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Misfits Markets is on a Mission to Reduce Food Waste

2020-07-30 17:00:00| Waste Age

Food waste is expected to increase in the next ten years to 2.1 billion tons, worth $1.5 trillion (Boston Consulting Group). Misfits Markets, which sells subscription boxes with imperfect produce considered too ugly to be sold at grocery stores, is

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Mission Operation Specialist

2020-07-24 01:12:05| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

The opportunity The University of Auckland is New Zealands highestranked, researchintensive and comprehensive university. Recognised as one of the worlds leading entrepreneurial universities and with an established innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem. Te Pnaha teaThe Auckland Space Institute is a multidisciplinary centre of expertise covering topics ranging from spacecraft engineering to astrophysics, to remote sensing and applications of space technologies. Our work includes research and development working with industry, academia, government and other key stakeholders, with the aim to further grow the burgeoning New Zealand space sector. We also run educational activities at undergraduate, postgraduate and postdoctoral levels. Our team includes worldleading expertise, coupled with a stimulating, cooperative work environment which benefits from New Zealands unique geographic, cultural and political situation. We are now seeking an experienced specialist in spacecraft mission operations. About the role Within the broader domain of spacecraft engineering, we work in a variety of different areas, ranging from spacecraft subsystems structures, mechanisms, space propulsion, avionics and other relevant areas, to the development and execution of entire space missions, including the exploitation of data gathered during the missions. Key aspects of this role include developing, implementing, and maintaining the Space Institute spacecraft operationsmission operations facilities. overseeing the management of mission operations and related technologies mentoring junior members of staff and students. leading the implementation of maintenance and safety procedures managing the operation of these facilities, initially operating CubeSat missions, eve minisatellites and international missions being able to provide expert technical support in relation to the spacecraft operations and mission operations facilities to staff, students and external partners. About you You will come to us with experience in spacecraft operations andor ground station facility control and maintenance indepth knowledge of related hardware andor software domains previous experience with CubeSat andor small sat operations from LEOPS to EoL with be advantageous a sound understanding of ITU RF regulations experience in industry or a government research institute combined with academia would be welcomed ideally, you will have a degree in in Electronic Engineering, or telecommunication or computer sciences. Why us? The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through the following Flexible employment practices Career development programmes A competitive salary with five weeks annual leave Company superannuation scheme, discounted car parking, a generous parental leave allowance, childcare and a number of other discounts on internal and external services. For more information please visit Staff Benefits on our careers site. How to apply Applications must be submitted online, by the closing date of Sunday, 16 of August 2020 to be considered. Please include your cover letter and CV. For more information, please see the position description here. The University is committed to meeting its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi and achieving equity outcomes for staff and students in a safe, inclusive and equitable environment. For further information on services for Mori, Pacific, women, LGBTQI, Takatpui, people with disabilities, parenting support, flexible work and other equity issues go to www.equity.auckland.ac.nz. Additional information In accordance with our commitment to equitable recruitment, the University welcomes applications from all suitably qualified and experienced candidates. In response to COVID19 the New Zealand Government has imposed a travel ban and are currently only allowing New Zealand Residents, Citizens and visa holders meeting a strict exception policy to enter the country, all of whom must currently enter Government approved quarantine for two weeks on arrival. It is uncertain when these border restrictions will change, and this may impact the degree to which an offshore candidate can engage in the interview process or be available to commence in a new position. For more information and updates on the border restrictions visit the Immigration New Zealand website or the New Zealand Governments official Covid19 website.

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Mission Control Systems Engineer

