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Programme Coordinator for University Student Activities
2016-06-30 19:07:08| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Client and Location For one of our main customers ESAESTEC, we are currently looking for a Program Coordinator for University Student Activities who will give support to the Tertiary Education Unit onsite at ESTEC. Tasks and Responsibilities The postholder will report to the Head of the Tertiary Education Unit, and will support him for the coordination of educational CubeSat programmes conducted by the Education Office, throughout all phases of their lifecycle. A central attention shall focus on the coordination of Fly Your Satellite!, starting since the definition of the new programme cycles. The postholder shall prepare the overall programme scheme, organised to release periodical Announcements of Opportunity to the Academy community, and offering to educational CubeSat teams the chance to participate in the Fly Your Satellite! programme, at different entry levels starting from early beginners teams, up to and including student teams at advanced stage in the CubeSat development process, and possibly including also CubeSat teams read for quick turnaround launch opportunities. Specifically, the tasks of the postholder will include Define the programme logic and the implementation structure for the Fly Your Satellite! programme cycles Define the deliverables and project objectives to be achieved by the CubeSat teams participating at the different levels of the Fly Your Satellite! programme Coordinate the involved university project teams, and the ESA specialists that will support the FYS programme, or will mentor the university student teams Monitor the technical baseline of the relevant projects, and review the project documentation to ensure compliance with requirements, applicable standards, and good space engineering practice Support and review the satellites AIV Assembly, Integration and Verification campaigns to be performed at the ESTEC test facilities, or at facilities located elsewhere Support the preparation and conduct of project meetings, project reviews, test campaigns, launch preparation campaigns, and of workshops or conferences Liaise with the Young Graduate Trainees involved in the satellite projects of the Education Office, and support the Head of the Tertiary Education Unit for their coordination Support the definition, the organization, and the conduct of the ESA Academy activities conducted at Redu, or at other locations Liaise with the colleagues of the Education Office in charge of Outreach coordination, to the scope of supporting the outreach initiatives on the ESA education satellites Offer support if requested by the Head of the Tertiary education Unit to other tertiary education projects. Experience and education University degree at least at MSc level in Space Systems Engineering, or equivalent At least 4 years of relevant working experience in the space industry Good fluency in the use of English as a working language The post holder shall be well organised, shall be able to show good spirit of initiative, and shall own good skills and experience in the management of space projects shall have good skills to coordinate effectively work contributions from several different parties, and shall possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders ESA, the involved international partners, industry, academia and students The experience of having directly collaborated at the satellite programmes Fly Your Satellite! in particular of the ESA Education Office is an important asset.
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