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Technical Project Manager
2016-09-23 21:04:42| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Kayser Space, recently established in the UK, brings a 30year heritage in science payloads and subsystems built up by parent company Kayser Italia, a leading supplier of experimental hardware for the International Space Station, specialising in space electronics and life science experiments in microgravity environments. Kayser is building a technology portfolio in the UK and has a long history of working with universities to bring innovations from the research laboratory into space applications. Kayser Space is currently expanding its team to work on ESA funded projects related to hardware development for life science experiments on board the International Space Station. The company is also involved in a range of other microgravity experiments, space technology development and the translation of space hardware and knowhow to other sectors, particularly within the life sciences remit. Key Tasks Responsibilities Reporting to the Programme Manager, the Technical Project Manager has main duties and responsibilities that include The delivery of space flight systems to an agreed baseline technical specification in a timely and cost efficient manner managing project finances, reporting, schedule and risk, with care taken to meet all legal and regulatory requirements. Provide technical and engineering leadership to the development teams, both inhouse and across consortium where applicable. Lead on meeting the technical requirements for complex projects, involving hardware and software components, including full systems integration and tests. Facilitate PAQA activities. Ensure systemwide coordination within an integrated project environment, requiring close working relationships with payload, system, hardware, software, EGSE and test engineers. In addition to managing project teams and providing support and mentoring to the Systems and Project Engineers, the SME working environment requires that the Technical Project Manager takes a handson approach to project delivery in some projects this will involve taking ownership of appropriate Technical Lead System Level tasks. Be first point of contact for all technical and project management matters, liaising directly with the client, endusers and partner organisations. Coordinate response to customer rids and execution of any remedial actions. Responsible for ensuring that all project documentation adheres to the relevant engineering standards and meet agreed scope and contractual obligations. Ensure controlled distribution and storage of technical documents. Proactive participation in business development and commercial tasks, such as identifying commercial and funding opportunities, market analysis, user requirements gathering, marketing documentation and client presentations, workshops and meetings attendance. Lead bidding activities including consortium forming, proposal writing, work package breakdown and task definitions, estimation of resources, schedule and costing. Maintain and expand knowledge of and contacts within the European and international space industry, research centres and government agencies. Essential Skills Experience Qualified to MSc or PhD level in Engineering, Physics or equivalent experience. Minimum of 5 years work experience in the space sector, particularly with full lifecycle systems engineering experience in space flight hardware development projects. Proven team leading and project management track record, including risk, cost and schedule management. Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams of scientists and engineers across international consortia to deliver space hardware projects, as well as bidding activities. Experience of working with ESA, knowledge of ECSS and issues of quality and safety. Knowledge of the European space industry, funding agencies and research community. Desirable Skills Experience Postgraduate qualifications to MSc or PhD level. At least 2year experience with project management responsibilities. Knowledge of quality and safety aspects, particularly in manned spaceflight environments. Knowledge of life science experiments, microgravity environments, radiation susceptibilityeffectsanalysismodeling andor CubeSat platforms. Right to work in the UK. This role is based in Harwell and will require full time attendance at our offices. There will be the opportunity for some occasional international travel to client sites, especially within Europe. The expectation is for the Systems Engineer to gain experience through involvement in a variety of projects and technical tasks, as well as commercial exposure to the space industry, to evolve into a Technical Lead with Project Management responsibilities. Starting salaries depend on the current level of expertise and experience
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Project Product Assurance Manager Engineer MF
2016-09-05 11:05:30| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Project Product Assurance Manager Engineer MF The work will be performed at the European Space Research and Technology Centre ESTEC in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Tasks and Responsibilities Responsibilities and duties include in particular Operational PA support to the operations test and simulation activities including system verification, integration tests and launch simulation campaigns. Operational PA support to launch, satellite commissioning and InOrbit Test activities. Monitor and control the operations Anomaly and NonConformance Review process including organizingchairing, and participation to Anomaly and Non Conformance Review Boards as required. Operational PA input to system level reviews including, PDR, CDR, SQR, ORR and LRR. Frequent travels in Europe may be required. The foreseen start date is 01.10.2016. Qualifications and Experience Applicants should have a Bachelors or Masters degree in a relevant discipline Engineering, Computer Sciences or Physics, knowledge and several years of experience in Product Assurance methods and their application in particular on space systems. Satellite operations Participating to and leading meetings in multinational environment. Working in a matrix oriented organization. Important additional assets would be Knowledge of Galileo Navigation Furthermore, candidates are required to have following skills Fluency in English, both in speech and writing. Dynamic, wellmotivated, able to work and communicate efficiently in teams. Conditions Please apply by filling in the online application form and uploading your CV and Motivation Letter both in English on the Careers section of our website www.spaceapplications.com. The deadline for your application is 12092016. An interesting remuneration package will be offered with relocation assistance if applicable. For additional information, please contact Thomas Peignier at jobsspaceapplications.com
