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Ground Segment Engineer

2014-07-24 18:43:45| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations The European Space Agency is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women POST Ground Segment Engineer in the Antenna and Infrastructure Section, Ground Station Systems Division, Ground Systems Engineering Department, Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations. This post is classified in the A2A4 grade band of the Coordinated Organisations salary scale. LOCATION ESOC, Darmstadt Germany with a resident assignment to ECSAT, Harwell United Kingdom. DUTIES The postholder will initially be assigned as integrated support to the function of Ground Segment Engineer in the Ground Segment Technologies and Products Section, Technologies and Products Division, Telecommunications Technologies, Products and Systems Department, Directorate of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications. Heshe will report to the Head of the Ground Segment Technologies and Products Section and will be responsible for the management of activities related to telecommunication user and ground segment technology and products including initiation, in collaboration with the Procurement Department and other relevant ESA departments, of activities related to ground segment technology and product development for satellite communications establishment and control of relevant ESA requirements, specifications and general documentation negotiation, monitoring and control of contracts and activities related to ground segment technology and product development preparation of inputs to status reports identification and definition of the ground segment product and technology needs for future satellite communication services actively following market and technology trends relevant to the SatCom ground segment provision of the technical support required in the field of responsibility and coordination of the specialised engineering support provided by the Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations in the appropriate areas of competence, liaising with specialists from other ESA departments as needed. QUALIFICATIONS Applicants for this post should have a Masters degree or equivalent qualification in engineering and experience in the satellite telecommunications user andor ground segment. Technical experience and qualifications required include an understanding of SatCom ground segment architectures for broadcasting, broadband, trunking, backhauling and mobile applications expertise in some or all areas of RF and Microwave including LNAs, SSPAs, TWTAs, filters, frequency converters ground antennas for both fixed and mobile SatCom systems communication protocols including quality of service aspects, upper layer techniques in IP and networking, air interface techniques gateway, RF and antenna solutions and operations for both fixed and mobile SatCom systems. experience of working in the satellite telecommunications industry is an asset proven ability to manage development contracts for ground segment equipment is required specific experience in satellite telecommunications commercial market development is desirable. Behavioural requirements include excellent organisation skills attention to detail a problemsolving attitude the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these two languages is required together with a working knowledge of the other language. Knowledge of another member state language is an asset. CLOSING DATE The closing date for applications is 21 August 2014. Applications from external candidates for this position should preferably be made online at the ESA Web Site www.esa.intcareers. Those unable to apply online should submit their CV to Human Resources, ESOC, RobertBoschStr. 5, D64293 Darmstadt, Germany. The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests. Under ESA Regulations, the age limit for recruitment is 55. Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada. Priority will be first given to internal candidates and secondly to external candidates from underrepresented member states. In accordance with the European Space Agencys security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment.

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Ground Segment Operations Engineer

2014-06-17 10:41:39| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

RHEA is currently recruiting a Ground Segment Operations Engineer to provide engineering support to the GSA for continuing the preparation of the Galileo exploitation phases. Please note that position is based at our clients premises in Prague. Tasks and Activities The primary task for this position will be to contribute to a new Galileo Service Operator GSOp ITT that will be prepared over the course of 2014 and conducted in 2015. Working alongside the ITT integrated, consisting of members from ESA, the European Commission and the GSA, your envisaged tasks and activities include Ensuring that GSA needs are addressed throughout the preparation of the GSOp tender and that such needs are injected into the current Operations WP6 contract extension Change Request Evaluating current WP6 documentation and site infrastructure GCC and Remote Sites, as required Contributing to the definition of the Galileo Operations Handover plan based on current WP6 contract constraints to new GSOp contract Contributing to the definition of the GCC handover concept, considering the current WP6 GCC operations concept Supporting the definition of the Operational requirements in the ITT SoW Supporting the definition of Ground Segment Maintenance concepts and related requirements in the ITT SoW Contributing to the evaluation of proposals received from the bidders during the Selection, the Negotiation phases and the BAFO, for the parts related to GCSGMS Operations and to the ILS Maintenance Skills and Experience You must possess the following skills and experience University degree in Engineering Minimum 3 years of previous work experience on Galileo Ground Segment and Operations Strong understanding of Galileo ILS and Maintenance aspects Excellent communication skills previous experience liaising with both ESA and the European Commission would be an asset Fluency in English How to Apply Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEAs Recruitment team at careersrheagroup.com no later than 270614. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Ground Segment System Monitoring Engineer

