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EPSSG System Engineer
2016-09-22 17:08:25| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
About us SCISYS Deutschland GmbH provides professional engineering and consultancy services supporting space programmes and missions. We have a strong presence at ESOC and EUMETSAT, as well as serving all ESA sites and spacecraft primes. Our team is composed of university graduates and experienced professionals, comprising some of the most knowledgeable, dedicated and talented engineers across Europe. Our services cover the whole life cycle of space programmes from early concepts to operations. Our Space Division provides a dynamic, supportive and friendly atmosphere in which you are encouraged to lead with initiative. We support new ideas from our colleagues and are focused on innovation. Moreover, we actively manage your professional development, training and career progression. For the location in Darmstadt Germany we are looking for an EPSSG System Engineer to work at EUMETSAT. Tasks To ensure continuity of the core missions supported by the current EPSMetop system and to fulfil complementary user needs a followup programme EPSSG is currently being prepared by EUMETSAT. EPSSG is an approved mandatory programme. EPSSG will be based on a twosatellite configuration with the launch of the first satellite MetopSG A in mid2021 followed by the second satellite MetopSG B 18 months later. Two recurrent Metop SG A and B satellites will be provided and launched in order to achieve a minimum of 21 years of operations. The activities for this consultancy will include overall system aspects involving the space segment satellites and the ground segment, consisting of the data acquisition systems, monitoring and control systems, data processing facilities and product dissemination facilities. The focus for the consultant will be on Satellite and operational related aspects within the system. The tasks and responsibilities of the consultant to be undertaken will typically include the following Ensuring that operational aspects from operations concept etc are adequately reflected in the system technical specifications and design. Provide input and support to the customisation of the Packet Utilisation Standard PUS specific to EPSSG and documentation of the results. Provide input and support to the customisation of other satellite related ECSS standards Provide input to the Space to ground ICD and ensure that the system design and operations matches with the satellite data storage and retrieval concepts. Follow up of actions arising from the Space segment that have system impacts. Provide support to general system engineering activities such as Analysis and trade off activities Preparation and maintenance of system technical specification. Documentation of system design and justification Ad hoc internal reviews System level formal reviews. Ground segment level activities as required Support IVV activities Essential requirements The consultant shall have the following experience and background University degree in the domain of engineering, science, or equivalent. At least 5 years of experience in the field of engineering of space andor ground systems, in the area of LowEarth Orbiting satellites LEO, including the development of monitoring and control systems for polar satellites. Experience of Satellite Monitoring and Control using ECSS PUS standards services. Capability to prepare system requirements and design documents, and to perform systemlevel analyses for complex polar satellite systems. Desirable requirements The following experience would be additional assets Familiarity with the CORE design tool from Vitech. Experience with DOORS. Other Information Start date is January 2017 Fluency in English is mandatory To apply online please visit www.scisys.despacejobs
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