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Ground Segment Operations Engineer mfd
2021-10-22 17:12:58| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
DLR GfR mbH is a company providing reliable, safe and secure aerospace services. We operate and manage the constellation of Galileo satellites in the Galileo Control Center Oberpfaffenhofen on behalf of the European Commission. Our company headquarters is located in an area widely known as a holiday destination the fivelakes region in Upper Bavaria near Munich. At the space industry location in Oberpfaffenhofen, our around 230 employees work every day in international and interdisciplinary teams on the navigation for the future. Become a part of us! YOUR MISSION Five minutes to the first contact with the next satellites to join the Galileo Constellation. The satellites have just launched from French Guyana. You are in the Galileo Control Room with a full project team. Everyone is now sitting on the edge of their seats. You are manning the consoles managing the entire Galileo Control Segment, one of the biggest satellite ground segments in the world with a global reach. Everyone is waiting for you. Suddenly, rows of data stream across your screen. A quick check to confirm everything is on track. You then announce over the voice loop, All stations, we have Acquisition of Signal. This is just a small glimpse into the life of a Ground Operations Engineer at Galileo. With the Galileo constellation continuing to develop and grow, you will become part of a multinational team which will operate and provide engineering support for the Galileo Control Segment. This will include routine activities to support 26 satellites currently in orbit, preparation and execution for the next Galileo satellite launches and upgrade of the system to enhance the Galileo services. You will be primarily based in Germany but the activities will also include a chance to work at our sister Control Centre in Italy. As a Ground Operations Engineer you will be offered the unique opportunity to Partcipate in Europes flagship project Work in an international environment Help deliver a service which reaches across the entire world Prove yourself in a challenging engineering environment Enjoy room to grow, develop and constantly learn Your mission will be to become a fully productive member of the Ground Operations Team and to ensure the smooth operation of the Galileo Control System GCS across both control centres in Germany and Italy. You will actively support the Galileo mission by participating in a diverse range of activities providing engineering support to the shift team, joining talented multidisciplinary teams for Special Operations, validating new Ground Procedures and supervising and testing new system deployments. You will be exposed to all mission phases LEOP, IOT, and Routine. Your talents, skills and dedication will make a difference in the following areas Operations preparation Preparesupportexecute system, segment and element operation validation activities Developreviewupdate Operations Plans and Operations Concept documents Update and maintain control of Ground and Secure Operations Procedures Ensuresupport database preparation, coordination, synchronization and verification Operations planning and coordination Take part in the planning and coordination of activities Provide planning inputs and execution feedback for Ground Operations activities Operations executionsupport Monitoring, control ground control segment during the LEOP phase, one of the most critical phase of a satellite mission Take over a ground or secure operations position onconsole and oncall Provide support to ground segment users for preparation or execution operations activities Monitor performance of ground services and trigger corrective actions Handle incidents and anomaly writing, processing, supporting review boards according to KPI Preparesupportexecute software engineering activities Interface with ground segment external entities for data exchange and service outage troubleshooting Provide supplementary support to Shift Lead and Special Operations Take over oncall duty to provide Ground Operations Support 247 Support KPI data collection and reporting Operations development Take part in Ground Operations processes e.g. planning, reporting, anomaly escalation, milestone reviews Provide support for the progressive automation of Constellation Operations Provide Engineer Support to assess Galileo Control Segment enhancementsmodifications Provide inputs to enhancement of operations processes Training Maintain and develop subject matter expert SME training material YOUR QUALIFICATION Masters degree in telecommunications, aerospace engineering, informatics or equivalent Experience in ground system operations preparation engineering and execution, ILS or Maintenance Knowledge of navigation ground segment such as EGNOS or Galileo Comfortable using Linux An advanced level of English is mandatory Willingness to support oncall and shift duties OUR OFFER Collaboration in the European lighthouse project Galileo Trusting and appreciative cooperation in an international environment International team spirit 30 days annual leave Additional days off on 24.12., 31.12. and Shrove Tuesday WorkLifeBalance e.g. through flexible working time models and mobile office options Child care for children from 1 to 3 years Varied personnel development program Individual career options for example through secondments to partner agencies enterprises abroad Employerfinanced retirement plan Attractive location with a high recreational value in the fivelakes region near Munich And much more ...