2020-07-10 14:12:11| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

EUMETSAT is Europes meteorological satellite agency monitoring the weather and climate from space 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Working for EUMETSAT, you can make a world of difference and be a part of something that makes a positive impact on society. You will be at the cutting edge of satellite technology, with a meaningful role in an organisation focused on spacebased observations of the Earths weather and climate. Background EUMETSAT operates a growing fleet of Earth Observation satellites in Low Earth and geostationary orbits currently comprising 7 EUMETSAT Meteosat Second Generation and Metop satellites, and 2 Copernicus Sentinel3 satellites. In parallel, EUMETSAT is working towards the launch of one next generation satellite each year in the period 20202025, beginning with JasonCSSentinel6 A and continuing with Meteosat Third Generation and Metop Second Generation satellites. The Mission Control Systems Engineer is responsible for the engineering and maintenance of the Mission Control System MCS software applications and related tools used for the exploitation of operational satellite systems supporting mission control aspects of the design, development, Integration, Verification and Validation of new satellite systems. What youll be doing Management of the Mission Control functions maintenance activities, in support to the exploitation of operational satellite systems. This includes the definition and execution of maintenance procedures, troubleshooting, reporting and correction of anomalies, managing evolutions, maintaining and improving the maintenance working practices and processes Interfacing with internal customers e.g. operations engineers and analysts, in the frame of anomaly investigations, definition of corrective actions, planning maintenance tasks and releases, identifying needs for upgrades Requirements definition, design, development and testing of MCS applications, in support to the development of new satellite systems Supporting maintenance of the EUMETSAT Ground Segment Reference Architecture and related technical documentation for the Mission Control Functions Technical management of industrial maintenance contracts and support services, including the monitoring of contractors performance against contract and Service Level Agreement Support the promotion and delivery of genericmultimission and costefficient solutions for MCS applications to be used across operational and future missions. Contribute to the maintenance of the product roadmap for MCS applications Leading the engineering and maintenance team for the Mission Control System MCS applications, ensuring the development and maintenance of the knowledge and skillbase within the team What we offer Excellent salary, of at least Euro 6000 month NET after tax based on skills and experience Flexible working time including additional flexileave Full medical coverage for employee and family Attractive pension 30 days of annual leave 14.5 days public holidays Training and development support Relocation allowance and support if applicable. Qualifications A University degree in a relevant engineering discipline Skills and Experience Proven experience in the domain of satellite Mission Control Systems and in maintaining large scale software systems in an operational environment, preferably related to highavailability 247 applications Knowledge and demonstrated experience in Mission Control System functions consisting of telemetry and telecommand processing chains, procedure and schedule automation, data archive, operations preparation and ground station interfaces Integration and verification testing of complex Mission Control System applications Application software development with formal production and maintenance of technical documentation such as Software Requirements Specifications SRS, Architectural Design Documents ADD , Interface Control Document and Test Plans Application Lifecycle Management functions such as configuration management, continuous integration, continuous deployment and anomaly tracking Java and C programming languages and related development environments as well as open source solutions and technologies Knowledge of CCSDS and ECSS standards relevant to the MCS domain Knowledge of one or more of the following domainssystems would be an advantage spacecraft simulations, ESA MICONYS, SIMULS, DABYS software suites Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to apply them to activities within and across teams. More about us EUMETSATs role is to establish and operate meteorological satellites to monitor the weather and climate from space 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisations Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide. EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to the Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users. As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT can recruit nationals only from the 30 Member States Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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Flight Dynamics Mission Analysis Engineer mfd

2020-07-08 16:13:11| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

For our Astrodynamics team in DarmstadtGermany we are looking for a Mission Analyst, to initially be based at our clients site in Darmstadt. Our Flight Dynamics team members perform all operational activities related to controlling the spacecraft orbit and attitude. As a Mission Analyst, your primary role will be supporting the HERA mission to the asteroid Didymos. As you progress in youre a career as a member of our astrodynamics team you may have the opportunity to become involved with the complete systems and operational lifecycle for the actual spacecraft operations, ranging from early capturing of requirements, to design, implementation and testing of the flight dynamics systems tools and finally with performing actual critical for example, launch and routine operations. Our Astrodynamics team members are usually involved in many satellite missions at the same time which means you combine development of new systems for upcoming missions with critical andor routine operations for active spacecraft CGI is one of Europes leading suppliers of Spacecraft Ground Segment Systems and related services and has recently been recognised as one of the top employers in Europe. We are passionate about space and supporting our employees in realising their full potential. Tasks As a Mission Analyst your main tasks will consist of Trajectory Optimisation for interplanetary transfer and the nearasteroid phase Navigation and Guidance, including Optical Navigation for Mission Analysis Concurrent Design Studies for space missions Mission Analysis Tools Development, environmental models, numerical integration techniques, local and global optimisation techniques and algorithms Support to project, scientists and industry, participation in reviews In the context of supporting flight dynamics you may be asked to fulfill the following mission operations tasks Setup and maintain the Flight Dynamics telemetry retrieving and postprocessing system based on SCOS2000 database. Monitor Spacecraft status and pointing performance. Verification of the Spacecraft navigation data against dynamics models. Detect and investigate spacecraft anomalies. Working together with the flight control team and industry experts to determine the root cause and analyze short term actions and long term solutions Perform regular flight sensor calibrations gyroscopes, accelerometers, star trackers to optimize their performance Support live critical operations as LEOP, orbit insertions or safe mode recovery. Provide orbit and attitude propagated events for mission planning. For future missions you may be asked to undertake the following mission development tasks Participate in System design review of future missions with spacecraft manufacturers. Use the operations experience to improve future designs. Analysis of mission requirements for the Flight Dynamics system. Development of tools and procedures for the efficient and effective fulfillment of the Flight Dynamics system requirements. Validation of the Flight Dynamics system through simulations and system tests. Further develop and maintain flight dynamics applications software. The work in Flight Dynamics is continuously changing, challenging and highly technical. The working environment is completely panEuropean and very dynamic. The working language is English. This position may involve periods of oncall support and occasional shift work. Qualifications The candidate for this role will have experience in Trajectory Optimisation, including the multibody problem Trajectories in proximity of minor bodies Navigation and Guidance techniques for Mission Analysis activities, Concurrent Design Studies for space missions, Use of and development of Mission Analysis Tools environmental models, Numerical integration techniques, local and global optimisation techniques and algorithms, Operational and ground segment Missionarchitecture design and its impact on the operational and ground segments, You will Hold a Masters degree or higher in Mathematics, Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Have an expert knowledge of Applied mathematics, classical mechanics and Astrodynamics, Have knowledge of spacecraft Attitude and Orbit Control Systems, sensors and actuators Have knowledge of Fortran, C, Python and UnixLinux scripting languages Be fluent in written and spoken English In addition experience with Linux, network services and protocols, and system administration would be an advantage. Please apply via httpswww.de.cgi.comdecareerssearchJ07200363missionanalysisengineermfd

