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ISS Payload Safety Review Panel Engineering Coordination

2013-05-24 12:37:28| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Vitrociset Belgium is looking for a candidate with the profile described below to deploy in ESTEC Please submit applications not later than 100613 by EMAIL to Mr. Massimiliano Mazza, Head of Engineering services Satellite Operations M.Mazzavitrocisetbelgium.com cc. jobsvitrocisetbelgium.com Job Overview The following activities constitute an integral part of the services and are listed in details as these practices are part of agreement of ESA with International Partners and therefore adequate visibility and traceability shall be ensured during the activity of auditing and verification that will be performed. It shall be ensured o coordination of the PSRP activities with tasks of executive officer as in AD3 para 5.1.2, o Incoming , logging and distribution of FSDP and relevant safety documentation o Coordination and scheduling of formal Flight Safety Reviews and TIMs with the necessary agreement of the PSRP chairman. o Management of planning and execution of the payload and systems safety engineering tasks o Maintenance of payload safety files and data logs and coordination of NASAESA online databases archiving for safety documentation released and approved by ESA PSRP. o Assignment of safety engineering support to safety reviews o Preparation and distribution of minutes of PSRP meetings. o Maintenance of action items for review and concurrence of the ESA PSRP and the payload customer at the conclusion of the meetings o Assurance that safety reviews and follow up activities are planned and executed according to applicable process requirements AD1, AD2, AD4, AD5. o Maintenance of master schedule of safety reviews o preparationreadiness activities for audits such as yearly PSRP Joint Audit by NASA o Interface with the corresponding NASA organisation NASA PSRP Executive Officers JSENE o Provision of administrative support to the PSRP chairman for the aspect associated to resolution of technical issues and conduction of safety reviews. preparation and participation to the MSMACB, SMAWG, preSORR meetings. o PSRP approval of yellow tags when required o Assurance of adequate participate to safety review meetings and ESA hardware development ISS utilisation meetings as Operations Safety expert, as in AD3 para 5.1.5. o Review the implementation of the ESA Operations Control Agreement Document eOCAD. o Providion technical support for interpretation of operations safety requirements, and for impact evaluation of newrevised requirements. Specific Requirements The Safety Engineering Support Services Contractor shall propose personnel with the qualification and experience required for the specific tasks. The Agency may request to meet with the proposed personnel, to make sure that the required tasks are fully understood and clarify the competence and experience of the proposed candidates. The cost associated to such meetings will not be borne by the Agency. The safety engineers providing safety engineering support shall have the following profiles University degree in engineering discipline Experience as member of the ISS PSRPSRP Knowledge of the ISS environment for scientific payloads Knowledge of the ISS systems and subsystems Proficiency in the ISS and ATV safety requirements Proficiency in the ISS and ATV safety reviews processes Knowledge of the scientific payloads development process

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ISS Payload Safety Review Panel Engineering Support

