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Space Debris engineer

2020-02-25 12:13:34| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

WHO ARE WE? GMV GmbH is a German company, being part of GMV, a global technology group in Space, Defense, ICT and Intelligent Transport Systems employing 2300 staff. Our activities in Germany are related to hightech aerospace projects, space operations, ground systems, mission analysis, navigation and flight dynamics. GMV GmbH also specializes in software and hardware systems for simulation, emulation, 3D visualization and operations support. We are headquartered in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich and have offices in Darmstadt. At GMV GmbH you will find a unique work environment that requires talent, imagination and personal effort. We are an international team bound together by the passion for challenge, innovation, technology and customer service. Having the best professionals on board is the true source of our competitive advantage. We recruit excellent engineers and encourage innovation, technical excellence and continuing education. Were an international and innovative engineering company. JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities Duties Tasks GMV is now looking for a space debris engineer Youll have the chance to work with a talented, young and international team, performing tasks related to support, analysis, development and research activities of the ESA Space Debris Office. Quite challenging, right? Qualifications relevant university degree in the field of either astronomy, mathematics, engineering, or physics Required knowledge Skills to apply 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 at least Linux scripting languages, Fortran, C, Python Good communication and presentation skills Coordinate and interact with other service providers in associated fields as well as internal and external customers of services provided by the Space Debris Office. Ability to work independently, but communicate effectively and efficiently within a larger team. Be familiar with the ESOC environment Be familiarexperienced with Space Debris tasks Experience in dealing with external interfaces Experience with Linux, network services and protocols, and system administration Ability to multitask efficiently working on multiple activities multiple missions simultaneously. WHAT DO WE OFFER? The possibility to work in an international team, with innovative projects. We also give you the chance to develop your career in our work centers around Europe, USA and Asia. Professional Career Development. We help you directing your career, starting from a technical base, passing through the team and project management, the technical expertise or the commercial area, keeping contact with our clients. Its up to you! Access to the companys training program. You can acquire and sharpen your knowledge in the technologies we use, as well as your language skills. Social benefits. Flexible working schedule. Possibility to participate in team activities and sports competitions with us. Private medical insurance. 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 GmbH, please visit our website at www.gmv.com and our positions at www.gmv.comenEmploymentVacancies

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Real Time Software Engineer

2020-02-25 00:10:39| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

The NSFs National OpticalInfrared Astronomy Research Laboratory NSF OIR Lab at the International Gemini Observatory, has an immediate opening for a 3year fixed term Real Time Software Engineer based at Gemini North in Hilo, Hawaii, or Gemini South in La Serena, Chile who will contribute to the maintenance and development of software systems. We are committed to diversity and inclusion at Gemini Observatory. Our managing organization, AURA, as a leader in the astronomical community, develops and supports programs that advance our organizational commitment to diversity, broaden participation, and encourage the advancement of diversity throughout the astronomical scientific workforce. Learn more at httpwww.auraastronomy.orgdiversity.asp We seek an individual who thrives in a culturally diverse environment. The successful applicant will have excellent problem solving skills and a drive to improve the performance and reliability of telescope and instrument systems. The position is located at either the Gemini North GN Observatory in Hilo, Hawaii or the Gemini South GS Observatory in La Serena, Chile. The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy AURA, is a consortium of over 40 US institutions and four international affiliates that operates worldclass astronomical observatories. AURAs role is to establish, nurture, and promote public observatories and facilities that advance innovative astronomical research. AURA is responsible for managing the operations of the NSFs National OpticalInfrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, the National Solar Observatory, and the construction of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope under cooperative agreements with the National Science Foundation and operations of the Space Telescope Science Institute under contracts with NASA. Essential Functions Provide daytime and nighttime operational support by troubleshooting, diagnosing and solving problems with installed software systems. Design and develop software for telescope systems, in collaboration with other groups including Science, Information Systems and the Engineering teams. Follow a rigorous software development life cycle, including all phases requirements gathering, design, documentation, development, testing, deployment, operation and disposal. Collaborate with other engineers and scientists to gather and document requirements for new software systems as well as improvements to existing systems. Prepare and provide technical documentation for software subsystems for example, software interface control documents and user manuals. Assume technical ownership and future development for one or more software systems applying the software development cycles employed at the Observatory. Other Possible Functions Assist during commissioning, integration, and testing of new systems in collaboration with external contractors Required EducationExperienceSkillsAbilities Bachelors degree in computer science, engineering or a related discipline or equivalent experience. Programming experience in C or C Experience with development on unix system environments, in particular Linux. Excellent communication skills, written and verbal. Troubleshooting skills including the ability to analyze and diagnose multiple interacting systems. Preferred EducationExperienceSkillsAbilities Significant development experience in C, especially for lowlevel control and hardware device drivers. Significant objectoriented design and development experience in C or Java. Experience with software frameworks including EPICS or LabView. Experience with scripting languages, like Python. Experience with revision control systems like SVN or GIT. Realtime systems development under VxWorks or RTEMS for different target architectures ppc, 68k, intel. User interface development experience in Java, QT, GTK or other toolkits. Data analysis in Matlab, IDL or Python. Knowledge of software design patterns. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work of a Gemini Software Engineer is mostly carried out in an office environment near sea level. Long periods of sitting may be required. Given the international nature of the observatory, you may also need to travel, and occasional work at high elevation Cerro Pachon, 2700m or Maunakea 4205m may be required. AURA provides a generous compensation package including health coverage, paid vacation leave, parental leave and retirement benefits. All applicants must submit a cover letter with their CV that describes their interest in this position and their relevant experience. Please include a list of 3 professional references with contact information. Position will remain open until filled. As a recipient of U.S. Government funding, AURA is considered a government contractor and is subject to Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action regulations. As an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, AURA and all of the centers, do not discriminate based on race, sex, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identitygender identity expression, lawful political affiliations, veteran status, disability, andor any other legally protected status under applicable federal, state, and local equal opportunity laws. Veterans, disabled individuals or wounded warriors needing assistance with the employment process should request assistance at employmentauraastronomy.org

