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Ground Station Maintenance Engineer
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IMPORTANT NOTE please read this first By the time of the applicationcandidates must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. Applicants who do not fulfill this essential prerequisite shall be rejected wo further communication. Ground Station Maintenance Engineer based at EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany Job Description For our activities in EUMETSAT, we are currently seeking a Ground Station Maintenance Engineer as part of the Routine Operations phases of the Meteosat Transition Programme MTP, the Meteosat Second Generation Programme MSG, the EUMETSAT Polar System EPS and JASON2 The appointed candidate shall work in the Ground Stations team supporting MTP, MSG, EPS and Jason 2 Routine Operations. The tasks will be carried out mainly at EUMETSAT Head Quarter facilities in Darmstadt, but travel to Ground Stations and backup centers located within Europe, may be required for certain activities. The tasks to be performed shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following 1 Definition and maintenance of automated and paper based operational Ground Stations procedures, in accordance with the corresponding configuration management and quality assurance practices. 2 planning and scheduling of the regular ground Station maintenance activities within ongoing operational constraints 3 interface at technical level with the maintenance service providers and coordinate the maintenance activities 4 coordination of the investigation and correction of anomalies reported by the operationsmaintenance team and interface with manufacturers if necessary for anomaly correction and verification. 5 attend dailyweekly operations coordination meetings and interface with operational representatives as required 6 provision of ground station support to operations during critical mission phases, pre and post launch i.e. SVT, LEOP, IOT and contingency 7 assisting with the preparation or evaluation of proposals, as required, for modificationsimprovements to the Ground Stations and associated equipment 8 support the planning and scheduling of the implementation, testing and validation of these modificationsimprovements 9 provision of training to operation teams about ground stations upgrades 10provision of status reports about the performance of the ground stations and associated systems 11maintenance of Ground stations databases 12provision of support to the setting up of maintenance agreementscontracts from a technical point of view Note that this job may require, under special circumstances and upon previous agreement, standby and callout support shift andor weekendslate nights work Qualifications and Requirements Essential In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the candidates shall have at least 5 years experience in the Operations and Maintenance of Large Ground Stations andor Ground Stations EngineeringIntegration to be used either for GEO or LEO missions. Experience is required in the following areas Maintenance and operations of large ground stations including site infrastructure Operation preparation phase, focusing on creation and maintenance of automated procedures to operate large ground stations from local and remote Ground Station designintegrationtesting in particular regarding the Antenna, RF Front End, Base Band subsystems and Monitoring Control Usage of Tracking systems including Antenna Control Unit ACUTracking receivers for large antennas to acquire either LEO or GEO satellite Operation and configuration of integrated TTC baseband equipment and ranging systems e.g. INSNEC Cortex type Usage of High Data Rate Demodulators RF measurement practices and usage of related instrumentation Knowledge of modulationdemodulation schemes applied by Ground to Space ICD for TTC and payload data transmission. Desirable It would be a distinct advantage for the applicants to have experience with some of the following Commercial satellite and micro wave data links Basic knowledge of WAN, LAN and TCPIP protocol Implementation of relevant ECSS standards and CCSDS recommendations In Orbit Test I.O.T. systems and test procedures. The appointed person shall be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, shall be able to work calmly and correctly under stress and must be able to work with minimum of supervision. Good communications skills, to allow the effective communication of information under a variety of circumstances with the operational team are essential. English is the working language at EUMETSAT, so candidates must be fluent in the language. Knowledge of French andor any other EU language would be of advantage. About Serco Serco is amongst the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies and has a global heritage in the Space business, operating for over 35 years Worldwide. Serco has a longstanding understanding of the space market and a worldwide client base providing operational and engineering support across International Organisations, Government Agencies, Defence, Industrial Partnerships and related Scientific Institutions. With over 1100 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of qualifications and skills, it is our track record in such a wide range of market sectors and geographies that allows us to share best practice, expertise and innovation in our business solutions today. Serco Europe employees have provided their skilled competence for various European space missions since the inception of a coordinated European space organisation. Our ongoing commitments within the industry cover Earth Observation, Meteorological Services, Space Science, Technology, Telecommunications and Human Spaceflight, as both an integrated services and managed space resources provider. At the heart of our approach is the recognition that a good business depends on good people. We ensure that we continue to have the people and expertise that we need to face both the challenges of today and those of tomorrow our people are our key assets. Application procedure 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?refSearchrequirementid38421 If you have any question regarding this position please email darmstadtjobsserco.com Position Ground Station Maintenance Engineer Reference G013004EUM Application closing date 04022013 Start date 01042013 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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