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External Data Services Operations Engineer Consultancy Support 1313015016
2013-02-26 17:37:46| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Solenix is specialized in the provision of highquality software engineering, technical consulting and operations services in aerospace. This vacancy note concerns a consulting position at EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany. External Data Services Operations Engineer Consultancy Support 1313015016 Job Description The EUMETSAT Operations Department currently operates the Meteosat Transition Programme MTP space and ground satellite system, the Meteosat Second Generation MSG and also both the EUMETSAT Polar System EPS space and ground satellite systems. The focus of routine operations at EUMETSAT is the provision, by effective utilisation of all elements of the space and ground systems, of timely and reliable operational services to the users. This position is in relation to the EUMETSAT Advanced Retransmission System Service and to the External Data Services being implemented and operated at EUMETSAT. The aim of the EUMETSAT Advanced Retransmission Service EARS is to provide polar satellite data from the EUMETSAT Metop and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA satellites with a timeliness suited to the needs of European operational short range regional numerical weather prediction models. The geographical coverage of EARS is primarily over datasparse sea areas around Europe. The Selected Candidate shall coordinate the routine operations and monitoring of the operational EARS and External Data Services. In this area of work, the tasks will typically include Overall planning of the operational activities of the EARS elements in coordination with the teams responsible for the evolutions of the system and with external partners Coordination of daytoday activities with the EUMETSAT operations teams and the relevant engineering teams Preparation and maintenance of operational procedures and documents for the concerned services Coordination and definition of operational interfaces with the external partners and service providers Perform validation of upgrades on the system and of new services Definition of key parameters for monitoring and reporting service performance Configuration of the monitoring tools Regular monitoring of service performance and preparation of periodic performance reports Preparation of training material, and conduct training for the engineers, analysts and controllers teams Support to anomaly investigation and monitoring of the close out of anomalies Support to the EARS stations operators workshop Support to international technical exchanges such as the WMO RARS initiative Callout support as requested. Furthermore the Consultant shall support the definition and implementation of the new services. In this area of work the tasks will typically include Support to the User Consultation process, the preparation of Operational Service Specifications for the services and the communications to users Coordination of validation, training and documentation activities with new services prior to their inclusion into operations. Required Skills and Experience University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline. At least three years of experience within operations of space related ground segments providing near real time services. Good communications skills, to allow the effective communication of information under a variety of circumstances. The working language for the position is English and therefore the consultant must be able to work effectively in this language. Experience in the following areas is essential Operational Planning and Monitoring of near real time data services, preferably in high availability environment 24x7 Development and validation of operational ground segment and associated operations procedures Definition of ground segment operations requirements. Desirable Skills and Experience Working knowledge and experience in the following areas would be considered an advantage First level support in satellite based and terrestrial data distribution systems System evolutions and validation processes Unix operating system. Work Location Germany, Darmstadt Start Date May 2013 Important Notes Before applying to this position, please read the page Notes to Applicants. Applicants must be EU citizens or have a valid work and residence permit in Germany. Application Please send your applications electronically to careersolenix.chbefore the application deadline on 18 March 2013.
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Software Engineer for the EPS Data and Product Processing Facilities fm
2013-02-18 18:37:31| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
About us SCISYS Deutschland GmbH provides professional engineering and consultancy services 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 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 innovation. Moreover, we actively manage your professional development, training and career progression. For the location in Darmstadt, Germany we are looking for two Software Engineers for the EPS Data and Product Processing Facilities fm at EUMETSAT. It is assumed that one Engineer will focus more on the FEPPGF aspects, while the other will be more concentrating on the PGFPPF issues. Tasks The EUMETSAT Technical and Scientific Support Department TSS provides support to operations of existing satellite systems and to the development of new programmes. For the future, several new missions are in preparation such as MTG, EPS Second Generation EPS SG and others. A core activity will be the maintenance and evolution of the EPS data and product processing systems. The EPS Ground Segment monitors and controls EUMETSATs METOP satellites and processes and distributes all data from its instrument payload. The EPS Front End Processing Facility FEP is responsible for the transport of XBand data from Svalbard to the central site in Darmstadt and to the Backup Control Centre BUCC in Madrid. The Product Generation Facility PGF is in charge of generating L0 products and is also in control of the higher level production in the EPS Core Ground Segment CGS. Higher level production is then performed in Product Processing Facilities PPF. Within TSS, the System Engineering and Projects Division SEP together with the Generic Systems and Infrastructure Division GSI is in charge of the maintenance and engineering of the ground based satellite infrastructure of the operational systems and to provide engineering expertise for the preparation of new missions. As members of the SEP LEO Mission Data Processing Operational Applications maintenance team, the Key Person shall support the