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Software Engineer

2020-02-25 00:10:39| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy AURA is a consortium of over 40 US institutions and three international affiliates that operates worldclass astronomical observatories. AURAs role is to establish, nurture, and promote public observatories and facilities that advance innovative astronomical research. AURA is responsible for managing the operations of the NSFs National OpticalInfrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, the National Solar Observatory, and the construction of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope under cooperative agreements with the National Science Foundation and operations of the Space Telescope Science Institute under contracts with NASA. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is an 8.4 m telescope designed to conduct an imaging survey over much of the southern sky repeatedly over a 10year period. The data from the Rubin Observatory will be unprecedented in scale and sensitivity to faint objects and will enable a wide range of science from exploration of the Time Domain to Dark Matter and Dark Energy. The sky survey from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is sure to fundamentally change how humanity perceives and understands the Universe in which we live. Currently, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is looking for a Software Engineer to work on the design and construction of the telescope. The ideal job holder will be responsible for designing, specifying, overseeing, installing and commissioning the software and control systems for the telescope, active optics, enclosure control, instrument control, data acquisition, data reduction, and user interfacing. The position located in La Serena, Chile. Essential Functions Selfstarter ability to dig in, figure out what is going and produce results with minimal supervision. Ability to chase after needs and requirements to correctly complete the job. Produces codes for the love of programming. Communicates with the scientist, manager, andor committee that is providing the technical oversight for the application participates in design meetings and reviews. Identifies the requirements that the application must satisfy translates user requirements into software design requirements, determines structure of software systems form the design requirements, provides estimates of time and manpower to do the required work. Designs, develops, debugs, and maintains software code, documentation and operator instructions. Designs, writes and debugs realtime control software and provides low level coding for hardware control. Ability to own, maintain and repair previously written realtime control systems. Operates computer systems and applications. Assists those using the application or computer system. Responsible for tracking work effort. Required EducationExperienceSkillsAbilities Education Bachelors degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, physical science or degree with similar background. Experience Position requires a minimum of five years software experience. Preferred Experience Experience working with telescope control software. Experience working with National Instruments hardware specifically cRIOs Experience working on FPGA programming. Experience working with a publishsubscribe communications mechanism similar to the Data Distribution System DDS. Experience with Docker, Jenkins, Puppet or Kubernetes. Experience working in an Agile software development team. Skills Bilingual EnglishSpanish. Fluent in English both verbal and written Requires analytical ability, effective verbal and written communication skills, and ability to function in an unstructured and dynamic work environment, attention to details and commitment to achieving high quality results. Knowledge of LabVIEW C or other comparable languages used for realtime work. Knowledge of Python or other comparable scripting language. Experience with hardware control applications and real time operating systems. Experience with UNIXLINUX especially command line interaction. Must have a valid Drivers License clean driving record ability to drive a 4wheel drive vehicle. Preference will be given to qualified internal candidates. AURA, as a leader in the astronomical community, is committed to diversity and inclusion. AURA develops and supports programs that advance our organizational commitment to diversity, broaden participation, and encourage the advancement of diversity throughout the astronomical scientific workforce. Learn more at httpwww.auraastronomy.orgdiversity As a recipient of U.S. Government funding, AURA is considered a government contractor and is subject to Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action regulations. As an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, AURA and all of the centers, do not discriminate based on race, sex, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identitygender identity expression, lawful political affiliations, veteran status, disability, andor any other legally protected status under applicable federal, state, and local equal opportunity laws. Preference granted to qualified Native Americans living on or near the Tohono Oodham reservation. Veterans, disabled individuals or wounded warriors needing assistance with the employment process should request assistance at employmentauraastronomy.org

