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Mission Control Operations Engineer

2013-12-23 12:35:35| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

RHEA the fastest growing leading Belgian SME providing system engineering solutions and professional engineering services to the international space industry is recruiting experienced Engineers from the Satellite Industry for a full time position based in Germany. Description As a member of the OPS Satellite Routine Operations team, the Consultant shall provide support to the development and operation of the Satellite Core Ground System. Main duties are the operation of the Spacecraft Mission Control System MCS in the context of the Core Ground System. The role comprises a range of tasks including the provision of support to the routine operation of the MCS, and the interfaces between the MCS and other components of the Satellite Core Ground Segment CGS. The engineer will be responsible for the definition andor maintenance of the routine operations procedures pertaining to the operation of the MCS and these interfaces and specifically Satellite configuration management and quality assurance practices. In addition, the Consultant will be expected to acquire and maintain a Systemwide view of the CGS, particularly in the areas of system monitoring control and data flows, due to the central role the MCS plays in the operation of the CGS. Also included is the review of any planned changes to the system configuration and the investigation of anomalies encountered through the routine operation of the MCS. The engineer will also be required to provide on call support as part of a team of MCS engineers. In particular the tasks will include Definition and maintenance of MCS operations procedures, including System Control Procedures SCPs, Ground Control Procedures GCPs and the MCS and Operational Database Operations Guides Liaison with the spacecraft operations team to ensure the continuity and optimization of spacecraft monitoring and control activities Interface with other facilities within the Satellite Core Ground Segment to ensure the continuity and optimization of ground segment and mission monitoring and control activities Interface with external elements of the Satellite Overall Ground Segment to ensure the continuity and optimization of data exchanges with the MCS Interface with the MCS maintenance team and industry representatives to ensure optimized performance by the MCS, including participating in the definition and implementation of any changes Investigation into anomalies, their documentation, classification and correctionmitigation, participation in Anomaly Review Boards Participation in further technical meetings, formal reviews, and scheduling and planning meetings Provision of training, through written materials, practical demonstrations and presentations, to other members of the Routine Operations Team. Profile In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the Consultant shall have at least four years experience in the operation or maintenance of SCOS 2K realtime spacecraft control systems. Experience of Low Earth Orbit LEO spacecraft control systems and operations are essential. The Consultant shall have significant work experience with a UNIX operating system. The consultant shall have good communications skills, to allow the effective communication of information under a variety of circumstances. The Consultant should be used to working proactively within a small team, being able to work with the minimum of supervision. The variety of the tasks and the scope and complexity of the systems to be supported require a high degree of autonomy and good analytical skills. The ability to perform under very high workloads and adapt to a rapidly changing environment is essential, conducting all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner and working calmly and correctly under stress. While the official languages are English and French, the working language for the position is English and therefore consultant must be able to work effectively in this language. Location Germany Application deadline ASAP If you are interested, please send your WORD EUROPASS format CV as well as a Cover Letter to Lena Englander, Recruitment Manager to careeropportunitiesrheagroup.com. Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information. RHEA provides you with an attractive employment package based on the candidates experience, the opportunity to build experience in the space sector and to grow within an international company. RHEA is an independent Space Engineering Consulting and Software company that offers knowledgebased services and innovative solutions to the space industry. Our technical expertise is coupled with the provision of software tools for both Space and Ground segments. For the past 18 years RHEA has supported over 40 space missions, including comet chasers, planetary and Moon missions, deep space astronomy experiments to understand the fundamental laws of physics, climate monitoring, meteorology, navigation and communications. Rhea is the market leader for MOIS solutions and procedure management systems. Rhea has successfully brought together engineers and scientists from 13 nationalities to support its clients across 7 European countries, Canada and the USA.