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Mission Control System Operations Engineer wmd
2021-10-21 12:11:42| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Telespazio Germany 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 needed. With more than 400 employees in Germany, we craft the future of aerospace together and beyond. Our staff plays a key role in resolving our success through their qualifications, motivation, passion, different cultural backgrounds and their sense of teamwork. The Position We are searching for a Mission Control Systems Operations Engineer MCSOE with software engineering skills and experience to support our customer EUMETSAT, based in Darmstadt. As a full member of our excellent MCSOE team, you will deliver a state of the art Mission Control Systems MCS operations for the various GEO and LEO mission at EUMETSAT e.g. Meteosat Second Generation and MetopEPS. Beside the routine operation of EUMETSATs stateoftheart MCS, you will be involved in the preparation and early operations of the MCS for future missions e.g. Meteosat Third Generation MTG and MetopSGEPSSG. As be part of our MCSOE team working at customer premises enabling fast paced space operations including oncall and callout phases. It is fulltime and permanent and encouraged starting date will be as soon as possible. We are looking forward to meeting you! ResponsibilitiesDuties You major role in the team are the MCS operations and operations preparation with a strong focus on the future MTG mission. You are the top tier member of a team responsible for the ongoing procurement, assembly, integration and validation of the MTG Mission Control System, your generic tasks will cover Coordination and support of all activities related to the integration and the verification of the MTG MC Chain. Supporting the MC Chain test design preparation engineers Active involvement and definition of test cases procedures for the MC Chain verification, validation, integration and nonregression testing to the MC Chain Supervision and review of the MC Chain testing schedule and coordination of the day to day activities of the MC Chain team members and associated test activities. QualificationsExperience You hold a Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering or any other related area. You have 3 years or more of experience working in the operations of spacecraft mission control systems. You show the flawless problem solver attitude Your strength are in analysis, synthesis and presenting solution! Team work is your dedication You will work together with several teams in and outside of EUMETSAT you have experience in applying your interpersonal, communication and reporting skills in a multidisciplinary context. You have proven experience with UNIXLinux systems preferably in operations. Last, but not least your experience in Earth Observation Missions will be a huge plus! Crucial Skills Operations preparation and routine operations of ground and satellite systems. Definition and development and or maintenance of spacecraft mission control systems. Relational databases and database management systems e.g. Oracle, PostgreSQL, MariaDB. Scripting or programming languages e.g. bash, CC, Java, perl, python. Use of configuration management systems such as CVS, SVN or GIT. Use of satellite simulators. Experience with MCS, especially SCOS2000 or HiFly. Be passionate about working in a dynamic work environment. Excellent communication skills. Negotiation level proficiency in English. Your Benefits of joining us 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. 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 use our application form at httpswww.telespazio.dejobs.
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Navigation Operations Engineer mfd
2021-10-07 16:12:29| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
LSE Space is looking for an experienced Engineer mfd in order to fulfill the duty of a Navigation Operations Engineer to be part of our Service Team to support our customer ESAESOC in DarmstadtGermany. For our activities at ESAESOC, we are currently seeking to employ a highly motivated and enthusiastic Navigation Operations Engineer to support the area of Precise Orbit Determination POD. Typical activities shall cover the following tasks The operational generation of highprecision orbit and clock products for all Galileo and GPS satellites, as well as for various LEO missions, such as the Sentinels. The batch processing is based on GNSS observation data from a global network of terrestrial receivers and spaceborn receivers on the LEO satellites. The products are generated continuously and repeatedly with latencies between 15 minutes and several days. The operational setup requires monitoring and quality testing of every part of the processing chain Dataflow, IT infrastructure and in particular the numerical statistics of the batch computation process and solutions