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Ground Support Systems Software Engineer
2014-06-24 10:39:30| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Directorate of Technical and Quality Management The European Space Agency is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women POST Ground Support Systems Software Engineer in the EGSE and Ground Systems Section, Software Systems Division, System, Software and InOrbit Demonstration Department, Directorate of Technical and Quality Management. This post is classified in the A2A4 grade band of the Coordinated Organisations salary scale. LOCATION ESTEC, Noordwijk The Netherlands. DUTIES The incumbent will report to the Head of the EGSE and Ground Systems Section. The Sections core activity consists in providing support to ESA programmes in the area of Electrical Ground Support Equipment EGSE, the development of simulation and modelling infrastructure, including verification test benches for functional verification, software verification and validation facilities, EGSE procurement and ground facilities software in general. The Section is also the focal point for the EGSE reference facilities and for managing the Simulation and Software Laboratory. The duties of this post will include providing technical expertise to ESA projects within the domain of ground support systems, including the development and procurement of EGSE systems, simulation and modelling infrastructure and software validation facilities participating in the evaluation of industrial proposals and in project reviews technical monitoring of industrial activities and development contracts, including verifying industrial outputs, reviews and acceptance providing technical expertise support to the European Ground System Common Core EGSCC development contract supporting the deployment of the European Ground System Common Core EGSCC into the new generation of EGSE and mission control systems used in ESA projects, in particular NEOSAT, Electra and the next generation of launchers participating in the definition and execution of the research programmes in the area of competence of the Section, in particular for EGSE systems, software verification and validation facilities, methods and tools for modelling, simulation and testing contributing to standardisation activities in the domain of ground support systems, e.g. CCSDS, ECSS, etc. contributing to the diffusion of the results of the activities performed and the transfer of knowledge across the Agency. The postholder may also be called upon to support other activities within the domain of competence. QUALIFICATIONS Applicants for this post should have a Masters degree or equivalent qualification in computer science andor in electrical engineering or similar, together with experience in ground support systems for functional verification e.g. EGSE system, SCOEs, software verification facilities. Extensive knowledge of modern software engineering and practical experience of implementing complex systems is required. Knowledge of spacecraft systems and space systems engineering would be an advantage. Candidates should have good interpersonal and communication skills. They should have the ability to work autonomously, effectively and cooperatively in a diverse and international team environment as well as being able to define and implement solutions in line with team and individual objectives and project deadlines. In addition, applicants should have good analytical, organisational and reporting skills, a proactive attitude to solving problems and an interest in innovative technologies. 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 July 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 the Head of the Human Resources Division, ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk ZH The Netherlands. 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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Satellite Simulator Software Engineer
2014-06-05 11:39:45| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The Space Division offers integrated system solutions in the business segments Space, Security and Earth observation. We are open to new ideas and focused on the future. If you would like to work in a constructive and friendly atmosphere in which you are encouraged to ask questions, please send us your application. Well be delighted to hear from you. For the location in Darmstadt Germany we are looking for a Satellite Simulator Software Engineer to support the evolution and maintenance of the EUMETSAT spacecraft simulators Systems. The work covers the support to routine operations for existing missions e.g. EPS and MSG, coming missions such as Copernicus Sentinel3 and other future missions such as Meteosat Third Generation MTG, JASONCS and EPS Second Generation EPSSG. Tasks Software engineering and software maintenance of multimission and missionspecific Mission Control Function systems and tools for GEO and LEO missions. In particular the following systems and tools Monitoring Control Systems and tools, Onboard software management tools, Flight Dynamics Facilities, Mission Planning Facilities, OpsPrep Facilities, Data analysis and reporting tools Software engineering for the reusage of Mission Control Function systems and tools with the separation between generic kernel and missionspecific extensions Automation of application