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Columbus schools expand engineering immersion
2013-08-11 23:42:12| Automakers - Topix.net
A year later, the sophomore at Columbus Signature Academy New Tech High School is excited to see where the second year in the new program will take her in a career.
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Metop Spacecraft Operations Engineering support 1313062
2013-08-09 13:37:03| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Solenix is specialized in the provision of highquality software engineering, technical consulting and operations services in the aerospace domain. This vacancy note concerns an onsite consulting position at EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany. Metop Spacecraft Operations Engineering support 1313062 Job Description The selected candidate will be integrated into the Metop Spacecraft Operations Team, led by the Metop Spacecraft Operations Manager, within the Flight Operations Division of the Operations and User Services Department. Typical tasks include Support to the routine operations of Metop A, B and preparing for MetopC, comprising Provision of operational expertise to one or more platform subsystems andor payload instruments Maintain the corresponding operations documentation and flight procedures, including the update and operational validation of procedures releases in a configuration controlled environment Perform trending and performance analysis on the corresponding subsystems and instruments, including definition and possibly prototyping of additional analysis checks where necessary Investigations into satellite anomalies. This may require a close cooperation with the Operations Support Entity in ESTEC and Industry Participation in the satellite oncall support Identification and support to implementation of system and process improvements concerning the Metop Spacecraft Operations Team responsibilities and interfaces. Support to the system and operations preparation of Metop Second Generation satellites Provide inputs and or review the definition of system and satellite operational concepts Review space to ground interface specifications and flight operations manuals Support the definition of tools and processes required to prepare for and operate the satellites. Support to the system and operations preparation of other LEO satellites Sentinel3 and Jason CS development. Required Skills and Experience University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline Spacecraft monitor and control operations Low Earth Orbit spacecraft design or Assembly Integration and Test activities at system or subsystem level Strong data analysis, processing and synthesis skills Good communication skills The working language is English and therefore the candidate must be able to work effectively in English Desirable Skills and Experience Inorbit operations of Low Earth Orbit Earth Observation satellites Experience in the operation or development of satellite ground segment facilities, in particular procedure development, monitor and control, mission planning, onboard software management, performance analysis, configuration management and simulator facilities. Specification of system and operational concepts, facility requirements Familiarity with system change control and configuration management procedures Data analysis software packages such as MATLAB File parsing languages such as PERL, AWK Use of VBA for development of adhoc tools in MS Office applications Ability to work in an organised and efficient manner with minimum supervision Ability to recognise opportunities for improvements in areas of work and implement appropriate solutions Knowledge of French Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 28 August 2013 Start of Work 01 January 2014 Important Notes Before applying to this position, please read the page Notes to Applicants on the Solenix website under Career. Applicants must be EU citizens or have a valid work and residence permit in Germany. Security, identity and reference checks on the candidates are part of the recruitment process. Job Application Please send your applications electronically to careersolenix.ch before the application deadline 28 August 2013
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Mission Control System Integration and Verification Engineering Support 1313064
2013-08-09 13:37:00| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Solenix is specialized in the provision of highquality software engineering, technical consulting and operations services in the aerospace domain. This vacancy note concerns an onsite consulting position at EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany. Mission Control System Integration and Verification Engineering Support 1313064 Job Description The selected engineer will work in the TSS Department as a member of the Mission Control Applications and Tools Team, which is part of the GSI Division. The engineer will support the integration and verification testing of the Monitoring Control System, but will also support integration and verification activities at Mission Control Function level including Flight Dynamics and Mission Planning Systems. The typical tasks will include Integration and Verification Activities Generation and updates of test plans and test procedures Generation of test data and test tools Execution and coordination of software verification and nonregression testing campaigns Software Maintenance Activities Technical Management User Support and training Software Engineering Methodologies Analysis activities focused on a common software engineering methodology Development of tools Required Skills and Experience University degree in related field. Extensive experience minimum 3 years in integration activities for Satellite Monitoring Control Systems. This includes software deployment, software configuration, adjustment of interfaces and troubleshooting of problems both at subsystem and system level. Extensive experience minimum 3 years in verification testing activities of Satellite Monitoring Control Systems following formal software engineering processes. This includes requirement verification, 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 and generation of test reports. Extensive experience minimum 5 years in the investigation of software anomalies and verification testing of fixes, preferably in the domain of Satellite Monitoring Control Systems. Experience using tools for the automation of software testing. Experience in the maintenance of software applications following formal software engineering processes including at least configuration management, change management and anomaly reporting and tracking. Experience in developing and maintaining software applications using C and Java under UNIX operating systems. Experience with static and dynamic software analysis tools in support to testing and troubleshooting. Very good knowledge of MS Windows Office Suite applications and experience with documentation management systems. Experience in using configuration Management and anomaly reporting and tracking tools. Fluency in English. Work correctly under stress and with the minimum of supervision. Desirable Skills and Experience Knowledge and understanding of space related standards ECSS and CCSDS related to spacetoground interfaces and applicable to Satellite Monitoring Control Systems Packet Telemetry and Telecommand standards, PUS Packet Utilisation Standard, ... Experience with Monitoring Control Systems for LEO spacecraft. Experience with MICONYS Control System software from ESA. Experience with EPOCH IPS MC Product Suite from Integral Systems now KRATOS. Knowledge of Flight Dynamics Systems. o Knowledge of Mission Planning Systems. Experience with Satellite Simulators. IBM DOORS requirement management tool. Experience in version Control Systems CVS and SVN. Linux Operating System. Software applications using ODBCJDBC bridges and programmatic interfaces to MySQL RDBMS. Interprocess communication mechanisms, in particular TCPIP and CORBA standards. XML processing schema design, validation, parser libraries, transformation XSLT and XPath. Eclipse Rich Client Platform applications development. Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 29 August 2013 Start of Work 01 January 2014 Important Notes Before applying to this position, please read the page Notes to Applicants on the Solenix website under Career. Applicants must be EU citizens or have a valid work and residence permit in Germany. Security, identity and reference checks on the candidates are part of the recruitment process. Job Application Please send your applications electronically to careersolenix.ch before the application deadline 29 August 2013
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Atkins selected as engineering consultant for Los Angeles metro expansion
2013-08-07 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) in California, US, has selected Atkins to serve as a general engineering consultant (GEC) to support the rail network's operations, maintenance and expansion plans.
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Engineering facility at Marquette University receives LEED gold rating
2013-08-06 19:01:00| American School & University
Facility on Milwaukee campus opened in 2011 Schoolhouse Beat read more
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