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Copernicus Operations DocumentationConfiguration Management Engineer
2016-09-26 14:12:36| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Since 1979, Italian ACS has been a Software System Integrator. As a Payload Data Ground Segment specialist, ACS develops componentssubsystemsground stations for satellite data acquisition, processing and dissemination. The company is active in geospatial multisource applications development for planning and management of environmental risks infrastructures and realtime handling of large data streams. ACS offer to their customers the complete range of services from the collection of user requirements to operational activities support. Our German subsidiary ACSD provides consultancy service at EUMETSAT Darmstadt. Selected candidate will sign permanent full time contract and work at EUM premises. Besides an opportunity to work in international environment, ACS can offer competitive salary, attractive benefits package tailored to specific needs, training and career growth within ACS group, support for relocation to Darmstadt. For our activities in Germany, we are looking for a person to provide Copernicus Operations DM CM Engineer. TASKS Implement the applicable Documentation and Configuration Management plans, processes and working practices. Regularly review and propose improvements on those documents Deliver support to a wide range of users and training sessions on applicable Documentation and Configuration Management procedures Ensure that all incoming and outgoing Copernicus documentation is managed according to applicable working practices, covering all registration, formatting, review, approval and storing steps with the EUMETSAT Documentation Management tool, and timely releasingdistribution to relevant recipients Support the identification of the configuration items software, hardware and documents to be managed during Copernicus operations Sentinel3 and Jason3 at the moment and buildup operations activities for Sentinel4, 5, 6. Register those documents and items in the CM and DM databases as appropriate, tracking any new version As required support the administration of the Anomaly and Change Control Boards regularly organised to review and approve anomaly correction and changes to configuration baselines, covering all Copernicus associated operations and rampup operations activities Liaise, coordinate and organise with external partners joint configuration boards when and where relevant Support the control all changes impacting identified configuration items through all defined staged lifecycle steps, in particular ensure that any new item version is deployed only after the formal review and approval of the related change Support the monitoring and control of hardware and software installation activities, and the deployment of satellite, system or ground segments operational documentation procedures into the relevant controlled areas, as required during operations and rampup operations activities Keep up to date the mapping between changes including anomalies and software, hardware and document items, together with the mapping between software and hardware items Contribute to the improvements of the EUMETSAT CM and DM tools, ensuring they efficiently support all required Copernicus operations and rampup operations phases, and participate to the testing of related new releases Regularly perform consistency and accuracy checks on the Documentation and Configuration Management databases Timely prepare and present Configuration Status Accounting Reports and documentation reports, as necessary MANDATORY University degree or equivalent A minimum of 5 year experience in the specific field of Documentation and Configuration Management, including build, deployment and installation activities on large softwareintensive highavailability operational systems Documentation and Configuration Management standards e.g. CMMI, ISO or ECSS Documentation Management tools as basic administration or advanced user e.g. Oracle UCM Configuration Management tools as basic administration or advanced user e.g. Serena Dimensions or Clearcase Use of SQL queries Use of systemsoftware development processes and methodologies EU national or valid work permit for Germany CV in Europass format Practical experience with asset scripting languages e.g. vb.net source code control tools CVS, Subversion software development environments on UNIX
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Dissemination Operations Engineer
2016-09-22 22:04:58| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
We are looking to further enhance our team by adding a Dissemination Operations Engineer You will be based initially for 2 years at our clients headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany. Extension of a further 2 years may be possible. In this large European Agency you will find an excellent and modern working environment with challenging tasks and responsibilities. Your Tasks The Key person shall provide support to the routine monitoring, development and operation of the current and future dissemination systems. The duties range from the support to the operation of the various dissemination components, to the analysis, implementation and testing of new data streams and monitoring and reporting functions. It also includes the settingup and implementation of operational procedures, and the coordination with external organisations and service providers. In particular the tasks of the Key person will include Support to routine operations of the dissemination and encryption functions within the Clients Ground Segments, including performance monitoring and in the case of anomalies, the identification and application of firstline corrective actions. This task requires the provision of standby and callout support out of normal working hours see below Support to the operations of data encryption functions in the ground and space segment programs Control, population and operation of dissemination related databases and configuration files for both inhouse and remote systems Support to the preparation, validation and maintenance of ground segment operational procedures Support to dissemination services related training of the Control Centre Team Support in the analysis and resolution of user enquiries related to dissemination services Support to the HW and SW configuration of EUMETCast Reception Stations Support to the rollout and validation of new releases of EUMETCast Reception Station SW packages Investigation into system anomalies that impact on the data dissemination services Generation of Engineering Change Proposals to improve the operational