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Spacecraft Operations Engineer
2013-04-11 13:37:09| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Space Operations Engineer at the Galileo Control Center Oberpfaffenhofen Your Mission DLR GfR mbH is a company of the German Aerospace Center DLR. Since 2008 we conduct and operate space projects with focus on satellitebased navigation under industrial conditions. Under a contract with the European Commission and the European Space Agency, DLR GfR has the core task to operate the Galileo Control Center in Oberpfaffenhofen. Our special focus is to provide reliable, safe and secure operations services being fundamental for the provision of stable and accurate navigation services. Since the first launch of two Galileo satellites in October 2011, the DLR GfR team is responsible for the spacecraft operations of the Galileo constellation. A second pair of Galileo satellites has been successfully launched in October 2012. After the successful commissioning and signal test phase, the first Galileo only position fix has been established on 12. March 2013. The next launch is planned for autumn 2013. We look for two motivated and skilled DLR GfR staff members, taking over the following tasks as part of an international team Development and optimization of operations concepts Planning, development and improvement of flight procedures Definition and implementation of Operations Key Performance Indicators Participation to spacecraft operations LEOP, commissioning, routine and special operations Performance and trend analysis Anomaly identification and resolution Your qualification University degree Dipl.Ing. or Master in Science of Engineering, ideally in Aerospace Engineering Experience with Satellite Operations Fluent English in spoken and written Selfcontained, solution oriented and responsible working style
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