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Flight Software Engineer
2021-09-16 17:13:31| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Astroscale UK are looking for a Flight Software Engineer to join our office in Harwell, UK. This position will be part of the team responsible for the technical development of all flight software for our future orbital debris missions. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a professional background in Space Flight Software looking to take the next step in their career. This role will focus on flight software development defining solutions based on requirements, working with other subsystem teams on software needs, performing verification, integration and test activities. Responsibilities Development and architectural design activities for the flight software on Astroscale spacecraft o Derive and maintain software requirements, define software solutions and system architectures. o Define ICDs, development, and verification plans. o Design, develop and validate spacecraft flight software, ground software, and simulation software. Coordinate with other teams at subsystem and system level to identify software needs and solutions. Support definition and generation of ConOps. Perform Flight Software verification, validation, and integration. Participate in Mission System Test and Simulation campaigns. Support knowledge transfer from Astroscale teams globally and provide technical review inputs to projects across the Astroscale organisation. Essential Skills Bachelor or masters degree in computer science, software engineering, or relevant engineering science discipline. 3 years of commercial experience in software development Experience with embedded systems programming CC. Knowledge of software development methodologies embedded software engineering. Experience in using and modifying Board Support Packages. Familiarity with UML and SysML. Familiarity with commonly used protocols and standards for spacecraft communications, such as CCSDS, CAN, Spacewire. Experience of implementing realtime systems and software solutions on spacecraft missions. Experience in developing and implementing test plans for spacecraft. Proactive and selfmanaging, able to plan and effectively lead areas of responsibility whilst contributing collaboratively within a closeknit team. Desirable Skills Experience of development for VxWorks platforms Familiarity with Agile Scrum software development practices. Experience of all stages of mission design lifecycle from initial concept to design, test, and operations. Knowledge of cFE and cFS flight software. Knowledge of ground segment architectures. Linux system administration, shell scripts, make, etc. Development on Linux systems. Knowledge of scripting languages e.g. Python, bash. Knowledge of assembler for microcontrollers. A basic knowledge in the following areas debris removal, endoflife, inorbit servicing. About Astroscale Astroscale is the first private company with a vision to secure the safe and sustainable development of space for the benefit of future generations, and the only company dedicated to inorbit servicing across all orbits. Founded in 2013, we are developing innovative and scalable solutions across the spectrum of inorbit servicing missions, including End of Life services, Active Debris Removal, Insitu Space Situational Awareness and Life Extension Services, to create sustainable space systems and mitigate against the hazardous buildup of debris in space. Headquartered in Japan, our company has rapidly expanding offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Israel and Singapore. Weve grown to over two hundred Space Sweepers with an international outlook and a shared passion to protect our space environment for future generations. In March 2021, we launched our pioneering technology mission, ELSAd, the worlds first commercial mission to demonstrate debris removal capability and technology in low Earth orbit. Astroscale UK ASUK was founded in 2017 and has grown to over 50 staff. Were located on the Harwell Campus near Oxford, where you could work alongside multiple teams including Mission Operations and Ground Segment, Programme Engineering, Business Development, Marketing Communications and Business Operations. Our Values Mission People Focused Innovative and Pioneering Diverse Transparent Customer Focused
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Ground Segment Software Engineer
2021-09-16 17:13:31| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Astroscale is seeking to employ an experienced and motivated Ground Segment Software Engineer at our facility based in Harwell, UK. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic and rapidly growing company seeking to make a positive contribution to the growing problem of orbital debris that endangers mankinds continued use of space as an asset. Whilst the candidate will primarily work in the UK, they will interact extensively with a larger team in Astroscales Japan Office and may be required to travel to Tokyo as needed in support of Astroscale projects and operations. Responsibilities Design, develop, validate and maintain Ground Segment SW subsystems needed for operating Astroscale missions. Also, to develop small tools required for operating of the missions. Generate and update the SW related documentation. Participate in the design of the systems including Requirements capture, definition, tailoring, analysis and conversion to use cases and stories. Development support and solution testing. Participate and or support the Ground Segment verification, validation and integration. Support in the Mission System Test and or Simulation campaigns. Support the Operations