effectiveness of the encryption and dissemination functions Support to design, implementation and verification testing of corrections and improvements Support to the verification, validation and rollout of new releases of dissemination and encryption software Coordination of the operational validation of releases and changes affecting the dissemination system Definition and implementation of dissemination service monitoring and reporting tools, and generation of related reports Support to the generation and maintenance of a products database for dissemination administration Participation in meetings and reviews. Your Profile In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the Key person shall have minimum 5 years experience in operations or software maintenance of realtime data dissemination systems, and be familiar with DVBS satellite communications and ground segment operations. The Key person shall have significant work experience on operating system level in major Linux distributions and Windows Windows 7, 8, 10. For the accomplishment of the listed tasks, knowledge and experience of the following is mandatory Basic System administrator skills Configuration, installation and scripting for Linux and Windows Computer literacy, including Evaluationanalysis of systemapplication events and logs Tool based presentation of logs and results Excel etc. Monitoring of near real time data flows in large computer networks Satellite based and terrestrial data distribution systems Provision of near realtime data services in a highavailability environment 247 First and second level support in data services Interaction with endusers Coordination of system changes and interfaces with external organisations Encryption technologies, USB smart cards, TripleDES Formalised hardwaresoftwaresystem testing Configuration control. Furthermore, it would be a distinct advantage for the Key person to have experience with the following DVB based receiveonly earth stations for satellite communications IP multicast data distribution systems, such as Tellicast provided by Newtec Dissemination of meteorological andor environmental products Formalised software testing XML language and tools Subversion, CVS, eclipse Interaction with operational or research organisations DVBS2 technology. The Key person 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 a minimum of supervision. The official languages 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. Good communication skills are essential for the fulfilment of the tasks requiring interaction. REFERENCE 16213078 LOCATION Darmstadt, Germany CONTACT recruitmoltek.net CLOSING DATE 11th November 2016 MOLTEK has been serving the space and aerospace industries since 1995, providing international consultancy services for a wide variety of clients from private and public corporations to national and international authorities and agencies.
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System Operations Engineer Mission Performance Team
2016-09-21 14:02:55| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Vitrociset Belgium, a Vitrociset Group company, can claim almost 30 years of experience in the field of space operations engineering activities, starting in 1982 with the European Space Agency. Today Vitrociset Belgium is the Corporate Groups center of gravity for the Space activities in central Europe. With the headquarter located in Belgium and permanent offices presence close to ESAs centers ESOC D, ESTEC NL and ESAC SP, the company offers you major opportunities at its many sites abroad, an international environment and assignment to prestigious clients ESA, CNES, EUMETSAT, ASTRIUM. Summary of the role Support for a System Operations Engineer required to operate EUMETSATs operational systems, with particular focus on realtime endtoend mission operations and the systems required to support and monitor them. This includes Event Monitoring GEMS, system endtoend monitoring SMART, user notification systems UNSUMS, system monitoring NAGIOS, GMC, system monitoring infrastructure MASIF, as well as support to the coordination and management of the overall system performance monitoring. The post is required for the routine operations phases of the current GEO MTP, MSG and LEO EPS, Sentinel3 and Jason missions, and to support the preparation of future missions, including MTG, EPSSG and Sentinel6 JasonCS. Please send your application to Ms Roxana Sasu at r.sasuvitrocisetbelgium.com Key Responsibilities As a member of RSO, the Key Person shall provide support to the mission performance of the MSG Ground Segment and the EPS Overall Ground System OGS, as well as their evolution, as well as to the future programmes. Main duties will include the support to System operations in a realtime operations environment Endtoend operations monitoring User messaging systems configuration and operation Configuration of event monitoring and endtoend monitoring systems Monitoring infrastructure configuration and operation Multimission element and infrastructure operations Mission Performance System Evolutions for existing and new programmes, in particular for EPSSG and JasonCS The role comprises a range of tasks including the provision of support to the routine operation of the LEO GEO ground segments, as well as their evolution to include new programmes and system operations. The Key Person will be responsible for the definition andor maintenance of the routine operations procedures pertaining to mission performance operations and the interfaces of the key systems within the ground segment, in accordance with the established EUMETSAT Operations Department configuration management and quality assurance practices. As part of the operations evolution, the key person will be responsible for the redesign and evolution of the mission performance systems to support existing and new programmes. The Key Person will acquire and maintain a Systemwide view of the MSG System, and the EPS CGS and OGS, particularly in the areas of system endtoend monitoring control and data flows. The Key Person will review any planned changes to the mission performance system configurations for LEO and GEO ground segments, and support the investigation of anomalies encountered through the routine system and ground segment operations. The Key Person will provide support to the development and operations preparation for recurrent satellites in existing operational programs e.g. MetopC and MSG4, and for future operational programs now in development including Sentinel3, MTG and EPSSG. The key person will interface with project teams on the implementation of system upgrades to support major operations projects, including System MidTerm Evolution