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AITAIV and GSE Engineer
2016-07-19 20:06:53| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Vacancy in the Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes The European Space Agency is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women POST AITAIV and GSE Engineer in the EarthCARE Project, Earth Explorer Missions Programme, Earth Observation Projects Department, Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes. This post is classified in the A2A4 grade band on the Coordinated Organisations salary scale. LOCATION ESTEC, Noordwijk Netherlands. DUTIES The postholder will report to the EarthCARE Engineering, CPR, Launcher and AIT Section. The duties of this post will include monitoring the AITAIV plans produced by the satellite prime contractor for the platform and for the instruments integration and testing to ensure that they meet the Agencys requirements monitoring the AITAIV plans produced by the ATLID AThmospheric Lidar and CPR Cloud Profile Radar contractors and ensuring their compliance with Agency requirements performing schedule risk analysis identifying potential problem areas for discussion at project level and proposing mitigation actions supporting the ATLID and its transmitter development, in coordination with the Optical Payload Manager, to help the consolidation of the schedule in this area monitoring and supporting the testing of subsystems and instruments integration with a particular emphasis on the complex ATLID and CPR instruments in preparation for the systemlevel testing and as inputs of the in flight operations participating in Test Readiness Reviews TRR and Post Test Reviews PTRs as appropriate for the project. Participating in Test Review Boards TRBs and NonConformance Review Boards NRBs when required as Project representative providing daily AIT reports as required ensuring that all GSE is complete, configured and properly verified in time for AIT activities and that all software and automated procedures required for spacecraft verification are consistent with the requirements reviewing AIT procedures with the support of project staff and ensuring that the test procedures properly trace the verifications to the requirements through test report and the Verification Control Documents VCDs provide as support to the Verification Control Boards supporting Satellite, Subsystems and Instruments Reviews in the areas of GSE, AIT and AIV supporting the launch campaign. Monitoring the completeness of all AITAIV activities up to launch. These activities will require the physical presence of the postholder on the launch site baseline Centre Spatial Guyanais CSG, French Guiana in support of the Launch Campaign Manager. In the execution of these tasks, the AITAIV and GSE Engineer will liaise closely with other members of the Section and the rest of the EarthCARE Project. In performing these tasks, the incumbent will be further supported by experts from the Technical Quality Management Directorate. QUALIFICATIONS Applicants for this post should have a Masters degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering field, together with an extensive experience in the definition and implementation of AIV activities. Candidates shall have good practical and analytical skills as well as a demonstrated ability to work within a complex and highly interactive programme structure. They are expected to demonstrate good organisational skills and resourcefulness. For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset. CLOSING DATE The closing date for applications is 30 August 2016. Applications from external candidates should preferably be made online from the ESA website www.esa.intcareers. Those unable to apply online should submit their CV to Human Resources, ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk ZH, The Netherlands. The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests. Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada. Priority will first be 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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