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'Breathing space' scheme starts for those in problem debt

2021-05-04 01:01:47| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The new system means people receiving debt advice can be shielded from interest and charges for 60 days.

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Space Downstream Entrepreneurship Officer

2021-04-28 12:13:08| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Please submit your application by 18052021 1159 Prague time The only means of submitting an application for this vacancy is through the GSA erecruitment portal httpswww.gsa.europa.eugsajobsopportunities ABOUT THE JOB The Agency is looking to recruit a Space Downstream Entrepreneurship Officer who will design and implement actions of a new entrepreneurship initiative targeting EU startups and small and mediumsized enterprises SMEs across all space programme components. Heshe will also be responsible of implementing the related budget. For more information on the GSA and the European satellite navigation programmes, click here. TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES The main tasks and responsibilities will include Identify opportunities and barriers to the space data use at startup level, and develop tools for application developers which could overcome such barriers Contribute to matchmaking of startups and new ventures with large potential customers in the private and public sector, providing first opportunities for the innovations to be deployed in a commercial set up Analyse the access to finance opportunities for startups and design a specific network of financing actors e.g. network of Venture Capitalists focused on the EU space downstream applications, leveraging private and public financial instruments, including EU initiatives Implement an acceleration program targeting the generation of new innovative solutions and business models, and the creation of new startups leveraging space data Implement the future entrepreneurship strategy for EUSPA, defining clear scope and milestones of the startups support on an annual basis, as well as metrics for monitoring the results Coordinating hackathons and calls for innovation prizes and other actions related to the ideation phase, building awareness of the EU Space programs among innovators and entrepreneurs Manage a mentoring program, matchmaking investors with industrial partnerships, including the coordination of private investors, targeting the scale up of SMEs and startups. Furthermore, the Space Downstream Entrepreneurship Officer will contribute to other tasks of the Department as deemed necessary and to the overall Agency processes such as quality management and reporting. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION The selection procedure is open to applicants who satisfy the following eligibility criteria, on the closing date for application Have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma Appropriate professional experience of at least three years after having obtained the required diploma Be a national of a Member State of the European Union or Norway Be entitled to his or her full rights as citizen Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws concerning military service Meet the character requirements for the duties involved Have a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the European Union to the extent necessary for the performance of hisher duties Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post APPLICATION PROCEDURE In order to consider your application valid, you are required to log in and submit application through the GSA erecruitment portal httpswww.gsa.europa.eugsajobsopportunities A full job description and further information on the application procedure can be found here httpsvacancies.gsa.europa.euJobsVacancyDetails1497

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Space Downstream Market Officer

2021-04-28 12:13:08| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Please submit your application by 18052021 1159 Prague time The only means of submitting an application for this vacancy is through the GSA erecruitment portal httpswww.gsa.europa.eugsajobsopportunities ABOUT THE JOB The Agency is looking for a Space Downstream Market Officer who will be responsible for developing new markets for Copernicus earth observation data and products, as well as for enlarging the existing ones. The job holder will focus on so called Copernicus other users, especially on commercial and business users who have not been the primary target of Copernicus so far, and on specific priority market segments. The job holder will work in close cooperation with the Market Development team experts and other external stakeholders, such as the Copernicus Entrusted Entities. For more information on the GSA and the European satellite navigation programmes, click here. TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES The main tasks and responsibilities will include Identify and analyse the market and the user needs of commercialbusiness users of satellite imaging, earth observation, remote sensing, and nourishing the technology and market monitoring process Ensure an indepth technical understanding of how the Copernicus services, products and data can be translated in endtoend solutions, including data management and related technologies Design and implement roadmaps for uptake by industrial ecosystem market segment, creating synergies with European Global Navigation Satellite Systems EGNSS and other EU Space Programme Components Help business and commercial users to understand how Copernicus based solutions in synergy with EGNSS will enable them achieve their strategic and financial goals Support prospective users to justify their investment, via testing, pilots, Cost Benefit Analyses CBAs, etc. Identify champions and quick wins in the most promising new markets, and build a solid partnership towards the adoption Develop innovative business cases and financial models aimed at accelerating the uptake in new markets Advise the team market segment managers on the value proposition of Copernicus in their domain Manage Research and Innovation downstream projects in the field of innovative applications and user technology, leveraging them for the final goal of fostering the Copernicus uptake Furthermore, the Space Downstream market officer will contribute to other tasks of the Department as deemed necessary, and to the overall GSA processes such as quality management and reporting. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION The selection procedure is open to applicants who satisfy the following eligibility criteria, on the closing date for application Have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma Appropriate professional experience of at least three years after having obtained the required diploma Be a national of a Member State of the European Union or Norway Be entitled to his or her full rights as citizen Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws concerning military service Meet the character requirements for the duties involved Have a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the European Union to the extent necessary for the performance of hisher duties Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post APPLICATION PROCEDURE In order to consider your application valid, you are required to log in and submit application through the GSA erecruitment portal httpswww.gsa.europa.eugsajobsopportunities A full job description and further information on the application procedure can be found here httpsvacancies.gsa.europa.euJobsVacancyDetails1494

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Software Firmware Engineer Space Unit

