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Satellite Support Engineer Copernicus
2020-04-21 12:12:58| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
At Serco not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world, we are innovators,committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone. Serco and Proud Make a difference every day. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Satellite Support Engineering, based Noordwijk Netherlands. Main Responsibilities For each supported mission, the following tasks shall be performed Coordinate the internal external support to PLS ESA Space Segment Development Team, TEC experts, Mission Analysis System Support, Industry Coordinate with the ESA Space Segment Development Team where relevant to Exchange technical status on the flying and nonflying satellites, identifying Coordination issues of relevance and following them to conclusion Support PLS at the regular weekly Operations Boards Support the Operations Teams by providing or facilitating responses to technical support requests from either the Flight Operations Segment FOS or Payload Data Ground Segment PDGS Maintain distribute the PLS OnCall lists to the FOS other parties where relevant in a timely manner Support the Mission Manager and hisher team by providing technical advice Related to issues of Satellites performance Support the Space Segment Development Teams by providing timely pertinent feedback on any issue detected inflight with potential impact on satellites still under development Provide specific technical expertise to support Performance Monitoring, Analysis Optimisation tasks and Anomaly Investigations, with overall aim to improve mission quality andor lifetime Preparation of Technical Documentation, such as Reports, Technical Notes and other requested documentation Review and synthesis of Technical Reports and documents produced by Industry, and extraction of relevant technical information for use in generation of PLS Performance metrics and reports Organise and support the 6monthly Satellite InOrbit Performance SIOP Technical Meetings in cooperation with the Industrial Prime contractor, including associated followup activitiese.g. administration, actions follow up etc Respond to Anomaly Warnings received from the Flight Operations Segment FOS in an appropriate timely manner, providing support and facilitating the necessary followon actions Support and lead complex investigations that arise as a result of satellite performance and anomalies, ensuring adequate coordination with involved partners Mission Management, Operations Teams, Industry, Space Segment Development Teams, Management Prepare, coordinate followup on engineering requests for the Industrial contractors in support of Anomaly Investigations and other technical analyses Support satellite configuration control including the Configuration Control Board CCB Support Satellite Decommissioning Disposal activities as required Monitor, track and report the status of activities performed by the Industrial contractors in support of the PLS function technical, commercial and schedule status Review commercial payment requests the associated justifications submitted by Industry regular milestones or as result of adhoc Cost Reimbursement activities Bring innovation to satellite performance analysis by investigating emerging technologies that enhance the ability for early detection of performance trends and deviations maintain the relevant PLS technical records, databases documentation in accordance with established procedures Maintain a regular reporting in coordination with the Technical Officer. The requested support covers Coordination of interface with PLS Support partners with Management Providing support to operations Teams Performing technical review, analysis, synthesis Reporting of Satellites Performance Anomalies Organisation coordination of PLS Meetings Reviews Supporting PLS at a number of other Meetings Reviews Responding to Satellite warnings anomalies The Ideal Candidate The following skills are requested of all personnel providing support within the service Fluent English language oral and written Autonomy in writing technical notes, specifications and reports in English Good interpersonal skills and team spirit Demonstrable multidisciplinary or systemlevel experience in the satellite engineering domain Previous working experience in a multinational environment is desirable and Very good knowledge of MS Office tools. Activity required skills The personnel allocated to these tasks shall have the following key skills University degree in a relevant Engineering discipline Minimum 10 years of experience and a significant background in one or more of the following domains Satellite Operations, Spacecraft Development including Project Engineering, EquipmentSubsystem Procurement, Assembly Integration Test Minimum 3 years experience working as a System Engineer or with a System Coordination function in any of the above domains Good understanding of the Satellite Phase E2 Routine Operations Organisation and the typical activities performed Good understanding of the factors affecting the short and longterm performance of Satellites and their main subsystems or payloads Proven experience ability at working in an environment with multiple external interfaces Good at working in a team and a proactive attitude to solving problems Important Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law. Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process. Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. Data Protection When creating a profile on the Serco Career Centre you agreed to the Data Protection policy, a copy is available upon request. You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time.
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