team to resolve technical issues and providing advice on best practice. Essential Skills University degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, or other relevant engineering discipline. Minimum 3 years of industry experience in software development and software engineering. Minimum 3 years of industry experience in the design and development of satellite user or ground segment products and technologies. Knowledge of CC, Java and or Python programming languages. Basic Linux system administration, shell scripts, make, etc. Development on Linux systems. Experience with Mission Control Systems, preferably based on SCOS2000. Overall knowledge of the main components of a ground segment and how they interact between them. Work in a team as well as independently. Knowledge in project life cycle and acceptance procedures. Knowledge of ECSS standards. Desired Skills 5 years of industry experience in software development and software engineering. 5 years of industry experience in the design and development of satellite user or ground segment products and technologies. Experience or knowledge of Scrum as being part of development team or Product Owner. Familiarity with commonly used protocols and standards for spacecraft communications, such as CCSDS, CAN, Spacewire. Fluency in spoken and written English. Location Astroscale UK Harwell, with occasional travelling to Astroscale Japan Tokyo About Astroscale Astroscale is the first private company with a vision to secure the safe and sustainable development of space for the benefit of future generations, and the only company solely dedicated to onorbit servicing across all orbits. Founded in 2013, Astroscale is developing innovative and scalable solutions across the spectrum of onorbit servicing missions, including life extension, insitu space situational awareness, endoflife services, and active debris removal, to create sustainable space systems and mitigate the growing and hazardous buildup of debris in space. Astroscale is also defining business cases and working with government and commercial stakeholders to develop norms, regulations, and incentives for the responsible use of space. Headquartered in Japan, Astroscale has an international presence with subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, the United States, Israel, and Singapore. Astroscale is a rapidly expanding venture company, working to advance safe and stable growth in space and solve a growing environmental concern. End of Life Services by Astroscaledemonstration ELSAd, the companys first onorbit demonstration of debris capture and removal, is scheduled to take place in late 2020.
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Senior Spacecraft Operations Engineer
2021-09-16 17:13:31| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Astroscale UK is looking for an experienced Spacecraft Operations Engineer SOE to join our team in Harwell. Following on from the successful launch of our ELSAd orbital debris removal mission we now require an additional person to join our team of 5 engineers. This position offers a great opportunity for someone who is looking to take the next step in their career as the responsibilities cover a wide variety of tasks which may normally be split between Spacecraft Operations, Spacecraft Controllers, Mission Managers, Analysts and System Engineers. The successful candidate will be expected to perform at a high level across a broad range of activities. We are looking for an SOE with a significant wealth of experience in all aspects of mission operations and operations preparation. Work will include involvement in multiple missions from operations aspects of feasibility studies contribution to Space Situational Awareness projects with academic, industrial and government agency partners involvement in mission development from phase 0 A through to LEOP Mission execution End of Life operations ongoing development of mission control facilities including contributing to the definition and development of Astroscales Mission Control Centre. The candidate will be expected to contribute to multiple projects with minimal daytoday supervision. There is a lot of potential for the right person to make a lasting impact on how Astroscale employs novel operations concepts and technologies to operate a growing fleet of missions with a small and focussed team. Initiative, innovation and the ability to rapidly see ideas through from conception to implementation are essential. This is a 95 role however there maybe times when long days are required such as when we are carrying out a critical mission phase. Responsibilities Act as an operations technical lead for missions and projects. Provide guidance and mentoring to less senior team members via collaborative involvement in ongoing projects and missions. Perform routine and critical realtime spacecraft operations. Act as SpaCon SOE Mission Manager as required during operations for all mission phases. To ensure robustness redundancy in our small operations team, all members are expected to rotate roles continually. Develop and participate in operations support functions e.g. planning and scheduling processes, oncall rota, coordination with spacecraft engineering, flight dynamics and ground segment teams etc. Develop, validate and maintain nominal and contingency mission operations procedures automated manual. Propose and develop operational solutions to enable a small team of engineers to control multiple inflight spacecraft with minimal workload overhead. The ability to envisage novel operational approaches will be required. Develop, validate and maintain operations tools and scripts. Prepare spacecraft user manuals and other operations