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EndtoEnd Simulations Support to EOP for Future Mission and System Studies
2018-05-01 13:24:33| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Specific tasks The scope of this SERVICE position is the provision of endtoend simulations support to EOPMP for Mission and System Studies, which mainly consists of the following Service Requirements. Task 1 EndtoEnd Simulations for future EO missions The scope of this task is to provide support in the definition, development and exploitation of endtoend simulators for future EO missions, aiming at a coherent and representative modelling of each element of the system satellite, payload, ground processing contributing to the endtoend mission performance, and maximising the synergies and reuse of building blocks from one simulator to the next. Support the definition and development of the EndtoEnd E2E Mission Performance Simulators for future EO missions, including elaboration of SOW and technical specifications, participation to progress meetings and reviews. Contributing to ensure the technical coherency and completeness of the simulation of the observation system, including, as needed, functional analysis, system level budgeting, system performance analyses, modelling of spacecraft andor payload subsystems and related data processing to meet system and mission requirements. Install and use those E2E simulators on the EOPSF IT infrastructure for mission performance evaluation and system tradeoffs for future EO missions. Provide feedback from endtoend mission performance simulations and optimisations to the spacecraft and mission design. Ensure a consistent evolution and maintenance of the E2E simulators and a proper configuration and storage of the relevant inputoutput data sets. Initiate and support work in the area of modelling of system or subsystem aspects spacecraft, payload, ground processing for E2E simulators and System Engineering Tools. Support the development of generic building blocks and modules, and aim at maximum synergy and reuse of those building blocks and modules from one E2E simulator to the next making use of ESA OpenSF infrastructure. Task 2 System Engineering Tools for future EO missions Service support in the definition, development and exploitation of System Engineering Tools for future EO missions, including the below, shall be provided Participate to the development of new System Engineering Tools for preliminary analysis and sizing of future EO missions, ensuring a coherent and representative modelling of each element of the system satelliteplatform and its subsystems, payload, ground processing contributing to the system performance. Participate to the evolution and maintenance of the existing System Engineering Tools used in EOPSF. Use the above System Engineering Tools for system tradeoffs, preliminary sizing and performance evaluation of future EO missions. Provide feedback from mission optimisation to the spacecraft and mission design Requirements The profile for the personnel to provide services considered in this SoW is a researchanddevelopment oriented engineer with the following skills University degree MSc. in a relevant Engineering discipline. General knowledge of ESA Earth Observation missions. Background in space system engineering. Experience in mission analysis. Good communication and technical writing skills. Good organisation skills. Capability to coordinate a large amount of inputs, synthesise, summarise and take conclusions. A proactive approach, with initiative and capability to work independently. Problemsolving oriented attitude. Solid background on IT and computer programming. MATLAB, Python, STK, MS Excel and CAD software knowledge is an asset. Experience on modelling and simulation of observing system characteristics spacecraft, payload, ground processing, orbit and how they impact mission data quality and relate to system requirements and scientific goals is desirable. Versatility to adapt to the specificities of each mission considering the wide range of possible EO observation techniques e.g. opticalmicrowave, passiveactive, imagersounder, nadirlimb observation and platforms e.g. minimicronanosatellite, orbits SunSynchronous or drifting, LEOMEOGEOHEO. Experience with system performance simulation is an asset. Knowledge on optimisation techniques is an asset Proficient in the English language spoken and written.