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Satellite Simulator Project Manager MF
2016-09-01 18:04:35| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Thales Alenia Space is currently looking for an Satellite Simulator Project Manager located in Cannes France. Job Description You will be working in the department of Satellite Tests Bench and Simulations The department is composed of about 50 people in charge of providing the necessary facilities to test and simulate equipments and the satellite itself. Those facilities are used for all satellite life phases designing, manufacturing, testing and flying operations. You will provide the Dynamic Satellite Simulator in order to simulate the satellites functional chains power, avionic, thermical, payload. This simulator is the key to validate and operate the satellite during all the phases of flying, from the separation with the launcher to the flying operations. You elaborate the technical and financial proposal. You interface with multidisciplinary teams working together to realize the satellite and in particular with satellite architects from the different functional chains. With your team, you elaborate the design, the development and the validation of the simulator. This facility simulates all the equipments of the satellite and its space environment. You lead a team of development and follow up the subcontractors. You are guarantor of the compliance and the quality for the delivery regarding costs and delay Within the first use phases after the delivery you assure the support of satellite qualification. Technical skills Masters degree in space engineering or computer science Engineer experienced in space engineering or computer science Experience in project management in the fields of simulation Knowledge on the languages CC, Python, Matlab Fluency in English is mandatory. Preferred skills We are looking for a person who is openminded, allowing herhim to work in a collaborative environment and suggest innovative, reliable and competitive solutions. Your pragmatism and accuracy in your analysis make you the right candidate for this job Salary Depending on the profile, the experience of the candidate and the responsibilities of the role
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Technical Project Manager EO Climate SystemsServices
2016-08-18 14:04:55| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Technical Project Manager EO Climate SystemsServices J 2969 Summary An outgoing individual with significant experience in the use of Earth Observation data and systems and strong organisational skills. Objective To lead projects delivering to European satellite and climate programmes, working with data and technology experts inhouse and commercial partners. This role will also support bidding for and winning new work. Responsibilities Duties Project management Engage with technical activities as appropriate to area of expertise Interaction with instrument scientists, engineering teams, software developers, subcontractors and customers including ESA and commercial organisations. Travel to European customer sites Contribute to bid activities Line management Qualifications Experience Deep understanding typically 10 years of Earth Observation or related Space systems or similar scientifictechnical environments Degree or equivalent experience in relevant technical subject e.g. Physics, Remote Sensing, Information Technology, Climate Science Essential Skills Project Management ideally experience in Earth Observation datahandling projects services Leadership of engineering sciencefocused teams Experience in winning and delivering ESAEU programmes involving at least one of An Earth Observation instrument An Earth Observation dataset A Climate relevant dataset or process System level design of a space related ground segment Good organisational skills Planning inc. budget control Bid writing covering technical and management proposals Customer relationship management negotiation General IT skills for standard office use Good written and verbal communication Desirable Skills Expert knowledge experience in at least one of An Earth Observation instrument An Earth Observation dataset A Climate relevant dataset or process System level design of a space related ground segment Familiarity with current IT technologies relevant to EO Climate data systems e.g. OGC standards Web services Virtualization ITbased engineering Qualities Willingness to take on responsibility for delivery Selfmotivated and inquisitive Professional, systematic and thorough Comfortable working in an international environment Flexible and willing to work on a range of activities, to meet business needs Good team worker Further Details All roles within Telespazio VEGA have a defined closing date, however if a successful candidate is found before the advert expires the role will be closed early. We would therefore advise any candidate to apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Location of the position is Luton, with European travel Benefits Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package including holiday, life assurance and a contributory pension scheme are offered to the successful candidate 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.
