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LTDP Programme Management support
2013-09-10 12:37:06| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
RHEA the fastest growing leading Belgian SME providing system engineering solutions and professional engineering services to the international space industry is recruiting experienced Engineers from the Satellite Industry for a full time position based in the area of Frascati, Italy. DESCRIPTION The present work package shall provide senior engineering support for the LTDP programme management, and for the definition and maintenance of the LTDP ESA Preservation Scenario and international cooperative framework under responsibility of EOPGA with the support of EOPGT. Objective Currently identified tasks comprise Finalisation and update of LTDP Programmatic Documents and Plans o LTDP Programme Plan and detailed LTDP project proposals o LTDP Preservation Workflow o LTDP Guidelines o LTDP Preserved Data Set Content PDSC o LTDP Historical Data Access Policy o European Space Data Set o European LTDP Cooperative Framework o ESA LTDP Joint Activities Plans o Other documents necessary to consolidate or extend the Cooperative Framework and Preservation Scenario Collection of LTDP Generic and Historical Mission specific User requirements and needs LTDP Ground Segment Operational Concept and Highlevel User Scenarios definition Liaison with EOPS, DSRE and DHSO for LTDP Joint Activities and Common Approaches definition Support to LTDP Working Group activities coordination LTDP pilot projects coordination and management Monitor evolution of LTDP international context Coordination with LTDP related EC projects and activities Organisation of LTDP workshops and events LTDP papers preparation and submission to selected conferences LTDP Outreach activities Activity input LTDP Guidelines LTDP Preserved Data Set Content Document LTDP project technical documentation LTDP Operations Concept Other documents as necessary Activity output As expected from this WP activities list e.g. see task 1 above LTDP related requirements and needs, Operations Concept and highlevel User Scenarios Review of technical documentation from LTDP related pilots and from development projects e.g. final reports Presentations for LTDP WG and for conferences, papers and outreach material Contribution to LTDP project plans and project proposals finalizations Activity tasks The following tasks shall be performed by the contractor 1. Finalisation and update of LTDP Programmatic Documents and Plans In the frame of this task the Contractor shall provide support to the LTDP Programme Manager to the finalisation and update of the following main LTDP documents LTDP Programme Plan and detailed LTDP project proposals LTDP Preservation Workflow LTDP Guidelines LTDP Preserved Data Set Content PDSC LTDP Historical Data Access Policy European Space Data Set European LTDP Cooperative Framework ESA LTDP Joint Activities Plans Other documents necessary to consolidate or extend the Cooperative Framework and Preservation Scenario To this scope the Contractor shall Coordinate documents change requests collection, review and follow change management process Finalise adhoc questionnaires e.g. for Cooperation Framework, user requirements gathering and user scenarios definition, collect input and assess content Keep LTDP Programme and project proposal Master Schedule aligned to single project phasing Assess benefits and impact of Preservation Cooperative Framework on international member states agencies and internal to ESA Continuously monitor and collect cooperation needs from European Member States agencies and EO data providers. Any additional task required by the activities. 2. Collection of LTDP Generic and Historical Mission specific User requirements and needs. In the frame of this task the Contractor shall provide support to Gather user requirements from EOPS and LTDP designated communities for historical data long term data series e.g. ECV, CCI Finalise adhoc questionnaires and online surveys for user requirements capturing and update Moderate user requirements forum on LTDP technical site. 3. LTDP Ground Segment Operational Concept and highlevel User Scenario definition In the frame of this task the Contractor shall Maintain LTDP Operational Concept document uptodate with new evolving use case scenarios gathered from LTDP designated user communities and from on going ESA ground systems and research technology developments Attend Architecture working group coordination meetings and ground segment developments project main reviews to keep the Operational Concept uptodate with ESA multimission ground segments architecture and activities. 4. Liaison with EOPS, DSRE and DHSO for LTDP Joint Activities and Common Approaches definition In the frame of this task the Contractor shall Support the preparation of interdepartment and interdirectorates Joint LTDP activities and plans Collect and harmonize Long term data series preservation requirements Support the definition of interdepartment and interdirectorates LTDP common approaches and procedures. 5. Support to LTDP Working Group activities coordination In the frame of this task the Contractor shall Act as the LTDP WG secretary prepare agenda and presentations, finalise minute of meetings, record and tracking of actions and presentations, collect documents change requests and implement their disposal in accordance with WG decision Update the LTDP Technical Site and moderate the LTDP Forum. 