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EndtoEnd Simulations Support to EOP for Future Mission and System Studies
2018-04-30 15:25:26| 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 EOP Earth Observation. Happiness of our employees has proven key to obtaining excellent results and a client who also regards us highly for excellent service. Overview The scope of thisSERVICEposition is the provision of endtoend simulations support toEOPMP for Mission and System Studies, which mainly consists of the following Service Requirements. Task 1 EndtoEnd Simulations for future EO missions The scope of this task is to provide support in the definition, development and exploitation of endtoend simulators for future EO missions, aiming at a coherent and representative modelling of each element of the system satellite, payload, ground processing contributing to the endtoend mission performance, and maximising the synergies and reuse of building blocks from one simulator to the next. Support the definition and development of the EndtoEnd E2E Mission Performance Simulators for future EO missions, including elaboration of SOW and technical specifications, participation to progress meetings and reviews. Contributing to ensure the technical coherency and completeness of the simulation of the observation system, including, as needed, functional analysis, system level budgeting, system performance analyses, modelling of spacecraft andor payload subsystems and related data processing to meet system and mission requirements. Install and use those E2E simulators on the EOPSF IT infrastructure for mission performance evaluation and system tradeoffs for future EO missions. Provide feedback from endtoend mission performance simulations and optimisations to the spacecraft and mission design. Ensure a consistent evolution and maintenance of the E2E simulators and a proper configuration and storage of the relevant inputoutput data sets. Initiate and support work in the area of modelling of system or subsystem aspects spacecraft, payload, ground processing for E2E simulators and System Engineering Tools. Support the development of generic building blocks and modules, and aim at maximum synergy and reuse of those building blocks and modules from one E2E simulator to the next making use of ESA OpenSF infrastructure. Task 2 System Engineering Tools for future EO missions Service support in the definition, development and exploitation of System Engineering Tools for future EO missions, including the below, shall be provided Participate to the development of new System Engineering Tools for preliminary analysis and sizing of future EO missions, ensuring a coherent and representative modelling of each element of the system satelliteplatform and its subsystems, payload, ground processing contributing to the system performance. Participate to the evolution and maintenance of the existing System Engineering Tools used in EOPSF. Use the above System Engineering Tools for system tradeoffs, preliminary sizing and performance evaluation of future EO missions. Provide feedback from mission optimisation to the spacecraft and mission design Specific qualification requirements The profile for the personnel to provide services considered in this SoW is a researchanddevelopment oriented engineer with the following skills University degree MSc. in a relevant Engineering discipline. General knowledge of ESA Earth Observation missions. Background in space system engineering. Experience in mission analysis. Good communication and technical writing skills. Good organisation skills. Capability to coordinate a large amount of inputs, synthesise, summarise and take conclusions. A proactive approach, with initiative and capability to work independently. Problemsolving oriented attitude. Solid background on IT and computer programming. MATLAB, Python, STK, MS Excel and CAD software knowledge is an asset. Experience on modelling and simulation of observing system characteristics spacecraft, payload, ground processing, orbit and how they impact mission data quality and relate to system requirements and scientific goals is desirable. Versatility to adapt to the specificities of each mission considering the wide range of possible EO observation techniques e.g. opticalmicrowave, passiveactive, imagersounder, nadirlimb observation and platforms e.g. minimicronanosatellite, orbits SunSynchronous or drifting, LEOMEOGEOHEO. Experience with system performance simulation is an asset. Knowledge on optimisation techniques is an asset Proficient in the English language spoken and written. 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. 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 Provide prior to 22 May2018a summary of why you are a good candidate for the position together with a complete and detailedCandidate Proposal Formor CV and Motivation Letter toMr. Davide Starnone, at emaildavide.starnoneaurora.nlquoting reference EOP99. Aurora will agree conditional employment terms and conditions with candidates before presenting them to ESA by 28May 2018, 13.00 hours.