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Electronics and Controls Engineer

2020-02-25 00:10:39| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy AURA, is a consortium of over 40 US institutions and four international affiliates that operates worldclass astronomical observatories. AURAs role is to establish, nurture, and promote public observatories and facilities that advance innovative astronomical research. AURA is responsible for managing the operations of the NSFs National OpticalInfrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, the National Solar Observatory, and the construction of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope under cooperative agreements with the National Science Foundation and operations of the Space Telescope Science Institute under contracts with NASA. The Legacy Survey of Space and Time LSST Project is currently constructing an 8.4 meter diameter groundbased observatory in Chile and a 3.2 gigapixel camera with funding from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy. The telescope will survey the visible sky every few nights in six optical bands to address four key science themes Constraining the nature of dark energy and dark matter, making an inventory of small moving bodies in the Solar System, exploring the transient optical sky, and determining the accretion history of the Milky Way. LSST Construction has an opening for for an Electronics and Controls Engineer. to work as part of the LSST Telescope and Site Group TS, who will support the electronics and control systems of the Telescope Mount Assemble TMA, and other subsystems of the LSST telescope as required. The job holder is expected to develop a thorough working knowledge of the electronics, interfaces and control algorithms of the relevant LSST systems. Their emphasis will be in the integration, operation and verification of the electronics and controls. This position is based in La Serena, Chile and they will be required to spend significant amounts of time at the observatory site, which is located on the summit of Cerro Pachn, in Chile. Daily transportation to Cerro Pachn, and back to La Serena is provided by LSST. International travel may be required. Essential Functions Emphasis in the electronics and controls integration, verification and operation of the telescope and optical subsystems. Supports the integration, verification and operation of telescope and site controls systems to operate complex electromechanical, pneumatic, thermal systems. Develops control systems models and optimizes performance of complex systems under simulations. Develops and conducts Acceptance Test Procedures on electronics and controls systems of complex systems. Analyzes system telemetry data to characterize system performance. Implements and troubleshoots distributed control systems, and direct field operations and maintenance of electronics installations. Creates specifications, schematics, maintenance manuals, and technical reports. Provides design engineering support to installed devices and systems, including bug fixes, maintenance upgrades, and end of life considerations. Reviews, develops, modifies, updates and releases technical documentation. Works effectively with coworkers and others by sharing ideas in a constructive, positive manner listening to and objectively considering ideas and suggestions from others. Keeps others informed of work progress and issues addresses problems and issues constructively to find mutually acceptable and practical solutions and respecting the diversity of the LSST workforce in actions, words, and deeds. Maintains commitment to a high standard of safety, comply with all safety laws and LSST safety policiesrules, and communicate actual and potential safety concerns to appropriate supervisory or management personnel to further LSSTs core value of safety. Responsible for ensuring compliance with government award terms and conditions assigned to this position or subordinates of this position as defined in the Vela Award Management system. Skills Ability to operate in an exposed environment, at a remote mountain top location. Comfortable working around mechanical, electrical and optical hardware. Thorough understanding of the interactions between controls and physical systems. Working knowledge of electronics design and experience in complex analog and digital electronics systems. Proficiency in Matlab and Simulink environments including relevant toolbox. Experience with control systems characterization and servo tuning. Understanding of complex MIMO systems. Working knowledge of PLCbased systems experience with National Instruments cRIO and Pilz safety systems preferred. Working knowledge of single phase and medium voltage three phase electrical systems. Understanding of electronics, analog and digital systems tradeoffs, signal integrity, noise analysis, power supplies, power conversion, and low voltage AC and DC motor controls. Hands on experience with laboratory tools power supplies, oscilloscopes, generators, analyzers, etc.. Strong analytical and problemsolving skills, and the ability to determine the cause of failures and deficiencies. Able to work independently, evaluate and execute tasks in a timely manner to meet project deadlines. Excellent computer skills with office productivity software, email, word processing and spreadsheets. Interpersonal Skills the individual maintains confidentiality, remains open to others ideas and exhibits willingness to try new things. Proficient knowledge of English and Spanish languages. Prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently, and develops realistic action plans. Quality control the individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality. Must have a valid Drivers License a clean driving record, ability to drive a 4wheel vehicle Application process Please list 3 professional references in your application in addition to your CV or resume PDF files preferred. Please name any attachments with the following format LastnameDocname. Application documents that are not uploaded as part of the application may be sent to employmentauraastronomy.org AURA, as a leader in the astronomical community, is committed to diversity and inclusion. AURA develops and supports programs that advance our organizational commitment to diversity, broaden participation, and encourage the advancement of diversity throughout the astronomical scientific workforce. Learn more at httpwww.auraastronomy.orgdiversity As a recipient of U.S. Government funding, AURA is considered a government contractor and is subject to Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action regulations. As an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, AURA and all of the centers, do not discriminate based on race, sex, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identitygender identity expression, lawful political affiliations, veteran status, disability, andor any other legally protected status under applicable federal, state, and local equal opportunity laws. Preference granted to qualified Native Americans living on or near the Tohono Oodham reservation. Veterans, disabled individuals or wounded warriors needing assistance with the employment process should request assistance at employmentauraastronomy.org

