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Software Engineer C for Interplanetary Missions
2015-01-14 16:06:57| 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. We are looking to recruit a Software Engineer C for Interplanetary Missions for our Darmstadt office in Germany. This is an ideal opportunity for a recent university graduate or junior professional with first years of experience and who wants to work in the space industry. Tasks We will integrate you into our Darmstadt team and invest in your development as a software engineer. This position is therefore ideal for a person who has a passion for working in the space industry. Your motivation, enthusiasm and intellectual curiosity are consequently equally important to us as your hard technical skills. The successful candidate will primarily support the mission control software systems for Rosetta and Mars Express. This will involve software maintenance fixing problems and implementing changes required by the Flight Control Team, and onsite operational support to the spacecraft operators and engineers. Additionally the candidate will be involved in the implementation and evolution of SCISYS own software products for Ground data and control systems. The tasks of the position include Design, development, testing, installation, support and maintenance of ground data and control software for space missions, specifically Rosetta and Mars Express. Onsite customer support and interaction with the operators of the spacecraft, and the Flight Control engineers. In the first instance this will focus on ESOC but may expand to our other clients throughout Europe. Contribute to a fresh technical knowhow and discussion of the latest software engineering trends and developments Participate in our internal research and development activities for Ground Data Systems. Essential requirements For the position in our Darmstadt team we seek the following essential items A university degree or equivalent qualification in computer science, software engineering, aerospace engineering or a relevant discipline involving programming and computing Knowledge and experience of C programming gained on UNIXLINUX Knowledge and experience of object orientated design methods Knowledge and experience of object orientated design methods Knowledge of a shell scripting language Knowledge of Networking Good spoken and written English Passion for the space industry Proven ability to learn quickly and solve problems independently Team Player Effective communicator Furthermore, it would be an advantage for to have experience with the following Knowledge of SCOS2000 andor other ESOC Ground Segment software systems Knowledge of another programming language preferably Java Background knowledge of the operational needs to conduct spacecraft missions Knowledge of databases Knowledge of a modern scripting language Knowledge of UML, XML Other Information Start date is as soon as possible. Occasional provision of oncall support during critical satellite mission phases, e.g. a satellite launch Candidates must be an EU Citizen or have valid working permit to work in Germany. To ensure your application reaches us please apply online at httpwww.scisys.despacejobs
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