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Copernicus Programme Management Consultant
2015-08-05 05:05:05| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Copernicus Programme Management Consultant We are looking to further enhance our team by Copernicus Programme Management Consultant You will be based initially for 2 years at our clients headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany. Extension of a further 2 years may be possible. In this large European Agency you will find an excellent and modern working environment with challenging tasks and responsibilities. Your Tasks Include The tasks of the Copernicus Programme Management Support Consultant shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following Support the Copernicus Programme Manager in the preparation of annual and quarterly implementation reports to be delivered to the EC including service performance and technical progress, open issues, action status, risk status Support the Copernicus Programme Manager in the preparation of annual Work Programmes detailing the set of tasks to be implemented and associated schedule Support the Copernicus Programme Manager in the preparation of Programme Management Meetings between the EU and our Client including the preparation of agendas, viewgraphs addressing progress and main issues, recording of the Minutes of Meetings and of the associated actions Support the Copernicus Programme Manager in the preparation of elements of progress reports to Client Delegate Bodies as well as the preparation of synthetic progress reports for internal and external purposes Support the Programme Manager in the preparation of the Programme Briefings from a management standpoint as well as the organization of dedicated key points In close liaison with the CPO and operations teams, support the establishment and maintenance of service level indicators to track and report progress of Copernicus entrusted activities and associated service level performances Maintain with the Copernicus Programme Manager and his team a Critical Item List associated with all entrusted activities In close liaison with the Copernicus Quality Assurance Engineer, support the periodic maintenance of The Clients Copernicus Management Plan, The Management Plan for Copernicus data services delivered by our Client on behalf of the European Commission SMP and all associated documents including work practices etc. and The Work Breakdown Structure, Product tree Documentation tree In close liaison with the Copernicus Programme Manager and his team, followup the progress and status of the internal actions decided at various occasions such like the Programme Management Meetings, the Ramp Up Steering Committee meetings, the Management Board meetings, or coming from internal CPO Team meetings. Your Profile The Consultant shall have, as a prerequisite, a demonstrated experience in project management of at least 5 years, in service management and service level monitoring and reporting, preferably in space projects. The Consultant shall have a University degree. The following skills are mandatory Project Management Prince 2 or equivalent and Project Control including Project planning, initiation, and organization, Software tools for project management, Accurate estimating and cost control, Project execution and control, Developing powerful project presentations and reports, Managing risk and making decisions, Effective problem management, Performance service management, Managing change. Excellent analytical and reporting skills Knowledge and experience of QA processes and procedures Expert in using Microsoft Office software Word, Excel, Powerpoint and MS Project Excellent oral and written communication in English. The Consultant is required to have the experience and capability to fulfil the assigned tasks with the minimum of supervision. The Consultant shall have good interpersonal skills. The Consultant shall have the soft skills to cope with different situations, conflicts, uncertainty, and doubt. This means Being flexible, Being persistent and firm when necessary, Being creative, Absorbing large volumes of data from multiple sources, Being patient but able to differentiate between patience and action, Being able to handle large amounts of continuous, often unrelenting stress. Furthermore, the Consultant should preferably have experience of working on a collaborative programme between different partners. The official languages are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore consultants must be able to work effectively in this language, knowledge of French being an advantage. REFERENCE 15211102 LOCATION Darmstadt, Germany CONTACT recruitmoltek.net CLOSING DATE 11th September 2015 MOLTEK has been serving the space and aerospace industries since 1995, providing international consultancy services for a wide variety of clients from private and public corporations to national and international authorities and agencies.
