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Maintenance Engineer for the Ground Control Segment

2017-11-18 10:11:58| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Your Mission DLR GfR mbH is a company providing reliable, safe and secure aerospace services. DLR GfR mbH operates and manages the constellation of Galileo satellites from the Galileo Control Center in Oberpfaffenhofen in Germany GCCD. In the frame of Galileo Service Operator GSOp contract, DLR GfR will be responsible for L2 maintenance for the Ground Control Segment GCS located in the Galileo Control Center GCC in Oberpfaffenhofen. The scope of this work package is to fulfill the tasks of a GCS Maintenance Engineer within the GCC. This includes the preventive and corrective activities necessary to ensure the availability of the GCS infrastructure to support nominal operations and goes alongside with diagnostic task tasks on existing components, incident analysis and the support of system enhancements. As part of the DLR GfR Maintenance Team, the GCS Maintenance Engineer contributes to the regular reporting, support milestones defined by the project and to internalexternal servicesactivities as defined by the Maintenance Manager. Your tasks L2 Preventive and Corrective Maintenance for GCS according the segment provider AR Investigation and support for ARBs and NRBs, including troubleshooting on representative environment and development and validation of workarounds Configuration of the GCS infrastructure as required Support to the GCS Operations team for critical activities Maintenance of the all platforms, including alignment of the separated chains with the GCS OPE chain configuration Software Installations, verification and restoration on all chains Definition of test documentation including maintenance of the documentation Support to the preparation and execution of the NonRegression System Validation Test Campaigns Contribution to conceptual work and processes, including the development of maintenance or implementation plans Assisting the planning and coordination of GCS maintenance activities Maintenance and development of subject matter expert SME training material Follow upsupport of reviews, milestones and project meetings Generation of reports as required Provision of inputs to the release strategy for minor and major evolutions of the GCS infrastructure Your qualification Engineering degree in a relevant technical field with min. 5 years of experience Experience in ground system operations maintenance Experience in supporting IT concept development Familiar with IT systems, like webbased applications and server hardware Knowledge of Galileo or other navigation ground segment would be a plus Very deep Linux knowledge Comfortable using Windows Server systems Willingness to strictly follow procedures and creative enough to find workarounds if they fail Ability to coordinate complex tasks over team boundaries Interested in new and exciting things, interested in constant learning Willing and able to travel for trainings and workshops An advanced level of English is mandatory, if not yet mastered the willingness to learn at least a basic level of German is expected

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Thomas brothers make the ground better in Idahos Owyhee mountains

2017-11-16 20:13:21| Beef

Cooperating with USDA, young ranchers improve the land for both sage grouse and cattle.

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Ground Segment Engineer

2017-11-15 13:11:38| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Vacancy in the Directorate of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications. ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. Applications from women are encouraged. Post Ground Segment Engineer This post is classified A2A4 on the Coordinated Organisations salary scale. Location ECSAT, Harwell, United Kingdom or ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands Description Ground Segment Engineer in the Ground Segment Section, Technologies and Products Division, Telecommunications Technologies, Products and Systems Department, Directorate of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications. The postholder will report to the Head of the Ground Segment Section and will be responsible for the management of activities related to telecommunication ground and user segment technology and products. Duties Specific duties include initiating and managing ARTES Core Competitiveness CC contracts and activities related to telecommunication ground and user technology and product development. supporting the implementation of ARTES ScyLight activities. supporting activities of other ARTES programme elements and the creation and implementation of ARTES projects. collaborating with specialists in the other ESA organisational units, as required to ensure an effective initiation and management of activities. reporting regularly on the progress, status, schedule and outcome of ARTES activities, including realistic forecasting of milestone completion dates. identifying and definining ground and user segment needs for future satellite communication applications. supporting the preparation of the ARTES work plans. supporting the establishment and control of relevant ESA programmatic requirements, specifications and general documentation, including processes, tools and templates. supporting the promotion of the ARTES CC programme and the ARTES socioeconomic impact analysis. Technical competencies Knowledge of user terminal and gateway modem design Experience in telecommunication protocols Knowledge of ESA and industrial development, verification and procurement processes Knowledge of satcom ground segment system architectures, products and market Behavioural competencies Communication Planning Organisation Results Orientation Teamwork CrossCultural Sensitivity Additional requirements Applicants should also demonstrate strong negotiation skills. Experience in ground and user segment technology and equipment as well as subsystem design and development is required. Experience in the satellite telecommunication industry would be a distinct advantage. Education Applicants for this post should have a masters degree or equivalent qualification in engineering. Other information For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset. The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests. The closing date for applications is 14 December 2017. If you require support with your application due to a disability, please email contact.human.resourcesesa.int. Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada and Slovenia. Priority will first be given to internal candidates and secondly to external candidates from underrepresented Member States. In accordance with the European Space Agencys security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment. Apply HERE

