, testing and quality requirements applied by the Space Debris Office shall be followed. All Intellectual Property Rights IPR of deliverables software, including but not limited to related documentation, scripts, makefiles, object code, executables developed or altered under this contract shall be andor remain with ESA. All software including scripts, makefiles, object code, executables, provided by the Agency under this contract, shall be checked by the contractor for IPR issues and all necessary actions shall be taken by the contractor to ensure that the full IPR continue to remain with ESA. Acceptance criteria content of technical milestones, exact software requirements and schedule shall be defined jointly with the staff of the Space Debris Office as part of the service delivery, during quarterly meetings. Achievements shall be documented in the monthly reports on the grounds of which the nondevelopment related parts of the service are accepted. Acceptance Testing of software developed by the contractors will be carried out by ESA and will cover verification that the requirements that were specified jointly during the support period for the given software are met reliability checks, via extended duration tests All software including scripts, makefiles, object code, executables and documents used, developed or modified under this contract shall be considered confidential and not be distributed outside the Agency without prior authorisation by the head of the Space Debris Office. PROFILE Knowledge required includes University degree in a relevant engineering field, astronomy, mathematics or physics Skills to apply their knowledge to develop solutions to technical mathematical and dynamical problems in cooperation with customers and other experts Ability to define, implement, validate and operate software which applies the above solutions using e.g. Unix andor Linux scripting languages, Fortran 77 andor 95, C Will to take operational responsibility in multidiscipline teams Coordinate and interact with other service providers in operations and other fields. Ability to work independently Familiarity with the ESOC environment Familiarityexperience with Space Debris operations engineering tasks Experience dealing with external interfaces Experience with OracleSolaris andor Linux, network services and protocols, and system administration The ability to multitask efficiently working on multiple activities, multiple subsystems and if applicable multiple missions simultaneously. The working language for the position is English and therefore the keyperson must be able to work effectively in this language. 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 24 May 2015 Start date January 2016
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Internship Space debris detection
2015-01-05 19:05:50| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
WHO ARE WE? GMV www.gmv.com is a privatelyowned technological enterprise group with an international presence employing more than 1,100 staff. Founded in 1984, GMV mainly operates for both public and private organizations in eight large sectors 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, Germany Darmstadt,Warsaw Poland, Bucharest Romania and Malaysia. We recruit and hire the most outstanding 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 our budget in RD 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 In the frame of the SSA program Space Situational Awareness for nearEarth objects, the means typically used to get information of their orbit are radar measurements for low LEO objects and optical measurements telescopes for those objects orbiting at higher altitude. The objects for which we have apriori information of their trajectory via a catalogue, for instance can be periodically followed over long arcs of their orbit, leading therefore to have a good knowledge of their orbital parameters. However, the characterisation of the nearEarth environment requires also gathering orbital information of objects that are not catalogued because they come from a new launch, a fragmentation . For this kind of objects, the classical scenarios where the sensor remains fix give short observation arcs hence poor information about the trajectory. Its therefore needed to get longer observation arcs so as to be able to determine their orbit with a higher degree of accuracy to do so, more complex scenarios must be considered where theres one or several sensor that chases the object right after its acquisition. Qualifications Student MSc Aerospace Specific Knowledge Fortran WHAT DO WE OFFER? As soon as they join the organization our young career 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 are willing to work in an interesting, fastpaced, challenging, diverse and global company that is growing rapidly, please send us your rsum in English. For more information about GMV, please visit our website at www.gmv.com
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Space Debris Analyst
2014-08-21 18:39:21| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations The European Space Agency is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women POST Space Debris Analyst in the Space Debris Office, Ground Systems Engineering Department, Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations. This post is classified in the A2A4 grade band of the Coordinated Organisations salary scale. LOCATION ESOC, Darmstadt Germany. DUTIES The postholder will report to the Head of the Space Debris Office and will be responsible for the following tasks participating in operational support activities related to collision avoidance and reentry of risk objects requiring oncall support, as well as in ad hoc contingency management and the development and maintenance of related procedures providing technical support to ESA programmes with relevance to space debris, such as the Space Situational Awareness SSA Programme and ESAs Cleanspace and e.Deorbit initiatives supporting projects by verifying their compliance to space debris mitigation standards, mainly in the areas of postmission disposal, estimation of collision avoidance fuel budgets and onground casualty risk evolving and maintaining ESAs software systems for the verification of space debris mitigation requirements DRAMA, SCARAB and supporting the associated user community supporting the maintenance of and upgrading existing space debris software in the areas of debris and meteoroid environment modelling, sensor performance modelling, collision avoidance, reentry prediction, and orbit determination defining and managing related development and analysis activities, following up the work and performing acceptance testing defining studies in space debris disciplines related to modelling, radar and optical measurements, and space debris mitigation under the existing ESA study programmes specifying, procuring and managing the related contracts supporting the organisation of conferences and workshops in the area of space debris and being an active part of the ESA delegation to the InterAgency Space Debris Coordination Committee IADC supporting the management and evolution of facilities under the control of the Space Debris Office, such as the space debris observation system at the OGS Optical Ground Station, the DISCOS database and the Offices IT infrastructure managing quality assurance tasks in the area of responsibility following up current developments and performing their own research within the space debris community. QUALIFICATIONS Applicants for this post should have a Masters degree or equivalent in engineering, physics, or mathematics. They should have a good background and several years of work experience in orbit mechanics, space debris issues, radar and optical measurements and related database systems. Candidates should also demonstrate their familiarity with modern programming techniques and software engineering practices. The incumbent will be required to work in a diverse and international environment liaising with engineers in and outside the department. Excellent teamworking, communication and relationship management skills are therefore required, together with a proactive attitude towards solving problems and the ability to achieve solutions in line with agreed objectives. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these two languages is required together with a working knowledge of the other language. Knowledge of another member state language is an asset. CLOSING DATE The closing date for applications is 18 September 2014. Applications from external candidates for this position should preferably be made online at the ESA Web Site www.esa.intcareers. Those unable to apply online should submit their CV to the Head of the Human Resources Division, ESOC, RobertBoschStr. 5, D64293 Darmstadt, Germany. The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests. Under ESA Regulations, the age limit for recruitment is 55. Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada. Priority will be first given to internal candidates and secondly to external candidates from underrepresented member states. In accordance with the European Space Agencys security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment.