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Control System Engineer

2013-11-27 15:36:46| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Directorate of Technical and Quality Management The European Space Agency is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women POST Control System Engineer in the Control Systems and Sensors Section, Control Systems Division, Electrical Engineering Department, Directorate of Technical and Quality Management. This post is classified in the A2A4 grade band of the Coordinated Organisations salary scale. LOCATION ESTEC, Noordwijk The Netherlands. DUTIES The postholder will report to the Head of the Control Systems and Sensors Section. The main responsibilities of the Section are technical support to projects and technology research and development for satellite attitude control systems. The duties of this post are providing AOCS Attitude and Orbit Control System engineering expertise to satellite projects, and managing AOCS systems and hardware development contracts. The main tasks of this post are providing AOCS engineering expertise to satellite projects involving requirement analysis and tradeoffs, performance and budget analyses, writing and assessment of AOCS specifications subsystem and units and interfaces, participating in the evaluation of industrial proposals, being a engineering focal point for the AOCS subsystem and unit procurement reviewing, evaluating and checking industrial contractors AOCS designs, detailed analysis, simulations and tests identifying design deficiencies and problem areas and assisting in their resolution. These activities shall be carried out during all phases of satellite procurement from preliminary definition up to launch, with particular emphasis on project reviews conceiving, initiating and managing research and development contracts for AOCS subsystem and hardware sensorsactuators technology including control techniques, electronics and interfaces, onboard control software, etc. This task involves preparing specifications and work statements, as well as monitoring and controlling technical and schedule performance specifying, implementing and verifying control laws using computeraided design tools. This activity also involves verifying the realtime embedded software used to implement the control laws, satellite dynamics and AOCS unit modeling participating in control hardware laboratory work, which also involves preparing and using inhouse test facilities for the evaluation and prevalidation of new AOCS and sensorsactuators designs. QUALIFICATIONS Applicants for this post should have a Masters degree or equivalent qualification in control and aerospace engineering, with at least five years experience in the development of satellite AOCS relevant to most of the tasks and duties described above. Candidates should have good general experience of satellite AOCS development throughout the different project phases as well as a good knowledge of different system architectures and control concepts for different satellite missions, including fault tolerance FDIR aspects. Good experience of hardware development sensor and actuator technologies, together with knowledge in control design, analyses and simulation, is required. Experience of implementation and verification activities is an asset. Ideally, applicants should also have relevant management and organisation skills for running AOCS technology contracts. Candidates should have good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work effectively and cooperatively in a diverse and international team environment and to define and implement solutions in line with team and individual objectives and project deadlines. In addition, they should have good analytical, organisational and reporting skills, a proactive attitude to solving problems and an interest in innovative technologies. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these two languages is required together with a working knowledge of the other language. Knowledge of another member state language is an asset. CLOSING DATE The closing date for applications is 02 January 2014. Applications from external candidates for this position should preferably be made online at the ESA Web Site www.esa.intcareers. Those unable to apply online should submit their CV to the Head of the Human Resources Division, ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk ZH The Netherlands. The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests. Under ESA Regulations, the age limit for recruitment is 55. Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada. Priority will be first given to internal candidates and secondly to external candidates from underrepresented member states. In accordance with the European Space Agencys security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment.

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Mission Control System Integration and Verification Engineer fm

