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Kemin breaks ground on new state-of-the-art facility

2021-06-09 18:33:00| National Hog Farmer

New facility is a $4.5 million investment and is set to open in early 2022.

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Senior Ground Segment Engineer

2021-06-04 21:12:06| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Position Reference 926 We are currently looking for a Senior Ground Segment Engineer to join our team in Harwell, Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom. Tasks and Activities The scope of work will include Participate in the development of Ground Segment systems for current and future satellite missions for our customers in the European space industry. Working on a range of challenging projects, as one of the key lead engineers developing systems used for the automated monitoring and control of spacecraft. Manage a team of developers and plan and coordinate ground segment development activities with the customer. Act as technical lead of the project defining the required tasks and technical objectives and provide effective leadership to the project team. Taking responsibility for the definition, documentation, and satisfactory completion of the project. Act as interface to the customers and product owners. Identify, assess, and manage risks to the success of the project. Ensure that realistic project and quality plans are prepared and maintained and provides regular and accurate reports to stakeholders. Communicate and coordinate project activities with the project team RHEA staff, partners, subcontractors and ensure that priorities are developed and known. Ensure Quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure. Manage the project resources costs. Ensure that project deliverables are completed within planned cost, timescale and resource budgets, and are signed off. Contribute background skills, knowledge and experience towards the project completion. Skills and Experience The following skills and experience are mandatory University degree in Computer Sciences, Software Engineering or equivalent industrial experience. At least 5 years of experience working in ground segment development environment. Proven successful project and risk management experience 3 years as minimum. Demonstrated experience in managing complex projects and technical teams. Knowledge of space system engineering and design methodologies. Specific space domain knowledge would be a strong plus, in particular EGSCC system. SCOS2000 mission control system. ECSS standards. CCSDS packet and MO standards. Good understanding of software development technologies and architectures applicable to the ground segment. Sufficient technical skills to actively participate in technical discussions with the project team and to enable a solution driven process. Strong knowledge of technical document writing notably, user requirements, design documentation, and test documentation. Agile and flexible attitude. Rapid selfstarting capability and experience in team working. Excellent communication skills, presentation preparations skills and ability to present in front of an audience. Good planner and able to follow more than one subject at a time. Dynamic and proactive attitude, with a strong commitment to the ongoing development and quality of the RHEA products. Excellent communications skills. Willing to travel when required. Proficiency in English, both written and spoken. How to Apply Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEAs Recruitment team at careersrheagroup.com no later than 17062021. Preference will be given to candidates eligible for an EU or national personal security clearance at the level of CONFIDENTIAL or above.

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Ground Systems and Spacecraft Controller wmd

