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Engineer for Development of Technologies for Navigation Systems for Space Applications

2021-02-11 16:12:26| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Your mission The Institute of Space Systems in Bremen designs and analyzes future spacecraft and space missions launchers, orbital and exploration systems, and satellites, and assesses them with regard to their technical performance and cost. It applies stateoftheart methods of multidisciplinary engineering in system design and analysis for example, a computerized system for concurrent design. The Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems Department focuses on the capability to analyze, design, develop, implement, simulate, test, and verify attitude and orbit control systems AOCS guidance, navigation, and control GNC systems for space applications and their components. This involves a range of disciplines, including requirements management, systems engineering, algorithm development, software implementation, systems analysissimulationverification, and hardwareintheloop testing. The GNC Systems Department is also conducting research and development of promising and strategic technologies for AOCS and GNC systems. The GNC Systems Department is actively involved in several internal and international projects. This encompasses among others the project ReFEx Reusability Flight Experiment, the project CALLISTO an international cooperation between DLR and the space agencies JAXA Japan und CNES France, and the EU H2020 project EURISA with partners in France and Switzerland. The work comprises th development of navigation technologies for different space flight applications. Within this context, we are looking for scientific staff members to conduct the following tasks within the Navigation Research Group Development of strapdown integration algorithms for inertial measurements in scenarios such as space transportation, operation in the vicinity of Earth and other planetary bodies, and landing on the Moon, Mars, and asteroids Development of navigation filtersdata fusion algorithms with the focus on the combination of inertial measurements and measurements of GNSS receivers, cameras, star trackers, altimeters, Sun sensors, etc. Modelling of realistic environments, dynamics, and sensor signals Full characterization of inertial sensors Integration and utilization of sensors such as cameras, IMUs, etc. in a realtime environment Projectactivity results documentation, presentation, and publication Commitment to group activities such as maintenance and development of laboratories, development and improvement of procedures, knowledge management, or acquisition of external funding Your qualifications Successfully completed university degree on masters level or equivalent according to 7 II Tarifvertrag ber die Entgeltordnung des Bundes TV EntgO Bund in the domain of aerospacespace engineering, control engineering, mathematics, computer science, or similar Practical experience in methods of sensor data fusion and state estimation KalmanFilter Knowledge in the area of inertial navigation and GNSS navigation Good programming skills in C, C, MATLABSimulink Fluent in written and spoken English, ideally with work experience abroad Experience with scientific publications articles in peerreviewed journals, conference contributions, etc. Conformance with the personal requirements for handling of export controlled goods and information according to German, European and American export control laws Willingness to domestic and international travels on official business Practical experience with methods of inertial navigation is desired e.g. modelling of space vehicle dynamics modelling of inertial sensors strapdown integration algorithms in different types of reference frames estimation of sensor parameters Experience in modelling complementary sensors such as GNSS receivers, cameras, star trackers, altimeters, Sun sensors is a plus Experience in methods of parameter estimation is advantageous Experience in handling hardware is ideal PhD in the area of INSGNSS navigation is an advantage Supervision of Bachelor or Master theses desirable Mastery of written and spoken German is an advantage Your benefits Look forward to a fulfilling job with an employer who appreciates your commitment and supports your personal and professional development. Our unique infrastructure offers you a working environment in which you have unparalleled scope to develop your creative ideas and accomplish your professional objectives. Our human resources policy places great value on a healthy family and worklifebalance as well as equal opportunities for persons of all genders fmx. Individuals with disabilities will be given preferential consideration in the event their qualifications are equivalent to those of other candidates. Apply via DLRs website.