2013-05-24 12:37:27| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Vitrociset Belgium is looking for a candidate with the profile described below to deploy in ESTEC Please submit applications not later than 100613 by EMAIL to Mr. Massimiliano Mazza, Head of Engineering services Satellite Operations M.Mazzavitrocisetbelgium.com cc. jobsvitrocisetbelgium.com Job Overview o Providing technical support for interpretation of safety requirements, and for impact evaluation of newrevised requirements. o Assess flight and ground safety analyses and safety compliance data packages prepared by industrial contractors, experimenters, agencies and commercial companies and provide detailed written feedback. o Providing written technical assessment of payloadcargo design and operation respect to special problem areas and possible suitable alternate solution. o Tracking implementation of safety verification identified in Hazard Reports. o Preparing and support payloads and cargo safety reviews, including consolidation of initial findings from technical discipline experts and functional areas representatives. o Processing cargo safety certificates and attached supporting documentation prepared by cargo providers for upload, download and disposal. o Perform safetyengineering support to the preparation of parabolic flight campaigns o Assessing adequacy and status of responses to Action Items assigning during safety reviews, in coordination with nominated experts. o Providing instructionstechnical assistance to ESA projects, contractors and other European Payload Organization PO in preparation for their presentation to formal safety reviews and technical meetings. o Support audits of ESAPSRP processes implementation and provide support for implementation of corrective actions. o Data entry into NASAESA online data bases trackingarchiving of formal safety documents released and approved by the ESA PSRP o Prepare minutes of all formal safety meetings and ensure their receipt, approval and distribution o Liaise with counterparts to ensure that safety data packages are received on time at ESTEC, and ensure their internal distribution to ESA safety review panel members and technical support o Processing cargo safety certificates for cargo disposal and attached supporting documentation prepared by cargo providers. Specific Requirements The Safety Engineering Support Services Contractor shall propose personnel with the qualification and experience required for the specific tasks. The Agency may request to meet with the proposed personnel, to make sure that the required tasks are fully understood and clarify the competence and experience of the proposed candidates. The cost associated to such meetings will not be borne by the Agency. The safety engineers providing safety engineering support shall have the following profiles University degree in engineering discipline Experience as member of the ISS PSRPSRP Knowledge of the ISS environment for scientific payloads Knowledge of the ISS systems and subsystems Proficiency in the ISS and ATV safety requirements Proficiency in the ISS and ATV safety reviews processes Knowledge of the scientific payloads development process

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System Engineer mf ISS Fluid Physics Experiments

2013-05-23 16:36:07| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Astrium brings space to you. Number 1 in Europe and number 3 worldwide, Astrium employs over 17,000 men and women mainly based in five European countries France, Germany, the UK, Spain and the Netherlands. Our technical excellence and extensive prime contractor ship experience extend across all sectors of the space business launch vehicles, manned space activities, satellite systems and related services. For Astrium Space Transportation in Friedrichshafen within the area PayloadsLife Support Systems for the department Fluid Physics External Payloads we are looking for a System Engineer ISS Fluid Physics Experiments mf. In the next years up to three additional experiment units for pure research under absence of gravity will be developed as part of the development program Fluid Science Lab Experiment Container. The scientific objectives of these experiments relate to the thermodynamics of evaporation and condensation and heat transfer during boiling. As System Engineer for this development project, you will be responsible for the overall technical leadership of the system teams both inhouse and at several subcontractors. Your main tasks will include Developing complex scientific instruments for subsequent integration into existing rack facilities of the European Columbus module of the ISS Performing system engineering activities in the fields of optics, electronics, software and thermal and vacuum engineering, focusing on the overall scientific function of the instruments under environmental conditions of the ISS Definition of requirements for the instruments and coordination of suppliers, customers and research teams Planning the development stages, including integration and tests for BCD phases Carrying out technical risk assessments Proposing and coordinating breadboard programs and lifecycle and qualification tests Monitoring the interfaces between the instrument slots and FSL rack facility, Columbus module and launcher progress, SpaceX and ATV Setting and monitoring the engineering budget Planning and implementation of the qualification and verification test program Coordinating integration and verification activities Assisting with contract modifications Planning and leading the design and acceptance reviews for the subsystems Implementation of quality and safety requirements for manned spaceflight If you are interested in this position, please apply online via www.jobs.eads.com. EADS is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. We are looking for candidates with the following skills University degree in EngineeringThermodynamics, Physics or similar Proven experience of independent experimental work in relevant research fields, e.g. as part of a PhD or doctorate, would be an advantage Systems engineering experience, including knowledge of the development of scientific payloads, with a focus on Assembly, Integration and Testing AIT Experience in AIT for optical, mechanical and electrical software as well as vacuum systems Knowledge of the specific requirements for ISS experiment systems, in particular with regard to product assurance and safety Experience in producing technical documentation in English, such as specifications, analyses and reports Experience in system verification, in close collaboration with agencies and subcontractors as well as teams of scientists Experience in coordinating a development team consisting of members from various technical fields and a large number of subcontractors Ability to grasp scientific requirements from the customer and scientists and implement them in technical specifications for subsystems Selfconfidence and ability to present the project in an international context to space agencies and in the scientific field English fluent German good TO APPLY click here

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System Engineer for ISS FSL Experiment SW Facility Operations mf