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Engineer, System Reliability

2020-02-24 19:11:21| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

About us Its a great time to be part of the SES team We are the worlds leading satellite operator with over 70 satellites in two different orbits, Geostationary Orbit GEO and Medium Earth Orbit MEO. We provide a diverse range of customers with global video distribution and data connectivity services through two business units SES Video and SES Networks. Our global team works collaboratively to make a significant, and often lifechanging difference in the world. As part of our team, you will play an integral part in delivering on our vision. At SES, we connect and enable broadcast, telecom, corporate and government customers, and enrich the lives of billions of people worldwide. Engineer, System Reliability United States Manassas, Virginia ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY The System Reliability Engineer is a key member of the SES Networks Ground Systems engineering team providing technical leadership and expertise in the areas of satellite terminal, gateway, and baseband systems sustainment and support. The engineers primary objective is to ensure SES Networks customers have the highest quality gateways, terminals and baseband systems available, meeting the companys system performance requirements by driving continuous performance improvement. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES KEY RESULT AREAS Perform system engineering performance analyses in support of the SES Networks ground terminal and baseband systems Provide technical support to internal customers to resolve systemic engineering HWSW issues on existing customer deployed MEO Ka compatible antennas, RF components, and baseband equipment Develop and distribute resolutions to systemic issues using our Configuration Management process through field bulletins, software updates, manual updates, and training if needed Develop performance analyses strategies and tools to identify performance deficiencies in the deployed customer terminals Engage with antenna system, RF component, and baseband vendors to resolve HWSW issues including quality deficiencies identified in fielded terminals Identify and develop corrective actions and improvements in the deployed customer terminals Develop and document requirements, specifications, interfaces, test plans, and supporting the Operations, Maintenance and Sustainment programs Develop forwardlooking architectures and designs that support implementation of evolving O3b products and capabilities based on performance analysis Lead development of advanced terminal capabilities including antennas, modems, and RF components COMPETENCIES Customer focus Problem solving Selfstarter Oral and written communication Team player Leadership Prioritization Detail oriented Global cultural awareness QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE Required Minimum 610 years of combined education and experience in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Computer Science, or related field Operational experience in remote baseband, IF, RF, antennas, and WANLAN equipment Moderate experience in development and deployment of VSAT systems Working knowledge of LinuxUnix operating systems Fluency in English, other languages are beneficial 10 of domestic and international travel Preferred Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Computer Science, or related field Moderate experience in the telecommunications or satellite industry Moderate experience in performance analysis of satellite communication systems, satellite terminal systems, satellitebased networking data systems, and KaBand systems Working knowledge of internetbased network connectivity principles and implementation ExcellentGood command of MS Office package Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio Whats in it for you? In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, we offer you a truly global opportunity in an exciting industry and all the support youll need for both your professional and personal development. But most of all, we offer a truly unique opportunity to play your part in making a difference for those who need it most. We strive to uphold honesty, transparency and courage in everything we do. Were proud to belong to the SES team and collaborate towards success. Good to know For more information on SES, click here. SES is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes diversity! Apply HERE

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