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IT Support to Computer System Engineering Service Herschel
2015-01-14 20:06:22| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
WHO ARE WE? GMV www.gmv.com is a privately owned technological enterprise group with an international presence employing more than 1.100 staff. Founded in 1984, GMV mainly operates in eight large sectors for both public and private organizations Aeronautics, Space, Defense, Health, Security, Transportation, Telecommunications and Information Technologies. GMV currently runs eight work centers in Spain Tres Cantos Madrid headquarters, Boecillo Valladolid, Seville, Barcelona, Valencia, Tenerife, Len, Zaragoza and also work centers in Lisbon Portugal, Rockville Maryland, USA, Darmstadt Germany, Warsaw Poland, Bucharest Romania, Malaysia, Toulouse France and New Delhi India. We recruit and hire excellent engineers, and encourage innovation, technical excellence and continuing education. Our engineers regularly present papers at technical conferences, continue their education more than 85 have a masters degree, and we reinvest more than 12 of budget in IRD projects. This striving for excellence, innovation and flexibility is a major part of our culture. We provide very competitive compensation, attractive benefits, and a great work environment with lots of opportunities for professional growth. JOB DESCRIPTION This work package is intended to provide a number of specialised services to support ESA in Computer System Engineering at ESAC for the missions science operations centres. Responsibilities Duties Tasks UNIX LINUX and SOLARIS, Macintosh and PC System management Installation, configuration, integration and setting up of new machines with appropriate operating systems and layered software Administration and operation management of computer systems System security management System upgrades, both physical and logical. User support mainly scientists and engineers Handle the mail aliases and mail distribution list. Handlingcheckingmodifying all backups. Definition, implementation and maintenance of computer operators procedures Issues of documentation and technical reports GRID related activities Installation, configuration, integration, operations, maintenance and upgrade of Grid Engine Support users to adapt their computing tasks to the GRID infrastructure Cloud related activities Installation, configuration, integration, operations, maintenance and upgrade of Eucalyptus Cloud middleware Knowledge of other Cloud middleware is an asset Contact with hardware and software suppliers Definition of hardwaresoftware needs and quotation requests for new purchases and maintenance contracts Locking hardware incidents calls and following the call history. Assisting technician when on site. Others Installation and maintenance of storage SANNAS infrastructure Installation and maintenance of Virtual Machines Installation and maintenance of compute clusters Interface with external ESA corporate informatics infrastructure service providers Design of network setup requirements and follow up of implementation Request of new network connections. Output and Service Performance Monitoring ESA will formally define the service delivery in terms of delivery times, performance targets and similar measurable parameters Key Performance Indicators. This shall be agreed with the service provider and shall be assessed, and modified as needed, during regular progress meetings typically monthly. The service provider shall manage the service provision and provide ESA with the necessary data and corresponding evidence. Qualifications At least a University degree or equivalent in computer science or related fields Required knowledge GRID technology Grid Engine Cloud computing Storage SANNAS technologies Solaris System management Linux RedHat system management Virtualization technologies Backup technologies PC Windows and Macintosh system management Scientific user computer support Network design and requirements The selected provider must be willing to render the service in a team environment. Good interpersonal and communication skills, together with a proactive attitude to problem solving and customer focus are required. The service provider should be comfortable in an international working environment and be fluent in written and spoken English, one of the official language of ESA. Other Information The service is expected to be provided during normal ESA working days and working hours. Some provision should also be made to allow exceptional cases of oncall and or extra time support. WHAT DO WE OFFER? As soon as they join the organization our professionals are given the chance to tackle technological challenges in an innovative environment, to work in multidisciplinary teams and deal directly with clients. This helps them to mature quickly as professionals. We provide continual topup training to keep our career professionals perfectly abreast of all technologies used. We offer a permanent contract and attractive package including a highly competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package. If you would like to work in an interesting, fun, fastpaced, challenging, diverse and global company which is growing rapidly, please send us your resume to jobsgmv.com For more information about GMV, please visit our website at www.gmv.com
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Data Services System Architecture Engineering Support Multicast Focus
2014-12-10 16:13:45| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
ACS has more than 30 years experience in delivering solutions for Earth Observation satellites Ground Segments. Based in Rome, Italy and in Darmstadt, Germany, we delivered systems currently in operation in 20 countries worldwide and have a long record of successful projects carried out for ESA, EUMETSAT, EMSA and many other Space Agencies and Research Centres. ACS recently established German subsidiary ACSD aims at better serving our customers based in Darmstadt area. ACS offers Pleasant, international working environment at customer site Very competitive salary Attractive benefit package tailored on specific exigencies Training and personal growth within ACS group Full support from a high technology company Full support for relocation to Darmstadt ACS is looking for a Data Services System Architecture Engineer with a particular focus in the area of multicast systems. The key person shall work in the Architecture group of the Data Services team. TASKS As a member of the Data Services team, the key person shall provide system