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Flight Dynamics Engineer Mission Analysis

2020-07-08 10:12:31| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Serco Services GmbH part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multinational Service Provider with over 50,000 employees worldwide. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Flight Dynamics Engineer Mission Analysis based at ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany. Job Description Highly competitive salary Corporate Benefits Package Relocation Assistance if applicable Further information available from the Serco Europe Recruitment Team Main Responsibilities The successful candidate will concentrate hisher activities on the following Mission Analysis Trajectory Optimisation for interplanetary transfer and the nearasteroid phase Navigation and Guidance, including Optical Navigation for Mission Analysis Concurrent Design Studies for space missions Mission Analysis Tools Development, environmental models, numerical integration techniques local and global optimisation techniques and algorithms Support to project, scientists and industry, participation in reviews General Flight Dynamics operations engineering activities Successful Candidate The Key Person should bring the following skills and experience University degree in a relevant engineering field, astronomy, mathematics or physics. An outstanding expertise in trajectory optimisation, including the multibody problem and trajectories in proximity of minor bodies. Skills in navigation and guidance techniques and expertise in mission analysis tool development. Proficiency in classical mechanics, including kinematics and dynamics of point masses, dynamics of rigid bodies, noninertial reference frames, e.g. including dynamics in rotating frames, rotation dynamics expressed in body fixed frame, conservation laws in mechanics, gravitational forces and field, orbit dynamics, Keplerian orbits and Kepler laws. Skills to apply above knowledge to develop solutions to technical problems in cooperation with customers and other specialists. Knowledge about operational and ground segment aspects in the missionarchitecture design. Desire to extend technical skills. A high sense of operational responsibility and good communication skills. Fluency in English, both in speech and writing. Coordinate and interact with other service providers in operations and other fields. Ability to work independently. Additional desirable skills are Familiarity with the ESOC environment. Previous operational experience in Flight Dynamics or spacecraft missions in general. Ability to define, implement, validate and operate software which applies the above solutions, using C as main programming language knowledge of UnixLinux, scripting languages and Fortran 77952003 is a valuable asset. Experience in MATLABSIMULINK, Mathematica, Scientific Python and shell scripting. Experience with Linux, network services and protocols, and system administration. The ability to multitask efficiently working on multiple activities, multiple subsystems and if applicable multiple missions simultaneously. Furthermore, knowledge about current and planned ESA missions should be a given. Important Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law. Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process. Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. Data Protection When creating a profile on the Serco Career Centre you agreed to the Data Protection policy, a copy is available upon request. You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time. About The Company Serco is one of the worlds largest providers of public services, employing over 50,000 people in over 20 countries. We work closely with the European Government Institutions Space Agencies providing crucial Services with over 300 staff members. The services we provide are often of critical importance to the communities and nations we serve, Providing public services is one of the most satisfying and rewarding careers you can have, you have an ability to make a real positive difference to peoples lives and to your community and country. As a business which delivers frontline public services, employing tens of thousands of people, we are constantly developing and promoting people our need for skilled professionals is insatiable and few companies can offer as many opportunities for individuals to grow their careers What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here. Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action. If you share our values then join with over 50,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you A career with Serco offers the chance to work with both inspirational people and innovative contracts, in a dynamic and exciting environment. We have a mandate to execute brilliantly and our people lead and inspire based on our core values, Trust, Care, Pride and Innovation. Take pride in what you do.

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