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Engineer, Network Systems

2021-02-11 13:13:35| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Primary Responsibilities Key Result Areas Participate in the design of the SES core transport networks and its associated provisioning and assurance systems, including, but not limited to validation of technical requirements, assessment of platforms or vendors and budgetary requirements Implementation of the core transport networks nodes and pointsofpresence PoP in line with the design principles and business requirements Strong focus on maintaining uptodate documentation drawingsoperational procedurestrouble shooting guides Responsible for proactive maintenance of the core transport networks, through upgrades and preventive maintenances and for reactive maintenance via Level 3 network engineering support to Network Operations staff during office hours and oncall by rotation during out of business hours Engineering support for sales, sales engineering and product development teams both for Video and Networks with focus on customer requirements, operational efficiency and budgetary requirements Participate and responsible for Core Network Engineering intime delivery in crossfunctional and company strategic projects Be able to understand and effectively interact with all stakeholders in the infrastructure and service delivery process Subjectmatter expert in systems and technologies deployed in the Core Transport Networks as well as broad mastering of service provider best practices and current deployments Manage allocated SES sites, hardware upgrades and capacity planning Competencies Good problem solving and analytical skills able to delivery visible and measurable results with limited supervision and incomplete input Must be able understand and deliver on company goals and maintain focus on the end customer experience and quality of service delivery Be able to demonstrate good documentation and report writing skills for team members andor crossfunctional peers Willingness to explore nextgeneration solutions and technologies Ability to coordinate business requirements and day to day tasks, both autonomously and in interdisciplinary teams Ability to manage complex projects and major network implementations Good communication skills and teamspirit Systematic and consistent problem and technical issues solving both in business as usual and stress environment Qualification Experience University degree in ElectronicsEngineeringIT or equivalent At least 5 years of professional experience in IP networking and LANWAN technologies including but not limited to Layer 2 3, network architecture and design Thorough understanding of ISP backbone networks and associated services Proven track record in design, implementation and support of high availability IPMPLS networks in the Service Provider domain along with associated security, traffic management and monitoring systems Building experience in Multicast Very strong knowledge in OSPF, MPLS, BGP, MPLS services is a must Building experience on MPLSTE, RSVP, Multicast and multicast VPN At least 3 years of experience in Service Provider networks Building experience in Cisco IOS XR and Juniper JUNOS Building experience with using automation tools and technologies Able to read, write and debug shell code and other scripting languages e.g. Perl, PHP, Python Cisco certified at professional level Service Provider tracks mandatory CCIE SP as well as additional vendor certifications are encouraged Experience in deploying and managing onpremises virtualization technologies VMWare ESX and Citrix Xenserver Building experience with cloud hosted applications Experience in administration Linux CentOS, Redhat, Ubuntu servers Understanding of authentication and authentication protocols such as TACACS, RADIUS and LDAP and experience in managing IP Address Management tools and managing DNSDHCP servers and services Other Key Requirements Comments KPI deliver projects on time and within budget. Maintenance of network Understanding of service provider business environment SES is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Apply HERE

