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Instrument Team Management Support in the LEO Division 1413039
2014-04-30 13:38:19| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Solenix is specialized in the provision of highquality software engineering, technical consulting and operations services in the aerospace domain. This vacancy note concerns an onsite consulting position at EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany. Instrument Team Management Support in the LEO Division 1413039 Job Description The Management Support Consultant shall report to the LEO Instrument Team Leader, who is responsible for the instrument projects and for the daytoday assignment of the Consultants activities. Initially the consultant will mainly work on EPS but in the future shehe may be involved in EPS Second Generation . The tasks of the Management Support Consultant shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following Provision of support to the Instrument Team Leader and his Deputy in management related aspects. Support and participation to instrument and satellite reviews, e.g. Flight Acceptance Reviews, generation of RIDs. Ensure the technical coordination of the Metop instruments in support to the EPS Project Manager and liaise as needed with EUMETSAT Partners ESA NOAA NASA CNES Support the EPS Project Manager for the MHS FM4 followon Support instrument related storagedestorage activities, reactivation and recalibration campaigns. Support the investigations and corrective actions related to anomalies occurring on Metop instruments on ground or in orbit. Support preparation of launch campaigns, Launch and Early Orbit Phase LEOP activities and satellite commissioning. Support to the generation and maintenance of instrument related documents. Support to the preparation and maintenance of presentation material related to instruments. Support to the control of the baseline definition of each instrument including evaluation of Change Requests, Change Proposals, Requests for Waiver Deviation, Interface Control Documents etc. Critical analysis of instrument related schedules of satellite activities. Monitoring of deliverables to and from EUMETSATs partner agencies and industry. Maintenance of an instrument issues tracker. Tracking of actions on instrument related issues and support to close out of such actions. Drafting correspondence to EUMETSATs partner agencies and industry. Participation to meetings with partner agencies, contractors, internal, etc. as appropriate. Support also as requested the EPS Second Generation Programme for the instruments aspects Required Skills and Experience University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline. The Consultant is required to have the experience and capability to fulfil the assigned tasks with the minimum of supervision. A background of at least 8 years in space hardware projects, with at least 3 years experience in project management positions preferably in the area of remote sensing instruments. Knowledge of QA processes and procedures and good computing skills with a familiarity with Microsoft Office software Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Project, Access, etc.. Good interpersonal skills. Furthermore, the Consultant should preferably have experience of working on a collaborative programme between different partners. Fluency in English. Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 27 May 2014 Start of Work 01 August 2014 Important Notes Before applying to this position, please read the page Notes to Applicants on the Solenix website under Career. Applicants must be EU citizens or have a valid work and residence permit in Germany. Security, identity and reference checks on the candidates are part of the recruitment process. Job Application Please send your applications electronically to careersolenix.ch before the application deadline 27 May 2014 Learn more about us in Facebook
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