documentation. Contribute to the development of mission operations concepts, mission review cycles PDR, CDR ORR etc, reliably predicting and addressing operational concerns during the mission development process. Provide operations expertise at system, subsystem and instrument level supporting ongoing mission development, bid proposals and other activities as required. Perform health and performance trend analysis at system, subsystem and instrument level. Investigate spacecraft anomalies and participate in anomaly resolution process. Contribute to the definition and development of Astroscale UKs operations centre. Interface internally externally as required in support of operations activities and ensure all relevant information is formatted and disseminated appropriately. Participate in occasional 247 shift during critical mission phases and ongoing oncall rotations. Essential Skills University degree in a relevant engineering discipline 5 10 years of demonstrable satellite industry experience, preferably realtime operations as part of a flight control team operating a Low Earth Orbit LEO mission through the complete life cycle. Comprehensive knowledge of satellite subsystems, in particular AOCSGNC or OBDH would be an asset Familiarity with the operation of mission control systems, in particular procedure development, monitor and control, mission planning, onboard software management, configuration management and simulator facilities Satellite performance monitoring and reporting, including anomaly analysis and resolution in liaison with satellite industry, procedure change control and configuration management processes Ability to operate without error in a calm, orderly and disciplined manner during high stress situations. Able to identify problems, perform root cause analysis and implement appropriate solutions in a timely manner. Detail orientated and able to work using own initiative with limited supervision, as well as alongside other team members. Able to conceptualise nonstandard spacecraft operations practices in order to meet the demands of Astroscales multiple parallel projects and missions with a very small team of engineers. An effective English language communicator at all levels with skills to CEFR Level B2 Independent User or TOEIC 700. Desired Skills Familiarity with mission control systems, preferably SCOS2000 based Experience of satellite assembly, integration testing processes Experience with systems engineering aspects of SC operations Experience of formationflying or closeproximity satellite operations Familiarity with operations preparation tools Software coding experience Knowledge of Flight Dynamics and Orbital Mechanics Familiarity of relevant ECSS standards relating to Ground Systems Operations. Location Astroscale UK Harwell. The candidate should be open to the possibility of travelling to Astroscale Japan Tokyo for short periods. About Astroscale Astroscale is the first private company with a vision to secure the safe and sustainable development of space for the benefit of future generations, and the only company dedicated to inorbit servicing across all orbits. Founded in 2013, we are developing innovative and scalable solutions across the spectrum of inorbit servicing missions, including End of Life services, Active Debris Removal, Insitu Space Situational Awareness and Life Extension Services, to create sustainable space systems and mitigate against the hazardous buildup of debris in space. Headquartered in Japan, our company has rapidly expanding offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Israel and Singapore. Weve grown to over two hundred Space Sweepers with an international outlook and a shared passion to protect our space environment for future generations. In March 2021, we launched our pioneering technology mission, ELSAd, the worlds first commercial mission to demonstrate debris removal capability and technology in low Earth orbit. Astroscale UK ASUK was founded in 2017 and has grown to over 50 staff. Were located on the Harwell Campus near Oxford, where you could work alongside multiple teams including Mission Operations and Ground Segment, Programme Engineering, Business Development, Marketing Communications and Business Operations. Our Values Mission People Focused Innovative and Pioneering Diverse Transparent Customer Focused
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RF Payloads Plus Microwave Mmwaves Technology Equipment Engineer
2021-09-16 12:14:39| 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 in the domain of PLT RF Systems Payload and Technologies. Happiness of our employees has proven key to obtaining excellent results and a client who also regards us highly for excellent service. Overview The candidate will be assigned to the Payload Engineering section TECEFP with the role of RF Payloads Engineer and will work in one or more of the following domains. RF Navigation Payloads RF and Microwave Remote Sensing Instruments for Earth Observation. RF Satellite Communication Payloads The candidate will Contribute to internal RD activities for the design, modelling, architectural tradeoff and performance assessment of advanced RF telecommunication andor navigation payloads, with main emphasis on payloads based on digital signal processing and active antennas, and RF instruments for earth observation Synthetic Aperture Radars, Altimeters, Scatterometers, Radiometers. Perform technical management of RD activities with industryinstitutions in the field of advanced payload concepts and sub systemsequipment development. Provide RF payload technical support to ESA projects and programmes. Contribute to the generation and promotion of innovative ideas for future