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2020-02-17 17:12:55| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
We are the first choice European aerospace company for software centric engineering solutions. We combine 40 years of experience in a market where trust and quality are needed. With more than 350 employees in Germany, we shape the future of aerospace and beyond together. Our staff plays a key role for our success through their qualifications, motivation, enthusiasm, different cultural backgrounds and their sense of collaboration in an open international environment living our values trust, integrity, participation and curiosity. We are committed to crafting a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We offer a wealth of benefits to support a balanced work life balance and encouraging career development. This position is based at ESOC in Darmstadt. It is fulltime and permanent and expected starting date will be around May 2020. We are looking forward to meeting you! ResponsibilitiesDuties You are passionate about space missions but concerned about their safety and security with respect to space debris? Then you are on the right track! We are supporting the European Space Agency with highly qualified services at the European Space Operations Centre ESOC in DarmstadtGermany. For a new service position at the ESA Space Debris Office see httpwww.esa.intEnablingSupportOperationsgseESASpaceDebrisOffice20 we are searching for a space debris engineer to complement our international service team! You will support the space missions at the Concurrent Design Facility CDF with compliance analysis tasks and perform debris risk assessment and mitigation analyses see httpswww.esa.intEnablingSupportSpaceEngineeringTechnologyConcurrentDesignFacility. Further you will run routine operations of ESAs conjunction event prediction system and contribute to the evolution and upgrade of this system. You will perform detailed analysis and consultancy in the case of a highrisk conjunction event in liaison with the Flight Control Teams, external customers and Flight Dynamics. You will further contribute to the missions launch and early orbit phases where expertise on space debris is required, to the development of the Consolidated Astrodynamics Platform, Debris Mitigation Facility, and applications based on them and to the maintenance of ESAs DISCOS database system and systems based thereon. Detailed information on the missions and the activities of ESOC can be found at www.esa.int QualificationsExperience University degree in a relevant engineering field, astronomy, mathematics or physics. Essential Skills The ideal candidate we are looking for contributes to our service team with a throughout understanding of the way of working the following entities The ESTEC CDF The InterAgency Space Debris Coordination Committee IADC The ESA Space Safety Program The ESOC flight dynamics and spacecraft control teams and brings along the following characteristics Proficiency in classical and orbit mechanics and orbit determination aspects, incl. familiarity with related coordinate systems reference frames Profound expertise of space debris matters observation, modelling, mitigation, risk assessment Detailed understanding of space surveillance techniques and principles Good knowledge of reentry aerothermodynamics principles and tools Ability to define, implement, validate and operate software which applies the above solutions, using Fortran, C and Python as main programming language knowledge of UnixLinux and scripting languages is a valuable asset. Software design and development engineering Knowledge about database systems, especially SQL Knowledge about software life cycle documentation A high sense of operational responsibility and good communication and presentation skills. Fluency in English, both in speech and writing. Coordinate and interact with other service providers in operations and other fields. Negotiation skills Ability to work independently. Desirable Skills Additional desirable skills are Experience with the ESOC environment Familiarity with Space Debris tasks. Experience with Linux, network services and protocols, and system administration maintenance Knowledge about systems configuration management control, quality management Furthermore, knowledge about current and planned ESA missions should be a given. Your Benefits of joining us By joining the Telespazio family, you will enjoy all the benefits of a competitive salary in a sustainable work environment, flexible working time models, diverse advancement and training possibilities for technical, language and soft skills, a generous holiday package as well as a company pension scheme. Furthermore, we support you with your relocation. Through our wide network, we can also support your partner in finding a job at your new work location. Application Are you equally inspired by our visions and dreams? Get in touch with us today and send us your application! Your HR Contact for this position is Roopashri Rajasekhar.
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