6. LTDP pilot projects coordination and management In the frame of this task the Contractor shall initiate and manage LTDP framework and operations concept piloting project initiated in the frame of the LTDP WG andor interdirectorates by Finalising pilot project proposal Initiating and managing the relevant procurement actions Followingup pilots technical activities. 7. Monitor evolution of LTDP international context In the frame of this task the Contractor shall monitor the international context for what concerns digital data preservation in order to Identify and evaluate technology or procedures advancements Assess benefitsimpact for ESA and LTDP Cooperation Framework deriving from the above advancements Identify LTDP related initiatives, working groups and projects at international level Assess benefitsimpacts deriving from ESA participation to such initiatives. 8. Coordination with LTDP related EC projects and activities In the frame of this task the Contractor shall support the harmonization of EC projects and LTDP ones by Reviewing LTDP related EC projects outputs and documents Finalising new EC project proposal in harmonisation with ESA LTDP strategy. 9. Organisation of LTDP workshops and events In the frame of this task the Contractor shall support the preparation of LTDP workshops and events at ESA by Defining the objectives and agenda Supporting the overall organization Preparing presentations content templates and presentations for ESA Collecting results and wrap up finalisation. The following events are currently planned not exhaustive list LTDP User Workshop mainly finalised to asses User Satisfaction and new requirements for LTDP missions once every two years and long term data series needs for ESA EO post mission phase LTDP Technical Workshop once every one and half years mainly finalised to guideline compliance and impact GSCB LTDP Workshop once every two years mainly finalised to present the status of preservation activities and challenges by European and international EO data providers and organizations PV workshop which embraces a wider user communities facing the challenge of digital objects long term data preservation. 10. LTDP papers preparation and submission to selected conferences In the frame of this task the Contractor shall Maintain updated list of LTDP relevant fora and events Finalise and submit publications, posters and papers by collecting input from different domains and LTDP project results Attendance to Committee and papers selection Presentation of papers at events if required. 11. LTDP Outreach activities In the frame of this task the Contractor shall provide support to the finalisation of LTDP related outreach activities like Definition of brochures and flyer Finalisation of videoscartoonsmobile applications for the general public. Performance measurement The performance of the contractor shall be assessed on the basis of The quality of the work provided Timely input according to the activty plan agreed with the Agency Flexibility and capability to adapt to varying requirements and needs from the Agency PROFIL The staff allocated by the contractor to this work package shall have the following key skills University degree or equivalent qualification in a technical discipline, preferably in Computer Science or Earth Observation Capability and proven experience in Project Management in international contexts and environments Capability and experience in preparing programmatic, planning and project management documents Knowledge of LTDP related standards and procedures Capability and proven experience of RD engineering and management Knowledge of PDGS implementations at ESA and of MMFI environment Capability to carry out and complete work autonomously and in a team Proactive problem solving skills Good communication skills and capability to interact with and coordinate people also outside ESA Capability and experience in preparing outreach material and presenting at conferences and events. Location Frascati, Italy Application deadline ASAP If you are interested, please send your WORD EUROPASS format CV as well as a Cover Letter to Lena Englander, Recruitment Manager to careeropportunitiesrheagroup.com. Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information. RHEA provides you with an attractive employment package based on the candidates experience, the opportunity to build experience in the space sector and to grow within an international company. RHEA is an independent Space Engineering Consulting and Software company that offers knowledgebased services and innovative solutions to the space industry. Our technical expertise is coupled with the provision of software tools for both Space and Ground segments. For the past 18 years RHEA has supported over 40 space missions, including comet chasers, planetary and Moon missions, deep space astronomy experiments to understand the fundamental laws of physics, climate monitoring, meteorology, navigation and communications. Rhea is the market leader for MOIS solutions and procedure management systems. Rhea has successfully brought together engineers and scientists from 13 nationalities to support its clients across 7 European countries, Canada and the USA.