2013-11-21 11:36:08| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

About us SCISYS Deutschland GmbH provides professional engineering and consultancy services to spacecraft operators and spacecraft primes. Our team is composed of university graduates and experienced professionals, comprising some of the most knowledgeable, dedicated and talented engineers across Europe. Our services cover the whole life cycle of space programmes from early concepts to operations. Our Space Division provides a dynamic, supportive and friendly atmosphere in which you are encouraged to lead with initiative. We support new ideas from our colleagues and are focused on supporting space programmes and missions. We have a strong presence at ESOC and EUMETSAT, as well as serving other ESA sites, the German Space Operations Centre and the German Galileo Control Centre. Moreover, we actively manage your professional development, training and career progression. For the location in Darmstadt, Germany we are looking for a Mission Control System Integration and Verification Engineer fm at Eumetsat. Tasks The EUMETSAT TSS Technical and Scientific Support Department provides in an integrated manner scientific and engineering support to EUMETSATs programmes during the development and operations phases, and process assurance project control to the whole organisation. Within the TSS Department, the GSI Generic Systems and Infrastructure Division is in charge of engineering, maintaining and upgrading generic ground segment functions, services, infrastructure and tools in response to requirements of operational and future programmes. The Mission Control Applications and Tools Team under the GSI Division is responsible for the maintenance and evolution of all Satellite and Ground Segment MC applications and tools. This includes MC kernel, MC archive, Flight Dynamics, Mission Planning functions and the MCrelated tools. The key person shall work in the TSS Department as a member of the Mission Control Applications and Tools Team, which is part of the GSI Division. The key person will provide hisher prime support to the integration and verification testing of the Monitoring Control System, but will also support integration and verification activities at Mission Control Function level including Flight Dynamics and Mission Planning Systems. The tasks of the key person will typically include Integration Verification activities Integration of the various components of a Monitoring Control System and integration of the Monitoring Control System with the rest of systems in the Mission Control Function. These integration activities include software deployment, software configuration, adjustment of interfaces, analysis and solution to problems. Generation and updates of test plan and test procedures both for the Monitoring Control System and at Mission Control Function level. This activity covers functional verification testing and nonregression testing manual and automatic testing. Execution and coordination of software verification and nonregression testing campaigns. This activity includes running the test procedures on the target system, generation of test reports, analysis of results, troubleshooting of problems. Generation of test data and test tools that facilitate the software verification and nonregression testing Maintaining the verification status of the software requirement baseline for the Monitoring Control System Software Maintenance Activities Preventive and corrective maintenance including the investigation of anomalies in the software systems and verification testing of the fixes Technical Management Documentation generation and updates of technical documents Routine reporting preparation and production of routine reports as necessary Meeting participation participation to technical, progress and team meetings as needed and requested Software engineering methodology Analysis activities focused on a common software engineering methodology and common software engineering tools for the GSI Mission Control Applications and Tools Team Development of tools supporting these common software engineering methodologies User Support Software support software support to the endusers of the application software Training prepare and provide training covering endusage and maintenance aspects of the mission control facilities Essential requirements In addition to having a University degree in a relevant engineering discipline, the key person shall demonstrate significant knowledge and experience in the area of software maintenance and testing. The key person shall have skills and experience in software maintenance and testing with the following mandatory areas System Integration Verification Skills Extensive experience minimum 3 years in integration activities for Satellite Monitoring Control Systems. This includes software deployment, software configuration, adjustment of interfaces and troubleshooting of problems both at subsystem and system level. Extensive experience minimum 3 years in verification testing activities of Satellite Monitoring Control Systems following formal software engineering processes. This includes requirement verification, generation of test plan and test procedures, nonregression testing, generation of test data, generation of test tools, running the test procedures on the target system and generation of test reports. Extensive experience minimum 5 years in the investigation of software anomalies and verification testing of fixes, preferably in the domain of Satellite Monitoring Control Systems. Experience using tools for the automation of software testing Software Engineering Skills Experience in the maintenance of software applications following formal software engineering processes including at least configuration management, change management and anomaly reporting and tracking Experience in developing and maintaining software applications using Java under UNIX operating systems Experience in developing and maintaining software applications using C under UNIX operating systems Experience with static and dynamic software analysis tools in support to testing and troubleshooting Documentation and Configuration Management Skills Very good knowledge of MS Windows Office Suite applications and experience with documentation management systems. Experience in using configuration Management and anomaly reporting and tracking tools 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 the minimum of supervision. Desirable skills The following experience would be regarded as additional assets Domain Skills Knowledge and understanding of space related standards ECSS and CCSDS related to spacetoground interfaces and applicable to Satellite Monitoring Control Systems Packet Telemetry and Telecommand standards, PUS Packet Utilisation Standard Experience with Monitoring Control Systems for LEO spacecraft. Experience with MICONYS Control System software from ESA Experience with EPOCH IPS MC Product Suite from Integral Systems now KRATOS Knowledge of Flight Dynamics Systems Knowledge of Mission Planning Systems Experience with Satellite Simulators Software Technology Skills IBM DOORS requirement management tool Experience in version Control Systems CVS and SVN Linux Operating System Software applications using ODBCJDBC bridges and programmatic interfaces to MySQL RDBMS Engineering of MySQL RDBMS Administration of MySQL RDBMS Interprocess communication mechanisms, in particular TCPIP and CORBA standards XML processing schema design, validation, parser libraries, transformation XSLT and XPath Eclipse Rich Client Platform applications development Other Information Fluency in English is mandatory Standby callout support is required Travel within Europe may be necessary Must be an EU national or possess a currently valid German Work Residence Permit Foreseen starting date is 01 March 2014 To guarantee that your application is processed, please apply via our website httpwww.scisys.dewhereweworkspacecareersspacejobs.html

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Senior Mission Operations Control Software Engineer

2013-09-17 18:36:05| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

HE Space is a successful international space company. For over 30 years, we have been supporting our customers with qualified experts in the field of engineering, science and administration. We are currently looking for a Software Engineer to support our customer in Luxembourg. Senior Mission Operations Control Software Engineer Key Tasks and Responsibilities Our customer is a leading provider of operational services, technical consultancy and hightech products as well as integrated solutions to the global satellite industry. In this role, you will have the following responsibilities Specify, design, evaluate, implement and test software and networking infrastructure required to support satellite control centers and satellite and hybrid communication systems Procure equipment, software and services necessary to build the infrastructure at customer premises and manage shipment Supervise specification, design, and development work necessary for project implementation, including project control functions Design and implement softwarecomputer infrastructure andor modifications to comply with specific customer requirements such as their standards, interfaces and software and hardware technologies Interface customer and collect requirements for the setup of budgets, procurements, installation management and the operational handover of systems Coordinate with other functions Project Control, Legal, Finance for the transparent and effective realization of assigned project Travel internationally and meet directly with customers and vendors worldwide when required Define future technology requirements in close cooperation with sales and other group companies Followup technology development in the area of expertise and make recommendations regarding evolution of TechCom services and products Provide technical recommendations and expertise in the area of networking, communication protocols and network management Provide support to Sales department for the presales activities presales engineering Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience University degree or equivalent with experience in telecommunications andor computer science Minimum of 7 years experience in engineering of large, reliable, distributed client server applications and communication protocols Excellent knowledge of software specification, design, implementation, verification and validation Excellent knowledge of software and system engineering methodologies using SysML and UML Excellent knowledge of Service Oriented Architectures and in particular JBOSS Excellent programming skills in Java, Python, HTML, and JavaScript Sound knowledge of database management systems in particular PostgreSQL Sound knowledge of network design, deployment and operations Sound knowledge of network with emphasis on TCPIP running over different physical media Knowledge of software practices and standards such as ITIL and ECSS Knowledge of the satellite technologies and satellite based communication Familiar with workflow management systems and business process modeling based on BPMN 2.0 Personal skills communication skills, analytical sense, coordination and priority setting facilities, problem perception, assessment and solving, autonomy and team work, flexibility and mobility Fluency in English is mandatory, knowledge of another European language is an advantage. This job is located in Betzdorf. We are looking for candidates who are available from November 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter. If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send us your CV together with a letter of motivation both in English and in Word to Ms Sarah Gonschorek, quoting job reference DEBSC2097 before 08Oct13. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!