software testing Software engineering and software maintenance of satellite simulators Ground Segment Reference Architecture Software support to operations The successful candidate will provide hisher prime support to the evolution and maintenance of the EUMETSAT Spacecraft Simulators in general and in particular to SIMULUS based simulators. The tasks will typically include Maintenance and Evolution Activities Preventive and corrective maintenance including the investigation and correction or following the corrections implemented by external contractors of anomalies in the software facilities and verification testing of the fixes Evolutions and changes generation andor analysis of userdriven and maintenancedriven software requirements, software design of the technical solutions, following the procurement of the changes with external contractors and verification testing of the changes Maintenance test procedures generation and updates of maintenance test procedures at software facility level and at system level Support and development of the verification infrastructure development andor procurement of scripts tools to perform installation checks, nonregression, functional and performance testing. Analysis and implementation of mechanisms or tools allowing the automatic or semiautomatic verification testing of the application software Coordination of the production of new software releases or patches, delivery acceptance and installation onsite. This activity includes the technical coordination of the production by an external contractor of new releases or patches of the application software, liaison with the EUMETSAT operational users, participation to technical reviews, participation to infactory at contractor premises acceptance testing campaigns and coordination of the installation of the releases or patches onsite at EUMETSAT Execution and coordination of software verification and nonregression testing campaigns. This activity includes preparation of test data, running the test procedures on the target system, generation of test reports, analysis of results and troubleshooting of problems User Support Software support software support to the endusers of the application software Ensure operations continuity by provision of oncall services and software support to operations Training prepare and provide training covering systemusage and maintenance aspects of the mission control systems Technical Management Documentation generation and updates of technical documents Meeting participation participation to technical, progress and team meetings as needed and requested Routine reporting preparation and production of routine reports as necessary Contractor management at technical level acting as point of contact with the contractor for technical discussions, organizing periodical technical meetings with the contractor Critical review of industry provided requirements and design definition related to existing andor future simulators spacecraft models and simulator infrastructure components Software engineering framework support Analysis activities focused on a common software engineering framework for the GSI Mission Control Applications and Tools Team Development of tools implementing this software engineering framework Essential requirements In addition to having a University degree in a relevant engineering discipline, the successful candidate shall demonstrate significant knowledge and experience in the area of simulator software maintenance, evolution and testing as well as space segment requirements and design with the following mandatory areas Domain Skills Experience minimum 3 years in software maintenance and evolution of Spacecraft Simulators based on SIMULUS software suite from ESAESOC. In particular, experience in all the following SIMULUS components is considered mandatory SIMSAT, Ground Models, Generic Models, REFA, Emulator Suite and tailoring, UMFEGOSMF Experience minimum 3 years in the definition and design of SMP2 compliant software models of spacecraft service platform subsystems Knowledge and understanding of space related standards ECSS and CCSDS with specific reference to ECSSE7041A TM and TC packet utilization Software Development Maintenance Skills Experience minimum 3 years in the full cycle of development of application software for SIMULUS based simulator, following formal software engineering processes. This includes system requirement analysis, software requirement engineering, software design and implementation reflecting maintenance activities as well as new applications definition Experience minimum 3 years in corrective maintenance, integration and verification testing activities of application software following formal software engineering processes. This includes requirement verification, generation of test plan and test procedures, nonregression testing, generation of test data, generation of test tools, running the test procedures on the target system, generation of test reports, and anomaly tracking, investigation, correction and testing Experience in defining automatic testing suites at unit and components integration level Software Engineering Skills Experience minimum 3 years in developing and maintaining software applications using Java and C programming languages under UNIX operating systems and development and maintenance of javascript scripts SIMULUS scripting technology