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Spacecraft Operations Engineer Venus Express
2013-02-19 12:38:28| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
WHO ARE WE? GMV www.gmv.com is a privately owned technological enterprise group with an international presence employing more than 1.100 staff. Founded in 1984, GMV mainly operates in eight large sectors for both public and private organizations Aeronautics, Space, Defense, Health, Security, Transportation, Telecommunications and Information Technologies. GMV currently runs eight work centers in Spain Tres Cantos Madrid headquarters, Boecillo Valladolid, Seville, Barcelona, Valencia, Tenerife, Len, Zaragoza and also work centers in Lisbon Portugal, Rockville Maryland, USA, Darmstadt Germany, Warsaw Poland, Bucharest Romania, Toulouse France, New Delhi India and Malaysia We recruit and hire excellent engineers, and encourage innovation, technical excellence and continuing education. Our engineers regularly present papers at technical conferences, continue their education more than 85 have a masters degree, and we reinvest more than 12 of budget in IRD projects. This striving for excellence, innovation and flexibility is a major part of our culture. We provide very competitive compensation, attractive benefits, and a great work environment with lots of opportunities for professional growth. JOB DESCRIPTION Spacecraft Operations Engineer Responsibilities Duties Tasks General The Venus Express mission is currently extended until end of 2014, with a potential further extension into 2015 being considered. All platform and backup subsystems are in good health. All instruments are operational except for PFS that could not be operated since the beginning of the mission due to a shutter malfunction and VIRTIS which is affected by the end of life of the coolers, thus limiting its performance in the infrared spectrum. The mission is very dynamic in spite of being in routine phase with multiple special operations like the quadratures, solar conjunctions and lately the aerodrag experiments. The team is challenged with demanding tasks in the next years ground segment obsolescence migrations, operations automation an possibly preparing and implementing the first European aerobraking operations to be decided in June 2013. The Venus Express Mission Control Team requires a Spacecraft Operations Engineer SOE to provide operations support primarily for Telemetry and Telecommanding Subsystem TTC . The SOE will work within the VEX Flight Control Team FCT under the direct management of the VEX Spacecraft Operations Manager. Services to be provided The candidate shall Be required to take prime responsibility of the platform Power and Thermal subsystems and back up of at least one spacecraftground subsystems AOCS, Data Handling, TTC, Payload instrument, Mission Control System, Simulator or Mission Planning. Be required to work with the VEX Mission Planning System including the generation of long, medium and short term planning products on rotation shifts every 56 weeks approx. Be required to work and be on call as operations engineer supervising operations conduction one week every 56 weeks approx. Be required to write and maintain operational procedures in MOIS and reports. Be required to operate the VEX Mission Control System based on SCOS 2000 to monitor and control spacecraft operations. Be assertive, communicative and able to work in a team in a multinational environment. Be able to learn new skills and adapt to the VEX operations environment within 23 months. Be able to actively participate in the relevant technical meetings and teleconferences. It is expected that the candidates will have experience in spacecraft operations. The SOE willbe subject to a short training for about 23 months. The aim is that after this training, heshe can be assigned as planner and engineer on duty as well as back up SOE for a subsystem and an instrument . Qualifications Suitable candidates should hold a University degree in Spacecraft Engineering, Computer Science or related subject. Required knowledge Experienceknowledge in the following fields would be a distinct advantage Spacecraft operations. SCOS 2000, MOIS tools, mission planning and operations automation. WHAT DO WE OFFER? As soon as they join the organization our professionals are given the chance to tackle technological challenges in an innovative environment, to work in multidisciplinary teams and deal directly with clients. This helps them to mature quickly as professionals. We provide continual topup training to keep our career professionals perfectly abreast of all technologies used. We offer a permanent contract and attractive package including a highly competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package. If you would like to work in an interesting, fun, fastpaced, challenging, diverse and global company which is growing rapidly, please send us your resume to jobsgmv.com For more information about GMV, please visit our website at www.gmv.com
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