2014-05-28 14:40:17| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

TASKS Analysis of the MTG requirements on the MultiMission Elements specifically to Monitoring, Analysis Reporting and contribute to the definition of the design specification for the MultiMission Elements Management of programmes Requirementsrequirement justification and generation of elements requirements Maintenance of GS Facilities to MME Monitoring ICDs Definition of the system architecture and interfaces between the MultiMission Elements specifically Monitoring, Analysis Reporting and the other elements of the MTG ground segment Performing engineering budgets and analyse impacts of changes in the MultiMission Elements on the MTG ground segment architecture and interfaces Contribution to the generation of System Design Documents and Interface Control Documents Support to the definition of the AIV approach for the MultiMission Elements, including the generation of Test Plan and Test Procedures Participation to Programme projects reviews PDR, CDR, etc... Support MultiMission Elements Upgrade for other future programmes Promoting and ensuring the implementation of the maintainability requirements and standards defined by OPS for the future programmes PROFILE University Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline The Key person shall have at least 5 years experience Full development cycle of systems, from the definition of requirements to system design and testing Maintenance of operational ground systems, preferably for remote sensing spacecrafts System Engineering AIT experience for the development of major upgrades new ground systems in a 247 operational environment Ground Segment Monitoring and Control systems Analysis and Reporting System architectural design with the support of modelling and design tools e.g. Enterprise Architect Definition, management and traceability of requirements structure with the support of dedicated tools e.g. DOORS. Proven knowledge and experience in at least 2 of the following areas are mandatory Satellite Monitoring and Control Nearrealtime data processing Archive systems Nearreal time data dissemination. The following experience will be an advantage Configuration Control processes and tools Familiarity with the ECSS standards.

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Operations Engineer for Science Missions Ground Segment and Operations Services

2014-05-16 15:37:40| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Operations Engineer for Science Missions Ground Segment and Operations Services Telespazio VEGA Deutschland has been supporting the European Space Industry for over 30 years, including ESA, DLR, EUMETSAT and CNES. This is an opportunity a qualified OperationsSystem Engineer to work in the space domain. This position is based in Germany, Darmstadt fully on customer side at ESOC. The position is a limited part time position 20hr per week until 31st of December there are very high chances that starting from January 2015onwards this position will evolve into a permanent fulltime position. RESPONSIBILITIESDUTIES Operations service provision in the area of operations support for future Science missions Review of operational concepts and design descriptions Module and unit level reviews, when required Review of ground segment design Review of ground segment, satellite and instrument operations procedures and automation Review of mission planning concepts Contribution to ground segment specifications and other project level documents. Review of RF link budgets and contribution to communication concepts. Support to the generation of operations concept documents and mission assumptions documents Organizational support, e.g. support of review logistics, planning documents, etc. The envisaged science missions to be supported are CHEOPS project support for non ESOC ground operations PHOOTPRINT INSPIRE ATHENA Plato CDF studies potentially PHOOTPRINT in cooperation with NASA, ATHENA, SPICA, NASAJPL to Europa, ESACAS QUALIFICATIONSEXPERIENCE The candidate should have a University degree or equivalent education in Electric or Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering. ESSENTIAL SKILLS Experience in working in an operational environment Knowledge of satellite or ground operations Service provision will be exclusively in English Wellorganised, able to prioritise and manage several activities in parallel DESIRABLE SKILLS Familiarity with operations planning and validation Familiarity with operational simulators and control systems Experience with RF link budgets and communication concepts Experience with mission planning Familiarity with the ESOC working environment Familiarity with SEOSAT operations procedures and or with spacecraft based on the same spacecraft bus. Familiarity with effective teamwork principles and team building aspects Experience in review participation Experience in space documentation preparation Basic knowledgeexperience in the functioning of science instruments. 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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Ground Segment Engineering, Maintenance Support

