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External Data Services Operations Engineer
2013-02-13 21:38:25| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
HE Space is a successful international space company. For 30 years, we have been supporting our customers with qualified experts in the field of engineering, science and administration. We are currently looking for an External Data Services Operations Engineer to support our customer in Germany. External Data Services Operations Engineer Key Tasks and Responsibilities Our customer is a European organisation providing weather and climaterelated satellite data, images and products for its users. In this role you will have the following responsibilities Overall planning of the operational activities of the Advanced Retransmission Service elements in coordination with the teams responsible for the evolutions of the system and with external partners Coordination of daytoday activities with the operations teams and the relevant engineering teams Preparation and maintenance of operational procedures and documents for the concerned services Coordination and definition of operational interfaces with the external partners and service providers Perform validation of upgrades on the system and of new services Definition of key parameters for monitoring and reporting service performance. Configuration of the monitoring tools. Regular monitoring of service performance and preparation of periodic performance reports Preparation of training material, and conduct training for the engineers, analysts and controllers teams Support to anomaly investigation and monitoring of the close out of anomalies Support to the Advanced Retransmission Service stations operators workshop Support to international technical exchanges such as the WMO RARS initiative Support the definition and implementation of the new services Support to the User Consultation process, the preparation of Operational Service Specifications for the services and the communications to users Coordination of validation, training and documentation activities with new services prior to their inclusion into operations. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline Several years of experience within operations of space related ground segments providing near real time services Experience in the following areas is essential Operational Planning and Monitoring of near real time data services, preferably in high availability environment 24x7 Development and validation of operational ground segment and associated operations procedures Definition of ground segment operations requirements. Working knowledge and experience in the following areas would be considered an advantage First level support in satellite based and terrestrial data distribution systems System evolutions and validation processes Unix operating system Excellent communication and interpersonal skills High degree of autonomy and good analytical skills Fluency in English is mandatory, the knowledge of another European language will be an advantage. This job is located in Darmstadt. We are looking for candidates who are available from April 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter. If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send us your CV together with a letter of motivation both in English and in Word to Ms Julia Niehaus, quoting job reference DEDSC1949 before 18Mar13. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you! Please note Due to work permit restrictions for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you already hold a work permit for Germany. Apply for this job
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