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Spacecraft Operations Engineer
2014-07-16 16:42:03| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. With over 1500 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of experience and skills, we convey best practice, expertise and innovation in our business. All members of our recruitment team have extensive space experience, so have the insight necessary to support you through the application process. For our activities in ESOC, we are currently seeking a specialist to cover a Spacecraft Operations Engineering service to be provided for astronomy and fundamental physics missions operated by ESOC. The service will be delivered to XMMNewton INTEGRAL primarily in the first instance, but with the possibility of supporting other missions within the Astronomy and Fundamental Physics Missions Division at a later stage of the service provision. The primary areas of responsibility for this service are to support the Spacecraft Operations Managers in the development of operations procedures for onboard thermal control of platform and instruments, deorbiting, mission control system and simulator migration and automation activities. The key person is required to familiarise himself with the missions he is supporting and in particular with the procedures, ground segment and its tools that are needed to perform the mission operations. Tasks Among other tasks, the candidate may be required to familiarise himherself with the platform in order to be able to write mission operations procedures for the power and thermal subsystems mainly and payload support the development of mission operations automation tools software andor shell scripts interfacing the different components of the ground control systems MCS, simulator etc. support the mission team during operating systems migrations work and be on call as operations engineer supervising operations conduction one week every 56 weeks approx. write and maintain operational procedures in MOIS and reports monitor and control spacecraft operations participate in the relevant technical meetings and teleconferences. Qualifications and Requirements The key person will need to fulfil the following requirements Essential Experience with spacecraft operations Knowledge of spacecraft subsystems and operations, preferably OBDH, PowerThermal, payload Experience with SCOS MCS The key personnel will work in the role of SOE on the XMM Integral missions and as such is required to have the basic qualifications for a SOE position Experience with Procedure writing Experience with Operational simulators Experience with Operational databases Experience with Mission Planning In addition, the candidate shall be assertive, communicative and able to work in a team in a multinational environment. A good knowledge of the English language is mandatory. Desirable Experience of XMM Integral specific tools FOP tool, fopgen, MOIS, Operational Simulator, MCS, Database, Mission planning would be an asset XMMINT specific operational experience. Please note that Serco reserves the right of changing the advertisement closing date or to close vacancy at any time. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly in order to avoid any disappointment in such exceptional circumstances. Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think, you have the skills and experience required, please apply by either clicking on, or copying into your browser, the URL below. httpswww.amris.comsercorequirementdisplay.php?refSearchrequirementid54545 If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please address them to our recruitment team at space.careersserco.com Position Spacecraft Operations Engineer G014162OD8 Reference G014162OD8 Application closing date 040914 Start date 11014
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LEO Spacecraft Operations Engineer Consultant Support
2014-07-16 14:42:42| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The Key person shall work in the Operations and Services to Users Department as a member of the Metop Spacecraft Operations Team. The key person shall be assigned and trained to provide operations expertise and support to one or more platform subsystems and or payload instruments, depending on his or her experience and the overall team needs. The key person shall also participate in coordinating the satellite operations activities of other team members and external teams responsible for onboard software management, simulator support, mission control, mission planning, flight dynamics and ground stations. Furthermore, the key person shall support system and operations preparation activities for MetopC, for Metop Second Generation satellites and possibly also for Sentinel3 and Jason CS. The key person shall be required to support operations during normal working hours, as well as support the oncall operations engineer rota, such that safe and efficient operations are ensured by the Spacecraft Operations Team on a 247 basis. TASKS Support to the routine operations of Metop A, B and preparing for MetopC, comprising Provision of operational expertise to one or more platform subsystems andor payload instruments andor onboard software management, satellite simulator and ground segment operations interfaces. Maintain the corresponding operations documentation and flight procedures, including