Plan, recurrent satellites, and any System hardware and operating system obsolescence upgrade. The Key Person will perform the following routine operations tasks Definition, configuration and maintenance of endtoend monitoring and reporting systems Definition and maintenance of system operations procedures, including system and ground segment procedures and operations guides Liaison with the spacecraft operations team to ensure the continuity and optimisation of spacecraft monitoring and control activities Liaison with the ground segment facility operations teams and system operations analysts to ensure the continuity and optimisation of ground segment and mission operations through procedure and operations guide updates, configuration changes, database or user interface changes etc. Support to the definition of Operations Service Specifications Interface with the systems maintenance teams and industry representatives to ensure optimised performance, including participating in the definition and implementation of any changes to the mission performance systems Provision of support to operational ground segment analyses Provision of standbyoncall support as system operations engineer, on an as needed basis. This will be coordinated through the normal oncall process Provision of support, as required, to critical operations Processing of mission performance related system anomalies, their documentation, investigation, classification and resolutionmitigation, including participation in Anomaly Review Boards Participation in technical meetings, formal reviews, and scheduling and planning meetings Processing of system modifications, including their documentation, approval, and implementation, including participation in Change Review Boards Support to, and participation in, the functional verification and operational validation of mission performance system upgrades and evolutions, both standalone and in the context of an overall ground segment Liaison with various department and divisions within EUMETSAT CM, QA, Management, Product Experts, User Services Provision of training, through written materials, practical demonstrations and presentations, to other members of the Operations Team. Requirements In addition to having a university degree or equivalent in a relevant technical discipline, the Key Person shall have the following mandatory attributes At least five years experience of endtoend system operations in a realtime spacecraft operations environment Experience at least three years in the operations preparation and routine operations of Geostationary GEO and Low Earth Orbit LEO satellite systems At least three years work experience in the operation and configuration of endtoend monitoring and reporting systems for Earth Observation data processing ground segments At least 3 years experience in the definition, development, integration and acceptance testing of mission data monitoring systems At least three years work experience defining and implementing the verification and validation of ground segment systems Furthermore, it would be a distinct advantage for the Key person to have the following experience and skills Experience of procurement phases for new programmes. Experience of configuration and monitoring using NAGIOSOP5 Experience of software and system testing Experience with the definition and analysis of operational user requirements Experience of using configuration management systems such as CVS Eamiliarity 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. Windows Unix Linux operating systems. Please be advised that by submitting your CV or other content to us, you agree to the administration, processing and storage of any personal data for the purposes of recruitment processes. The agreement covers the processing of personal data by Vitrociset Belgium even after finishing the recruitment process to submit further proposals for employment and may be revoked at any time. Come and join us! More information at httpwwww.vitrocisetbelgium.com
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Flight Dynamics Operations Preparation Engineer mw
2016-09-20 19:08:04| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Vitrociset Belgium, a Vitrociset Group company, can claim almost 30 years of experience in the field of space operations engineering activities, starting in 1982 with the European Space Agency. Today Vitrociset Belgium is the Corporate Groups center of gravity for the Space activities in central Europe. With the headquarter located in Belgium and permanent offices presence close to ESAs centers ESOC D, ESTEC NL and ESAC SP, the company offers you major opportunities at its many sites abroad, an international environment and assignment to prestigious clients ESA, CNES, EUMETSAT, ASTRIUM. Summary of the role The key person shall work in the Operations and Services to Users Department supporting the Flight Dynamics Team in the FLO Division, while providing the main support to the EPSSG Programme and in particular to the operations preparation for Flight Dynamics operations. The tasks will be carried out mainly at EUMETSAT premises in Darmstadt, Germany, but travel mainly within Europe may be required for certain activities.. Key Responsibilities The main tasks envisaged are the Flight Dynamics support for the Operations Preparation of EPS SG during the detailed design Phase in 20162018 timeframe followed by the development implementation and validation phase 2018 onwards, including The detailed definition of Flight Dynamics operations concepts in the context of the EPSSG programme, contributing to the higher level programme operations documentation as relevant i.e. Reference Operations Plan and to the generation of operational procedures, Guides and operational configuration data Flight Dynamics databases and operational configuration data as required In the execution of previous task, take into account the current operational concepts and planned evolutions, in particular for relevant multimission andor reused elements Further coordinate the definition and implementation of Flight Dynamics Operations and Operational Interfaces with spacecraft, mission control, ground stations, dataproduct processing and system operations preparation teams, including launcher and LEOP services implementation and definition of handover conditions Support the review of documentation delivered by the satellite manufacturer as well as ground segment contractors, for Flight Dynamics operational aspects, including critical analysis of proposed designs, implementations and validation approaches and results, along with the necessary operational concepts envisaged Support ground segment development team through Flight