maintenance and evolution of the EPS Ground Segment, specifically the FEP and PGF facilities and provide support to the development and integration of new PPF. The FEP and PGF application software is mainly developed in C and a good experience in C is therefore mandatory. For the PPF support knowledge of C will be needed in addition. The Key Persons duties will include a range of tasks, from the support of the day to day operation and maintenance, the analysis, design, development and testing of the facilities which also includes the handling of anomalies, upgrades and configuration changes for these facilities. Tasks will also contain the settingup and implementation of maintenance policies and procedures as well as the coordination with external providers of maintenance services. Besides the above described routine tasks, the Key Person will also be expected to contribute to design and system engineeringreengineering activities in the field of science data processing that will become necessary for existing and future production systems. Typically the tasks will include Contribute to the definition and design of architectures of data processing ground segments and their components, their interfaces, and the validation and verification methods Monitor the detailed design and implementation of new system software components by industrial contractors and perform the acceptance of externally developed components Support the operations of existing data processing ground segments and their maintenance and evolution. This will also include Upgrade software, including implementing and maintaining new algorithms and products for the EPS instrument suite, e.g. for ASCAT, ATOVS and AVHRR processing, including rationalising common data processing components such as software libraries to reduce cost Maintenance and development of the FEP and PGF software it should be noted that the first line maintenance is being performed by EUMETSAT in conjunction with the industrial contractor the second line maintenance is being performed by the industrial contractor under supervision and with support from EUMETSAT and it entails in particular Contribution to FEPPGF system design and reengineering Support to the development and implementation of FEP and PGF tools and script Support to procurement activities for maintenance and evolution activities as described above Perform routine tasks in operational systems under configuration control such as Support to Configuration Management, building and distribution of FEPPGF software releases and patches Support to the development, integration and configuration management of software developed by third parties, its installation, and configuration and testing Anomaly investigations, documentation and classification Follow up of the delivery of SW resolutions for these anomalies Perform SW testing in a structured approach to verify that delivered SW is fulfilling the requirements or to demonstrate that problems have been corrected Analysis of the maintenance requirements and identification, procurement or implementation of the tools required to fulfil them Settingup and implementation of maintenance policies and procedures Support to the procurement and installation of hardware and software, and the coordination with external providers of support services Participation in technical meetings and formal reviews Essential requirements In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the Key Person shall have experience in SW development, configuration controlled software build environments, experience with the operation, maintenance or trouble shooting of large, complex, realtime data processing systems. The Key Person shall have a minimum of 3 years work experience in UNIX application development and testing in C, C. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the following areas is mandatory Experience of operating and maintaining software systems in a UNIX based environment specifically LINUX and AIX Software build environments and tools e.g. IBM XL C and GCC compilers, make, automake, autoconf, RPM Software debugging and profiling tools e.g. GDB, IBM Purify, Valgrind Source code control systems, preferably Subversion and CVS CC programming language experience in a UNIX based environment Knowledge of Scripting languages e.g. Perl, shell, TclTk, Python In addition, fulfilment of at least one of the 2 following requirements is mandatory, either profile A Strong background in the design, development, integration and operationmaintenance of satellite instrument data processing systems in the ground segments of Satellite Earth Observation systems or profile B Competence in objectoriented software design and implementation in the context of satellite instrument data processing systems, including design for testing, unit test suite maintenance, build tools, repositories, debugging and profiling The Key Person should possess very good communication, presentation and team working skills and be able to cope with very high workloads. An ability to adapt to a rapidly changing, often stressful environment and retain a system overview is also essential. The variety of the tasks and the scope of the systems to be supported require the Key Person to be able to work with a high degree of autonomy and to demonstrate good analytical skills. Desirable skills Practical knowledge of as many as possible of the following areas will be an advantage Experience with satellite Earth observation processing systems, especially experience in the areas of specification, design and implementation of large satellite instrumentrelated data processing systems andor subsystems Background knowledge of satellite Earth observation systems, instrument measurement principles, data processing and applications, in either passive radiometryinterferometry and sounding or active radar remote sensing Familiarity with data formats used, such as the Metop and NOAA global data formats, EPS native data format Networking technologies and tools Space Data Link Protocols, TCPIP, UDP multicast, PGM, FTP, Wireshark Knowledge of web technologies and programming Apache, CGI, JavaScript Performance analysis and improvement including Performance monitoring tools and techniques top, NMON, iostat, sar etc. in UNIX environments Knowledge of ECSS Standards, Quality Assurance and Configuration Management principles and applications Practical experience in objectoriented software design, implementation, and maintenance, including the use of UMLSysML based tools for supportingdocumenting the design, at least at the architectural level Software Testing, automated testing, verification, validation Competence in the use of scripting languages e.g., Perl and highlevel languages e.g., Python Competence in the exploitation of modern hardware and operating systems at the application level e.g., multithreading, parallel programming, virtualization Analysis and processing of softwaregenerated reports and logfiles Very good technical writing skills, in particular in the area of formal technical documentation, e.g. design documentation, test procedures, maintenance procedures Zustzliche Informationen Other information Fluency in English, both spoken and written, is required Travel within Europe may be required Oncall Callout support is expected Must be an EU national or possess a valid German Work Residence Permit Foreseen start date is 01 June 2013 To guarantee that your application is processed, please apply via our website httpwww.scisys.dewhereweworkspacecareersspacejobs.html
