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Lisa Pathfinder Spacecraft Operations Engineer
2014-08-04 12:41:48| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
About us SCISYS Deutschland GmbH provides professional engineering and consultancy services to spacecraft operators 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 supporting space programmes and missions. We have a strong presence at ESOC and EUMETSAT, as well as serving other ESA sites, the German Space Operations Centre and the German Galileo Control Centre. Moreover, we actively manage your professional development, training and career progression. For the location in Darmstadt, Germany we are looking for a Spacecraft Operations Engineer at ESOC. Tasks The position is for Spacecraft Operations Engineering services primarily assigned to Lisa Pathfinder, but with the possibility of supporting other missions within the Astronomical Missions Division. The general tasks will include Standard Spacecraft Operations Engineering support, but with a focus on Flight Procedure Validation, Mission Planning and Payload Operations. Provision of independent procedure validation of the Flight Operations Procedures, conducted on the Lisa Pathfinder Mission Control Sysytem and Simulator. Payload operations preparation, validation and execution, including mission planning and commissioning plan and timeline. General SOE service provision during the LEOP preparation and execution when the payloads are not active. Essential requirements The essential requirements are Spacecraft knowledge on a subsystem level, particularly of Payloads. Expertise in operational environments Understand and accurately predict behaviour of complex systems. Control Theory. Fluency in English. Ability to prioritise and manage several activities in parallel, and across multidomains Familiarity with operational training Familiarity with operational simulators, ideally SimSat Familiarity with satellite control systems, ideally SCOS2000 Familiarity with Operational Payloads It would be considered an advantage to have the following Knowledge of satellite or ground operations, or nonspace operational environments Mission Planning expertise Power Thermal expertise Understanding of Commissioning campaigns for Satellite Payloads. Other Information Start date is 4th quarter of 2014 Candidates must be an EU citizen or hold a valid German work and residence visa To ensure your application reaches us please apply online at httpwww.scisys.despacejobs
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