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Engineering Support to Future Missions
2016-06-27 19:03:26| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Aurora is an established supplier of skilled manpower to ESA and in particular at ESTEC and ESAC. Aurora has the opportunity to expand our support to ESA. Overview The work will be performed onsite at ESTEC within the Directorate of the Science SCI. The service is expected to deliver support to the Future Mission Preparation Office, which is responsible for the identification of technology requirements and the planning, coordination and management of the associated Technology Development Activities TDAs that are conducted by the European space industry. The candidate missions are regularly renewed, typically every 1 or 2 years through an open call for missions for the Cosmic Vision Programme and discussions with the Member States. The missions can address a large spectrum of technical competences. Examples are astrophysics observations in all wavelengths from GammaX rays to the far infrared, solar observatories, landers and mobile rovers for planetary or small body exploration, specific measurement techniques such as laser interferometry, aperture synthesis and spectroscopy, novel power systems using radioisotope nuclear decay, cryogenic coolers and cryostats, spacecraft subsystem specific developments such as high thrust propulsion engine and telecommunication elements. Main Service Tasks and Responsibilities will include Coordination of technology developments and implementation planning and monitoring, including the preparation of the quarterly SCIF technology implementation report, and maintenance of the associated database Implementation scheduling of new Technology Development Activities TDAs in the Cosmic Vision technology work plans Preparation of the TDAs manpower plans Responsible for monitoring and reporting the status of the TDAs in the programme Contribution to the implementation of technology activities required for the future ESA Science missions Assistance with technology planning Support future mission assessment and advanced studies in areas related to advanced technologies, and participate in technical reviews and working groups where required Participation in systems studies to understand the technology requirements coming from mission designs Participation in technical reviews and working groups Support in preparation of any Call for Ideas or other similar interaction with the external scientific and engineering community. Specific qualification requirements Applicants should have a postgraduate Masters or PhD degree in Engineering or Physics. This post is highly diverse and technical in nature and therefore requires the candidate to ideally have more than 4 years of experience in the field of space technology. Knowledge in technical fields related to spacecraft hardware on exploration missions is highly desirable, and a willingness to learn about new technologies is essential. Experience with space hardware, in particular past handson experience in development and testing. Enthusiasm for space and in particular science missions together with a drive to achieve results are considered to be very valuable to the team. The candidate should have the demonstrated interest and ability of taking the initiative to get the job done when necessary. Effective communication skills are essential to the post in order to interface with colleagues within ESA and with external partners, in particular European industrial contractors. The candidate must possess a strong spirit of teamworking and open communication within the team. Project management skills such as planning, monitoring, reporting, and risk management are highly valuable. Expertise in working with large amounts of data and ability to process, automate and produce visual analysis in support of managerial decisions. Experience working in the international and multicultural environment of ESA and knowledge of its working processes and procedures is considered an asset. Legal and Security Requirements All applicants must be legally allowed to work in The Netherlands Applicants are required to provide a copy of their passport and degree certificate. Aurora will validate the Degree with the issuing University and provide evidence to ESA. Prior to issuing a letter of employment the applicant shall provide to Aurora a recent official document declaring that they are of good conduct from the country where currently resident. Location The work will be performed at the European Space Technology and Research Centre ESTEC at Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Contract The selected candidate will receive good remuneration. Will be registered for both social security and tax in the Netherlands. The standard working hours are 40 per week. There are 12 public holidays and an additional 30 annual days holiday. Training to improve efficiency and provide strength for future career are of course included. Aurora assist with relocation both with support and financially. Aurora contributes to a company pension scheme. To be considered for this Position Provide prior to 25 July 2016 a summary of why you are a good candidate for the position together with a complete and detailed Recruitment Form or CV and Motivation letter to Mr. Davide Starnone, at email davide.starnoneaurora.nl quoting reference ASTJAR. Aurora will agree conditional employment terms and conditions with candidates before presenting their detailed technical proposal and candidates to ESA.
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Long Term Archive Engineering support
2016-06-21 19:05:37| 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 Long Term Archive Engineer shall perform Requirement management, design, implementation, testing and maintenance of documentation for the EUMETSAT Long Term archive developed software and related commercial off the shelf software COTS, throughout the entire software life cycle with particular focus on evolutions for new programmes Investigation of anomalies, their documentation, classification and the delivery of SW correction, including the execution of relevant regression testing 2nd line support for the EUMETSAT Long Term Archive and the related communication and interaction with other teams at EUMETSAT Software configuration management, release preparation and deployment of software corrections. The Long Term Archive Engineer shall perform Requirement management, design, implementation, testing and maintenance of documentation for the EUMETSAT Long Term archive developed software and related commercial off the shelf software COTS, throughout the entire software life cycle with particular focus on evolutions for new programmes Investigation of anomalies, their documentation, classification and the delivery of SW correction, including the execution of relevant regression testing 2nd line support for the EUMETSAT Long Term Archive and the related communication and interaction with other teams at EUMETSAT Software configuration management, release preparation and deployment of software corrections. Qualifications MSc in any related discipline. Required knowledge A minimum of 5 year experience in the following mandatory areas Provision of first and 2nd line maintenance support for operational systems Software Engineering with extensive experience in designing and developing software components and applications in the Java 1and CC programming language under UnixLinux using Object Oriented 00 approach Software development, verificationvalidation and maintenance, using a formal life cycle Oracle JDBC and SQL XML, XML Schema and XSL T technologies. Desirable Knowledge Practical knowledge of as many as possible of the following will be an advantage Operations and maintenance of long term archive software and systems in a 247 operational environment Usage of Hierarchical Storage Management HSM system SAMFS or equivalent Software development using the Google Web Toolkit GWT Meteorological Data Format Conversion netCDF Tomcat Application server development Spatial Solutions Oracle Locator, PostgresPostgis Software Building and Package management. 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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Transportation Technology Center, Inc-Railway Systems Engineering, R&D, Technical Support and Consulting Services
2016-06-16 16:27:00| Railway Technology
Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) provides research, development, testing, system engineering, inspections, consulting, technical support and training to enhance safety, reliability, and ...
