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Space Weather Space Segment Engineer
2014-04-16 16:35:48| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
RHEA is currently recruiting a Space Weather Space Segment Engineer to support the Space Situational Awareness SSA Programme at our clients premises in Darmstadt. Tasks and Activities Your primary tasks and activities may include Providing space segment related inputs for the SWE System Requirements Documents updates Providing inputs for SSASWE Segment Service Development Roadmap reviews Supporting preparation of the work in SWE Segment as a space segment expert Providing support to the SWE Segment Manager for the development and definition of the SSA Workplans Providing expert support to the definition of the SWE Segment architectural design Providing expert support to the definition of space weather related international standards as appointed by the SWE Segment Manager Following the reporting of the Mission Operation Centre MOC and P2SC and alerting the mission manager for any actions required by the MOC that is outside the routine operations Planning and coordinating with the MOC activities that are required at the sc level to maintain the mission e.g. onboard software updates Preparing the Proba2 decommissioning plan Technically supporting all instrument and mission reviews including reviews of the documentation Technically supporting preparation of the mission extension plans and reviews Providing technical support for any development, testing and acceptance of space segment related applications and software delivered by the SSA GS team to SWE Segment Providing monthly progress report to the Mission Manager the status of the mission, all necessary actions the MOC has performed and the updated mission planning Attending monthly progress meetings and ad hoc progress meetings with the internalexternal development teams Monitoring technical work in the instrument Phase CD activities in coordination with the TECEES Reviewing deliverables from the activities according to the SOW Monitoring instrument AIT for hosted payload missions and liaise with the hosting mission team as appointed by the SWE WP Manager Participating in SSA programmatic reviews as an expert member as appointed by the SSASWE Segment Manager Organising SWE Segment related education, outreach and user needs discussion events for the SSA end users as appointed by the SWE Segment manager Organising reviews for the SSA space segment activities as appointed by the SWE WP Manager Supporting organisation of SWE Segment public relation events as appointed by the SWE Segment manager Liaising with International Bodies as appointed by the SWE Segment Manager Providing expert support to tender evaluations as appointed by the SWE Segment Manager subject to a declaration of no conflict of interest in each case Performing any other tasks that are needed to consolidate the deliverables from the activity Interfacing with the Tasking Centre deployment team as needed Skills and Experience You must possess the following skills and experience M.Sc. or equivalent academic degree in spaceflight instrumentation At least 5 years of demonstrated working experience in space engineering projects Practical experience in implementing a spaceflight instrumentation mission including flight hardware implementation Significant experience in satellite system engineering Previous working experience in an international Agency environment or with international Agencies Experience in participating international industry contracts Experience in communicating with international partners including space agencies, international entities and scientific community Fluency in English How to Apply Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEAs Recruitment team at careersrheagroup.com no later than 140514. We look forward to hearing from you!
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