2013-05-23 16:36:06| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Astrium brings space to you. Number 1 in Europe and number 3 worldwide, Astrium employs over 17,000 men and women mainly based in five European countries France, Germany, the UK, Spain and the Netherlands. Our technical excellence and extensive prime contractorship experience extend across all sectors of the space business launch vehicles, manned space activities, satellite systems and related services. For Astrium Space Transportation in Friedrichshafen within the area PayloadsLife Support Systems for the department Fluid Physics External Payloads we are looking for a System Engineer for ISS FSL Experiment SW Facility Operations mf. As part of the project core team the System Engineer for ISS Fluid Science Lab FSL Experiment SW Facility Operation will coordinate the SW development inhouse and at external subcontractors 1. Coordination of distributed SW architecture for EC operation Experiment Containers in FSL Facility environment Flow down of fluid science experiment requirements and FSL system functional and performance requirements into SW system and user requirements Tailoring of applicable ECSS requirements to specific application in fluid physics experiments Conceptual, architectural design of SW elements distributed on FSL and experiment specific insert Tradeoff and selection of operating systems and commercial SW modules Definitions of SW IF and functionperformances requirements based on in depth knowledge of FSL facility architecture and SW target hardware Planning of SW verification, integration on target hardware and system verification 2. Avionics SW System Engineering for FSL experiment inserts Coordination of interfaces with hardware development teams, while synchronizing SW development cycle with hardware development phases ABCDE Plan system level SW verification engineering SW System integration with avionics HW with FSL rack and experiment HW Iterate scientific experiment protocol for fluid science experiments together with science team and integrate protocol with experiment insert and on FSL facility Implementation and support to product assurance during experiment functional integration according to tailored ECSS processes 3. Technical coordination of SW Engineering inhouse and at subcontractors Define data acquisition functions, SW algorithms for actuators, control loops and image processing, telemetry and command structure, communication protocols, humane computer displays layouts, define experiment protocols Monitor SW development progress, assure compatibility of SW development with system architecture, ground and flight segment Perform Software transfer for integration on the target hardware Coordination of Electrical ground support equipment EGSE SW development, EGSE SW integration and documentation 4. ISS Experiment operation support in phase E for FSL ECs and others Operational analyses for FSL experiments Prepare input for ground and crew procedures for operation of experiments on the ISS Setup ground infrastructure for facility and experiment engineering support Define architecture, coordinate development of data processing tools for scientific data products Support realtime operation ground control team with experiment specific consultancy in order to resolve on orbit operational problems Analyse problems by postprocessing of telemetry data streams , support failure isolation and propose recovery actions Propose, coordinate and validate SW updates in order to recover hardware and software problems 5. Responsible for all SW related system documentation for FSL ECs Preparation of design and operations data packages for system reviews SRR,PDR, CDR, FAR, Inputs Safety review 03 Review SS SW documentation, iterate documentation with subcontractors If you are interested in this position, please apply online via www.jobs.eads.com. EADS is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Degree in aerospace engineering with focus on systems andor SW or fluid physics or similar Experience preferably in microgravity experiments and ISS payload operation Experience in fluid physics experiments Experience in leading a small development team or technical subcontractor management is an asset, but no must Knowledge and experience in realtime embedded SW development for microcontrollers and DSP Virtoso, Windows 2000 and embedded XP Experience in commercial and custom microcontroller and DSP architectures, PC architecture Experience in sensor, data acquisition and signal processing chain, onboard and ground humane machine interfaces, image processing Experiment Protocol Development for fluid physics experiments, knowledge of on orbit flight operation of ISS racks Programming skills C, C, TCL, Labview Knowledge in SW engineering for ISS racks and experiment inserts Willingness to work hands on with rack facilities, experiment HW for SW and system verification Familiar with ECSS SW requirements and experience in project specific tailoring of SW development requirements Preferable experience of Laboratory Operation of Fluid Physics Experiments Breadboard, Engineering or Flight Models, specific knowledge in ISS Rack Facilities e.g. MSG or FSL or EDR is an advantage Language skills advanced English, basic German TO APPLY click here

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