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Columbia College Chicago breaks ground on student center

2017-11-14 21:10:53| American School & University

The 114,000-square-foot facility will be the college's first dedicated student center in its 127-year history.

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Ground Segment System Engineer

2017-11-14 17:11:39| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Closing date 5th December 2017 With 1.700 employees worldwide, the CS Group is a leading IT company in France and in Germany, and a prime contractor in designing, integrating and operating mission critical systems. It has now been over 30 years that comprehensive CS solutions for space systems and applications, both on the ground and in space, have been part and parcel of this odyssey. Our German activities grow at fast pace and to face our costumers high level expectations and needs, we are looking for talented profiles having relevant experience in Space systems. Within the System Engineering and Projects Division of our customer, the team will provide services to the Ground Segment System Engineering Competence Area, supporting the System Engineering activities of the ground segment for existing and future missions. This includes system engineering for major evolutions of the operational ground segment, the maintenance of related system level architectural design documents and Interface Control Documents as well as supporting ground segment Integration, Verification Validation IVV activities at the level of test plan definition, test specification and test coordination. PROFILE Each key person shall have a university degree or equivalent in an engineering discipline relevant to the job profile together with the experience and capability to fulfil the assigned tasks with a minimum of supervision. Mandatory skills Extensive experience in the analysis of systems applications and modelling At least 5 years demonstrated experience in the field of systems engineering and architectural design Strong background in the use of modelling and design tools in support of architectural design activities e.g. Vitech CORE, Enterprise Architect Sound knowledge of space and ground system engineering processes, and system and software lifecycles and standards Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering methods, techniques and tools Definition, management and traceability of requirements structure with the support of dedicated tools e.g. DOORS Experience in Integration, Verification and Validation IVV of complex systems In addition, for the accomplishment of the listed tasks, proven knowledge and experience in the following of at least two of the following areas Satellite monitoring and control systems including Flight Dynamics and SC Simulator aspects Data processing Dissemination Archive systems Ground Stations Additional skills considering as an added value Full development cycle of large systems, from the definition of requirements to system design and testing System requirements management and functionalarchitectural modelling, with support of tools e.g. DOORS System architectural design experience in the use of modelling and design tools in support of it will be considered an advantage e.g. Enterprise Architect Configuration Control processes and tools Familiarity with the ECSS standards The official languages are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore the key person must be able to work effectively in this language. Good communication skills are essential for the fulfilment of the tasks requiring interaction. TASKS In the role of support to the maintenance and evolution activities of the operational programmes, the tasks of the Contractor shall include Contribute to the maintenance, for all the operational ground systems, of a complete and consistent set of System Technical Documentation. Perform technical analysis of system architecture and specification evolutions or major upgrades of the operational ground systems, for interfaces coherence and compatibility check with other ongoing developments Define the IVV testing approach for major evolutions of the operational ground systems and contribute to the coordination of the installation, integration and verification of new systems into the Operational infrastructure Contribute to the various OPS TSS Projects and associated reviews, as required, providing System Engineering support during the design phase and contribute actively to the definition of the IVV activities Perform analysis, investigations and resolution of system level anomalies. Provide expert inputs to the SEP System Engineering Team Leader on all related activities as requested Support the OPS regular coordination processes, including CRBs and ARBs, as requested. In the role of services to the development of new GEO and LEO programmes, the tasks of the Contractor shall include Participate to the definition of the system architecture and interfaces between the multimission elements and the programme specific elements of the ground system In coordination with the system and interface engineers of the future ground segment, ensure that the definition and documentation of new interfaces are compatible with the methodology used in Operations this includes the use of common templates for Interface Control Document and the use of the same tool for maintaining the interfaces data dictionary Provide support to the definition of the IVV approach for the future ground systems

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