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Operations Engineering and Science Support
2014-05-13 16:40:15| 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 Consultancy services to support the operations, the engineering and the science to be undertaken as part of the Copernicus Sentinel3 routine operations. The operational, technical and scientific activities will be conducted under the responsibility of the EUMETSAT Copernicus Sentinel3 Operations Team within the EUMETSAT Operations and User Support Department with the support of the EUMETSAT Technical and Scientific Support Department. The Consultancy Services Framework provides a mechanism for EUMETSAT to call for consultancy services to support the activities in the operations of the Sentinel3 mission. Sentinel3 is a Low Earth Orbiting mission to support services relating to the marine and global land environment, with capability to serve further atmospheric and cryosphericbased application areas. The objectives of the Sentinel3 mission encompass the commitment to consistent, longterm collection of remotely sensed marine and land data, of uniform quality, for operational ocean state analysis, forecasting and service provision, in the context of the Copernicus Services as set up by the European Commission. Responsibilities Duties Tasks The tasks of the consultant shall be carried out at the EUMETSAT Headquarters in Darmstadt, but travel within Europe may be required for certain tasks. Fluency in English is mandatory this is the working language at EUMETSAT, and the consultant must be able to work effectively in this language. The consultant shall have the experience and capability to fulfil the assigned tasks with a minimum level of supervision. The support will involve crossdivisional interactions and interface with experts in various disciplines e.g. system engineering, instruments, operations, science. Dissemination Operations Engineer Background, Tasks and Responsibilities The Dissemination Operations Engineer DOE shall mainly perform tasks related to dissemination in support of Copernicus Sentinel3 during the routine operations phase. The tasks primarily involve the support to the operations of the various dissemination components, the analysis, testing, and implementation of new data streams and the monitoring and reporting. It also includes the settingup and implementation of operational procedures, and the coordination with external organisations and service providers. The consultant should have the following background 5 years experience in operations of realtime data dissemination systems, and be familiar with DVBS satellite communications and ground segment operations. Demonstrated experience in the provision of near realtime data services in a high availability environment 247 Demonstrated experience Encryption technologies, USB smart cards, TripleDES Demonstrated experience DVB basedreceiveonly earth stations for satellite communications Demonstrated experience IP multicast data distribution systems, such as Tellicast provided by Newtec. System Service Operations Engineer The System and Service Operations Engineer SyOE shall mainly perform tasks related to system and ground segment in support of Copernicus Sentinel3 during the routine operations phase. The tasks primarily cover the support to the end to end operations monitoring and control and interaction between the various system and ground segment components, the analysis, testing, and implementation of new functions, as well as monitoring and reporting functions. It also includes the settingup and implementation of operational procedures, and the coordination of operations with external organisations and service providers. Indicative Profile of the Consultant The consultant should have the following background 3 years experience of realtime satellite and ground segment operations. Demonstrated experience in the monitoring and control of complex satellite ground segments Demonstrated experience in endtoend monitoring of data driven ground segments Demonstrated experience in systems operations across a distributed ground segment with external partners Remote Sensing Expert Topography mission The Remote sensing expert for the topography mission RSET shall support the calibration and validation calval, quality control and performance optimisation of the operational marine products from the topography instruments suite SRAL, MWR and precise orbit determination on Sentinel3. The RSET will implement and test calval and performance monitoring procedures hosted in the S3 PDGS data processing infrastructure and EUMETSAT computing facilities,. The RSET will report on product quality and performance, contribute to the investigation, diagnostic and solution of quality issues, as well as to the improvement of the topography products. The consultant should have the following background 3 years of direct experience in calibrating, validating or deriving geophysical products from satellite altimeter data in marine research or operations. Knowledge and experience of the C language and with satellite product visualisation and assessment tools. Knowledge of precise orbit determination from ranging or GNSS. Job Category Junior Engineer. Data Processing Expert The Data processing expert DPE shall support the configuration, testing, operation and performance optimisation of the operational marine product processing chains aka Instrument Processing Facilities or IPFs in the Sentinel3 PDGS. The DPE will test, monitor and diagnose the end to end performance of Level 1 and Level 2 IPFs in the S3PDGS. Heshe shall liaise with the entities in charge of maintaining the IPFs as well as the other operators on Level 1 IPFs in the S3 Ground Segment. The DPE will support the validation of new IPF configurations releases The consultant should have the following background 5 years of direct experience in developing and testing scientific data processing in the C language, preferably in an operational context and related to satellite data. Proficiency in configuration control, software development environments is required. Data Ingestion and Retrieval Service Engineer The Data Ingestion and Retrieval Service Engineer DIRSE shall support the Sentinel3 operations with respect to EUMETSATs Data Centre Archive and the related ondemand data access services to users. Tasks include acceptance testing and operational validation of new upgrades and enhancements prior to their release as well as Support to the development of the netCDF product formats and the CF metadata standard. The consultant should have the following background 3 years of experience in using UNIX, shell scripting, XML Good knowledge of standards, conventions and formats used for Earth Observation EO Satellite data. Marine and Ocean Training Expert The S3 Marine and Ocean Training Expert MOTE shall support the exploitation of the Sentinel3 marine data in respect to EUMETSATs user activities, in particular through the provision of information, management of training activities and engagement with user groups. The consultant should have the following background 5 years of experience in training and in using satellite data in marine research or operations. Understanding of the processes used to retrieve marine geophysical parameters in one or more elements of the Sentinel product suite and have the proven ability to relate to user groups and subject matter experts. Ability to establish the training requirements, develop and deliver a plan to meet those requirements, evaluate the effectiveness of the training and resources delivered. 