Dynamics Subsystem acceptance and verification, as well as higher level system integration and validation testing, including the support to the definition of operational scenario validation testing Conduct where necessary mission analyses and preparation of Technical Notes to verify current operational approaches along with proposed contractors solutions Support the definition and conduct of Satellite System Validation Tests, and in particular for Flight Dynamics aspects e.g. manoeuvres Crosssupport and familiarization as necessary with current EUMETSAT Flight Dynamics operations of LEO satellites, including routine operations, planning and execution and evaluation of orbital manoeuvres, support to contingency operations, preparation and maintenance of relevant guides and procedures, operational configuration maintenance, and preparation of routine reports these activities may require intervention during the night and the nonworking days. Requirements In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, the key person shall have at least 5 years of experience on Flight Dynamics, with at least 2 of them with LEO satellites. The key person shall also demonstrate the following minimum mandatory skills Acquainted with the mathematical and physical principles of orbit determination and control for a LEO satellite Experience with Flight Dynamics orbit operations of a LEO satellite Experience with Flight Dynamics subsystem and operations development for a LEO satellite Experience working in Linuxbased systems Proven experience in formal operational validation of complex software systems, including formal documentation production, configuration control practices Furthermore, it would be a distinct advantage for the Key person to have the following experience and skills Experience with software development and operations of Flight Dynamics systems based on the ESAESOC NAPEOS Navigation Package for Earth Observation Satellites Knowledge of Unix scripting and knowledge of FORTRAN90, JAVA, Python, TCL, andor Matlab, and in particular for engineeringscientific applications Experience with software development and maintenance of systems based on Orekit space dynamics library Familiarity with space debris environment at LEO regimes and related conjunction analysis systems Knowledge of attitude determination and control for space systems and related AOCS onboard systems The key person shall also be assessed for the following skills Ability to understand and synthesise complex issues and express ideas clearly Working proactively with minimum supervision in an individual or team environment Working in teams, sharing expertise and experience with other team members Able to commit to plan and deliver as expected, or reporting proactively if any deviations foreseen Taking ownership of problems through to effective resolution Please be advised that by submitting your CV or other content to us, you agree to the administration, processing and storage of any personal data for the purposes of recruitment processes. The agreement covers the processing of personal data by Vitrociset Belgium even after finishing the recruitment process to submit further proposals for employment and may be revoked at any time. Come and join us! More information at httpwwww.vitrocisetbelgium.com
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System Operations Engineer
2016-09-14 14:05:23| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
RHEA is currently recruiting a System Operations Engineer to support the mission performance of the MSG Ground Segment and the EPS Overall Ground System OGS, as well as their evolution, as well as to the future programmes at our clients premises in Darmstadt, Germany. Tasks and Activities The scope of work will include System operations in a realtime operations environment Endtoend operations monitoring User messaging systems configuration and operation Configuration of event monitoring and endtoend monitoring systems Monitoring infrastructure configuration and operation Multimission element and infrastructure operations Mission Performance System Evolutions for existing and new programmes, in particular for EPSSG and JasonCS. Definition andor maintenance of the routine operations procedures pertaining to mission performance operations and the interfaces of the key systems within the ground segment responsible for the redesign and evolution of the mission performance systems to support existing and new programmes review any planned changes to the mission performance system configurations for LEO and GEO ground segments, and support the investigation of anomalies support to the development and operations preparation for recurrent satellites in existing operational programs, and for future operational programs now in development Skills and Experience The following skills and experience are mandatory University degree or equivalent in a relevant technical discipline At least five years experience of endtoend system operations in a realtime spacecraft operations environment Experience at least three years in the operations preparation and routine operations of Geostationary GEO and Low Earth Orbit LEO satellite systems At least three years work experience in the operation and configuration of endtoend monitoring and reporting systems for Earth Observation data processing ground segments At least 3 years experience in the definition, development, integration and acceptance testing of mission data monitoring systems At least three years work experience defining and implementing the verification and validation of ground segment systems The following skills would be highly desirable Experience of procurement phases for new programmes. Experience of configuration and monitoring using NAGIOSOP5 Experience of software and system testing Experience with the definition and analysis of operational user requirements Experience of using configuration management systems such as CVS 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. Windows Unix Linux operating systems. How to Apply Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEAs Recruitment team at careersrheagroup.com no later than 27092016. Preference will be given to candidates eligible for an EU or national personal security clearance at the level of SECRET or above. About RHEA RHEA is a leading engineering consultancy firm with demonstrated expertise in space, system and secure software solutions. We attract skilled engineers, scientists and management professionals and offer a range of exciting career paths working alongside clients such as the European Space Agency, the European GNSS Agency, EUMETSAT and NATO.
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