2021-04-28 10:14:07| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Do you want to be part of our team that develops innovative and secure solutions for Space applications? Your daytoday activities Security and space is everywhere around us. As a softwarefirmware engineer you have the knowledge of software and firmware development according to the latest development principles, the design, simulation, implementation and verification of FPGA circuits with HDL. You are interested in security and cryptography and you like to bring this together in new applications. You will join a multidisciplinary team that delivers software and firmware in sprints and which is responsible for the complete development cycle. Skills and competencies to be successful You have a broad interest in technology and development of high tech systems and you like to work and develop outside you knowledge area. You have Completed Bachelor or Master degree in Electrical Engineering or Embedded System or Technical Software Engineering Knowledge or experience as electronics design engineer embedded system engineer Knowledge or experience as FPGA developer using HDL VHDL, Verilog and HLS Knowledge or experience with assembly or embedded C for microcontrollers Knowledge or experience using various common digital interfaces Knowledge or experience of functional and performance testing, debugging of FPGA and microcontrollers You have demonstrated good written and verbal communication skills while working in a team. Eligibility for an EU Personal Security Clearance at the level of CONFIDENTIAL and above is part of the selection procedure. Your working environment With almost 40 years in the industry CGI Space is a growing business with exciting projects and prospects across the Navigation, Security, Earth Observation and Satcoms domains. We currently have around 500 members working on projects in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands. You will get the opportunity to work for Galileo. Galileo is Europes own global satellite system and currently consists of a constellation of 22 satellites. It is capable of providing a highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning service under civilian control. The system is still under development and has recently entered the Exploitation Phase. Our offer We offer you a permanent contract, so that you immediately have job security. Parttime work, for example 32 or 36 hours per week, is negotiable, we are happy to offer you that flexibility. In addition, we feel it is important that everyone at CGI feels like the owner of his or her own work. Literally owner, because at CGI you get the opportunity to become a shareholder and thus share in our successes. We also believe its important that you stay inspired, do the things you enjoy and continue to develop. Our CGI Academy offers a wide range of relevant training courses. What else we have to offer a place in a closeknit team of professionals where we share responsibility for the development of our clients and employees. A team with which we can exceed customer expectations and put ourselves on the map within and outside of CGI. A role in our CGI story! Are you ready to be part of our story? Apply now! We will contact you as soon as possible. Questions about the position? Ask them to Alexandra Zevenbergen, Director Consulting Services via alexandra.zevenbergencgi.com For more information about the application procedure, please contact recruiter Chris Nikijuluw via 06204 511 05 or chris.nikijuluwcgi.com We do not cooperate with external Recruitment parties. acquisition in response to this vacancy is therefore not appreciated.

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Space Flight Dynamics Engineer

2021-04-27 21:13:31| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

With 2.000 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. For over 30 years comprehensive CS Group solutions for space systems and applications, both on the ground and in space, have been part and parcel of this odyssey. Our German activities are growing at fast pace and if you have experience in Space systems and applications then we need you! Responsibilities Duties Tasks The key person will join our Flight Dynamics team supporting on a daily basis our customer ESAESOC. The ESOC Flight Dynamics division provides mission analysis and flight dynamics operations support to ESA and third party missions during all mission phases. Flight Dynamics cooperates with different elements of the ground segment, such as the flight control teams, ground operations teams, science teams, the projects teams and the spacecraft manufacturers. More specifically, the selected key person will primarily support the Flight Dynamics operations for the Sentinel missions of the EU Copernicus programme. The key person will join a team responsible of the following tasks not limited to Orbit determination and manoeuvre optimization Attitude determination and onboard systems monitoring and verification AOCS command generation AOCS and optical sensors calibration Test Validation for the above Performing studies and technical analyses to support the above covering Routine mission operations Prelaunch activities, like software development and testing, procedure writing, technical analyses, support to test and simulation campaigns Support during critical mission phases e.g. launch and commissioning, end of mission activities Support of collision avoidance manoeuvres with space debris including oncall service Maintenance and evolution of the flight dynamics system. Profile Mandatory skills University degree in a relevant engineering field, astronomy, mathematics or physics Very good skills in linear algebra, in particular for problem solving related to geometry in the Euclidean 3dimensional space. Being familiar with different representations of rotation in 3D, thus including the representation of SC attitude cosine direction matrix, Euler symmetric parameters quaternions, Eulerangles ... is an asset. Very good skills in calculus in one or several variables. Skills in numerical methods for equations solving, integration of differential equations, function approximation and interpolation, optimisation, linear algebra problems. Very good skills in classical mechanics, including kinematics and dynamics of point masses, dynamics of rigid bodies, dynamics expressed in noninertial reference frames, e.g. including dynamics in rotating frames, rotation dynamics expressed in body fixed frame, conservation laws in mechanics, gravitational forces and field, orbit dynamics, Keplerian orbits and Kepler laws. Ability to solve mechanics problems via analytical mechanics methods e.g. Lagrangian formulation is a valuable asset. 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, Python, C Will to take operational responsibility in multidiscipline teams Fluency in English, both in speech and writing Coordinate and interact with other service providers in operations and other fields. Ability to work independently The ability to multitask efficiently working on multiple activities, multiple subsystems and multiple missions simultaneously. Additional skills which will be considered as an advantage Familiarity with the ESOC environment Familiarityexperience with Flight Dynamics operations engineering tasks Experience dealing with external interfaces

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