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Configuration Management Consultancy Support for the MTG Programme 1313074
2013-09-05 14:37:29| 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. Configuration Management Consultancy Support for the MTG Programme 1313074 Job Description The general task of the Key Person will be to provide support and advice to the GEO Configuration, Documentation and Information Manager as Configuration Management Engineer. It is foreseen, that the detailed tasks of the Key Person will include as a minimum Managing the documentation under configuration control according to the agreed procedures and supporting the issue of relevant configuration listsreports. Act as secretary of Configuration Control Board meetings, prepare and convene the meetings, analyse the proposed engineering changes, prepare the relevant Minutes of Meeting, and notify the external entities as necessary. Follow up the change process with the related action items, to ensure timely information on the change status. Createmodifydelete and track versions of hardware and software items and documentation according to the evolution of the configured items. Determine the hardware and software configuration by performing configuration audits and operating the installed configuration audit functions. Maintain the configuration management database. Support review and update of the Product Documentation Trees, generate and maintain the Configuration Item lists. Support reviews and update of the System and Ground Segment Configuration Management Plans. Support the definition and maintenance of Baselines at System and Ground Segment Levels. Support the definition and maintenance of Configuration Management procedures. Support establishing and maintaining a configuration database implementing configuration status accounting. Issue Configuration Status Accounting Reports for the configuration items under direct EUMETSAT responsibility as necessary. Support the maintenance of the Documentation Management Plan and related procedures, with particular emphasis to the interaction between DM and CM. Support the definition of Configuration Management Requirements. Participate in formal technical reviews on behalf of the Configuration Manager. Attend technical meetings on behalf of the Configuration Manager. Support Reviews organised at EUMETSAT, coordinating the distribution of the data package to the reviewers, and tracking the actions originated by the Review. Required Skills and Experience 5 years experience in managing the configuration of complex systems, with focus on large distributed ground software systems, and good understanding of the CM processes for the space segment Hardware and software.. Experience and capability to fulfil the assigned tasks with the minimum of supervision, good team working skills and strong action achievement orientation. Proven knowledge of configuration management procedures. Significant experience in software configuration management e.g. Flight and Ground and experience with Configuration Management Methods and Techniques. Extensive knowledge of Configuration Management Standards, e.g. ECSSMST 40C, ISO 10007, EIA649 and GEIAHB649. Experience with Configuration Management Tools. Very good communication and team working skills. Being able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, in particular when applying the applicable Configuration Management standards and processes. Fluency in English. Desirable Skills and Experience Hands on knowledge working with Serena Dimensions. Experience acquired in the frame of European Space Projects. Working knowledge of ECSS engineeringmanagement standards and ISO 9000 series. A University degree or equivalent qualification will be an asset. Knowledge of French. Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 23 September 2013 Start of Work 01 January 2014 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 23 September 2013
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Configuration Management Consultancy Support for the MTG Programme MF
2013-09-02 13:34:52| 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. Mission The Key Person will be integrated within the PRS Division into the Configuration, Documentation and Information Management Team for GEO Programmes. The general task of the Key Person will be to provide support and advice to the GEO Configuration, Documentation and Information Manager as Configuration Management Engineer. It is foreseen, that the detailed tasks of the Key Person will include as a minimum Managing the documentation under configuration control according to the agreed procedures and supporting the issue of relevant configuration listsreports Act as secretary of Configuration Control Board meetings, prepare and convene the meetings, analyse the proposed engineering changes, prepare the relevant Minutes of Meeting, and notify the external entities as necessary Follow up the change process with the related action items, to ensure timely information on the change status Createmodifydelete and track versions of hardware and software items and documentation according to the evolution of the configured items Determine the hardware and software configuration by performing configuration audits and operating the installed configuration audit functions Maintain the configuration management database Support review and update of the Product Documentation Trees, generate and maintain the Configuration Item lists Support reviews and update of the System and Ground Segment Configuration Management Plans Support the definition and maintenance of Baselines at System and Ground Segment Levels Support the definition and maintenance of Configuration Management procedures Support establishing and maintaining a configuration database implementing configuration status accounting Issue Configuration Status Accounting Reports for the configuration items under direct EUMETSAT responsibility as necessary Support the maintenance of the Documentation Management Plan and related procedures, with particular emphasis to the interaction between DM and CM Support the definition of Configuration Management Requirements Participate in formal technical reviews on behalf of the Configuration Manager Attend technical meetings on behalf of the Configuration Manager Support Reviews organised at EUMETSAT, coordinating the