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Project Scheduling and Control Support Manager for Interplanetary Mission JUICE mf
2018-01-15 13:17:12| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Project Scheduling and Control Support Manager for Interplanetary Mission JUICE mf Ref. No. 1610799 Terma The hightech and innovative Terma Group develops products and systems for defense, nondefense and security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, selfprotection systems for aircraft and vessels, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry. Terma is headquartered at Aarhus, Denmark. Internationally, Terma has subsidiaries and operations in The Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, India, Singapore and the U.S. The Space Business Area contributes with missioncustomized software and hardware products including power systems and star trackers as well as services to support a number of inorbit pioneering European scientific and Earth observation satellite missions. Additionally, Terma is contracted for the development and delivery of software and hardware systems and services for numerous ongoing and future European, and international missions. Terma Space operates out of Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. Job description JUICE JUpiter ICy moons Explorer is the first largeclass mission in ESAs Cosmic Vision 20152025 programme. Planned for launch in 2022 and arrival at Jupiter in 2030, it will spend at least three years making detailed observations of the giant gaseous planet Jupiter and three of its largest moons, Ganymede, Callisto and Europa. In the frame of the JUICE Space project, Terma AS is pleased to invite you to submit your application as Project Scheduling and Control Support Manager. This is a full time position, located at our customer site in Toulouse, France. The position is based on a permanent contract with start date ASAP. Responsibilities As a Project Scheduling and Control Support Manager will be responsible to perform the following tasks as minimum Update the Schedule Database Architecture schedule tree Decompose work package into schedule activities and milestones already done except for new work packages e.g. units development not yet started Identify the logical relationships among schedule activities already done except for new activities Estimate the number of work period to complete individual schedule activities already done except for new activities e.g. units development not yet started Develop the schedule already done except for new activities e.g. units development not yet started Enter project activities and milestones with attributes durations, relationships, leads, lags, constraints, calendars, floats Organise project activities and milestones according to the schedule tree Update current layouts and filters required to organize and communicate the schedule Run the tool calculations Analyse the schedule activity sequence, durations, constraints Conduct Critical Path Analysis, schedule compression, simulations, whatif scenario analysis, leads and lags adjusting Control the schedule Collect schedule progress information from the Airbus Defence and Space Development Manager Update the Current Schedule with agreed changes Run the tool calculations and conduct the critical path analysis Perform the schedule variance analysis, edit the schedule comparison bar chart Prepare and issue Schedule reports or quick look reports bar charts, progress, assessment, comments Provide master bar chart and trend charts for the internal monthly progress report Save and archive the approved schedule as the Original Baseline Schedule and then as the Current Baseline Schedule up to the end of the project Send electronically to Prime the updated data source Overall update and schedule report shall be provided every 6 weeks every progress meetings between Airbus Defence and Space and ESA. The schedule report contains the Current Working Schedule information Master Bart charts for the entire project and for each major constituents to give an overview of the current schedule situation Detailed Bar charts showing the current schedule situation relative to the current contract baseline. The Bar Charts shall show, per activity, activity identifier, description, the duration, the remaining duration, the float and the current dates compared to the Current Baseline Schedule Milestones Trend Chart report covering all contractual milestones, to show the trend of the milestone dates Schedule trend analysis Critical path analysis Qualifications Competencies We are searching for an experienced Project Scheduling and Control Manager with background in the space environment ideally in interplanetary missions. Mandatory skills Minimum 3 years in terms of experience in planning and scheduling control QualificationsCertifications in Project Schedule Management, planning Software and Server based applications, such as Microsoft Enterprise Project Management EPM, Primavera P6 Expertise with complex schedule tree setting up and control, such as Microsoft Enterprise Project Management EPM Advanced level in English speaking, reading and writing French highly appreciated, German speaking skills a plus. Career starters Master or Advanced Master Aerospace Project Management or similar might be taken into consideration if they have a strong record and reputation gained by their experiences made in the space industry in internships or short space missions, most notably at Airbus DS space projects in Toulouse. What can Terma offer At Terma, we consider skilled employees, enthusiasm and job satisfaction as the very foundation of our success and as a prerequisite for the development of the bestinclass solutions that Terma provides. We lead the way in applying new technology, offering a wide range of growth opportunities for each individual and emphasizing mutual respect across the board in our workplace. Terma offers you a pleasant working environment, where you will be able to take on challenging tasks and responsibilities in a highly professional company. Great opportunities for training and personal development Challenges in advanced technical environment International and cosmopolitan working atmosphere An employment contract with an attractive package with extralegal benefits Highly competitive salary Recruitment is depending on successful selection by the customer. Additional information For further information, please contact Mr. Guido Damm by telephone 33 7.78.05.75.87 or by email gudaterma.com. To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed we would prefer that you apply through the link below with a Cover Letter explaining your background and expertise, as well as your earliest date of availability, and a uptodate Curriculum Vitae in Europass format httpseuropass.cedefop.europa.euenhome Closing date 7th February 2018 Please note that applicants must hold all appropriate documentation and permits to work in Europe.
