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NASA satellites show rain like never before
2015-02-27 09:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Few things on our planet connect us like precipitation. The storm that drops snow in the mountains of Tennessee can one day bring rain to the plains of Spain a week later. Yet there hasn't been a way to effectively monitor all the precipitation across the globe at once, let alone create a vertical profile from the clouds to the ground. All that changed last year, though, when NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the last piece of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission,...
SES to launch two satellites with SpaceX
2015-02-25 10:40:32| Digital TV News
SES (Paris; Luxembourg: SESG) has announced an agreement with SpaceX to launch two new satellites in 2017. SES-14 will bring additional capacity to serve growing Direct-to-Home and Direct-to-Cable video neighbourhoods in the Americas. SES-16/GovSat is for government-specific missions.
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Technical Responsible Satellites
2015-02-18 20:06:55| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europes number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately 14 billion per year. A vacancy for a Technical Responsible for Projects Programmes has arisen within Airbus Defence Space in Norway. The position is initially offered on a fixed term contract basis. The role is responsible for all ProjectProgram related technical matters and reports to the projectprogram manager in the assigned projectprogram and carries Team Manager Role responsibilities. The role will be the direct liaison with the Customer nominated technical responsible and will be in charge of all technical design, implementation, handover preparation, testing and operation. The role will ensure all quality activities and related team tasks are planned and performed within Tolerance and signed off correctly according to QA procedures. The successful candidate will be subject to NATO Security Clearance in order to undertake related work in accordance with business needs. Overall tech responsible in assigned projectprogramaccount Develop customer requirements and customer intelligence Proactive towards industry capabilities Responsible for implementing technical designsolutiondeliverables Technical sales support an QA Manage tech resources assigned on a per case basis Project progress reporting internally and externally Acceptance of technical handover from Sales. Responsible for tech handover to operationsservice delivery responsible We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience Experience with satellite and networkIP technologies Experience in project management Experience with the GovernmentDefense sector in Norway Ability to plan, organize and delegate tasks and responsibilities efficiently. English and Norwegian language skills Strong analytical skills High customer orientation Flexibility to perform also other tasks outside the scope of the main role. Hold a driving license for car To apply click here
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Director of Engineering and Support Satellites
2015-02-18 18:05:34| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
AIRBUS GROUP A vacancy for a Director of Engineering and Support Satellites has arisen within Airbus Defence Space in Norway. The position is initially offered on a fixed term contract basis. The successful applicant will be experienced in Satcom and Telecom systems, design and service operations and have the leadership experience to build a strong engineering and support team for a business in growth. The positions are responsible for coordination and cooperation with Sales group in Norway to support new business cases. The position is part of the management group. The successful candidate will be subject to NATO Security Clearance in order to undertake related work in accordance with business needs. Tasks accountabilities Your main tasks and responsibilities will include Managing the Engineering and Support team 6 people Coordinating and providing support to SalesBID, Projects and towards Airbus DS Engineering group Overall responsible for technical deliveries in projects and running services Overall responsible for technical design in new proposals and projects. Preforming requirements analysis and functional decomposition of new projects Participating in developing technical specifications and technical proposals. Experienced in Satcom and Telecom systems, design and service operations Knowledgeable within Configuration and Quality Assurance Management Interacting with customers and suppliers Prepared to travel in relation to work activities, mainly Europe We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience Educated to degree level or equivalent. Relevant experience with Satcom and telecommunication Experience in network design, planning and operations of Satcom systems, services and solutions Great business understanding including cost and revenue drivers within our business area Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Norwegian Comfortable at interacting and communicating at all levels in the organization Strong analytical skills ability to investigate and analyze complex areas as well and provide insight of the results to decision makers Ability to structure complex information, prioritize and focus on deliverables Ability to achieve results by networking and demonstrate a high level of collaboration, integrity and trustworthiness To apply click here
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System Engineer Electrical Power Systems for Satellites
2015-02-17 14:06:06| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
One of our Space Clients based in Germany is looking for a System Engineer for the Electrical Power Systems for their Satellite program. Tasks Design, analysis and configuration of power systems for satellite applications using solar generators, batteries and control units Support to the selection and supervision of subcontractors Production and maintenance of documentation analyses, specifications, test procedures, reports and design descriptions Oversee the interfaces with other satellite subsystems Development of test concepts and provide suitable support during testing Support to satellite projects from start to customer acceptance Interface to customers and subcontractors. Skills A degree in engineering with a major in Electrical engineering or comparable qualifications Several years of professional experience in the space business are a plus Knowledge in electrical power supply of satellites Experience with hardware projects in phase BCD, preferably in the field of electrical power systems Experience with CAE development tools Excellent communication skills, flexibility and ability to work independently
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