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USMCs F-35B Lightning II aircraft engage in aerial refuel mission

2016-03-18 01:00:00| Naval Technology

The US Marine Corps' (USMC) two F-35B Lightning II aircraft have conducted an aerial refuelling mission with a KC-130J Super Hercules, during a training flight over Southern California.

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USS Kentucky to begin its first strategic deterrent mission since 2011

2016-03-17 01:00:00| Naval Technology

The US Navy's Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) has left from the Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor to engage in its first strategic deterrent mission since 2011.

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Mission Planning Engineer

2016-03-15 16:08:05| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Are you an experienced Engineer in routine mission planning operations for LEO Satellites? EPS, Sentinel3 do not mean simple words to you but attractive Missions? EPSSG and JasonCS might be Missions you would also like to support? If so, come and start a new professional challenge. Apply online at www.telespaziovega.de for this permanent and fulltime position, located on customer side in EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany. Submission deadline for applicants is 12th of April. The expected start date is JulyAugust 2016 We are Telespazio VEGA Deutschland and have been supporting the European Space Industry for over 30 years, including ESA, DLR, EUMETSAT and CNES. We are looking forward to gettoknowyou. RESPONSIBILITIESDUTIES The tasks of the key person will typically include Performing routine and contingency scheduling tasks using the mission planning facility Performing preventative maintenance of the mission planning facility according to working practice, generally by running system checks to spot any system anomalies or errors Raising anomaly reports when necessary and monitoring their resolution through attendance at appropriate review boards. Supplying context and initial analyses that may aid the investigation of anomalies Responding to mission planning related anomalies and operational contingencies promptly Maintenance of mission planning documentation such as the user guide document and the operational implementation document Liaising with external entities where necessary in order to fulfil joint operations requirements. Maintaining documentation concerning this Maintaining a detailed understanding of the space and ground segment operational needs that are met through mission planning. Through regular liaison with space and ground segment experts, implementing, testing and documenting new or modified operational needs that are met through mission planning Performing the maintenance, update, validation and documentation of the mission planning operational implementation for all missions, in all mission phases. The mission planning operational implementation resides in a relational database and associated business rule management system, and is used to generate schedules related to satellite payload mission planning Rolling out of new versions of the mission planning operational implementation following approved configuration management procedures Contributing to the definition of any changes to the supplied mission planning application software or to inhouse supporting software that could lead to performance andor ergonomics improvements. Contributing to the process of implementing such changes, and liaising with any external contractors that may be performing the changes Training of personnel in Mission Planning oncall and routine scheduling tasks as required QUALIFICATIONSEXPERIENCE Engineer with minimum 3 years experience in routine mission planning operations for LEO satellites. ESSENTIAL SKILLS Fluency in English 3 years experience of low earth orbit LEO spacecraft and ground segment system operations At least 3 years of routine mission planning operations At least 3 years experience in the production and maintenance of mission planning operational rules using a Javalike Business Rules Management System e.g. JBoss Drools or ILOG Rules At least 2 years of working with files in XML format Experience in the operational validation of mission planning software systems Experience with Software Version Control Systems e.g. CVS, SVN or Git and Software Configuration Management Systems e.g. Serena Dimensions DESIRABLE SKILLS At least 2 years working with relational databases and SQL, preferably involving Oracle database administration At least 2 years of LinuxUnix operating system administration At least 1 year of software development in C Knowledge of Oracle database access using ProC BENEFITS Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package including 30 days holiday, generous training possibilities and Telespazio VEGA Deutschland pension scheme is offered to the successful candidate. APPLICATION You are looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then you should send your detailed application preferably online with your availability and current salary status.