Experience minimum 3 years in developing and maintaining software applications using objectoriented technologies, Unified Modelling Language UML for software design and CASE design tools like Magic Draw It would be a distinct advantage for the key person to have knowledge andor experience with some of the following Domain Skills Experience with MICONYS ESOC components SCOS2000, NIS and SLE API Experience on TMTC front ends like CORTEX Experience with software support to operations and in particular to TMTC database and OBSW images import System Maintenance Skills Experience with technical management of contractors working at offsite premises and responsible for application software evolution and maintenance Software Technology Skills IBM DOORS requirement management tool Experience in version Control Systems CVS and SVN Linux Operating System Interprocess communication mechanisms, in particular TCPIP and CORBA standards XML processing schema design and validation Eclipse Rich Client Platform applications development and maintenance Experience with static and dynamic software analysis tools in support to testing and troubleshooting Other Information Fluency in English is mandatory Start date September 2014
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Satellite Simulator Software Engineer
2014-05-28 14:40:15| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
HE Space is a successful international space company. For over 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 Simulator Software Engineer to support our customer in Germany, Darmstadt. Satellite Simulator Software Engineer Key Tasks and Responsibilities As part of the Mission Control Applications and Tools Team, you will have the following responsibilities Evolution and maintenance Spacecraft Simulators based on SIMULUS Operational satellite simulator anomaly investigation and resolution Implementation of simulator enhancements Testing, verification and validation of new simulator releases Development and enhancement of the simulator verification environment and automated testing Rollout of software new releases and patches Software support and training to the endusers of the application software Oncall services and software support to operations Generation and maintenance of technical and user documentation. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience Development and maintenance of Spacecraft Simulators based on SIMULUS SIMSAT, Ground Models, Generic Models, REFA, Emulator Suite, UMFEGOSMF SMP2 compliant software models of spacecraft service platform subsystems ECSS and CCSDS standards, especially ECSSE7041A PUS Formal software engineering processes Corrective maintenance, integration and verification testing of software Defining automatic testing suites at unit and components integration level Java and C programming under UNIX JavaScript scripts SIMULUS scripting technology Fluency in English is mandatory knowledge of another European language is an advantage. This job is located in Darmstadt.We are looking for candidates who are available from September 2014. If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send us your CV together with a letter of motivation both in English and in Word to Ms Corrina Scheepmaker at jobshespace.com, quoting job reference DED2271before 01Jul14. 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 are eligible to obtain a work permit for Germany.
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Satellite Simulator Software Engineer
2014-05-27 18:39:52| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
This position, based near Frankfurt in Germany, is for a graduate Consultant with at least 3 years experience of spacecraft simulators systems and in particular knowledge of the SIMULUS software suite from ESAESOC. Our client is responsible for establishing and operating weather forecasting and Earth observation satellite programmes with associated data telemetry and dissemination operations. The successful candidates duties will cover the support to routine operations for existing missions and the evolution and maintenance of simulator systems of future missions. The key experience and skills sought are Experience in software maintenance and evolution of Spacecraft Simulators based on SIMULUS suite from ESAESOC Experience in the definition and design of SMP2 compliant software models of spacecraft service platform subsystems Knowledge and understanding of space related standards ECSS and CCSDS Experience in the full cycle of development of application software for SIMULUS based simulator Experience in corrective maintenance , integration and verification testing activities of application software following formal software engineering processes Experience in defining automatic testing suites at unit and components integration level Experience developing software applications using Java and C under UNIX Experience developing software applications using objectoriented technologies, UML for software design and CASE design tools The working language is English. This is a permanent employee assignment starting in September 2014. Pactum have supplied professional recruitment services to clients throughout the UK and across continental Europe since 1988. We operate as a group of practices focussed onto specific markets and have been successfully recruiting for the Space sector since 2002.
