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Spacecraft Operations Engineer for Mission to the Moon
2018-07-18 12:29:22| 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 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. As mission technology partner of PTScientists GmbH, we are looking for a Spacecraft Operations Engineer for Mission to the Moon to join our team in Darmstadt. Tasks The successful candidate will be supporting operations preparation activities for the Mission to the Moon MttM mission and for other potentially upcoming missions supported by SCISYS. The candidate will be able to contribute with hisher skills from the very beginning of the project lifecycle. For the MttM mission, heshe will be an integral member of the operations team, conducting operations preparation and successive execution for the successful lunar transfer, soft landing on the Moons surface and lunar rovers delivery of the ALINA spacecraft. For this position, in support to the MttM mission, the following tasks are currently envisaged, but the assignments might change during the projects development depending on the operational needs. Similar tasks would need to be performed for operations preparations for other potentially upcoming missions. Review, refine and complement relevant documentation generated during preceding phases Support the development of all the required documentation as per operational phase Define, implement and validate the Flight Operations Procedures for LEOP, platform and payload commissioning, lunar transfer, lunar capture, powered descent, soft landing on the Moons surface and lunar rovers delivery Train, prepare training material and provide training to other members of the operations team Define, coordinate, conduct and document system validation activities as simulation campaigns, SVTs, mission rehearsals, etc. Test and validate all operational items Perform operational configuration management Participate in technical meetings, formal reviews and scheduling and planning meetings Conduct LEOP, platform and payload commissioning, lunar transfer, lunar capture, powered descent, soft landing on the Moons surface and lunar rovers delivery operations as member of the MttM operations team Essential requirements The successful candidate will have A university masters degree in aerospace engineering, mathematics, physics or equivalent Demonstrated and consolidated experience in the field of spacecraft operations preferably more than 5 years, preferably in interplanetary missions operations. Fluency in English. Knowledge of German would be an advantage. We are looking for a motivated, passionate and proactive team player, able to work autonomously, showing initiative and selfmanagement skills when performing under time pressure and stress. Other Information Start date is as soon as possible. The location of work will be our Darmstadt office, with a temporary relocation to Berlin, at PTScientists premises, sometime before the launch and for all the MttM operations execution phase. The candidate must have a valid German work and residence permit or be an EU citizen With SCISYS you get the chance to take responsibility for your own and varied professional activities, while there is always room for producing new ideas and contributing your personality Get to know a corporate culture where team spirit, trust and dedication are the core values Short decision paths, flexible working hours and a good reconciliation of work and everyday life are a matter of course for us To Apply Please send us your application with motivational cover letter, full CV and availability details in English, by email to recruitingscisys.de. Apply online at www.scisys.despacejobs For further details or queries please contact Kiri Wood or Karin Vetter on 49 61514285330 50
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SpaceX Delays Space Tourist Moon Mission
2018-06-04 19:07:03| Extremetech
The company won't be sending space tourists to orbit the moon this year as previously announced. Instead, it'll be the middle of 2019 at the earliest. The post SpaceX Delays Space Tourist Moon Mission appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Li & Fung's 'shot at the moon' approach to digitalisation
2018-05-23 19:20:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Digitalisation offers a solution to some of the challenges facing the global apparel industry - but as Spencer Fung, group CEO of Li & Fung explains, the goalposts are constantly evolving.
On Its Way to Mars, Cubesat Snaps Photo of Earth and the Moon
2018-05-16 20:23:54| Extremetech
It's a long way from getting any snapshots of Mars, so NASA pointed the camera back at Earth and got a nice "pale blue dot" homage. The post On Its Way to Mars, Cubesat Snaps Photo of Earth and the Moon appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The Moon May Have Once Had a Magma Ocean Beneath the Surface
2018-05-07 17:02:25| Extremetech
An inter-university team suggests that the moon's mantle was once a tumultuous sea of magma. The post The Moon May Have Once Had a Magma Ocean Beneath the Surface appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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