architecture engineering support primarily for the evolution, maintenance and routine operations of the EUMETCast service. This includes the multicast servers, multicast networks and multicast receivers. In particular the tasks include in order of importance Evolution supporting the implementation and testing of the multicast servers at EUMETSAT supporting the implementation and testing of the multicast transport service with the network service providers supporting the implementation and testing of the multicast receivers at the remote sites with the external partners supporting the generation and analysis of user requirements specifying system and software requirements designing and prototyping system and software enhancements supporting the development of system and software enhancements generating technical documentation engineering change proposals system design and design justification documents interface control documents verification test plans, test cases and procedures maintenance procedures reviewing engineering change proposals and system design documents participating in technical meetings and formal reviews Maintenance supporting the integration, verification and validation testing of externally developed systems and software analysing system and software anomalies designing system and software corrections supporting the development of system and software corrections maintaining the existing system and software documentation providing advice and guidance with respect to maintenance issues Routine Operations supporting configuration changes supporting the deployment of new software releases supporting verification and validation testing providing secondline support providing training to the dissemination operations team providing maintenance procedures In the performance of these tasks, the key person shall follow the relevant operations change management and maintenance procedures. SKILLS In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, the key person shall have experience in the operations, maintenance and evolution of data services in a highlyavailable 247 environment. Mandatory experience and skills System Engineering ExperienceSkills with a minimum of 3 years for each Networkbased serverclient data distribution applications Standard file transfer protocols FTP, FTPS, SFTP, HTTPS HighAvailability systems Requirements engineering Supporting end users Exploiting industry support Software Engineering ExperienceSkills with a minimum of 2 years for each Software development andor maintenance using an objectoriented approach and following a formal life cycle, i.e. requirements captureanalysis, design, implementation, test and operations Configuration management and anomaly reportingtracking tools A practical knowledge of the following technologies and tools would be an advantage Technologies IP multicast serverclient applications e.g. TelliCast IP multicast protocols and modes Managed networks Advanced Linux system administration Virtualisation Serviceoriented system engineering Tools DOORS UML, SysML or Enterprise Architect OO programming languages e.g. Java, C Shell scripting languages e.g. bash, csh, perl Subversion Eclipse Furthermore, the key person must have excellent team working skills, be able to take initiative, work autonomously with a minimum of supervision, perform under high workloads and have good analytical and presentation skills. The official languages of EUMETSAT 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 and have knowledge of the other. Applicants must be EU national or holder of a valid work permit for Germany.
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System Architecture and Engineering Consultancy Model Based System Engineering
2014-12-05 18:05:27| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
ACS has more than 30 years experience in delivering solutions for Earth Observation satellites Ground Segments. Based in Rome, Italy and in Darmstadt, Germany, we delivered systems currently in operation in 20 countries worldwide and have a long record of successful projects carried out for ESA, EUMETSAT, EMSA and many other Space Agencies and Research Centres. ACS recently established German subsidiary ACSD aims at better serving our customers based in Darmstadt area. ACS offers Pleasant, international working environment at customer site Very competitive salary Attractive benefit package tailored on specific exigencies Training and personal growth within ACS group Full support from a high technology company Full support for relocation to Darmstadt ACS is looking for consultancy support to assist in the architectural and system engineering activities for the operational and future programs within the System Engineering and Projects Division. In doing this, the Key Person shall support SEP activities in the following areas of work Modelling of ground segment subsystems, addressing functional, behavioral and interface aspects Refactoring of the architectural design of existing systems within the context defined for the Reference Ground Segment Support the consolidation and evolution of the Reference Architecture Definition of requirements for the components of the architecture. For doing this, the Key Person shall make use of ModelBased Systems Engineering approaches and tools to document the work done and describe the architecture of the system components. The MBSE tool available at EUMETSAT in support of functional analysis and decomposition of the system is CORE 9 from Vitech. The Key Person will be a member of a multidisciplinary system engineering team interacting with operational programmes and future programmes engineering teams. TASKS Requirements engineering, which consists in requirement analysis and validation, requirement allocation, and requirements maintenance Functional analysis and architecture design applying system modelling engineering methods and techniques Subsegment components specification Interface and data structures and flows definition Design which results in an architecture, described by its complete functional, physical and software characteristics System analysis, which is performed for the purpose of resolving requirements conflicts, decomposing and allocating requirements, assessing system effectiveness Performance of trade studies for assessing effectiveness, risk, cost and planning. The Key person is expected to perform the following specific tasks 1. Build models of Subsystem of the RA Ground Segment, capturing their requirements, describing the internal architecture and defining their external interfaces 