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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MSG Mission Control Operations Engineering Consultancy Support
2014-05-02 13:38:36| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
LSE Space is looking for an experienced Engineer mf in order to fulfill the duty of MSG Mission Control Operations Engineering Consultancy Support for our customer EUMETSAT in DarmstadtGermany. The Consultant shall mainly perform tasks related to mission control in support of MSG routine operations phase and during the operations preparation activities for MSG4. The tasks primarily involve the management and use of the MSG Central Facility MSG CF mission control system, and its operational interfaces. The tasks of the position include in particular Maintaining an understanding of the MSG mission, as well as space and ground segment operational needs for mission control within the CF, with the interfaces to the data processing chain and with external entities Performing the maintenance, update, validation and documentation of the mission control operations concept in collaboration with the spacecraft and ground segment operations teams Liaising with the spacecraft operations team to support continuity and optimisation of new or modified spacecraft monitoring and control operational needs that are met through mission control Liaising with mission planning and flight dynamics teams to support continuity and optimisation of new or modified operational needs that are met through mission control Liaising with ground and system operations teams to support continuity and optimisation of new or modified operational needs that are met through mission control Defining and maintaining missioncontrol operations procedures, including System and ground segment procedures and operations guides Liaising with external entities and partners where necessary in order to fulfil joint operations requirements. Maintaining documentation concerning this Performing routine observations and preventative maintenance on mission control functions according to established working practices Responding to mission control related anomalies and operational contingencies promptly Raising anomaly reports when necessary and monitoring their resolution through attendance at appropriate review boards. Supplying context and initial analyses that may aid the investigation of anomalies Maintaining mission control related documentation such as facility user guides Contributing to the definition and raising of formal engineering changes concerning the mission control function, attending the relevant review meetings if necessary Contributing to the definition, implementation, and testing of any changes to the mission control application software or to inhouse supporting software, in liaison with any external contractors Contributing to the operational validation of new mission control application software, including testing of anomalynoncompliance correction and new functionality. This may include attendance Factory FAT and OnSite OSAT Acceptance Testing Participating in any necessary meetings and reviews long term planning, schedule consolidation, anomaly review boards, etc Training of personnel in mission control tasks as required Contributing to the recurrent operations preparation activities for MSG4 Providing mission control support to other current and future operational missions if required. Providing standbyoncall support as part of a team of mission control engineers. Qualifications Experience Required at least five years work experience in operations preparation and routine operations of Geostationary GEO andor Low Earth Orbit LEO satellite systems and their associated ground segments at least five years work experience defining and implementing the verification and validation of spacecraft mission control systems software at least three years work experience in operation of the MSG Central Facility system. Knowledge and experience with the following is considered an advantage experience developing and maintaining operational procedures using the APEX procedure management system experience in mission planning functions and systems as applied to satellite mission control operations experience in the use of databases and SQLrelated querying in relation to spacecraft mission control systems experience in the use of satellite simulators experience in the use of Windows operating systembased satellite control systems experience of using configuration management systems such as CVS familiarity with flight dynamics functions as applied to satellite mission control operations familiarity with ECSS and CCSDS standards related to spacetoground interfaces and applicable to Satellite Monitoring Control Systems Packet Telemetry and Telecommand standards, PUS Packet Utilisation Standard, etc. familiarity with the SCOS spacecraft control system familiarity with the EPOCH IPS MC product suite from Integral Systems now Kratos familiarity with Unix and Linux operating systems. Academic and work related requirements A University degree in an engineering discipline is required. Perfect command of English, verbal and written. Knowledge of French would be an asset. Location of workEUMETSAT in DarmstadtGermany. Benefits A permanent employment contract. Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package. Career path. Security In line with Asylum Immigration Legislation, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the EU. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process. Furthermore, in view of the nature of the work the company is in, all potential employees will undergo stringent reference and identity checks. You are looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then send your application preferably online to andree.scherschellsespace.com until 8th May 2014.