2021-06-02 19:11:49| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Telespazio Germany GmbH is the first choice European aerospace company for ICT and engineering solutions and services. We combine 40 years of experience in hightechnology markets, where trust and quality are essential. With more than 400 employees in Germany, we shape the future of aerospace together and beyond. Our staff play a key role in determining our success through their qualifications, motivation, enthusiasm, different cultural backgrounds and their sense of teamwork. The Position The position requires training and certification in two key areas of Spacecraft Operations i.e Ground Systems and the Flight Operation. Although the core team assigned will be Ground Systems Team, the work will be delivered on a rotational basis between these two different areas in two different teams located at the same customer premises. The tasks are delivered in 24 X 7 shift pattern with possible oncall requirements, As a first step, you will train and certify in the area of Ground Systems in the SCC team The core duties will be as below but not limited to Coordination and facilitation of real time spacecraft operation Monitoring and control of software system for such spacecraft operations Monitoring of voice and data circuits Configuration of the event clock Preprocessing of all tracking data Maintenance of an activities and operations log Extract events in log for analysis Anomaly reporting Assistance to Oncall personnel in troubleshooting Reports concerning System Operations Backup. In second step, you will certify in the area of Flight operations in the Geostationary mission operations team. The core duties will be Certification as a spacecraft Controller Supervision of system performance and of automatic service provision to customers Maintenance of actual mission planning data and the mission schedule Monitoring of the health status of all satellites components Monitoring the use of the satellite payload Levell response to anomalies, based on procedures Data collection after anomalies Activation of engineering support if required User Help Desk first Response This position is based at DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen. It is fulltime and permanent and expected starting date will be around July 2021. We are looking forward to meeting you! ResponsibilitiesDuties Strong educational background in Aerospace, Telecommunication or IT related stream Preferably, with an engineering degree but is not a must due to extensive onsite training Proficient user of computer systems Proficient in MS Office suite and preferably with some knowhow of LINUX Knowhow of any programming language, though not necessary, will be considered positively. Fluency in English. Spoken German skills will be appreciated though not required. QualificationsExperience Good communication skill Ability to work with little or no supervision Flexible Problem Solving skills Desirable Skills Due to Security requirements, a security clearance upto Secret may be required. Therefore, only those who have had continuous residence in EU for longer than 5 year need apply. Our offer to you Worklife balance Flexible working hours, home office, sabbatical time off for travelling around the world, extended parental leave, further education, etc., option to work part time Financial benefits Company pension plan, net wage optimisation programme including IT bicycle leasing, discounted annual ticket for public transport, employer loans, etc. Employee recommendation scheme We are grateful when our employees support us in finding new recruits. You will receive a bonus of 1,500 EUR to 3,000 EUR per successful recommendation Relocation support We offer our newcomers a relocation lump sum and support you in finding a suitable new home as well as in finding a school or nursery for your children and much more. Should need be, this can even include support in the search for a job for your partner. Career development For us, further education and training are an essential part of people management, because this is the only way we can achieve our goal, namely a longterm and successful work relationship with you. Would you like to change your professional focus and work on other projects or change geographically? We will support you here as well. Company event and activities We have BBQs, Christmas parties and TGIF Thank God Its Friday events. On top of that, we organise teambuilding events and events internal to departments to promote team spirit. Let us know if you have creative ideas for corporate events or new initiatives that you would like to introduce to our company culture, no matter whether they are of artistic or technical nature. Application Are you equally inspired by our visions and dreams? Get in touch with us today and send us your application! Your HR Contact for this position is Melanie Giesche. We would be glad to hear your feedback about the quality of the above job description, under this Form Candidate Experience it is anonymous and takes less than two minutes. Our mail servers are using an antispam module that regularly checks global spam lists. If you are not able to send us an email, it might be because the mail server of your mail provider is listed on one of these lists. We therefore recommend you to use our application form at httpswww.telespazio.deenjobs.

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SATCOM Ground Segment Engineer

2021-05-31 19:12:22| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Position Reference 693 We are currently looking for a SATCOM Ground Segment Engineer to work at our clients premises in the city Harwell, United Kingdom. The key person will support the activities in the Ground Technology and Products Section in the Telecommunication Satellite Domain. Tasks and Activities The scope of work will include Coordinate the initiation of activities related to technology and product design and development for the telecommunication ground segment. Evaluation, negotiation, monitoring and control of contracts and activities related to technology and product development for satellite telecommunication ground segments. Monitor market and technology trends and developments in the area of satellite communication ground segments. Provide input for the Department Business Intelligence management System. Support TIA Communication activities in line with the ESA TIA Communication Policy rules. Skills and Experience The following skills and experience are mandatory University degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering. Minimum 7 years of industry experience in the design and development of satellite telecommunications user or ground segment products and technologies. Experience in SATCOM gound segment architectures for broadcasting, broadband, trunking, backhauling and mobile applications. Experience in the definition and implementation of ground solutions for satcom mobile systems Expertise in some or all of the following areas Terminal modem design FPGA and ASIC. Communication protocols including quality of service aspects, upper layer techniques in IP and networking, air interface techniques. RF and Microwave including LNAs, SSPAs, TWTAs, filters, frequency converters. Ground antennas for both fixed and mobile SatCom systems. How to Apply Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEAs Recruitment team at careersrheagroup.com no later than 30062021. Preference will be given to candidates eligible for an EU or national personal security clearance at the level of CONFIDENTIAL or above.

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