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Copernicus Programme Management Support 1513063
2015-08-04 17:07:30| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Solenix is specialized in the provision of highquality software engineering, technical consulting and operations services in the aerospace domain. This vacancy note concerns an onsite consulting position at EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany. Copernicus Programme Management Support 1513063 Job Description We are looking for an experienced professional to support our client EUMETSAT in the area of Copernicus Programme Management Support. You shall report to the Copernicus Programme and Service Manager and liaise with the Copernicus Programme and Service Management Office CPO team. You shall support the Copernicus Programme management in the preparation of implementation reports to be delivered to the EC and to EUMETSAT Delegate Bodies, in the preparation of Programme bilateral meetings between the EC EUMETSAT and associated documentation presentations, agendas, minutes of meeting, in the monitoring and reporting of Programme indicators including technical service level performance indicators and in the maintenance of management and high level plans. Your tasks shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following 1 Support the Copernicus Programme Manager in the preparation of annual and quarterly implementation reports to be delivered to the EC including service performance and technical progress, open issues, action status, risk status 2 Support the Copernicus Programme Manager in the preparation of annual Work Programmes detailing the set of tasks to be implemented and associated schedule 3 Support the Copernicus Programme Manager in the preparation of Programme Management Meetings between the EU and EUMETSAT including the preparation of agendas, viewgraphs addressing progress and main issues, recording of the Minutes of Meetings and of the associated actions 4 Support the Copernicus Programme Manager in the preparation of elements of progress reports to EUMETSAT Delegate Bodies as well as the preparation of synthetic progress reports for internal and external purposes 5 Support the Programme Manager in the preparation of the Programme Briefings from a management standpoint as well as the organization of dedicated key points 6 In close liaison with the CPO and operations teams, support the establishment and maintenance of service level indicators to track and report progress of Copernicus entrusted activities and associated service level performances 7 Maintain with the Copernicus Programme Manager and his team a Critical Item List associated with all entrusted activities 8 In close liaison with the Copernicus Quality Assurance Engineer, support the periodic maintenance of the EUMETSAT Copernicus Management Plan ECMP, the Management Plan for Copernicus data services delivered by EUMETSAT on behalf of the European Commission SMP and all associated documents including work practises etc and the Work Breakdown Structure, Product tree Documentation tree 9 In close liaison with the Copernicus Programme Manager and his team, followup the progress and status of the internal actions decided at various occasions such like the Programme Management Meetings, the Ramp Up Steering Committee meetings, the Management Board meetings, or coming from internal CPO Team meetings. Required Skills and Experience You shall be able to demonstrate experience in project management of at least 5 years, in service management and service level monitoring and reporting, preferably in space projects. You shall have a University degree. Additionally the following skills are mandatory Project Management Prince 2 or equivalent and Project Control including Project planning, initiation, and organization, Software tools for project management, Accurate estimating and cost control, Project execution and control, Developing powerful project presentations and reports, Managing risk and making decisions, Effective problem management, Performance service management, Managing change. Excellent analytical and reporting skills Knowledge and experience of QA processes and procedures Expert in using Microsoft Office software Word, Excel, Powerpoint and MS Project Excellent oral and written communication in English. You shall have the soft skills to cope with different situations, conflicts, uncertainty, and doubt. This means Being flexible, Being persistent and firm when necessary, Being creative, Absorbing large volumes of data from multiple sources, Being patient but able to differentiate between patience and action, Being able to handle large amounts of continuous, often unrelenting stress. Furthermore, you should preferably have experience of working on a collaborative programme between different partners. The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 09 September 2015 Start of Work 01.11.2015 Important Notes Before applying to this position, please read the page Notes to Applicants on the Solenix website under Career. Applicants must be EU citizens or have a valid work and residence permit in Germany. Security, identity and reference checks on the candidates are part of the recruitment process. Job Application Please send your applications electronically to careersolenix.ch before the application deadline 09 September 2015 Learn more about us in Facebook
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Copernicus S3 System and Services Operations Engineering Support