orbits, clocks, earth orientation parameters, station coordinates, etc.. Anomalies are solved within the team and reported as part of our continuous effort to improve robustness and availability. Requirements University degree or equivalent, in Aerospace Engineering, Geodesy, IT or any other related area Proven and demonstrated experience in Navigation Services andor Precis Orbit Determination Fluent in English, both in speech and writing Experience in space or ground segment operations Experience in operational procedures and reporting Intermediate understanding of orbit dynamics and GNSS Ability to organize and visualize numeric data with Python Experience in network services and protocols, and computer peripherals Experience in Unix environments and shell scripting languages Ability to work independently without supervision The following skills would be desirable Familiar with GNSS and POD products and formats. Processing of GNSS, SLR or VLBI observation data Geodetic understanding of Earth reference frames and earth orientation parameters Experience in Software development, preferable Fortran and Python Start Date November 2021 Benefits A permanent employment contract. Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package. Career path. Security In line with security requirements of the mission, the candidate has to hold an EU citizenship and has to be eligible to obtain a security clearance. 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. Are you looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then please apply online as soon as possible. www.lsespace.com careers online application form Please upload your CV CL in an Europass format only. httpseuropa.eueuropassen
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Navigation Operations Engineer mfd
2021-10-07 13:12:08| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
LSE Space is looking for experienced Engineer mfd in order to fulfill the duty of Navigation Operations Engineer to be part of our Service Team to support our customer ESAESOC in DarmstadtGermany. For our activities at ESAESOC, we are currently seeking to employ highly motivated and enthusiastic Navigation Operations Engineers to support the area of Precise Orbit Determination POD. Typical activities shall cover the following tasks The main activities of the Navigation Operations Services we are currently providing to ESOC consist on processing data from a combination of a number of GNSS receiver networks, including the ESA network plus optionally subnetworks providing data by contractual agreement and publicly available data CDDIS. The data are processed in batch mode or in realtime, in the ESOCs Navigation Facility. Service products typically include orbit products restitution and prediction and highrate clock solutions both for the ground and satellite clocks. Beside near real time products enhancedaccuracy offline or final products may be delivered, as well as additional or auxiliary products station coordinates, geophysical data e.g. Earth Rotation Parameters ERPs, satellite properties, etc.. For the POD engineering support and consultancy, our Service Team members shall have Proven and demonstrated experience in Navigation Operations Services andor Precise Orbit Determination. Fluency in English, both in speech and writing A very good knowledge in GNSS, SLR and DORIS tracking systems and data processing. A very good knowledge in POD algorithms and software development. A very good knowledge in modelling of satellite dynamics and signal propagation effects Proficient in Unix andor Linux, shell scripting languages, Fortran 77 andor 95, C andor C. Our Service Team members shall have A very good knowledge of system operations automated and manual, A very good knowledge of procedures development, implementation and application, Very good knowledge of UTC, time synchronisation and related operations A good knowledge in GNSS systems and data processing Knowledge or interest in algorithm and SW development A good expertise of OracleSUNSolaris and PCLinux, network services and protocols, and computer peripherals proficient in Unix andor Linux, shell scripting languages, Fortran 77 andor 95, C andor C Our Service Team members cover several areas like Navigation Operations Engineering services Navigation Experimental Operations Galileo Performance Analysis Galileo Constellation Analysis EGNOS Performance Analysis Navigation System Definition service Navigation Algorithms service POD engineering support and consultancy GNSS station engineering Range Integrity Monitoring Stations RIMS deployment Maintenance and upgrade of SW Ionospheric modelling The following skills would be highly desirable Knowledge on the other areas like Navigation Operations, Navigation Experimental Operations, Galileo and EGNOS Performance Analysis are a very valuable asset. Start Date November 2021 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.