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Power Systems Engineer

2021-02-09 20:13:10| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Astroscale is seeking to employ an experienced and motivated Power Engineer to work on key projects, which are based in the Harwell, UK offices. Flexible working arrangements are available, but regular team working at the UK offices is expected. 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. The candidate will primarily work on UK officebased projects, but they may need to interact with teams across Astroscales Global Offices as needed in support of Astroscale projects and operations. Responsibilities Manage and review the development and design activities for power subsystems on Astroscale spacecraft maintain subsystem requirements review subsystem architecture review tradeoff analysis of hardware software solutions support power budgets review FMECA inputs and FDIR processes manage and ensure compliance to the grounding scheme across the spacecraft understand and review the interaction between the different elements of the power subsystem generation solar panels, storage battery and distribution PCDU Coordinate with other teams at subsystem and at system level to define ConOps, ICDs, development and verification plans. Plan subsystems and system level verification tests, including environmental testing. Interact with partners and suppliers for the provision of power system equipment. Support procurement engineers with specification, tradeoff and selection of power system equipment. Participate in review of the deliverables in support of the project milestones. Essential Skills Diploma bachelor or masters degree in electrical engineering or relevant engineeringscience discipline. 5 years of commercial experience of designing and testing power subsystems for satellites. Understanding of solar panel specification, manufacturing process, handling and testing. Experience sizing, procuring, testing and integrating satellite batteries and an awareness the storage handling requirements for batteries. Experience in constructing grounding philosophies and grounding diagrams for spacecraft architectures. Experience of designing and testing EGSE for the purposes of powering the satellite during the AIT phase. Good understanding of spacecraft mission lifecycle and milestones e.g. MDR, PDR, CDR, etc. Good understanding of system engineering managing requirements through the full project lifecycle. Desired Skills Demonstrable experience of spacecraft design lifecycle at all stages from initial concept to design, test, and operations. Operational experience of power systems on spacecraft missions. Experience of analysis radiation tolerances and knowledge of radiation hardness assurance for Low Earth Orbit applications. Whilst the working language across all Astroscale divisions is English, proficiency in spoken andor written Japanese would be considered an asset. Location Astroscale UK Harwell, with occasional travelling to Astroscale Japan Tokyo About Astroscale Astroscale is the first private company with a mission to secure longterm spaceflight safety and orbital sustainability for the benefit of future generations. Founded in 2013, Astroscale is developing innovative and scalable solutions for satellite endoflife and active debris removal services in order to mitigate the growing and hazardous buildup of debris in space.Headquartered in Japan and with offices in the United Kingdom, United States, and Singapore. Astroscale is a rapidly expanding venture company approaching one hundred Space Sweepers and preparing to solve a growing environmental concern. In 2020, Astroscale will launch its pioneering technology mission, ELSAd one of the worlds first missions to demonstrate a fully capable active debris removal service. Astroscale UK ASUK was founded in mid2017 and has grown to approximately 20 staff. Located on the Harwell Campus near Oxford, ASUK is the home to Astroscales Ground Segment and Operations team, a Business Development office, and a Mission Systems engineering team for our upcoming servicing missions.

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Engineer, Network Systems

2021-02-09 09:13:15| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Role Description Summary As our Network Engineer you will be directly responsible to the Manager, Core Network Engineering for the design, implementation and management of mission critical IP production networks associated with Satellite based IP platforms, Internet Backbone infrastructure and media content contributiondistribution. You will have a dedication and commitment to providing a high level technical competence, professionalism and customer service. Primary Responsibilities Key Result Areas Participate in the design of the SES core transport networks and its associated provisioning and assurance systems, including, but not limited to validation of technical requirements, assessment of platforms or vendors and budgetary requirements Implementation of the core transport networks nodes and pointsofpresence PoP in line with the design principles and business requirements Strong focus on maintaining uptodate documentation drawingsoperational procedurestrouble shooting guides Responsible for proactive maintenance of the core transport networks, through upgrades and preventive maintenances and for reactive maintenance via Level 3 network engineering support to Network Operations staff during office hours and oncall by rotation during out of business hours Engineering support for sales, sales engineering and product development teams both for Video and Networks with focus on customer requirements, operational efficiency and budgetary requirements Participate and responsible for Core Network Engineering intime delivery in crossfunctional and company strategic projects Be able to understand and effectively interact with all stakeholders in the infrastructure and service delivery process Subjectmatter expert in systems and technologies deployed in the Core Transport Networks as well as broad mastering of service provider best practices and current deployments Manage allocated SES sites, hardware upgrades and capacity planning Competencies Good problem solving and analytical skills able to delivery visible and measurable results with limited supervision and incomplete input Must be able understand and deliver on company goals and maintain focus on the end customer experience and quality of service delivery Be able to demonstrate good documentation and report writing skills for team members andor crossfunctional peers Willingness to explore nextgeneration solutions and technologies Ability to coordinate business requirements and day to day tasks, both autonomously and in interdisciplinary teams Ability to manage complex projects and major network implementations Good communication skills and teamspirit Systematic and consistent problem and technical issues solving both in business as usual and stress environment Qualification Experience University degree in ElectronicsEngineeringIT or equivalent At least 5 years of professional experience in IP networking and LANWAN technologies including but not limited to Layer 2 3, network architecture and design Thorough understanding of ISP backbone networks and associated services Proven track record in design, implementation and support of high availability IPMPLS networks in the Service Provider domain along with associated security, traffic management and monitoring systems Building experience in Multicast Very strong knowledge in OSPF, MPLS, BGP, MPLS services is a must Building experience on MPLSTE, RSVP, Multicast and multicast VPN At least 3 years of experience in Service Provider networks Building experience in Cisco IOS XR and Juniper JUNOS Building experience with using automation tools and technologies Able to read, write and debug shell code and other scripting languages e.g. Perl, PHP, Python Cisco certified at professional level Service Provider tracks mandatory CCIE SP as well as additional vendor certifications are encouraged Experience in deploying and managing onpremises virtualization technologies VMWare ESX and Citrix Xenserver Building experience with cloud hosted applications Experience in administration Linux CentOS, Redhat, Ubuntu servers Understanding of authentication and authentication protocols such as TACACS, RADIUS and LDAP and experience in managing IP Address Management tools and managing DNSDHCP servers and services Other Key Requirements Comments KPI deliver projects on time and within budget. Maintenance of network Understanding of service provider business environment SES and its Affiliated Companies are committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal OpportunityAffirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. In conformity with U.S. Government technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ITAR and the Export Administration Regulations EAR, andor other applicable U.S. law, regulation or other requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, certain positions may require U.S. Citizenship, status as a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. or a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324ba3, or eligibility to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce. Apply HERE