2015-07-23 12:05:36| 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, London UK, Warsaw Poland, Bucharest Romania and Malaysia. 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 Tasks and Responsibilities As a member of RSO, the Copernicus S3 System and Services Operations Engineer SSyOE shall provide support to the operation of the S3 Ground System, as well as its evolution. Main duties within the S3 programme will include the support to System operations in a realtime operations environment Endtoend operations monitoring Operational interfaces within the ground segment, and to external partners, including maintenance of operational documentation JORP, OICDs, procedures etc. Communications systems operations Security operations Infrastructure operations and evolution Multimission operations, including mass storage and archiving System Evolutions Manual and Automated system and satellite operations including planning and scheduling. The role comprises a range of tasks including the provlSlon of support to the routine operation of the S3 ground segment, as well as its evolution to include new functionality and system operations. The SSyOE will be responsible for the definition andor maintenance of the routine operations procedures pertaining to system operations and the interfaces of the key systems within the ground segment acquire and maintain a Systemwide view of the EUMETSAT ground segments review any planned changes to the system configurations for the S3 ground segments, and support the investigation of anomalies encountered through the routine system and ground segment operations. provide support to the operations preparation for recurrent S3 satellites into the existing systems. interface with project teams on the implementation of system upgrades to support major operations projects. will perform the following routine operations tasks Definition and maintenance of system operations procedures Liaison with the spacecraft operations team to ensure the continuity and optimisation of spacecraft monitoring and control activities Liaison and coordination with the ground segment facility operations teams and system operations analysts to ensure the continuity and optimisation of ground segment and mission operations Interface and coordination with the systems maintenance teams and industry representatives to ensure optimised performance Provision of support to operational ground segment analyses Provision of standbyoncall support as system operations engineer, on an as needed basis. This will be coordinated through the normal oncall process Provision of support, as required, to critical operations Processing and coordination of system anomalies, their documentation, investigation, classification and resolutionmitigation, including participation in Anomaly Review Boards Participation in technical meetings, formal reviews, and scheduling and planning meetings Processing and coordination of system modifications, including their documentation, approval, and implementation, including participation in Change Review Boards Support to, and participation in, the functional verification and operational validation of system upgrades and evolutions Provision of training, through written materials, practical demonstrations and presentations, to other members of the Operations Team. Profile of the SSyOE In addition to having a university degree or equivalent in a relevant technical discipline, the SSyOE shall have the following mandatory skills at least five years experience of System Operations in a realtime LEO spacecraft operations environment at least five years work experience defining and implementing the verification and validation of ground segment systems at least three years work experience defining, integration, acceptance testing and operation of mission data systems at least three years experience in the definition and maintenance of operational interfaces at least three years work experience in project and technical management I coordination. Experience of the following would be a distinct advantage Earth Observation ground segments experience of communications systems operations experience of operations security experience of coordination of systems development and upgrades within a 247 operations environment Windows Linux operating systems. While the official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French, the working language for the position is English and therefore the SSyOE must be able to work effectively in this language.
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Copernicus S3 Ground Segment System Engineer GSE
2015-07-02 16:05:16| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
For one of our main customers, EUMETSAT, we are currently looking for Copernicus S3 Ground Segment System EngineerGSE which shall support the Sentinel3 Operations with respect to EUMETSATs S3 Ground Segment maintenance and necessary evolutions, including the necessary coordination with the other S3 Ground Segments centres and Core Ground Stations at architectural and system engineering level and also for the related functions and interfaces with the EUMETSAT MultiMission Elements MMEs. In addition, the Ground Segment Engineer shall provide support to the AIV activities during the integration of the S3 ground Segment and shall coordinate the verification of the new systems and their interfaces into the EUMETSATs Sentinel3 ground segment. The Key Persons duties will include a range oftasks, including among others Preparing and providing support to the day to day operation and maintenance of the S3 Ground Segment Analysis and ground segment level testing of the facilities. Handling of the anomalies raised during the operation of the system Design of upgrades and configuration of changes for these facilities at overall ground segment level. The Key Persons will be the focal point when it comes to integrating the individual facilities into a ground segment system, covering all aspects of system integration and testing, including the EUMETSAT MultiMission Elements. Tasks under the responsibility of the Ground Segment System Engineer will also consist of the maintenance of an uptodate set of Design and Interface Control Documents for the operational systems, performing technical analysis of system architecture and specification for evolutions or major upgrades of the S3 Ground Segment. In support to operations, the Key Person may also be required to provide on call support as part of a team of maintenance engineers, especially for the S3 commissioning and initial operations phases. Experience and Education The consultant should have the following background At least 5 years