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MTG Monitoring Control Subsystem Engineer fm

2013-08-22 17:37:06| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

About us SCISYS Deutschland GmbH provides professional engineering and consultancy services Control Centre and spacecraft primes. Our team is composed of university graduates and experienced professionals, comprising some of the most knowledgeable, dedicated and talented engineers across Europe. Our services cover the whole life cycle of space programmes from early concepts to operations. Our Space Division provides a dynamic, supportive and friendly atmosphere in which you are encouraged to lead with initiative. We support new ideas from our colleagues and are focused on supporting space programmes and missions. We have a strong presence at ESOC and EUMETSAT, as well as serving all ESA sites, ESO, Columbus Control Centre, the German Galileo innovation. Moreover, we actively manage your professional development, training and career progression. For the location in Darmstadt, Germany we are looking for an MTG Monitoring Control Subsystem Engineer fm at Eumetsat. Tasks Consultancy support for a satellite Monitoring Control Subsystem MCS Engineer is required as part of the MTG ground segment team. The key person will be organisationally based in the Geostationary Orbit GEO Division as a member of the Mission Operations System team. The Key Person shall perform the following tasks Support to the maintenance of MTG Mission Operations Facility requirement specification in the area of Monitoring Control System and liaison with the operational users for the definition of the requirements baseline Follow up the MTG MCS procurement to make sure that the delivery fits the intended purpose Support the MTG ground segment team, the Mission Operations Facility manager and the ground segment manager Interact with suppliers and partner organisations. Participation to the Reviews for the Monitoring and Control Subsystem and interfacing facilities Preparation of technical notes and attendance at technical meetings Maintenance i.e. mainly configuration and installation of the SCOS 2000 MCS demonstrator installed for familiarisation of the operations preparation team with the Mission Operations Facility MCS Analysis, review and generation of any relevant MTG documentation Maintenance and evolution of Mission Operations Facility Java Eclipse RCP RAP based tools established in the frame of Phase B At a later stage in the programme, these additional tasks may be requested Participation test conduction and or witnessing to MTG Monitoring and Control Subsystem facilities testing and related activities on facility as well as on system level Analysis of test results and test reports on facility as well as on system level in particular with respect to their suitability for requirement verification and validation Installation of the MTG Monitoring and Control Subsystem at EUMETSAT, while fulfilling the configuration management requirements Verification of correct facility installation Monitor and, where applicable, steer the lifecycle for all related anomaly reports ARs nonconformance reports NCRs Preparation and production of routine reports as necessary Essential requirements In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the key person shall have a demonstrated experience of spacecraft andor ground segment procurement. The key person shall have a goal oriented attitude with a good level of communication skills enabling working in a highly flexible integrated team. Furthermore, the key person shall have, as a prerequisite a demonstrated experience of five years in the following Mission Control Subsystem specifications development and or procurement within a space system In depth knowledge of SCOS 2000 based Monitoring and Control Subsystems The ECSS Packet Utilization Standard PUS TM TC Database design, implementation and testing SCOS 2000 based onboard software function AIV related activities test procedure generation, requirements verification and validation Eclipse RCP RAP Java, C and C UNIX operating system usage 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 the minimum of supervision. Desirable skills It would be a distinct advantage for the key person to have experience with some of the following ECSS Space Engineering Standards, in particular those related to Mission Control IBM DOORS Operations Preparation Automation i.e. procedures activation and execution Spacecraft Simulator based on SIMSAT Ground segment monitoring control SCOS 2000 based Monitoring and Control Subsystems Maintenance GEO Spacecraft routine operations CVS Version Control software Configuration Control software e.g. Dimensions Other Information Fluency in English is mandatory Travel within Europe may be necessary Must be an EU national or possess a currently valid German Work Residence Permit Foreseen starting date is 01 January 2014 To guarantee that your application is processed, please apply via our website httpwww.scisys.dewhereweworkspacecareersspacejobs.html

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