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External Data Services Operations Engineer J2611
2013-02-15 13:38:54| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
External Data Services Operations Engineer J2611 VEGA has been supporting the European Space Industry for over 30 years, including ESA, DLR, CNES and EUMETSAT. We are looking for a degree educated External Data Services Operations Engineer with experience in Ground Segment Operational Planning and Monitoring of near real time data services, preferably in high availability environment 24x7. Responsibilities Duties The Key Person shall coordinate the routine operations and monitoring of the operational EARS and External Data Services. In this area of work, the tasks will typically include Overall planning of the operational activities of the EARS elements in coordination with the teams responsible for the evolutions of the system and with external partners Coordination of daytoday activities with the EUMETSAT operations teams and the relevant engineering teams Preparation and maintenance of operational procedures and documents for the concerned services Coordination and definition of operational interfaces with the external partners and service providers Perform validation of upgrades on the system and of new services Definition of key parameters for monitoring and reporting service performance Configuration of the monitoring tools Regular monitoring of service performance and preparation of periodic performance reports Preparation of training material, and conduct training for the engineers, analysts and controllers teams Support to anomaly investigation and monitoring of the close out of anomalies Support to the EARS stations operators workshop Support to international technical exchanges such as the WMO RARS initiative Callout support as requested Furthermore the Key Person shall support the definition and implementation of the new services. In this area of work the tasks will typically include Support to the User Consultation process, the preparation of Operational Service Specifications for the services and the communications to users Coordination of validation, training and documentation activities with new services prior to their inclusion into operations. Qualifications Experience In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the Engineer shall have a relevant experience within operations of space related ground segments providing near real time services. Essential Skills Operational Planning and Monitoring of near real time data services, preferably in high availability environment 24x7 Development and validation of operational ground segment and associated operations procedures Definition of ground segment operations requirements. Desirable Skills First level support in satellite based and terrestrial data distribution systems System evolutions and validation processes Unix operating system. Qualities The Engineer 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. Further Details The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore applicants must be able to work effectively in this language and have knowledge of the other. Closing Date for applications is 21 March 2013. Benefits A permanent employment contract. Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package. Security In line with Asylum Immigration Legislation, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the EU. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process. Furthermore, in view of the nature of the work the company is in, all potential employees will undergo stringent reference and identity checks. You are looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then you should send your application preferably online CV in Word format, all other documents as PDF with your availability details and salary expectations to Marina Ludwig recruitmentadvega.de.
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Data Processing Software Engineer J2613
2013-02-15 13:38:53| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Data Processing Software Engineer A degree educated engineer with 3 or more years experience in UNIXLINUX application development with CC, in Earth Observation Data Processing Systems. To support the maintenance and evolution of the EPS Ground Segment, specifically the Front End Processing Facility and Product Generation facilities and provide support to the development and integration of new Product Processing Facilities. Responsibilities Duties The Front End Processing Facility FEP and Product Generation Facility PGF application software is mainly developed in C and a good experience in C is therefore mandatory. For the Product Processing Facilities PPF support knowledge of C will be needed in addition. The Key Persons duties will include a range of tasks, from the support of the day to day operation and maintenance, the analysis, design, development and testing of the facilities which also includes the handling of anomalies, upgrades and configuration changes for these facilities. Tasks will also contain the settingup and implementation of maintenance policies and procedures as well as the coordination with external providers of maintenance services. In support to operations, the Key Persons may also be required to provide on call support as part of a team of maintenance engineers. Besides the above described routine tasks, the Key Persons will also be expected to contribute to design and system engineeringreengineering activities in the field of science data processing that will become necessary for existing and future production systems. Typically the tasks will include Contribute to the definition and design of architectures of data processing ground segments and their components, their interfaces, and the validation and verification methods Monitor the detailed design and implementation of new system software components by industrial contractors and perform the acceptance of externally developed components Support the operations of existing