satellite missions in the field of RF payloads, including the definition of ESA RD programmes. Define technical requirements and statements of work for RD activities to be performed by industry, from early conceptual studies to full hardware development. Carry out computer simulations at systemsubsystem level for the assessment of endtoend payload and instrument performance. Contribute to the developmentusage of section related laboratory facilities and analysissimulation tools. Maintain stateoftheart expertise by monitoring the RFMicrowave systems technological trends and applying them in the daytoday tasks. Specific qualification requirements To successfully perform the above mentioned tasks, the following background experience is required Master or PhD in Electrical, Electronics or Telecommunication engineering. Good background and several years of working experience on design, development and testing of Radio Frequency Payloads in the domain of Navigation andor Earth observation andor Telecommunications. Knowledge and Experience on the following topics are considered an asset Radio frequency and microwave payloads technologies based on active phased array antennas. TransmitReceive Modules for microwave payloads. Digital signal processing units, and experience on payloads based on digital signal processing. Endtoend payload performance and signal quality analysis. Stateoftheart RF analogue and highspeed digital signal processing techniques and technologies. Software and simulation tools and programming MatlabSimulink, ADSVSS, CC, Python. Extensive experience in the domain of telecom, navigation or RT Remote Sensing satellite payload and instruments, covering both RD and flight hardware procurement activities. Knowledge of modern computer systems, programming languages, computer simulation tools and signal processing. A very good working knowledge of spoken and written English isessential. NOTE Candidates with less than 10 years experience shall provide the relevant academic transcripts in order to give a more complete candidate profile at the selection stage. 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 in line withESA Job Class. 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 Prior to 07 October 2021, please apply via ourJob Application form quoting TECPLT755as reference. Aurora will agree conditional employment terms and conditions with candidates before presenting them by 12 October 2021, 13.00 hours.
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Technology Frequency Management Engineer
2021-09-15 12:14:14| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Key Tasks and Responsibilities As part of the Technology Coordination and Frequency Management Section you will have the following responsibilities Support the identification of the technology requirements for future Earth observations missions, covering the whole spectrum mainly platform and ground stations network, but also support to optical and RF instruments Analysis and monitoring of the evolution of frequency needs for EO missions, including early concepts and potential interference conflicts with other communication services sharing the spectrum Provide support to technology developments for future EO missions, in particular for the standardisation of the platform and for the communications with the ground segment Initiate, conduct internal studies and support the review of the results of industrial activities and in the area of technology development and modelling of endtoend system e.g. data flow, technical budgets or onboard subsystem aspects Support the definition and monitoring of missions under preparation through, e.g. participation to reviews, assessment of industrial results, evaluation of proposals in reply to calls, including subsystem performance analyses or technology maturity aspects Support the interaction within ESA and also with ESAs Member States on EO future technologies e.g. through dedicated information days Support the EO technology observatory function outside the EOP Directorate e.g. ESA Technology Harmonisation, ARTES, and also outside ESA e.g. other space agencies, Horizon Europe in the EC, commercial initiatives under NewSpace, and the potential spinin from nonspace sectors Building up relevant IT repositories with information about technology developments or new mission concepts of relevance to Earth Observation. Skills Experience The key person shall have proven knowledge and handson experience in several of the following mandatory skills areas Masters degree in Engineering with relevant background and experience in space projects and associated technology developments Several years of experience in the development of advanced onboard system and subtechnologies for space applications, ideally in the EO domain Experience in Space Projects for Earth Observation Experience with System Performance Simulation and EndtoEnd Satellite Data Flow, including data processing, is desirable Good knowledge of remote sensing techniques used in Earth Observation missions Experience in Matlab, STK or similar tools Proactive in organising and building up electronic means to share the technology knowledge with larger groups Fluency in English is mandatory knowledge of another European language is an advantage This job is located in Noordwijk. We welcome applicants who are available as soon as possible. If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV together with a letter of motivation both in English and in Word to Viktoria Panicharova, by clicking on the button Apply for this job quoting job NLSC4619 before 08Oct21. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!
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