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EGNOS V2 Principal System Engineer
2016-06-15 13:04:36| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Directorate of the Galileo Programme and NavigationRelated Activities The European Space Agency is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women POST EGNOS V2 Principal System Engineer in the System Engineering Section, EGNOS and SBAS Division, Strategy and Programme Department, Directorate of the Galileo Programme and NavigationRelated Activities. This post is classified in the A2A4 grade band on the Coordinated Organisations salary scale. LOCATION ESTEC, Noordwijk Netherlands, with resident assignment in Toulouse France. DUTIES The postholder will report to the Head of the System Engineering Section and will primarily be responsible for the overall technical consistency of the EGNOS V2 baseline. Duties will include advising the Head of Section and Head of Division on strategic matters linked to EGNOS and in particular EGNOS V2, including system evolutions ensuring overall consistency of the EGNOS V2 baseline. In this role, the incumbent is the system authority regarding all aspects having a potential impact on the system technical baseline, including performance, standardisation, external interfaces, and security architecture, and is responsible for establishing EGNOS V2 evolutions as necessary ensuring the appropriate configurationversion control of the applicable baseline requirements for the EGNOS V2 releases, including the CFIs ensuring traceability to higher level requirements documents, including MRD and SPRD and applicable EC technical standards leading the specific NAVChainrelated task force processes with respect to EGNOS V2 compliance with applicable baseline requirements acting as book captain for the EGNOS V2 system specifications and external interfaces, and participating as such in the various change control bodies e.g. Project CCB participating in International Aviation Standardisation and Interoperability meetings as required IWG, EUROCAE, RTCA approving compliance of industry statements with applicable technical baseline as relevant managing the engineering technical assistance work package with the EGNOS V2 prime contractor following up the industrial activities related to design flowdown of the requirements and in particular the lower level specifications and their consistency with the system DJFDDF documentation managing the system panel of all major reviews linked to EGNOS V2 contributing to the EGNOS V2 development plans and the V2V3 transition roadmap coordinating system engineers work in the Section as required, including management of functional support and contractors supporting the Division system Qualification, Safety, Security and AIV engineers as required preparing reports for internal and external entities, such as ESA management, GSA, ANSP Working Group and MRD CCB coordinating with the GSA on all matters related to EGNOS V2 service provision issues in respect of system aspects coordination with Mission and System Performance teams to coordinate contributions in ensuring overall mission and system requirements compliance and consistency ensuring consistency with RD programme activities that contribute to the EGNOS programme and its evolutions. QUALIFICATIONS Applicants for this post should have a Masters degree or equivalent qualification in telecommunication, electronic or computer science engineering, with a good background in satellite navigation systems, including several years of experience in these fields. Relevant experience in mission requirement analysis, system design and performance, in procurement of industrial activities, and in safetycritical and realtime software, is required. Experience in SBAS Standardisation activities, in representing the SBAS system in an international Aviation Standards context IWG, EUROCAE, RTCA and in the use of GNSS in an aviation context will be considered an asset. Experience in GNSS RD e.g. studies of evolutions of augmentation concepts, new services, extended areas or alternative means of dissemination will also be considered an asset. Candidates should have good interpersonal and communication skills. They should be able to work autonomously, effectively and cooperatively in a diverse and international team environment and to define and implement solutions in line with team and individual objectives and project deadlines. They should also be willing to travel. Applicants should also have good analytical, organisational and reporting skills, a proactive attitude to solving problems and an interest in innovative technologies. Candidates must be eligible for security clearance by their national security administration. 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 29 June 2016. Applications from external candidates for this post 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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