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Satellite System Operations Engineering Support 1413033
2014-04-16 12:36:14| 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. Satellite System Operations Engineering Support 1413033 Job Description The Key person will be integrated in the MSG Spacecraft Operations Team. Hisher tasks in the area of spacecraft routine operations and operations preparation will typically include Familiarisation with the MSG satellite design and operations procedures as necessary Support to the conduct of routine operations of the inorbit MSG spacecraft and to the commissioning of MSG4. Performance evaluation and trend analysis to monitor the inflight behaviour of the spacecraft, including support to yearly and specific operations reviews eg eclipses, reconditioning, manoeuvres, decontamination, etc Contribute to the maintenance of Automated and manual procedures, Operations database o Special operation instructions Other operational documentation e.g. SOE Guide, Contingency Ops Guide, etc for preparation and execution of System Validation Tests, commissioning and in orbit satellite operations, especially but not limited to the area of CRP Support for the maintenance of the MSG Flight Operation Manual Satellite simulator maintenance support and provision of the necessary input to the simulator maintenance team Support to the satellite monitoring and control facility maintenance team to ensure that the facility, including the telemetry analysis tools, is always fit for its purpose Participation to the activities related to the MSG Routine Operations Support provided by the MSG satellites manufacturer Analysis and investigation of operational events and anomalies particularly relating to the operations of the MSG Spacecraft and associated ground segment elements Preparation and production of routine reports as necessary Participation in the preparation and specification of system updates Preparation of technical notes and attendance at technical meetings and reviews Preparation and presentation of all aspects of CRP training with respect to Spacecraft Operations. Contribution to the MTG system operations concepts for SC operations related topics. Support, as requested, the specification and reviews of the different operations related elements of the MTG system including satellites and ground segments. Support the MTG operations preparations activities, mainly at Space Segment level but including also Ground Segment aspects. Support, as requested, the satellite simulator development procurement followup and maintenance and provide the necessary input to the simulator team. Review technical notes and attendance at technical meetings and reviews Participation to the definition and execution of the Operational System Validation activities such as SVTs, rehearsals and the necessary training activities for the various operations personnel prior to system commissioning. Contribute to the definition of MTG commissioning activities. The specific tasks will be specified in the applicable work package and mutually agreed in advance. Required Skills and Experience University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline. Experience of spacecraft system operations. The Key person shall be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, demonstrating analytical approach and attention to detail and shall be able to work calmly and correctly under stress and must be able to work with the minimum of supervision. Fluency in English. Desirable Skills and Experience Experience with some of the following MSG andor MTP satellites operations or geostationary satellite operations in general Routine spacecraft operations in general Operations preparation of a satellite project. Coordinating the creation of Contingency Recovery Procedures to recover a satellite from an anomalous condition Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 15 May 2014 Start of Work 01 October 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 15 May 2014 Learn more about us in Facebook
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Satellite Payload Operations Engineering Support 1413032
2014-04-16 12:36:14| 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. Satellite Payload Operations Engineering Support 1413032 Job Description The key persons will be integrated in the MSG Spacecraft Operations Team. Hisher tasks in the area of the spacecraft payload subsystem and also some platform routine operations and operations preparation will typically include Familiarisation with the MSG satellite design and existing operations procedures as necessary Support the conduct of routine operations of the inorbit MSG spacecraft and commissioning of MSG4. Provision of Satellite Operations Engineer SOE oncall service Performance evaluation and trend analysis to monitor the inflight behaviour of the spacecraft payload, including support to yearly and specific operations reviews for payloads and platform e.g. eclipses, manoeuvres, decontamination, etc Contribute to the maintenance of o Automated and Manual procedures, Operations database, Special operation instructions, Other operational documentation e.g.SOEGuide,ContingencyOpsGuide,etc for the preparation and execution of System Validation Tests, commissioning and onorbit satellite operations Support for the maintenance of the MSG Flight Operation Manual Satellite simulator maintenance support and provision of the necessary input to the simulator maintenance team Support to the satellite monitoring and control facility maintenance team to ensure that the facility, including the telemetry analysis tools, is always fit for its purpose Participate to the activities related to the MSG Routine Operations Support provided by the MSG satellites manufacturer and as appropriate by the GERB Instrument operational authority Analysis and investigation of operational events and anomalies particularly relating to the operations of the MSG Spacecraft platform and payload and associated ground segment