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Mission Control Core Development Support
2016-10-14 13:04:30| 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 the location in Darmstadt Germany we are looking for a candidate to perform Mission Control Core Development Support within the ESA Ground Operations System EGOSCC Project. Tasks This position relates to the MICONYSCC Core Development activities, in the context of the EGOSCC Project. MICONYS stands for Mission Control System. It is a software suite that includes some of the products developed at ESAESOC with the purpose of providing a set of components that support space missions. It is a generic system that can be tailored to the needs of each mission the idea of MICONYS is to provide a platform on which diverse components are tested and are known to work together, reducing the effort and cost in terms of engineering when being deployed for a new mission or environment. The main tasks to be accomplished by the service team are Contribution to the definition of processestooling supporting the EGOSCC Development activities Collection of technical requirements to contribute to the EGOSCC system level design activities Collection of technical requirements to contribute to the EGOSCC system level Integration and Validation activities Definition of technical guidelines for developers of EGOSCC Components Contribution to the technical definition of the design model for EGOSCC Components, with particular focus to the ones required by the MICONYSCC Product Contribution to the verification of the design and implementation of relevant EGSCC Components Development of reference EGOSCC Components, to be adopted as templates for the development of MICONYSCC Core components Contribution to the development of selected MICONYSCC Core components, according to their agreed specification Contribution to the verification of compliance of MICONYSCC Core components to the applicable specification Essential requirements The following expertise background is required Master degree or equivalent in a scientific discipline Excellent knowledge of the Java language, preferably with an official Oracle certification Concrete understanding of the principles of component based software engineering Good working knowledge of the following Java frameworks OSGi, Blueprint, Maven Good working knowledge of the Eclipse development environment Ability to understand and accurately predict behaviour of complex systems Service provision will be exclusively in English Wellorganised, able to prioritise and manage several activities in parallel Familiarity with the relevant ground data systems applications and associated test Environment Familiarity with scripting languages e.g. Groovy Familiarity with continuous integration activities and tooling Desirable requirements The following would be considered highly desirable Prior knowledge of the EGSCC Prior knowledge of the ESOC Mission Control System infrastructure Familiarity with the ESOC working environment and Quality Management System QMS Knowledge of satellite or ground operations, or nonspace operational environments Other Information Start date is January 2017 This position is offsite office based with access to ESOC technical facilities as required. This position is part time, approximately 80 FTE. To apply online please visit www.scisys.despacejobs
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Mission Planning System Software Engineering Consultancy Support
2016-08-24 16:04:10| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Since 1979, Italian ACS has been a Software System Integrator. As a Payload Data Ground Segment specialist, ACS develops componentssubsystemsground stations for satellite data acquisition, processing and dissemination. The company is active in geospatial multisource applications development for planning and management of environmental risks infrastructures and realtime handling of large data streams. ACS offer to their customers the complete range of services from the collection of user requirements to operational activities support. Our German subsidiary ACSD provides consultancy service at EUMETSAT Darmstadt. Selected candidate will sign permanent full time contract and work at EUM premises. Besides an opportunity to work in international environment, ACS can offer competitive salary, attractive benefits package tailored to specific needs, training and career growth within ACS group, support for relocation to Darmstadt. For our activities in Germany, we are looking for a person to provide Mission Planning System Software Engineering Consultancy Support TASKS Maintenance and Evolution Activities Reengineering activities analysis of the porting of some subsystems to stateoftheart technologies, tradeoff studies of various technologies, software design of the technical solutions, following the procurement of the changes with external contractors and verification testing of the changes. Evolutions and changes generation andor analysis of userdriven and maintenancedriven software requirements, software design of the technical solutions, following the procurement of the changes with external contractors and verification testing of the changes. Preventive and corrective maintenance including the investigation