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Heres what space debris does to the Kevlar shielding protecting the International Space Station
2014-06-25 18:30:56| Extremetech
If you've seen Gravity, you'll have noticed how a single piece of space debris can cause a cascade of destruction -- the Kessler effect -- that makes the entirety of space completely uninhabitable to spacecraft? Well, in the photo above, you can see the exit hole created by a tiny piece of aluminium space debris in a piece of Kevlar shielding -- the same shielding that protects the manned modules of the International Space Station. Space debris is serious stuff.
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Space Debris Engineer G013154EFC1
2013-09-09 11:36:26| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
For our activities in ESOC, we are currently seeking three Space Debris Engineers Operational Software Engineer OSE Application Software Engineer ASE and Research and Cooperation RAC. Tasks Tasks incl. the oncall service shall be distributed among the three engineers according to the needs of the Space Debris Office HSOGR. Operational Software Engineer OSE Administration and support of DISCOS users, management of access rights Maintenance of the DISCOS database in order to ensure the availability and accessibility of the DISCOS database and its associated services odata acquisition and ingestion, omaintenance and operation of scripts and tools organising automatic data retrieval and database processes oconsistency checks oORACLElevel maintenance oorganisation, execution, archival and retrieval and of backups omonitoring of completeness and data quality omaintenance of data quality records ointerfacing with the IT support for related matters Upgrade of the DISCOS database oInstallation of upgrades of DISCOS components or applications oAlignment of the DISCOS webbased front end and administration tools with upgrades Maintenance of the DISCOS operational environment oMaintenance of the data server and of the data archive oMaintenance of the DISCOS application server Improvements of the DISCOS webbased frontend oBy making use of the Java containers delivered to ESA, perform adhoc implementations of new functions basically restricted to graphical visualisation and data browsing functionalities, test and checkout. oAlignment of DISCOS features with the new HSOGR visualisation showroom strategy Maintenance and update of DISCOS user documentation and of the database administration manual Issue of periodical reports oissue of monthly status and activity reports oissue of semiannual EsaROS, EsaLOG, and EsaLOF reports Mar., Sep. oissue of semiannual logs of ESA objects in space Jan., Jul. oissue of annual logs of ESA launches Jan., for the past year oissue of annual GEO status reports Jan. oissue of COSPAR launch tables Apr., Aug., Dec. Support of the IADC Reentry Events Database and of associated prediction campaigns at least once per year Maintenance of the ODIN software and software documentation oCorrective and routine maintenance oCustomization and installation of the software and of required support tools oOrganisation of data archival oGeneration of new ODIN configuration files on request oODIN configuration and runs in support of highrisk conjunction event analysis, experimental runs and reentry events Amendments of the software and its supporting environment, e.g. w.r.t. oVisualisation of the ODIN output and its automation e.g. covariance ellipdoids, residuals etc.. in a way that complies with a new HSOGR visualisation showroom strategy oImprovement of memory usage in ODIN oSupport of other ODIN tasks on adhoc basis such as numerical propagation of states Routine operation of the CRASS conjunction event prediction software Detailed analysis in the case of a highrisk conjunction event oOrbit determination and covariance estimation of the chaser object, based on European tracking data radar and optical data oRecommendation of an avoidance manoeuvre if required oVerification of a collisionfree avoidance trajectory Maintenance of the CRASS conjunction event prediction software and software documentation oCorrective and routine maintenance oCustomization and installation of the software and of required support tools oOrganisation of data archival Evolution and Upgrade of CRASS oIntegration of CORAM and CRASS into one complete risk assessment and manoeuvre planning suite oDevelopment of an overall handler that implements the work flow of both process oImplementation of 3D visualisation e.g. based on 3rd party products of the covariances and conjunction geometry incl. animation oAlignment with the new HSOGR visualisation showroom strategy oSupport and validation of data exchange formats oProcessing of bundles of chaser orbits in ephemeris form Support to the interfacing with external entities, such as JSpOC for the analysis of conjunction events oPreparation of orbit files for data exchange oInspection and analysis of results oRisk assessment based on returned results Operation of the reentry event prediction software Maintenance and upgrade of the reentry event prediction software and software documentation oCorrective and routine maintenance oCustomization and installation of the software and of required support tools oOrganisation of data archival oIntegration of onground safety analysis functions oAutomated graphical visualisation of remaining groundtracks, uncertainty window, population density below the groundtrack and reentry schedule ganttcharts, e.g., by using graphical information system technology oAlignment of the graphical output with the new HSOGR visualisation showroom strategy Maintenance of the near realtime atmospheric density model oDaily monitoring of log files oCorrective and routine maintenance oMinor improvements to the