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Ground Segment System Engineering Support
2016-06-13 18:05:44| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
POSITION ID GS 2839 ROLE FUNCTION Ground Segment System Engineering Support in Darmstadt Germany GENERAL CONDITIONS START September October 2016 LOCATION Darmstadt TYPE OF BUSINESS Science CONTRACT fulltime employment WORKING LANGUAGE English, French is considered an advantage DEADLINE 28 July 2016 MUSTHAVE SKILLS MANDATORY The consultant should have a minimum of three years experience in the following fields System Engineering for the development, or major upgrades, of Ground Segments for Earth Observation missions, or their main components Software development lifecycles, system testing for Earth Observation systems and knowledge of the Ground System Engineering processes and standards i.e. ECSS. The following technical skills will be valued, although they are not considered as mandatory Experience in the support to the operations and maintenance of Ground Segments, or main components of them Definition, management and traceability of requirements structure with the support of dedicated tools e.g. DOORS Background in data processing or control systems engineering, remote sensing technology or digital signalimagery data processing Initial experience in testing, integrating, verifying andor validating data processing ground systems or equivalent, ideally in a highavailability 247 operational context. Candidates are expected with personal profiles including Readiness to learn Proactiveness High degree of autonomy Good analytical skills Excellent interpersonal skills. The official languages of the client are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore the Key Person must be able to work effectively in this language. TASKS Within the System Engineering and Project Division SEP of the Technical and Scientific Support Department TSS, the Ground Segment System Engineer will work in the Ground Segment System Engineering team GSSE, supporting the requirement management, design, development and implementation of the ground segments of the Copernicus missions under the clients responsibility, having a particular emphasis on the continuity of operations and the control of changes and evolutions of the systems. The initial focus of the activities of the Ground Segment System Engineer will be the development of capabilities to reach full engineering professionalism in the area of system engineering of operational ground segments. Once the basic skills and capabilities of the consultant have been developed and exercised, the Ground Segment System Engineer shall support the Sentinel3 Operations with respect to clients S3 Ground Segment maintenance and necessary evolutions. The Key Persons duties will include a range of tasks, including among others Participate in the system engineering processes for managing requirements through the lifecycle of ground segments, using formal methods and tools e.g.DOORS for maintenance, traceability, verification and validation of requirements Support the technical analysis of the architecture and specifications of major upgrades of ground segments, in order to ensure coherence and compatibility with other ongoing developments and identify impacts on baseline technical documentation Contribute to maintaining the reference architecture of the overall the clients ground segment through the assessment of relevant technologies and design options, based on a Model Based Engineering approach Support the definition of the Integration Verification Validation IVV approach and the related tests for evolutions of existing systems and installation of new systems Support the maintenance of a complete and consistent set of system level documentation and drawings. Preparing and providing support to the day to day operation and maintenance of the Copernicus S3 ground segment, including the handling of the anomalies raised during the operation of the system and control of changes. In support to operations, the Key Person may also be required to provide on call support as part of a team of maintenance engineers.
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Certification engineering support
2016-06-10 16:06:00| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
RHEA is currently recruiting a Certification engineering support for EGNOS activities at our clients premises in Prague, Czech Republic. Tasks and Activities The scope of work will include Monitor and control EGNOS certification related activities in support of the EGNOS Service Provider Ensure the continued compliance of the EGNOS SafetyofLife SoL service provision to the established certification regulatory requirements Elaborate and maintain EGNOS certification requirements applicable to the service and system evolutions, and verifying their implementation within the system design, development and operations phases Maintain the current aviation certification framework for the delivery of the EGNOS SoL services and developing new frameworks where necessary for other users Liaise with the stakeholders contributing to provision of the EGNOS SoL Service in particular the EGNOS service provider, EASA, ESA, EC Support the EGNOS safety manager for any topics related to the continued safety of the EGNOS services. Skills and Experience The following skills and experience are mandatory Knowledge of safety and certification experience in the ICAO Standard and Recommended Practices SARPs and on the DO229 standards for aviation. University degree Masters Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team within the boundaries of assigned tasks and a stringent schedule. Ability to interact with multiple parties at the same time. Proficient in the English language spoken and written How to Apply Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEAs Recruitment team at careersrheagroup.com no later than 04072016. Preference will be given to candidates eligible for an EU or national personal security clearance at the level of SECRET or above. About RHEA RHEA is a leading engineering consultancy firm with demonstrated expertise in space, system and secure software solutions. We attract skilled engineers, scientists and management professionals and offer a range of exciting career paths working alongside clients such as the European Space Agency, the European GNSS Agency, EUMETSAT and NATO.
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