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EGNOS Certification Engineer
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For full information, visit httpwww.gsa.europa.eugsajobopportunities Date of Publication 20 March 2013 Deadline for applications 19 April 2013 2359 hours CET Type of Contract Temporary Agent Place of employment Brussels with future relocation to other GSA sites GradeFunction Group AD 7 Contract Duration 5 years Monthly basic salary1 5.568,11 Organisational Department GNSS Exploitation Programme team Reporting To EGNOS Service provision manager Possible reserve list valid until 31122014 Desired Start Date 01092013 Level of security clearance2 CONFI EU GNSS Exploitation Programme department The role of the European GNSS Agency, in the exploitation phase, shall include tasks in particular as follows i Operational activities of the Galileo and EGNOS programmes including system infrastructure management, maintenance, ongoing improvement, certification and standardisation, as well as service provision ii Development and deployment activities of the evolution and future generations of the systems, including procurement activities. The GNSS exploitation programme team is in charge of managing the exploitation phases of the EGNOS and Galileo programmes, and shall in particular Manage the execution of the EGNOS and Galileo exploitation phases in compliance with the ECGSA delegation agreements, controlling the associated schedule, costs and risks Analyse, define and implement the EGNOS and Galileo exploitation concepts Manage the EGNOS and Galileo infrastructure operations, maintenance, protection, ongoing improvement and evolutions activities, through associated contracts andor working arrangements Manage the standardisation activities associated with the EGNOS and Galileo programmes Manage the operational interfaces and service provision to the EGNOS and Galileo users Liaise with the GSA Market Development Department for the market strategy and development of the EGNOS and Galileo use Liaise with the GSA Security Department and Security Accreditation Board for ensuring the accreditation of the EGNOS and Galileo systems and services Liaise with the EASA and other relevant authorities to ensure certification of the EGNOS and Galileo systems and services Liaise with the EC and ESA for all matters dealing with the EGNOS and Galileo exploitationrelated activities. TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES The EGNOS Certification Engineer is integrated within the GNSS Exploitation Program team. He reports to the EGNOS Service Provision manager. Shehe is responsible for the following tasks Coordinating and managing EGNOS certification related activities in support of the EGNOS Service Provider Ensuring the continued compliance of the EGNOS SafetyofLife SoL service provision to the established certification regulatory requirements Elaborating and maintaining EGNOS certification requirements applicable to the service and system evolutions, and verifying their implementation within the system design, development and operations phases Contributing, where necessary, to the elaboration of technological roadmaps Maintaining the current aviation certification framework for the delivery of the EGNOS SoL services and developing new frameworks where necessary for other users Liaising with the stakeholders contributing to provision of the EGNOS SoL Service in particular the EGNOS Service Provider, EASA, ESA, EC Supporting the EGNOS Service Provision Manager for any topics related to EGNOS services implementation Supporting the EGNOS Safety Manager for any topics related to the continued safety of the EGNOS services Coordinating with user communities of the EGNOS SoL service in key public transport sectors such as aviation, rail, maritime and road Contributing to other tasks of Department, as necessary. 1Please note that salaries are adjusted based upon a correction coefficient as calculated by the Commission Currently, 01 June 2012, the weightings are 100 BE, 84,2 CZ, 116,1 FR, 134,4 UK. 2The successful candidate must hold a valid personnel security clearance at the above defined EU level or be able and willing to apply for a security clearance immediately after the contract award. The procedure for obtaining a personnel security clearance shall be initiated on request of the employer only, and not by the individual candidate. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS a. Eligibility criteria For your application to be considered by the Agency, you must meet the following criteria a A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is four years or more, OR b A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma and at least one year of appropriate professional experience when the normal period of university education is three years. 2. In addition to the above, to possess appropriate professional experience of at least six years Ad 1a following of the award of diploma ad 1b following the end of professional experience in positions relevant to the aforementioned duties Be a national of a Member State of the European Union Be able to serve a full 5 yearterm before reaching the retirement age of 65 Be entitled to his or her full rights as citizen1 Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws concerning military service Meet the character requirements for the duties involved Have a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the European Union to the extent necessary for the performance of hisher duties and Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post.2 A. Selection criteria If your application is eligible, you will be selected for an interview based upon the following criteria 1 Qualifications and experience Essential University degree in the exact science, such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or Computer Science Good experience relevant to the tasks described above Experience and background in certification of safety critical systems Experience and background in safety management. Advantageous Experience and background in EGNOS and Galileo programmes Experience and background in the certification of avionicssupporting ground infrastructure Experience in working at EU institutions 2 Behavioural competences Excellent communication skills in English Motivation and knowledge of EU and GSA Working with others Stress management flexibility Analysis problem solving Delivering quality and results Prioritising and organising. SELECTION PROCEDURE The selection procedure includes the following steps After registration, each application will be checked in order to verify that it meets the eligibility criteria All eligible applications will be evaluated by a Selection Committee based on the selection criteria defined in this vacancy notice The bestqualified candidates, all those who obtained the highest number of points within the evaluation, will be shortlisted for an interview. The minimum threshold is 65 of the total points. During the interview, the Selection Committee will examine each candidates profile and will assess their relevancy for this post. In order to support the evaluation via interview, shortlisted candidates may be required to undergo written tests relevant to the job content the minimum threshold for this test is 50 of the total points allocated for it and to complete part of the process in their second EU language As a result of the interviews, the Selection Committee will recommend the most suitable candidates for this post to be placed on a reserve list. This list may also be used for recruitment of a similar post depending on the Agencys needs. Inclusion on the reserve list does not guarantee recruitment. The reserve list will be presented to the Appointing Authority who may decide to convene a second interview and ultimately will appoint the successful candidate to the post. Indicative date for the interview and written test3 1st half of June 2013 1 Prior to the appointment, the successful candidate will be asked to provide a Police certificate confirming the absence of any criminal record. 2Before a successful candidate can be appointed, she will be medically examined by a selected medical service so that the Agency will be satisfied that she fulfils the requirement of Article 28e of the Staff Regulation of Officials of the European Communities. 3 The date might be modified depending on the availability of the Selection Board members. APPLICATION PROCEDURE For applications to be considered valid, candidates must submit an email to jobsgsa.europa.euwith a subject line of SURNAMENameVacancy Reference Number and which containsthe Agencys approved application form Download it here httpwww.gsa.europa.eusitesdefaultfilesuploadsGSAapplicationform2.doc The form must be Completed in English Fully completed, pointing out the professional experience relevant to this position incl. calculation of years, months Printed, signed and clearly scanned in Named as follows SURNAMENameVacancy Ref. number e.g. SPENCERMarcGSA.2012.123 In Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat pdf format The application shall be accompanied by a scanned ID card andor passport, and a copy of a diploma giving access to the gradefunction group bearing a date of issue. The application will be rejected if it is not duly completed, if it is not signed by hand or if it is not provided in the prescribed format. Supporting documents showing evidence of the information given in the application will be requested at a later stage. Do not, however, send any supporting documentation with your application until the Agency requests so. No documents will be sent back to candidates. Applications must be sent to jobsatgsa.europa.eu and received by the deadline listed on page 01 of this vacancy notice at the latest, clearly indicating the vacancy reference number in the subject line. Candidates are reminded not to wait until the final days before the closing date of applications submissions. The Agency cannot be held responsible for any lastminute malfunction due to any overflow of the mailbox.
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