2. Support the generation, review and maintenance of the documentation of the RA Subsystems addressing their architecture, functions, requirements and interfaces 3. Support the management of the requirements of the RA subsystem and Components, heeding on the evolution of the operational system and future systems, using DOORS 4. Categorise and link relevant Subsystem and Component requirements to the model for traceability 5. Refine the processes and working practices established for the application of the Model Based SE and the use of CORE 6. Support the administration, configuration, deployment and use of CORE licenses. In the performance of these tasks, the Key person shall apply the EUMETSAT configuration and change control procedures as well as the relevant system engineering standards, quality management procedures and maintenance procedures. The actual work will be released and defined in terms of scope, period, tasks, and deliverables in individual Work Packages. MANDATORY SKILLS The 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. Knowledge and experience with the following is considered essential 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 Space and Ground System engineering processes, and System and Software lifecycles and standards. Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering methods, techniques and tools Experience in the use of modelling and design tools in support of architectural design activities e.g. CORE Definition, management and traceability of requirements structure with the support of dedicated tools e.g. DOORS. ADDITIONAL SKILLS Previous working experience in system engineering aspects of SystemGround Systems for MeteorologicalEarth Observation Satellites would be an advantage. Experience in evolution management andor product line management of assets shared across organisational parts is desirable. The Key person shall be able to fulfil the assigned tasks with a minimum of supervision, have a systematic approach to work, be able to plan hisher work and to cope with tight schedules and multiple parallel tasks. Heshe shall have the capability to write accurate and consistent technical documentation. Good communications skills verbal and written are important. Heshe shall be willing to work in a team of engineers and in cooperation with industry and partner agencies. Due to the nature of the position, the Key person shall have good interpersonal skills and proactive attitude with strong ability to work effectively in a diverse team environment. Proficiency in English is required. Applicants must be EU national or holder of a valid work permit for Germany.
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Ground Segment System Architect Model Based Systems Engineering
2014-11-25 18:06:47| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Serco is a FTSE 250 international service company that improves the quality and efficiency of essential services that matter to millions of people around the world. The work we do for national and local governments involves us in the most important areas of public services, including science and defence. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. With over 1500 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of experience and skills, we convey best practice, expertise and innovation in our business. For our activities in EUMETSAT, we are currently looking for a Ground Segment System Architect. The key person will ensure support to the architectural and system engineering activities for the operational and future programmes within the System Engineering and Projects Division. In doing this, the key person shall support SEP activities in the following areas of work Modelling of ground segment subsystems, addressing functional, behavioural and interface aspects Refactoring of the architectural design of existing systems within the context defined for the Reference Ground Segment Support the consolidation and evolution of the Reference Architecture Definition of requirements for the components of the architecture. For doing this, the Key Person shall make use of ModelBased Systems Engineering approaches and tools to document the work done and describe the architecture of the system components. The MBSE tool available at EUMETSAT in support of functional analysis and decomposition of the system is CORE 9 from Vitech. The Key Person will be a member of a multidisciplinary system engineering team interacting with operational programmes and future programmes engineering teams. Tasks and Responsibilities The Key person will perform system engineering activities such as Requirements engineering, which consists in requirement analysis and validation, requirement allocation, and requirements maintenance Functional analysis and architecture design applying system modelling engineering methods and techniques Subsegment components specification Interface and data structures and flows definition Design which results in an architecture, described by its complete functional, physical and software characteristics System analysis, which is performed for the purpose of resolving requirements conflicts, decomposing and allocating requirements, assessing system effectiveness Performance of trade studies for assessing effectiveness, risk, cost and planning. The Key person is expected to perform the following specific tasks Build models of Subsystem of the RA Ground Segment, capturing their requirements, describing the internal architecture and defining their external interfaces Support the generation, review and maintenance of the documentation of the RA Subsystems addressing their architecture, functions, requirements and interfaces Support the management of the requirements of the RA subsystem and Components, heeding on the evolution of the operational system and future systems, using DOORS Categorise and link relevant Subsystem and Component requirements to the model for traceability Refine the processes and working practices established for the application of the Model Based SE and the use of CORE Support the administration, configuration, deployment and use of CORE licenses. In the performance of these tasks, the Key person shall apply the EUMETSAT configuration and change control procedures as well as the relevant system engineering standards, quality management procedures and maintenance procedures. Requirements Essentials The 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. Knowledge and experience with the following is considered essential 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 Space and Ground System engineering processes, and System and Software lifecycles and standards. Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering methods, techniques and tools Experience in the use of modelling and design tools in support of architectural design activities e.g. CORE Definition, management and traceability of requirements structure with the support of dedicated tools e.g. DOORS. Proficiency in English is required. Desirables Previous working experience in system engineering aspects of SystemGround Systems for MeteorologicalEarth Observation Satellites would be an advantage. Experience in evolution management andor product line management of assets shared across organisational parts is desirable. The Key person shall be able to fulfil the assigned tasks with a minimum of supervision, have a systematic approach to work, be able to plan hisher work and to cope with tight schedules and multiple parallel tasks. Heshe shall have the capability to write accurate and consistent technical documentation. Good communications skills verbal and written are important. Heshe shall be willing to work in a team of engineers and in cooperation with industry and partner agencies. Due to the nature of the position, the Key person shall have good interpersonal skills and proactive attitude with strong ability to work effectively in a diverse team environment. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. Due to the high interest these roles generate, Serco reserves the right to commence, alter or conclude the recruitment process prior to the closing date. If shortlisted, a recruiter will contact you directly. If not, your application will remain in our database and can be matched against future openings. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply via the relevant link available in our corporate careers website httpwww.serco.comcareersindex.asp If you have any question regarding this position please email space.careersserco.com Position Ground Segment System Architect Model Based Systems Engineering Reference G014265EUM Application closing date 17.12.2014 Start date 16.04.2015 If you are not yet registered with Serco we advise you to register your details by adding your details and attaching your CV via httpswww.amris.comsercoalertssignupform.php For additional information about Serco Group please consult our website www.serco.com For additional information about Serco Europe please consult our website www.serco.comeurope For additional information about EUMETSAT, please consult httpwww.eumetsat.int
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Ground Segment System and Interface Engineering Consultancy Support
2014-10-17 11:06:06| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Scope Provision of consultancy support to assist the Generic Systems and Infrastructure GSI Division, as part of the Infrastructure Engineering Maintenance team, performing Ground Segment and Interface engineering activities. Incorporation date 01Jan2015 Type of Contract 2 years Education University degree in the engineering domain or equivalent Professional Experience The key person shall have at least 3 years experience in the following areas Development and maintenance of complex operational ground systems, preferably for remote sensing spacecrafts with large reuse of existing generic infrastructure and functional elements System, IVV and Interfaces Engineering AIT experience for the development of major upgrades new ground systems in a 247 operational environment Interfaces requirements definition, engineering and test, including the generation and maintenance of Interface Control Documents, with support of tools 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 Data processing Dissemination Archive systems Ground Stations It would be a distinct advantage for the key person to have knowledge andor experience with some of the following Full development cycle of large systems, from the definition of requirements to system design and testing Knowledge of Network system engineering would be considered as an advantage. System requirements management and functionalarchitectural modelling, with support of tools 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 Definition, management and traceability of complex requirements structure experience in the use of tools in support of it will be considered an advantage e.g. DOORS Configuration Control processes and tools. Familiarity with the ECSS standards. Technical Requirements As a member of the Infrastructure Engineering Maintenance team, the Key person shall contribute to maintain the overall system design documentation of the operational systems. The Key person shall ensure, in particular, the maintenance of the uptodate set of Interface Control Documents for all the operational systems. This does not imply that the Key person will be the book captain for all the ICDs, but heshe will have the responsibility to ensure that the ICDs are kept uptodate, in coordination with and with support of the other TSS teams. In the role of support to the maintenance activities of the operational programmes, the tasks of the Key person shall include Coordinate the maintenance, for all the operational ground systems, of a complete and consistent set of Interface Control Documents 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 interface 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 Interfaces 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. Support the GSI System Engineer on all related activities as requested Attend the OPS regular coordination meetings, including CRBs and ARBs, as requested. In the role of support to the development of new GEO and LEO programmes, the tasks of the Key person 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 include 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 Promote the implementation of the TSS working practices regarding system maintainability and evolutions. Language Skills The official languages of EUMETSAT 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 and have knowledge of the other. Good communication skills are essential for the fulfilment of the tasks requiring interaction. Personal Skills The Key person shall be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, to work calmly and correctly under stress and must be able to work with a minimum of supervision. Due to the nature of the position, the Key person shall have good interpersonal skills and proactive attitude with strong ability to work effectively in a diverse team environment.
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