data processing ground segments and their maintenance and evolution. This will also include Upgrade software, including implementing and maintaining new algorithms and products for the EPS instrument suite, e.g. for ASCAT, ATOVS and AVHRR processing, including rationalising common data processing components such as software libraries to reduce cost Maintenance and development of the FEP and PGF software it should be noted that the first line maintenance is being performed by EUMETSAT in conjunction with the industrial contractor the second line maintenance is being performed by the industrial contractor under supervision and with support from EUMETSAT and it entails in particular Contribution to FEPPGF system design and reengineering Support to the development and implementation of FEP and PGF tools and script Support to procurement activities for maintenance and evolution activities Perform routine tasks in operational systems under configuration control such as Support to Configuration Management, building and distribution of FEPPGF software releases and patches b. Support to the development, integration and configuration management of software developed by third parties, its installation, and configuration and testing Anomaly investigations, documentation and classification Follow up of the delivery of SW resolutions for these anomalies Perform SW testing in a structured approach to verify that delivered SW is fulfilling the requirements or to demonstrate that problems have been corrected Analysis of the maintenance requirements and identification, procurement or implementation of the tools required to fulfil them Settingup and implementation of maintenance policies and procedures Support to the procurement and installation of hardware and software, and the coordination with external providers of support services Participation in technical meetings and formal reviews. Qualifications Experience In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the Key Persons shall have experience in SW development, configuration controlled software build environments, experience with the operation, maintenance or trouble shooting of large, complex, realtime data processing systems. Essential Skills The Key Persons shall have a minimum of 3 years work experience in UNIX application development and testing in C, C. The Key Persons should possess very good communication, presentation and team working skills and be able to cope with very high workloads. An ability to adapt to a rapidly changing, often stressful environment and retain a system overview is also essential. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the following areas is mandatory Experience of operating and maintaining software systems in a UNIX based environment specifically LINUX and AIX Software build environments and tools e.g. IBM XL C and GCC compilers, make, automake, autoconf, RPM Software debugging and profiling tools e.g. GDB, IBM Purify, Valgrind Source code control systems, preferably Subversion and CVS CC programming language experience in a UNIX based environment Knowledge of Scripting languages e.g. Perl, shell, TclTk, Python In addition, fulfilment of at least one of the 2 following requirements is mandatory, either profile A Strong background in the design, development, integration and operationmaintenance of satellite instrument data processing systems in the ground segments of Satellite Earth Observation systems Or profile B Competence in objectoriented software design and implementation in the context of satellite instrument data processing systems, including design for testing, unit test suite maintenance, build tools, repositories, debugging and profiling Desirable Skills Practical knowledge of as many as possible of the following areas will be an advantage Experience with satellite Earth observation processing systems, especially experience in the areas of specification, design and implementation of large satellite instrumentrelated data processing systems andor subsystems Background knowledge of satellite Earth observation systems, instrument measurement principles, data processing and applications, in either passive radiometryinterferometry and sounding or active radar remote sensing.
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Satellite Operations Engineer for Galileo Payload, Data Handling and TTC Subsystems
2013-02-15 11:38:54| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
HE Space is a successful international space company. For 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 Satellite Operations Engineer for Galileo Payload, Data Handling and TTC Subsystems to support our customer in Germany. Satellite Operations Engineer for Galileo Payload, Data Handling and TTC Subsystems Key Tasks and Responsibilities The Satellite Operations Engineer shall support the preparation, validation and execution of Galileo Payload, Data Handling and TTC operations. You will have the following responsibilities Flight Operations Procedures FOP preparation o Writing of procedures o Adapt procedures to new databases and procedures delivered by industry o Definition of validation scenarios o FOP validation, testing, result reporting Preparation of and participation in SVTs and simulations o Test and validation of operational items like CSIM, ASW, ODB, SCCF, MOIS o Participation in and provision of training spacecraft subsystems, Ops tools, Ops concepts o Anomaly Reports handling writing, action processing, support of review boards Operations Support o Support of routine, special and contingency operations during PF Commissioning, IOT and routine phase incl. provision of shift and oncall support o Provision of oncall service for the assigned subsystems during routine phase o Offline analysis of the subsystem performance Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience University degree in a relevant discipline Several years of professional experience in satellite operations engineering Knowledge of satellite subsystems Knowledge of satellite control center systems simulators, databases, etc. and software MOIS, SCOS, etc. Ability to work independently as well as good communication skills Fluency in English is mandatory This job is located in Oberpfaffenhofen. We are looking for candidates who are available from April 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter. If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send us your CV in English to Ms Cristina Espino at jobshespace.com, quoting job reference DEM1951 before 15Mar13. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you! Please note Due to work permit restrictions for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you already hold a work permit for Germany.
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