2014-05-13 16:40:15| 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, Malaysia, Toulouse France and New Delhi India. 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 Consultancy services to support the operations, the engineering and the science to be undertaken as part of the Copernicus Sentinel3 routine operations. The operational, technical and scientific activities will be conducted under the responsibility of the EUMETSAT Copernicus Sentinel3 Operations Team within the EUMETSAT Operations and User Support Department with the support of the EUMETSAT Technical and Scientific Support Department. The Consultancy Services Framework provides a mechanism for EUMETSAT to call for consultancy services to support the activities in the operations of the Sentinel3 mission. Sentinel3 is a Low Earth Orbiting mission to support services relating to the marine and global land environment, with capability to serve further atmospheric and cryosphericbased application areas. The objectives of the Sentinel3 mission encompass the commitment to consistent, longterm collection of remotely sensed marine and land data, of uniform quality, for operational ocean state analysis, forecasting and service provision, in the context of the Copernicus Services as set up by the European Commission. Responsibilities Duties Tasks The tasks of the consultant shall be carried out at the EUMETSAT Headquarters in Darmstadt, but travel within Europe may be required for certain tasks. Fluency in English is mandatory this is the working language at EUMETSAT, and the consultant must be able to work effectively in this language. The consultant shall have the experience and capability to fulfil the assigned tasks with a minimum level of supervision. The support will involve crossdivisional interactions and interface with experts in various disciplines e.g. system engineering, instruments, operations, science. Data Processing System L0 to L2, FEP Engineer The Data Processing System engineers L0 to L2, DFEP, online QC, Aux. Data Coordination, Mission Performance Monitoring and relevant Statistics and Reporting shall support the Sentinel3 Operations with respect to EUMETSATs Marine Payload Data Ground Segment PDGS maintenance in particular anomaly correction and software release process and necessary evolutions, including the necessary coordination of the data processing systems engineering for the related interfaces with the rest of the Sentinel3 ground segment. Adequate to the requested category N years experience in maintaining and engineering of evolutions of large scale software systems missioninstrument data processing related. Knowledge and experience is required in software development lifecycles Use of and application programming of relational database systems in particular ORACLE, INFORMIX, PostgreSQL and MySQL CCJava programming language experience in a UNIXLinux based environment Knowledge of Scripting languages Python, Perl, TclTk, shell Experience with the programming and usage of IDL Experience with CCSDS and TCPIP protocols Knowledge of XML and related technologies XPATH, SVG, etc. Ground Segment System Engineer The Ground Segment System Engineers shall support the Sentinel3 Operations with respect to EUMETSATs S3 Ground Segment maintenance and necessary evolutions, including the necessary coordination with the other S3 Ground Segments and Core Ground Stations at architectural and system engineering level and also for the related interfaces between those ground segment and within the EUMETSATs Sentinel3 ground segment. The consultant should have the following background Adequate to the requested category N years experience in system engineering for the development or major upgrades including support to operations and maintenance of EO related ground segments or main components of them based on large scale software systems is required. Knowledge and experience is required in ECSS, ISO, Software development related Ground System engineering processes and standards. Good knowledge of at least 2 of the following and an overview of the others Networking Communications, Ground Stations, Near RealTime Data Processing, Monitoring and control of satellites, Monitoring and control of ground systems Experience in Ground Segment I,VV Definition, management and traceability of requirements structure with the support of dedicated tools e.g. DOORS Products Formats and Test Data Test Tools Engineer The Products Formats and Test Data Test Tools engineer shall support the Sentinel3 Operations with respect to EUMETSATs Marine Payload Data Ground Segment PDGS in particular anomaly correction and software release process maintenance and necessary evolutions, including the necessary coordination with the data processing systems engineering and the MMEs engineers for the related interfaces with the rest of the Sentinel3 ground segment. The consultant should have the following background 5 years of experience in testing and maintaining product formats and formatters, test data and tests tools for large scale software systems missioninstrument data processing related. Experience in engineering evolutions of such SW, test data and tools is also required. Knowledge and experience is required in software development lifecycles, system testing for EO systems and use of test data and tools for supporting this,formats and associated formatters used in EO Marine applications, e.g. netCDF and also used in other communities like HDF, BUFR and GRIB, Good knowledge of CCJava programming language experience in a UNIXLinux based environment Knowledge of Scripting languages Python, Perl, TclTk, shell Knowledge of XML and related technologies XPATH, SVG, etc.. Dissemination Engineer The Dissemination Engineer shall provide support to the development and maintenance of the Data Services systems, with special focus on the Sentinel3 Data Dissemination Services. The duties range from gathering requirements, design, implementation, testing, and configuration of EUMETSAT developed dissemination software and related commercial off the shelf software COTS throughout the entire software life cycle including review of similar software. The consultant should have the following background A minimum of 5 year experience in the following mandatory areas Provision of first line maintenance support for operational systems, Operations and maintenance of data disseminationdistributiontransfer systems in a 247 operational environment. Software development, verificationvalidation and maintenance, using a formal life cycle Software Engineering with extensive experience in designing and developing software components and applications in the Java and CC programming language under Unix Linux, AIX, Sun Solaris using Object Oriented OO approach. Ground Segment Engineer The Ground Segment Engineer GSE shall support the development and maintenance of the S3 ground segment by providing support to the AIV activities during the integration of the S3 ground Segment and by coordinating the verification of the new systems and its interfaces into the Operational infrastructure. The GSE shall also maintain an uptodate set of design documents and Interface Control Documents for the operational systems and shall perform technical analysis of system architecture and specification for evolutions or major upgrades of the S3 ground segment. A minimum of 5 years experience in the following areas Development and maintenance of complex operational ground systems, preferably in the area of 247 operational remote sensing satellites Experience of ground segments which are designed and developed taking advantage by the reuse of existing generic infrastructure and functional elements System and Interfaces Engineering AIT experience for the development of major upgrades new ground systems in a 247 operational environment. Good knowledge of at least 2 of the following domains and an overview of the others will also be a distinct advantage Networking Communications Satellite Monitoring and Control systems Data dissemination and archiving Near RealTime Data Processing 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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