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Senior Spacecraft Operations Engineer
2021-09-16 17:13:31| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Astroscale UK is looking for an experienced Spacecraft Operations Engineer SOE to join our team in Harwell. Following on from the successful launch of our ELSAd orbital debris removal mission we now require an additional person to join our team of 5 engineers. This position offers a great opportunity for someone who is looking to take the next step in their career as the responsibilities cover a wide variety of tasks which may normally be split between Spacecraft Operations, Spacecraft Controllers, Mission Managers, Analysts and System Engineers. The successful candidate will be expected to perform at a high level across a broad range of activities. We are looking for an SOE with a significant wealth of experience in all aspects of mission operations and operations preparation. Work will include involvement in multiple missions from operations aspects of feasibility studies contribution to Space Situational Awareness projects with academic, industrial and government agency partners involvement in mission development from phase 0 A through to LEOP Mission execution End of Life operations ongoing development of mission control facilities including contributing to the definition and development of Astroscales Mission Control Centre. The candidate will be expected to contribute to multiple projects with minimal daytoday supervision. There is a lot of potential for the right person to make a lasting impact on how Astroscale employs novel operations concepts and technologies to operate a growing fleet of missions with a small and focussed team. Initiative, innovation and the ability to rapidly see ideas through from conception to implementation are essential. This is a 95 role however there maybe times when long days are required such as when we are carrying out a critical mission phase. Responsibilities Act as an operations technical lead for missions and projects. Provide guidance and mentoring to less senior team members via collaborative involvement in ongoing projects and missions. Perform routine and critical realtime spacecraft operations. Act as SpaCon SOE Mission Manager as required during operations for all mission phases. To ensure robustness redundancy in our small operations team, all members are expected to rotate roles continually. Develop and participate in operations support functions e.g. planning and scheduling processes, oncall rota, coordination with spacecraft engineering, flight dynamics and ground segment teams etc. Develop, validate and maintain nominal and contingency mission operations procedures automated manual. Propose and develop operational solutions to enable a small team of engineers to control multiple inflight spacecraft with minimal workload overhead. The ability to envisage novel operational approaches will be required. Develop, validate and maintain operations tools and scripts. Prepare spacecraft user manuals and other operations documentation. Contribute to the development of mission operations concepts, mission review cycles PDR, CDR ORR etc, reliably predicting and addressing operational concerns during the mission development process. Provide operations expertise at system, subsystem and instrument level supporting ongoing mission development, bid proposals and other activities as required. Perform health and performance trend analysis at system, subsystem and instrument level. Investigate spacecraft anomalies and participate in anomaly resolution process. Contribute to the definition and development of Astroscale UKs operations centre. Interface internally externally as required in support of operations activities and ensure all relevant information is formatted and disseminated appropriately. Participate in occasional 247 shift during critical mission phases and ongoing oncall rotations. Essential Skills University degree in a relevant engineering discipline 5 10 years of demonstrable satellite industry experience, preferably realtime operations as part of a flight control team operating a Low Earth Orbit LEO mission through the complete life cycle. Comprehensive knowledge of satellite subsystems, in particular AOCSGNC or OBDH would be an asset Familiarity with the operation of mission control systems, in particular procedure development, monitor and control, mission planning, onboard software management, configuration management and simulator facilities Satellite performance monitoring and reporting, including anomaly analysis and resolution in liaison with satellite industry, procedure change control and configuration management processes Ability to operate without error in a calm, orderly and disciplined manner during high stress situations. Able to identify problems, perform root cause analysis and implement appropriate solutions in a timely manner. Detail orientated and able to work using own initiative with limited supervision, as well as alongside other team members. Able to conceptualise nonstandard spacecraft operations practices in order to meet the demands of Astroscales multiple parallel projects and missions with a very small team of engineers. An effective English language communicator at all levels with skills to CEFR Level B2 Independent User or TOEIC 700. Desired Skills Familiarity with mission control systems, preferably SCOS2000 based Experience of satellite assembly, integration testing processes Experience with systems engineering aspects of SC operations Experience of formationflying or closeproximity satellite operations Familiarity with operations preparation tools Software coding experience Knowledge of Flight Dynamics and Orbital Mechanics Familiarity of relevant ECSS standards relating to Ground Systems Operations. Location Astroscale UK Harwell. The candidate should be open to the possibility of travelling to Astroscale Japan Tokyo for short periods. About Astroscale Astroscale is the first private company with a vision to secure the safe and sustainable development of space for the benefit of future generations, and the only company dedicated to inorbit servicing across all orbits. Founded in 2013, we are developing innovative and scalable solutions across the spectrum of inorbit servicing missions, including End of Life services, Active Debris Removal, Insitu Space Situational Awareness and Life Extension Services, to create sustainable space systems and mitigate against the hazardous buildup of debris in space. Headquartered in Japan, our company has rapidly expanding offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Israel and Singapore. Weve grown to over two hundred Space Sweepers with an international outlook and a shared passion to protect our space environment for future generations. In March 2021, we launched our pioneering technology mission, ELSAd, the worlds first commercial mission to demonstrate debris removal capability and technology in low Earth orbit. Astroscale UK ASUK was founded in 2017 and has grown to over 50 staff. Were located on the Harwell Campus near Oxford, where you could work alongside multiple teams including Mission Operations and Ground Segment, Programme Engineering, Business Development, Marketing Communications and Business Operations. Our Values Mission People Focused Innovative and Pioneering Diverse Transparent Customer Focused
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