software, injection of new candidate objects Incorporation of the NRTDM results into propagation tools used for reentry predictions Oncall service for collision avoidance, reentry prediction , LEOP and spacecraft contingency matters Application Software Engineer ASE Support to the implementation of an updated LASCO batch process for ballistic parameter estimation and subsequent orbit prediction of all catalogued objects for reentry warnings in DISCOS oAnalysis of areas of potential improvement in LASCO oImplementation of one option Maintenance of the LASCO software and software documentation oCorrective and routine maintenance oCustomization and installation of the software and of required support tools oOrganisation of data archival Setup and maintenance of a space debris application web portal oDistribution of MASTER and DRAMA licenses oDistribution of MASTER and DRAMA upgrades oDistribution of solar activity predictions and data updates to MASTER and DRAMA oGeneration of the updates oInterfacing with development contractor Maintenance of the DRAMA software and software documentation oCorrective and routine maintenance oCustomization and installation of the software and of required support tools oOrganisation of data archival Application of DRAMA, MASTER in support of ESA missions on request by projects oanalyses on the sizing of fuel budget for collision avoidance and for compliance with space debris mitigation requirements oimpact risk, damage and survivability assessments oorbital lifetime estimates and suggest EOL strategies oreentry casualty predictions oDocumentation of the results Rerun Scarab model runs oBased on existing Scarab models, rerun the reentry simulation based on newly specified parameters oAdopt the model slightly if requested and rerun oDocument the results movie and PDF, technical note Support the generation of standard documents like the annual Classification of geosynchronous objects and the annual LEO EOL activity report Maintenance of the DELTA software and software documentation oCorrective and routine maintenance oCustomization and installation of the software and of required support tools oOrganisation of data archival Amendment to the software in the following areas oModified and optimised time and volume binning oNew scenarios according to IADC cases oHandling of solar activity as a statistical parameter oAutomated generation of input population from the MASTER format oOperation of DELTA for internal and IADC studies oUpdate of the DELTA software and software documentation Installation of the SCARAB 3.1L software on the space debris servers oMaintenance of the turnkey SCARAB software system oFamiliarisation with the software oOperation of the software for test cases, modified operational cases and later new cases oRetrieval of design information in support of SCARAB CAD input modelling Research and Cooperation RAC Provide Training on HSOGR software and processes to and support following up the work of on request oYoung Graduate Trainees oResearch Fellows oStudents conducting internships at the space debris office oPotentially new contractors replacements or additional Represent ESA at the IADC annual meetings oAct as ESA representative in the working groups of the IADC oPrepare and deliver presentations on behalf of ESA content to be agreed by ESA oTake actions and perform the required analysis and communication with other working group members Take the role of the space debris office during CDF sessions oAttend to CDF sessions as a primebackup representative of HSOGR oTake actions and perform the required analysis oPresent the results and promote the capabilities of HSOGR Support the organisation of conferences and workshops oProvide administrative help to the organisation of workshops and conference by HSOGR oFollowup the proper layout of room, catering and registration oSupport the conference execution logistically oSupport the conference execution scientifically with contributions, interviews or as session chairman Perform oral presentations promoting recent research and work performed at the space debris office at international conferences once per year, and support related public relation or outreach activities Followup external development contracts Scarab models, DISCOS developments, developments in the area of CRASS, DRAMA, ODIN oSupport the specification of the work oOrganise the required input documentation and files oPerform acceptance test of the delivered software models oReview the deliverables and participate to progress meetings Support the followup of study contracts including activities not led by HSOGR, such as SSA, Cleanspace,... oSupport the specification of new study tasks oParticipate to TEBs and take and follow respective actions oSupport the followup of the studies, actively participate in reviews and help providing CFIs if required in the required state SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE The candidate proposed for these tasks shall have competence in some or all of the following areas depending on the WP requirements Coordinate Systems Orbital Mechanics Space Debris Matters observation, modelling, mitigation, risk assessment Orbit determination aspects Software engineering Versioning systems and configuration management Database systems, in particular the use of SQL Basic understanding of the hardware PCs, RAID, back up mechanisms ... HSOGR Application Software DRAMA, MASTER, PROOF, DELTA Ensuring a seamless operation of the software systems in routine processes, retrieval of the necessary data A high degree of independence Understand the way the CDF works Understand the way the IADC works Have knowledge in related ESA internal processes TEB etc.. Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals
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