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Mission Planning Software Engineer for MTG

2016-03-15 16:08:05| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Are you an experienced Software Engineer in the specification procurement or development and operations of a satellite mission planning system? Meteosat Third Generation MTG is a program which fascinates you? Do you want to be part of an exciting challenge? If so, come and start a new professional challenge. Apply online at www.telespaziovega.de for this permanent and fulltime position, located on customer side in EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany. Submission deadline for applicants is 12th of April. The expected start date is AugustSeptember 2016. We are Telespazio VEGA Deutschland and have been supporting the European Space Industry for over 30 years, including ESA, DLR, EUMETSAT and CNES. We are looking forward to gettoknowyou. RESPONSIBILITIESDUTIES Although formally procured by the Flight Operations FLO division, the candidate will be organisationally based in the Geostationary Orbit GEO division as part of the Mission Operations Facility MOF team, until shortly after launch. This period covers the remaining part of the MOF procurement phase and the operations preparation phase. During routine operations postlaunch the candidate will be based in FLO division. The tasks of the key person will typically include During the procurement phase Participating in reviews for the MPS, the procedure edition and execution tools, and interfacing facilities. Analysing and reviewing relevant MTG documentation, preparing technical notes and attending technical meetings Participating in MPS, procedure edition and execution tools testing e.g. Factory and OnSite Acceptance Testing and related activities at facility and system level. Analysing and reporting on the test results, in particular with respect to their suitability for requirement verification and validation Creation and execution of test procedures on the assigned MOF elements in order to validate their readiness for operational usage Participating in the installation of the MPS, procedure edition and execution tools at EUMETSAT, while fulfilling the configuration management requirements. Verifying the facility installation Defining the Mission Planning, procedure edition and execution tools operational implementation database structures, etc Monitoring and steering the lifecycle for MPS, procedure edition and execution tools related anomaly reports ARs and nonconformance reports NCRs Interacting with internal users, suppliers and partner organisations Maintaining internally generated tools and creation of new internal tools, mainly developed in Java, C and C During the operations preparation and operations phase Performing routine and contingency scheduling tasks using the MPS and procedure edition and execution tools Performing preventative maintenance on the MPS and associated tools according to working practice, generally by running system checks to spot any system anomalies or errors Raising anomaly reports when necessary and monitoring their resolution through attendance at appropriate review boards. Supplying context and initial analyses that may aid the investigation of anomalies Responding to mission planning related anomalies and operational contingencies promptly Maintenance of mission planning documentation such as the User Guide document and the Operational Implementation document Rolling out of new versions of the MPS operational implementation following approved configuration management procedures Training of personnel in mission planning tasks as required QUALIFICATIONSEXPERIENCE Software engineer with minimum 5 years experience in the specification, procurement or development and operations of a satellite mission planning system. ESSENTIAL SKILLS Fluency in English Experience of spacecraft andor ground segment procurement Demonstrated experience in the field of Space Mission Planning of at least 5 years, preferably gained during the specification, development and operation of space systems At least 5 years of practical experience in Mission Planning, procedure edition and execution tools specificationdevelopmentprocurementoperation of a GEO andor a LEO space system At least 5 years of Software technology skills in programming languages such as CCJava on UNIX and MS Windows At least 5 years of experience of routine mission planning operations AIV related activities test procedure generation, requirements verification and validation Practical experience with Software Version Control Systems e.g. CVS, SVN or Git and Software Configuration Management Systems e.g. Serena Dimensions Practical experience with the LinuxUnix operating system user command level DESIRABLE SKILLS Knowledge of ECSS Space Engineering Standards, in particular those related to Mission Control Experience of operations preparation in the area of Mission Planning, procedure edition and execution tools Maintenance of a Mission Planning Subsystem, procedure edition and execution tools DOORS Satellite monitoring control Working experience with relational databases and SQL BENEFITS Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package including 30 days holiday, generous training possibilities and Telespazio VEGA Deutschland pension scheme is offered to the successful candidate. APPLICATION You are looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then you should send your detailed application preferably online with your availability and current salary status.

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Europeans, Russians launch joint mission to search for life on Mars

2016-03-14 18:37:48| Extremetech

The Europeans and Russians jointly launched the first half of a two-part mission to Mars today. The Trace Gas Orbiter will search for the source of Mars' periodic methane emissions and hunt for a landing site for a later rover mission launching in 2018.

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