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Lead Optical Systems Engineer

2021-02-04 17:13:33| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Lead Optical Systems Engineer STFC RAL Space Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire 49,708 55,231 Dependent on experience Permanent, Full Time About the role The role requires a highly experienced optical engineer with a proven track record in leading the design and build of novel optical instrumentation. The work spans the entire project life cycle, from early stage RD right through to instrument verification calibration and potentially mission postlaunch support. It provides an opportunity to work within a multinational consortium and an opportunity to lead exciting international projects. In addition, RAL Space has key roles in groundbased astronomical instrumentation through the UKs Astronomy programme. New RAL Space projects with significant optical engineering requirements include ARIEL an Exoplanet mission for ESA, Lagrange a Space Weather mission to monitor potentially disruptive solar activity on Earthinfrastructures and a Quantum Key Distribution QKD secure communications technology demonstrator a UK Singapore collaboration. We are also involved in the development of HARMONI a firstlight instrument for the European Extremely Large Telescope. The emphasis of our work is on the design and engineering of new, oneoff, stateoftheart instrumentation. About you A vast amount of experience and an in depth understanding of imaging and spectrographic optical systems is essential for this role. You will have a proven record of accomplishment in the design, build and testing of optical instrumentation. You will be able to demonstrate your ability to lead the development of optical instrumentation and your experience in leading teams is key. Additional skills required are an understanding of straylight analysis and control, the ability to explain technical concepts effectively and the ability to develop collaborations with academic and industrial partners. You will also have authored and or refereed conference papers. The Science Technology Facilities Council is a partner organisation within UK Research and Innovation UKRI. UKRI is an entity that brings together nine partners to create an independent organisation with a strong voice for research and innovation, and a vision to ensure the UK maintains its worldleading position in research and innovation. RAL Space enjoys an exciting range of worldclass space research and technology development. We have had significant involvement in over 200 space missions and are at the forefront of UK space research. The Optical Systems Group is responsible for the conception, design, development, procurement, assembly, integration and test of optical systems for space instrumentation in Space Science, Solar Research, Earth Observation, Planetary science and optical communications. What we offer STFC offers a benefits package designed to provide an excellent worklife balance including 30 days annual leave, flexible working hours, a workplace nursery, exceptional pension scheme, social and sporting activities and societies, a subsidised restaurant and good public transport links. How to Apply Applicants are required to include a cover letter outlining their suitability for this role. Applications are handled by UK Shared Business Services. Applicants who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on 44 01793 867000. The closing date for applications is 28th February 2021.

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