and correction or following the corrections implemented by external contractors of anomalies in the software facilities and verification testing of the fixes. Maintenance test procedures generation and updates of maintenance test procedures at software facility level and at system level. Support and development of the verification infrastructure development andor procurement of scripts tools to perform installation checks, nonregression, functional and performance testing. Analysis and implementation of mechanisms or tools allowing the automatic or semiautomatic verification testing of the application software. Coordination of the production of new software releases or patches, delivery acceptance and installation onsite. This activity includes the technical coordination of the production by an external contractor of new releases or patches of the application software, liaison with the EUMETSAT operational users, participation in technical reviews, participation in factory at contractor premises acceptance testing campaigns and coordination of the installation of the releases or patches onsite at EUMETSAT. Execution and coordination of software verification and nonregression testing campaigns. This activity includes preparation of test data, running the test procedures on the target system, generation of test reports, analysis of results and troubleshooting of problems. Software support software support to the endusers of the application software. Ensure operations continuity by provision of oncall services and software support to operations. Documentation generation and updates of technical documents. Technical point of contact for maintenance contractors acting as point of contact with the contractor for technical discussions, review of technical documentation from the contractor, organizing periodical technical meetings with the contractor. Support to new Missions PhaseB activities Requirements engineering System Architectural design Support to new Missions PhaseCD activities Mission Planning System implementation IVV and Acceptance Technical coordination of the parallel activities involving the EUMETSAT Mission Planning Systems for LEO missions MANDATORY University degree in a relevant engineering discipline Able to work effectively in English 1. Domain Skills Experience minimum 5 years in the definition of software requirements, architectural design, implementation and maintenance of Mission Planning Systems in the context of Low Earth Orbit LEO space missions. 2. Software Development, Verification Maintenance Skills Experience minimum 5 years in the full cycle of development and maintenance of application software, preferably for Mission Planning Systems, following formal software engineering processes. This includes user and system requirement analysis, software requirement engineering, software design, implementation, corrective and evolutive maintenance activities. Experience minimum 3 years in IVV integration, verification and validation activities, preferably for Mission Planning Systems, following formal engineering processes. This includes requirement verification, system and subsystem integration, generation of test plan and test procedures, nonregression testing, generation of test data, generation of test tools, running the test procedures on the target system, generation of test reports and anomaly tracking. 3. Software Engineering Skills Experience minimum 3 years in designing and developing software applications using C and Java programming languages for UNIXLinux operating systems. Experience minimum 3 years in designing and developing software applications using interfaces to relational database management systems RDBMS and experience with data model design for RDBMS. Experience minimum 3 years in designing and developing software applications using JBoss Drools as business rule management system. EU national or valid work permit for Germany CV in Europass format ADVANTAGE 4. Domain Skills Experience in integration of Mission Planning Systems with Mission Control Systems based on MICONYS software suite from ESAESOC. Experience in integration of Mission Planning Systems with Flight Dynamics Systems. Experience in support to flight control operations teams for Mission Planning Systems. 5. System Maintenance Skills Experience in being the technical point of contact for contractors working at offsite premises and responsible for application software evolution and maintenance. 6. Software Technology Skills Experience in the usage of software CASE design tools e.g. Enterprise Architect andor MagicDraw. Experience in using Unified Modelling Language UML for software design. Experience in developing software applications interfacing with Oracle RDBMS. Experience with Oracle RDBMS administration. Experience with ILOG Views visualization library. XML processing schema design, validation, parser libraries, transformation XSLT and XPath. Experience in designing, developing and maintaining software client applications using Eclipse as HMI framework Rich Client Platform. Experience in designing and developing component based software applications using formal techniques e.g. OSGi. Experience using tools for the automation of software testing.
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