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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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Senior Mission Concepts Engineer

2016-09-16 13:04:18| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

One of our clients in the UK is looking for a Senior Mission Concepts Engineer. The key candidate will lead mission and top level system design for a range of space missions including Earth observation, science and exploration, in orbit services, telecoms and navigation. Tasks New Mission Concepts Work with Principal Investigators, Heads of Business, Business Development team and RD project teams to identify and develop new mission concepts. Perform requirements capture and subsequent development of the mission concept solution covering space, ground and user segment implementation. Perform design activities with the focus on a cost engineered solution and with appropriate challenging of requirements to develop solutions with a high performancecost ratio. Perform the required mission analysis to verify integrity of solutions. Generate a set of required enabling technologies to be developed, for input into the companys technology roadmaps. Studies Lead studies into future concepts for a wide variety of customers and institutions, including the European Space Agency. Manage studies to meet technical requirements, cost and schedule. Deliver technical outputs of studies in the form of high quality technical reports and presentations to customers. Bids Work with the Heads of Business, Business Development team and Engineering teams to support business development activities to generate cost effective technical solutions. Manage and contribute to both technical and management inputs study bids for a variety of customers and institutions, including ESA. Qualifications A degree, or equivalent in Engineering, Physics or Maths. Experience Space mission design to the subsystem level covering space and ground segments starting from end user requirements. The experience should cover a range of mission types including Telecoms and Earth Observation. Managing, and technically leading, space mission design studies and proposals. Mission analysis for a range of space based mission types. Knowledge and Skills Excellent technical writing and presentation generating and delivering skills. Excellent knowledge of orbit analysis, system budgets, operations, ground segment, space environment and satellite mechanical and electrical architectures. Excellent knowledge of a wide range of satellite applications. Ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales. Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Excellent knowledge of STK and Matlab or equivalent analysis tools.

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Rescue Mission: Community strategies emerge to preserve affordable housing

2016-09-12 20:24:41| PortlandOnline

Donna Kimura and Christine Serlin profile the City's 11x13 housing preservation campaign in the September 2016 edition of Affordable Housing Finance PDF Document, 965kbCategory: In the News

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Sener Announces Second Contract in JUICE Space Mission

2016-09-12 01:00:00| Naval Technology

Sener engineering and technology group announced at the UK Farnborough International Airshow the recent award by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of the medium-gain antenna for the JUICE mission.

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