distribution of the datapackage to the reviewers, and tracking the actions originated by the Review. In the performance of these tasks, the Key Person shall comply with the applicable rules of the EUMETSAT Directory of Instructions DI and the EUMETSAT Management System EMS part of it, the applicable organisational and divisional management standards, and also with the relevant working practices and procedures as well as the organisational and divisional documentation management procedures. The set of applicable rules and working practice to be applied during the execution of the work will be made available to the Key Person at start of the duties in EUMETSAT. Profile The Key Person shall have a demonstrated experience of at least 5 years in managing the configuration of complex systems, with focus on large distributed ground software systems, and good understanding of the CM processes for the space segment Hardware and software.. The Key Person is required to have the experience and capability to fulfil the assigned tasks with the minimum of supervision, good team working skills and strong action achievement orientation. In detail, the Key Person shall demonstrate Proven knowledge of configuration management procedures. Significant experience in software configuration management e.g. Flight and Ground and experience with Configuration Management Methods and Techniques Extensive knowledge of Configuration Management Standards, e.g. ECSSMST 40C, ISO 10007, EIA649 and GEIAHB649 Experience with Configuration Management Tools Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience Very good communication and team working skills Being able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, in particular when applying the applicable Configuration Management standards and processes. The following will be considered as an advantage Hands on knowledge working with Serena Dimensions Experience acquired in the frame of European Space Projects Working knowledge of ECSS engineeringmanagement standards and ISO 9000 series. A University degree or equivalent qualification will be an asset. The Key Person shall be fluent in English knowledge of French would be considered an advantage. The working language of the GEO Programmes is English. To apply, please send your CV to FranoisXavier LAFFONT francoisxavier.laffontcs.fr with CC to recrutementcs.fr with the title and the job reference.
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Siemens to support SBB's rail traffic management system
2013-08-29 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Siemens has secured a 260m contract from Swiss federal railway operator SBB to support and further develop its Iltis traffic management system.
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Configuration Management Tool Service Support for EUMETSAT
2013-08-27 17:36:27| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Vitrociset Belgium is looking for a candidate with the profile described below to deploy in EUMETSAT Please submit applications not later than 240913 by EMAIL to Mr. Massimiliano Mazza, Head of Engineering Operations Services M.Mazzavitrocisetbelgium.com cc. jobsvitrocisetbelgium.com Work Package Overview The service activities include the planning, development and installation of Configuration Management database systems and tools to address EUMETSAT Configuration Management needs via individual service requests. These service requests are issued in the form of Work Packages with a maximum effort allocation and cover activities which can be any of the following Development of a generic As Designed CM tool instance aimed to manage Changes and Configuration Items related to projects or programmes being developed by EUMETSAT feasibility studies, specification, development, documentation, installation and testing of the tool Improvement of existing generic As Built CM tool aimed to manage Changes and Configuration Items related to EUMETSAT Operational systems. Feasibility studies, specification, development, documentation, installation and testing of scripts aimed to automate as much as possible As Built CM procedures currently performed manually by CM engineers or users, crosschecking conformance with applicable processes and working practices. Creation, modification, update and version tracking of following Configuration Items Documentation including SpacecraftGround Segment operational procedures, manuals and guides HW items computers, infrastructure, Comms equipments SW items including SW applications, COTS and associated Licences, ... keeping up to date the mapping between SW and HW items. Contribution to the improvement of existing EUMETSAT Configuration Management processes and working practices More generally Planning and preparation of above mentioned new CM tool instances. Monitoring and tuning of the tools performances, and impact assessment on existing EUMETSAT CM framework. Second level support to CM stakeholders support team, user representatives,.... PROFILE In addition to having a University degree in Computer Science, the Service Support Personnel providing the service shall have a minimum of three years experience in the field of Configuration Management, including build, deployment and installation processes on large softwareintensive highavailability operational systems. Sound practical experience with Configuration Management tools as Administrator or advanced user Serena Dimensions or Clearcase Database programmingSQL e.g. Oracle or Sybase SW development in Java, C, vb.net, python, perl or similar is mandatory. Practical experience with Configuration Management standards such as CMMI, ISO or ESA ECSS SW development environments e.g. Visual Studio Source code control tools CVS, SubVersion, would be considered as assets. The Service Support Personnel shall also have demonstrated very good communication and team working skills be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, in particular when applying and supporting EUMETSAT As Designed and As Built Configuration Management standards be able to work calmly under stress with the minimum of supervision. The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore the Service Support Personnel must be able to work effectively in this language and have knowledge of the other, together with good communication skills.
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