the update and operational validation of procedures releases in a configuration controlled environment Perform trending and performance analysis on the corresponding subsystems and instruments, including definition and possibly prototyping of additional analysis checks where necessary Investigations into satellite anomalies. This may require a close cooperation with the Operations Support Entity in ESTEC and Industry Support the coordination of partner agency interactions for relevant subsystemsinstruments Participation in the satellite oncall support rota Identification and support to implementation of system and process improvements concerning the Metop Spacecraft Operations Team responsibilities and interfaces. Support to the system and operations preparation of Metop Second Generation satellites Provide inputs and or review the definition of system and satellite operational concepts Review space to ground interface specifications and flight operations manuals Support the definition of tools and processes required to prepare for and operate the satellites. Support to the system and operations preparation of other LEO satellites Provide operations preparation support as required to the Sentinel3 and Jason CS developments. PROFILE In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the Key person shall have a demonstrated experience in at least two of the following Spacecraft monitor and control operations Spacecraft operations preparation engineering Low Earth Orbit spacecraft design or Assembly Integration and Test activities at system or subsystem level. Furthermore, it would be a distinct advantage for the Key person to have experience with some of the following Inorbit operations of Low Earth Orbit Earth Observation satellites Experience in the operation or development of satellite ground segment facilities, in particular procedure development, monitor and control, mission planning, onboard software management, performance analysis, configuration management and simulator facilities The procedure development tool MOIS and the procedure execution language STOL The mission control systems EPOCH or SCOS Specification of system and operational concepts, facility requirements Familiarity with OnBoard Control Procedure and OnBoard Position Scheduler concepts Familiarity with the ECSS Packet Utilisation Standard, customisation and usage Familiarity with system change control and configuration management procedures Data analysis software packages such as MATLAB File parsing languages such as PERL, AWK Use of VBA for development of adhoc tools in MS Office applications. The candidate should be selfmotivated and able to work in an organised and efficient manner with minimum supervision. Strong data analysis, processing and synthesis skills are essential and an ability to recognise opportunities for improvements in areas of work and implement appropriate solutions is highly desirable.
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Spacecraft Operations Engineer XMMINTEGRAL
2014-07-15 16:42:43| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
HE Space is a successful international space company. For 30 years, we have been supporting our customers with qualified experts in the field of engineering, science and administration. We are currently looking for a Spacecraft Operations Engineer XMMINTEGRAL to support our customer in Germany. Spacecraft Operations Engineer XMMINTEGRAL Key Tasks and Responsibilities As part of the XMMNewtonINTEGRAL Flight Control Team FCT, you will have the following responsibilities Assist in the execution of the missions operations with a special responsibility for the OBDH PowerThermal and Propulsion of Integral and XMMNewton Assist in the execution of the mission operations with backup responsibility for other subsystems Assist to coordinate OF routine operations etc. Assist in the analysis, implementation, testing and tailoring of mission control automation tools Act as internal Flight Control Team training coordinator for both Missions Assist in the review of the existing infrastructure and mission systems and define any upgrades required for the Mission Operations Centre for XMMNewton Define, prepare and execute ground segment validation tests including acceptance tests, system validation tests and ground segment system tests Prepare and execute spacecraft operations for nominal and contingency cases Analyse and report on spacecraft and ground segment performance Provide on call support for XMMNewton and INTEGRAL Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience University degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent Experience of spacecraft subsystems and operations i.e. OBDH, PowerThermal, propulsion system, instruments Good spacecraft subsystem knowledge Applicable background in operations ground segment development Payload expertise and experience Science payload experience is an asset Fluency in English is mandatory This job is located in Darmstadt. We are looking for candidates who are available from October 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter. If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send us your CV together with a letter of motivation both in English to Ms Julia Niehaus at jobshespace.com, quoting job reference DED2306 before 02Sep14. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!
