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Project Manager Flight Electronics

2017-06-29 11:10:03| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Since 2010, we are part of the OHB group. With more than 2400 employees in Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxemburg Sweden, OHB is one of the top players in the European Space technology industry. At Antwerp Space you will be working in an exciting, innovative, creative and customer centric company, frequently pushing the technology and exploring new horizons. We develop highly advanced equipments and systems for the ground segment of scientific and commercial satellites. This expertise results both in commercial products for system integrators and endusers, as well as in institutional projects for ESA. The company is currently extending its activity in the development of flight hardware within the telecommunication technology domain. We are looking forward to hiring more people to become part of the action when we develop the next generation satellite communication systems. Job Description As project Manager, you will be responsible for the planning and execution of a flight electronics development. You will act as the first point of contact towards the customer and will be steering an internal team of 510 multidisciplinary engineers. You take the lead in managing the subcontractors and suppliers. Job Experience You have a profound handson knowledge in equipment design for space, a master degree in electronics, proven peopleproject management skills, and the ability to work efficiently in a deadlinedriven environment. At least 510 years of experience in a similar role and familiar with practices of and dealings with the European Space Agency ESA Job Competences You are well organized, maintaining overview, being able to distinguish important from less important matters, accurate and resultdriven. You possess good communication skills and are able to express yourself fluently in English Dutch and French are an asset. You are eager to learn, loyal, dynamic, motivated and responsible. Location The principle job location is Antwerp Hoboken though short duration missions abroad are part of this challenging job environment. Offer We offer you an attractive salary, with all fringe benefits in a hightech environment Interest? Send your motivation letter and cv to HRMAntwerpspace.be

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Flight Dynamics Software Engineer

2017-06-28 15:12:07| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

About us SCISYS Deutschland GmbH provides professional engineering and consultancy services supporting space programmes and missions. We have a strong presence at ESOC and EUMETSAT, as well as serving all ESA sites and spacecraft primes. Our team is composed of university graduates and experienced professionals, comprising some of the most knowledgeable, dedicated and talented engineers across Europe. Our services cover the whole life cycle of space programmes from early concepts to operations. Our Space Division provides a dynamic, supportive and friendly atmosphere in which you are encouraged to lead with initiative. We support new ideas from our colleagues and are focused on innovation. Moreover, we actively manage your professional development, training and career progression. For our Location in Darmstadt Germany, we are looking for a Flight Dynamics Software Engineer. Tasks We are seeking a candidate, who will initially support the evolution of our Flight Dynamics software product PLENITEROrbit, with the option to later join the Flight Dynamics team providing support to our customers onsite. The successful candidate will initially work in our Darmstadt office to support the evolution of our Flight Dynamics software including Orbit Determination Propagation Manoeuvre Planning, Optimisation and Calibration Collision Avoidance Support Event Prediction, Coverage and Contact Analysis Interfaces for data exchange with internal and external entities Attitude modelling Our Flight Dynamics software is based on an underlying operationally proven astrodynamics computation engine. Essential requirements The successful candidate will have A Minimum of a university degree in aerospace engineering, mathematics, physics or equivalent A sound knowledge of celestial mechanics and spacecraft flight dynamics Experience in objectoriented sw programming Experience with flight dynamics software tools, procedures and data exchange formats Fluency in English Desirable requirements The following would be an advantage Familiarity with Flight Dynamics operations operational experience Experience with JAVA programming and WindowsUNIX operating systems. Other Information Start date is September 2017. The candidate must have a valid German work and residence permit or be an EU Citizen. To apply online please visit www.scisys.despacejobs

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NASAs Quiet Supersonic Plane Could Soon Take Flight

2017-06-28 13:30:50| Extremetech

The agency is close to testing its design for Quiet Supersonic Transport or QueSST, which could lead to passenger jets that can again reach supersonic speeds. The post NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Plane Could Soon Take Flight appeared first on ExtremeTech.

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US Navy conducts flight test of Standard Missile-6 Block IA

2017-06-20 01:00:00| Naval Technology

The US Navy has successfully carried out the final of three land tests for the surface-to-air Standard Missile-6 Block IA (SM-6 Blk IA) at the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico.

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