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EPSSG Ground Station Engineer
2013-07-25 18:36:13| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
For our activities in EUMETSAT, we are currently seeking a Ground Station Engineer to provide support, in the area of ground stations, to the EPSSG Ground Segment Technical Manager in Phase B of the mission. Tasks As a member of the Ground Segment GS team, the engineer shall provide support to the EPSSG GS requirements analysis, architecture design and requirement implementation of the GS ground stations as part of the EPSSG System. The duties range from the analysis, design, installation, and testing of the ground stations. This may include support to the procurement of hardware and software, and the coordination with external service providers. The tasks will nominally cover the entire development lifecycle. In particular, during the initial phase the tasks will include Support to the generation of ground stations related EPSSG concepts, requirements and design documentation at the Architectural Design Level Identifying and translating the relevant EPSSG usersystemground segment level requirements into specific ground stations system requirements Provide support covering all aspects of the EPSSG ground stations specification and design Provide support covering the link budgets of the EPSSG programme Contribute to the definition of the ground segment data flows regarding the interfaces between the ground stations and the rest of the EPSSG ground segment andor satellites from a system engineering point of view Contribute to the preparation of the EPSSG Validation and Verification VV activities in the area of ground stations and the generation of the initial Acceptance Plan. In the performance of these tasks, the engineer shall apply the relevant system engineering standards, quality management procedures and maintenance procedures. Heshe is expected to write and review requirement specifications and change proposals, prepare procurements, participate in technical inspections and reviews, document the communication and network architecture system design and write evaluation reports, review reports, test reports and overall status reports. Qualifications and Requirements Applicants require a university degree or equivalent in an engineering discipline relevant to the job profile together with the experience and capability to fulfil the assigned tasks with a minimum of supervision. The engineer should have at least three years of experience in a similar post. Essential System Engineering practices and experience of requirements engineering Phase B of large and complex LEO ground stations Ground stations system and subsystem design for TTC, mission specific and satellite communications ground stations e.g Cortex TTC subsystem Technical background in the specification and VV of large antennas and tracking systems ACU and receivers inclusive TTC baseband equipment including ranging systems and SLE compliant implementations Specification and implementation of Mission Data Acquisition baseband equipment Local and Remote MC system for ground stations System experience with link budget analysis and tools in S, X and Ka Band. Desirable CGMS Global Specifications for Direct Broadcast services Knowledge of ECSS Standards, and in particular ECSS Engineering Standards in the area of RF and modulation standards Knowledge of CCSDS Recommendations, in particular in the area of RF and modulation standards as well as Space Link Extensions related recommendation Knowledge of services providers in the area of Ground Stations Specification and system performances of In Orbit Test systems in support of Satellite In Orbit Verification SIOV activities RF related for Earth Observation satellites preferably LEO systems LEO ground stations maintenance requirements and constraints Industry best practices on maintenance policies and procedures for ground stations supporting operational programmes 247. Experience in use of requirements management and traceability tools e.g.DOORS Experience in the use of modelling and design tools in support of architecturaldesign activities e.g. CORE Experience with the Microsoft Office Suite, including MSVisio. The variety of the tasks and the scope of the systems to support require a high degree of autonomy and good analytical skills. The engineer shall be in possession of sound management and interpersonal skills to conduct the responsibilities described above autonomously and with a minimum level of supervision, exhibiting good oral and written communications skills, analytical capabilities, and motivation. The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore the engineer must be able to work effectively in this language and have knowledge of the other. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply by either clicking on, or copying into your browser, the URL below. httpswww.amris.comsercorequirementdisplay.php?refSearchrequirementid44657 If you have any question regarding this position please email space.careersserco.com Position EPSSG Ground Station Engineer Reference G013137EUM Application closing date 090913 Start date 010114 If you are not yet registered with Serco we advise you to register your details by adding your details and attaching your CV via httpswww.amris.comsercoalertssignupform.php For additional information about Serco Group please consult our website www.serco.com For additional information about Serco Europe please consult our website www.serco.comeurope For additional information about EUMETSAT, please consult httpwww.eumetsat.int
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