of experience in the area of System Engineering for the development or major upgrades of Ground Segments of Earth Observation missions, or main components of them, based on large scale software systems. It is requested that the candidates have experience in supporting the operations and maintenance of operational Ground Segments or main components of them, as well as in the engineering evolutions of such components, with its test data and test tools, preferably in the area of 24h7d operational remote sensing satellites. Knowledge and experience is required in software development lifecycles, system testing for EO systems and the Ground System engineering processes and standards i.e. ECSS. And the following specific technical skills and experience Definition, management and traceability of requirements structure with the support of dedicated tools e.g. DOORS Experience in Data Processing Ground Segments which are designed and developed taking advantage by the reuse of existing generic infrastructure and functional elements System and Interfaces Engineering experience, in the frame of the development of new ground systems or major upgrades, for operational missions. Experience in Integration, Verification and Validation of Data Processing Ground Segments andor its major components. Good knowledge of at least 2 of the following and an overview of the others Networking Communications Monitoring and control of ground systems Near RealTime Data Processing Data dissemination and archiving Standbycallout support The following provisions shall apply for standby I callout support EUMETSAT will specify in advance, on a work package basis, the schedule and scope for standby support. Requests for standby support must be authorized by the EUMETSA T technical representative. During periods of standby support, the Consultant shall respond to calls by telephone or beeper outside normal working hours, and shall provide remote support to Operations. The Consultant may, by telephone, ascertain the nature of the problem but must be available, if required, to report to the Mission Control Centre within one hour of callout. In such a case the callout support will essentially aim at restoring the mission. Reporting The consultant will report to EUMETSAT Copernicus System and IIF Engineer also WP Manager of the different related Copernicus WPs.
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Data Processing System Engineer DFEP, LO Copernicus Sentinel3
2015-06-30 12:05:39| 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 systems and applications. This is an opportunity for a motivated and experienced engineer to work for our EUMETSAT customer within a new and interesting space mission. Sentinel3 is a Low Earth Orbiting mission in the context of the Copernicus Services set up by the European Commission. The first satellite, Sentinel3A, is expected to launch mid2015 with the second satellite Sentinel3B operating in tandem and due for launch 18 months later. EUMETSATs monitors and controls Sentinel 3 satellites and generates near realtime and offline products to support the marine user community. The Data Processing System engineer LO, DFEP shall support the Sentinel3 Operations with respect to EUMETSA T s Marine Payload Data Ground Segment PDGS maintenance in particular anomaly correction and software release process in the area of DFEP and LO, and necessary evolutions, including the necessary coordination of the data processing systems engineering for the related interfaces with the rest of the Sentinel3 ground segment. PROFILE The engineer shall have the following background Adequate to the requested category N years experience in maintaining and engineering of evolutions of large scale software systems missioninstrument data processing and specially related to DFEP and LO processing in data processing systems. Experience in software development lifecycles Software debugging and profiling tools e.g. GDB, DBX, IBM Purify, Valgrind Source code control systems, preferably Subversion and CVS Competence in SW testing, unit test suite maintenance, automated testing, verification and validation. And the following specific technical skills and experience Experience with DFEP processors as used by S3 and LO processing within a framework based solution PDGS for S3 Networking technologies and tools CCSDS protocols, Space Data Link Protocols, TCPIP, UDP multicast, PGM, FTP, Wireshark CCJava programming language experience in a UNIXLinux based environment Knowledge of Scripting languages Python, Perl, TclTk, shell Knowledge of web technologies, programming and markup languages e.g. Apache, CGI, JavaScript, XML and related technologies XPATH, SVG, etc. TASKS EXPERIENCE The Key Persons duties will include a range of tasks, from preparing and providing the support of the day to day operation and maintenance currently in the preparation phase, the analysis, and testing of the facilities which also includes the handling of anomalies, design of upgrades and configuration changes for these facilities. The Key Persons will be the focal point when it comes to integrating the individual SW Facilities into a data processing system, covering all aspects of system integration and testing, including endtoend testing of the production system. Tasks will also contain the settingup and implementation of maintenance policies and procedures as well as the coordination with external providers of maintenance services. This may also entail the participation in the specification and development of specific monitoring tools for S3. In support to operations, the Key Person may also be required to provide on call support as part of a team of maintenance engineers, especially for the S3 commissioning and initial operations phases. 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. Due to new work permit restrictions for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you hold all appropriate documentation and permits to work in Europe. Closing date 29 August 2015 Starting Date October 2015 Interviews week 3940
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