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XMMNewton Spacecraft Operations Engineer
2014-07-15 10:41:24| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The Space Division offers integrated system solutions in the business segments Space, Security and Earth observation. We are open to new ideas and focused on the future. If you would like to work in a constructive and friendly atmosphere in which you are encouraged to ask questions, please send us your application. Well be delighted to hear from you. For the location in Darmstadt Germany we are looking for a XMMNewton Spacecraft Operations Engineer Tasks To support the Spacecraft Operations Managers in the the development of operations procedures for onboard thermal control of platform and instruments, deorbiting, mission control system and simulator migration and automation activities. The successfull Candidate is required to familiarise himself with the missions he is supporting and in particular with the procedures, ground segment and its tools that are needed to perform the mission operations. Essential requirements Knowledge of spacecraft subsystems and operations i.e. OBDH, PowerThermal, propulsion system, instruments Previous spacecraft operations experience Desirable requirements Experience of XMM Integral specific tools FOP tool, fopgen, MOIS, Operational Simulator, MCS, Database, Mission planning Experience of ODBHOBSM Other Information Fluency in English is mandatory Possibility of supporting other missions within the Astronomy and Fundamental Physics Missions Division at a later stage Start date October 2014
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LEO Spacecraft Operations Engineer Consultancy Support
2014-07-14 13:41:12| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
LSE Space is looking for 3 experienced Engineers mf in order to fulfill the duty of LEO Spacecraft Operations Engineer Consultancy Support for our customer EUMETSAT in DarmstadtGermany. The position is to provide support to the Operations and Services to Users Department and will be part of the Metop Spacecraft Operations Team. The key person shall be assigned and trained to provide operations expertise and support to one or more platform subsystems and or payload instruments, depending on his or her experience and the overall team needs. The key person shall also participate in coordinating the satellite operations activities of other team members and external teams responsible for onboard software management, simulator support, mission control, mission planning, flight dynamics and ground stations. Furthermore, the key person shall support system and operations preparation activities for MetopC, for Metop Second Generation satellites and possibly also for Sentinel3 and Jason CS. The following activities shall be performed Support to the routine operations of Metop A, B and preparing for MetopC, comprising o Provision of operational expertise to one or more platform subsystems andor payload instruments andor onboard software management, satellite simulator and ground segment operations interfaces. o Maintain the corresponding operations documentation and flight procedures, including the update and operational validation of procedures releases in a configuration controlled environment o Perform trending and performance analysis on the corresponding subsystems and instruments, including definition and possibly prototyping of additional analysis checks where necessary o Investigations into satellite anomalies. This may require a close cooperation with the Operations Support Entity in ESTEC and Industry o Support the coordination of partner agency interactions for relevant subsystemsinstruments o Participation in the satellite oncall support rota o Identification and support to implementation of system and process improvements concerning the Metop Spacecraft Operations Team responsibilities and interfaces. Support to the system and operations preparation of Metop Second Generation satellites o Provide inputs and or review the definition of system and satellite operational concepts o Review space to ground interface specifications and flight operations manuals o Support the definition of tools and processes required to prepare for and operate the satellites. Support to the system and operations preparation of other LEO satellites o Provide operations preparation support as required to the Sentinel3 and JasonCS developments. Qualifications Experience Spacecraft monitor and control operations Spacecraft operations preparation engineering Low Earth Orbit spacecraft design or Assembly Integration and Test activities at system or subsystem level. Inorbit operations of Low Earth Orbit Earth Observation satellites Experience in the operation or development of satellite ground segment facilities, in particular procedure development, monitor and control, mission planning, onboard software management, performance analysis, configuration management and simulator facilities The procedure development tool MOIS and the procedure execution language STOL The mission control systems EPOCH or SCOS Specification of system and operational concepts, facility requirements Familiarity with OnBoard Control Procedure and OnBoard Position Scheduler concepts Familiarity with the ECSS Packet Utilisation Standard, customisation and usage Familiarity with system change control and configuration management procedures Data analysis software packages such as MATLAB File parsing languages such as PERL, AWK Use of VBA for development of adhoc tools in MS Office applications. Academic and work related requirements A University degree in an engineering discipline is required. Perfect command of English, verbal and written. Knowledge of French would be an asset. Location of workEUMETSAT in DarmstadtGermany. Benefits A permanent employment contract. Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package. Career path. Security In line with Asylum Immigration Legislation, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the EU. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process. Furthermore, in view of the nature of the work the company is in, all potential employees will undergo stringent reference and identity checks. You are looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then send your application preferably online to andree.scherschellsespace.com and enrico.viziolsespace.com until 1st September 2014.
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