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Satellite Simulator Software Engineer
2014-05-27 14:39:04| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
RHEA is currently recruiting a Satellite Simulator Software Engineer to support the evolution and maintenance of the EUMETSAT Spacecraft Simulators in general and in particular to SIMULUS based simulators. Please note that this position is based at our clients premises in Darmstadt, Germany. Tasks and Activities Your primary tasks and activities may include Maintenance and Evolution Activities Preventive and corrective maintenance including the investigation and correction or following the corrections implemented by external contractors of anomalies in the software facilities and verification testing of the fixes. Evolutions and changes generating andor analysing userdriven and maintaining driven software requirements, software design of the technical solutions, following the procurement of the changes with external contractors and verification testing of the changes. Maintaining test procedures generating and updating maintenance test procedures at software facility level and at system level. Supporting and developing verification infrastructure developing andor procuring scripts tools to perform installation checks, nonregression, functional and performance testing. Analysing and implementing mechanisms or tools allowing the automatic or semiautomatic verification testing of the application software. Coordinating production of new software releases or patches, delivery acceptance and installation onsite. This activity includes the technical coordination of the production by an external contractor of new releases or patches of the application software, liaison with the EUMETSAT operational users, participation to technical reviews, participation to infactory at contractor premises acceptance testing campaigns and coordination of the installation of the releases or patches onsite at EUMETSAT. Executing and coordinating software verification and nonregression testing campaigns. This activity includes preparation of test data, running the test procedures on the target system, generation of test reports, analysis of results and troubleshooting of problems. User Support Software support software support to the endusers of the application software. Ensuring operations continuity by provisioning oncall services and software support to operations. Training preparing and providing training covering systemusage and maintaining aspects of the mission control systems. Technical Management Documentation generating and updating technical documents. Meeting participation participating to technical, progress and team meetings as needed and requested. Routine reporting preparing and producing routine reports as necessary. Contractor management at technical level acting as point of contact with the contractor for technical discussions, organizing periodical technical meetings with the contractor. Critically reviewing of industry provided requirements and designing definition related to existing andor future simulators spacecraft models and simulator infrastructure components. Software engineering framework support Analysing activities focused on a common software engineering framework for the GSI Mission Control Applications and Tools Team. Developing tools implementing this software engineering framework. Skills and Experience You must possess the following skills and experience University degree in a relevant engineering discipline Ability to work effectively in English Demonstrate significant knowledge and experience in the area of simulator software maintenance, evolution and testing as well as space segment requirements and design with the following mandatory areas Domain Skills Experience minimum 3 years in software maintenance and evolution of Spacecraft Simulators based on SIMULUS software suite from ESAESOC. In particular, experience in all the following SIMULUS components is considered mandatory SIMSAT, Ground Models, Generic Models, REFA, Emulator Suite and tailoring, UMFEGOSMF. Experience minimum 3 years in the definition and design of SMP2 compliant software models of spacecraft service platform subsystems. Knowledge and understanding of space related standards ECSS and CCSDS with specific reference to ECSSE7041A TM and TC packet utilization. Software Development Maintenance Skills Experience minimum 3 years in the full cycle of development of application software for SIMULUS based simulator, following formal software engineering processes. This includes system requirement analysis, software requirement engineering, software design and implementation reflecting maintenance activities as well as new applications definition. Experience minimum 3 years in corrective maintenance, integration and verification testing activities of application software following formal software engineering processes. This includes requirement verification, generation of test plan and test procedures, nonregression testing, generation of test data, generation of test tools, running the test procedures on the target system, generation of test reports, and anomaly tracking, investigation, correction and testing. Experience in defining automatic testing suites at unit and components integration level. Software Engineering Skills Experience minimum 3 years in developing and maintaining software applications using Java and C programming languages under UNIX operating systems and development and maintenance of javascript scripts SIMULUS scripting technology. Experience minimum 3 years in developing and maintaining software applications using objectoriented technologies, Unified Modelling Language UML for software design and CASE design tools like Magic Draw. Domain Skills Experience with MICONYS ESOC components SCOS2000, NIS and SLE API. Experience on TMTC front ends like CORTEX. Experience with software support to operations and in particular to TMTC database and OBSW images import. System Maintenance Skills Experience with technical management of contractors working at offsite premises and responsible for application software evolution and maintenance. Software Technology Skills IBM DOORS requirement management tool. Experience in version Control Systems CVS and SVN. Linux Operating System. Interprocess communication mechanisms, in particular TCPIP and CORBA standards. XML processing schema design and validation. Eclipse Rich Client Platform applications development and maintenance. Experience with static and dynamic software analysis tools in support to testing and troubleshooting. 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 080714. We look forward to hearing from you!
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