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SMOS Payload Operations Engineer
2013-01-25 17:36:26| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations The European Space Agency is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women POST SMOS Payload Operations Engineer in the Earth Explorer Management Office, Earth Observation Missions Division, Mission Operations Department, Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations. This post is classified in the A2A4 grade band of the Coordinated Organisations salary scale. LOCATION Initially ESAC, Villanueva de la Caada, Madrid Spain with a later transfer to ESOC, Darmstadt Germany. DUTIES The postholder will be assigned to the SMOS Payload Operations Team. The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity SMOS mission was launched in November 2009, and is currently under extension until end 2016. The Payload Operations Engineer will report to the Head of the Earth Explorer Management Office, based in ESOC. The incumbent will carry out payload operations activities, which include the following tasks preparing and executing the SMOS payload mission planning and operations during the mission, including anomaly recovery and management and coordinating the operations as needed with the CNES Mission Operations Team maintaining the Flight Operations Procedures, Payload Data Base and Payload Onboard Operations Procedures during the mission assisting the Head of the Earth Explorer Management Office in the management of the Flight Operations Segment maintenance contract, including any evolution of the ground systems to ensure the continuation of the mission participation in Quality Working Groups and workshops to further enhance the mission, supporting the ESRIN Mission Manager interfacing with the CNES Mission Operations Team, and industry for technical matters related to any anomalies or payload operations evolution as a result of satellite systems degradation providing training to and technically managing the other engineers provided by industrial contract working as part of the SMOS payload operations team. QUALIFICATIONS Applicants for this post should have a university degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering or Physics, together with good professional experience in spacecraft andor operational applications. Indepth knowledge of the SMOS mission is essential. Candidates should be systemminded, be able to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team, be selfmotivateddisciplined and be results oriented. Experience with Payload Operations is highly desirable and Platform Operations is an asset. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these two languages is required together with a working knowledge of the other language. Knowledge of another member state language is an asset. CLOSING DATE The closing date for applications is 22 February 2013. Applications from external candidates for this position should preferably be made online at the ESA Web Site www.esa.intcareers. Those unable to apply online should submit their CV to the Head of the Human Resources Division, ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk ZH The Netherlands. The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests. Under ESA Regulations, the age limit for recruitment is 55. Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada. Priority will be first given to internal candidates and secondly to external candidates from underrepresented member states. In accordance with the European Space Agencys security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment.
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