elements Preparation and production of routine reports as necessary Participation in the preparation and specification of system updates Preparation of technical notes and attendance at technical meetings and reviews Preparation presentation of Flight Ops Team training material wrt SC Operations Contribution to the MTG system operations concepts for SC operations related topics. Support, as requested, the specification and reviews of the different operations related elements of the MTG system including satellites and ground segments. Support the MTG operations preparations activities, mainly at Space Segment level but including also Ground Segment aspects Support, as requested, the satellite simulator development procurement followup and maintenance and provide the necessary input to the simulator team. Review technical notes and attendance at technical meetings and reviews Participation to the definition and execution of the Operational System Validation activities such as SVTs, rehearsals and the necessary training activities for the various operations personnel prior to system commissioning. Contribute to the definition of MTG commissioning activities. The specific tasks will be specified in the applicable work packages and mutually agreed in advance. Required Skills and Experience University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline. Experience of spacecraft operations. Fluency in English. The Key persons shall be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, shall be able to work calmly and correctly under stress and must be able to work with the minimum of supervision. Desirable Skills and Experience Experience with some of the following MSG andor MTP satellites operations or geostationary satellite operations in general Routine spacecraft operations in general Operations preparation of a satellite project Operations andor design of the Mission Communications Payload MCP and the MSG satellite Geostationary Radiation Budget GERB Instrument. Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 15 May 2014 Start of Work 01 October 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 15 May 2014 Learn more about us in Facebook
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Satellite Platform Operations Engineering Support 1413034
2014-04-16 12:36:12| 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. Satellite Platform Operations Engineering Support 1413034 Job Description The Key persons will be integrated in the MSG Spacecraft Operations Team. Hisher tasks in the area of SC platform routine operations and operations preparation will typically include Familiarisation with the MSG satellite design and operations procedures as necessary Support to the conduct of routine operations of the inorbit MSG spacecrafts and to the commissioning of MSG4. Provision of Satellite Operations Engineer SOE oncall service Performance evaluation and trend analysis to monitor the inflight behaviour of the spacecraft, including support to yearly and specific operations reviews e.g. eclipses, reconditioning, manoeuvres, decontamination, etc Contribute to the maintenance of AutomatedandManualprocedures, Operationaldatabase o Specialoperationinstructions, Other operational documentation e.g. SOE Guide, Contingency Ops Guide etc for the preparation and the execution of System Validation Tests, commissioning and inorbit satellite operations Support for the maintenance of the MSG Flight Operation Manual Satellite Simulator maintenance support and provision of the necessary input to the simulator maintenance team Support to the satellite monitoring and control facility maintenance team to ensure that the facility, including the telemetry analysis tools, is always fit for its purpose Participation to the activities related to the MSG Routine Operations Support provided by the MSG satellites manufacturer Analysis and investigation of operational events and anomalies particularly relating to the operations of the MSG Spacecraft and associated ground segment elements Preparation and production of routine reports as necessary Participation in the preparation and specification of system updates Preparation of technical notes and attendance at technical meetings and reviews Preparation presentation of Flight Ops Team training material wrt SC Operations. Contribution to the MTG system operations concepts for SC operations related topics. Support, as requested, the specification and reviews of the different operations related elements of the MTG system including satellites and ground segments. Support the MTG operations preparations activities, mainly at Space Segment level but including also Ground Segment aspects. Support, as requested, the satellite simulator development procurement followup and maintenance and provide the necessary input to the simulator team. Review technical notes and attendance at technical meetings and reviews Participation to the definition and execution of the Operational System Validation activities such as SVTs, rehearsals and the necessary training activities for the various operations personnel prior to system commissioning. Contribute to the definition of MTG commissioning activities. The specific tasks will be specified in the applicable work package and mutually agreed in advance. Required Skills and Experience University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline. Experience of spacecraft operations. Fluency in English. Desirable Skills and Experience Experience with some of the following MSG andor MTP satellites operations or geostationary satellite operations in general Routine spacecraft operations in general Operations preparation of a satellite project. Operations andor design of Electrical Power Subsystems or of Attitude and Orbit Control subsystem. Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 15 May 2014 Start of Work 01 October 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 15 May 2014 Learn more about us in Facebook
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