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Technical Project Manager
2016-08-09 16:06:25| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Technical Project Manager CGIexperience the commitment Category Information Technology City Leatherhead, Surrey, United Kingdom Position ID J06151280 Employment Type Full Time Position Description With over 36 years in the industry, CGI Space is a rapidly growing business with exciting projects and prospects across the Navigation, Earth Observation, Satcoms and Spacecraft Operations domains. We currently have around 500 members working on projects in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands. We are seeking to expand our team of professionals with opportunities at a variety of levels to service our clients needs and to explore and implement new business opportunities in Space. CGIs space team is growing rapidly and has a particular need for a technical project manager to run a variety of Earth Observation projects. Typically, such projects involve the development of a SW application or service to exploit EO data, for example to process data to meet specific user requirements, or to exploit synergies between different data streams. Other projects look at increasing user uptake for existing data, or to research new data applications. Examples of past project are given at httpwww.cgigroup.co.ukpublicsectorspaceearthobservation. CGI is therefore looking for talented professionals with proven technical project management and delivery to work with us in the space sector. At CGI Space we offer a wellstructured and secure organisation where you will have the opportunity to explore a variety of roles through your career. We value our active social activities at local and UK level, and offer support to your development through regular performance review. We offer training where needed, and as part of your ongoing career development. The technical project manager is responsible for delivering their projects to an agreed baseline, while managing project finances, reporting, schedule and risks. This will require direct interaction with the client, endusers and partner organisations, so presentational and interpersonal skills are important. As well as managing project teams, the candidate will also take a handson role in tasks such as proposal writing, user requirements gathering, documentation, client presentations, testing and acceptance. As such it is important to have excellent communication skills and a high degree of technical rigour. Essential Skills University degree or equivalent qualification in a technical discipline e.g. Science, Engineering or Computer Science Strong project management skills and the ability to complete complex tasks with minimal guidance and to work and cooperate with others Proven project management track record, including risk and issue management Excellent client facing and writtenverbal communication skills Experience developing applications and services to exploit EO data. Highly Desirable Experience of working with ESA, especially within programmes such as DUE, VAE, IAP. Knowledge of Earth Observation concepts and familiarity with the Earth Observation datauser community Knowledge of ESA and Third Party Earth Observation satellite missions This role is based in Leatherhead and will require full time attendance at our Leatherhead offices. This role includes the opportunity for some occasional international travel to client sites, especially within Europe. Starting salaries depend on the current level of expertise and experience. Our roles require Security Clearance to SC Level, so you must have lived and worked in the EU for the past 5 years, and be willing to obtain this level of clearance if you do not already have it. What you can expect from us At CGI, were a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company one that has grown to 65,000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976, CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve results for our clients and for our members. Come grow with us. Learn more at www.cgi.com. This is a great opportunity to join a winning team. CGI offers a competitive compensation package with opportunities for growth and professional development. Benefits for fulltime, permanent members start on the first day of employment and include a paid timeoff program and profit participation and stock purchase plans. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. No unsolicited agency referrals please. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Are you interested in this job? APPLY HERE
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