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Support to Science Operations LISA Pathfinder
2013-07-30 19:35:40| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
There is now a great opportunity to join The Server Labs team and work in ESAC The European Space Astronomy Centre in Madrid, Spain. The Server Labs is a European IT services company, specialised on software engineering and handson consulting. We offer an excellent package, including highest salary, social benefits, company benefits, extra holidays and health and dental insurance. Important Candidates must hold a European Passport and be willing to work in Spain Job Description Support to Science Operations LISA Pathfinder at ESAC LISA Pathfinder LPF is the technology demonstrator for the LISA mission and its primary goal is to demonstrate the critical technologies needed for LISA. The payload onboard LPF will consist of the European LISA Technology Package LTP and a contribution provided by the NASAJPL, the Disturbance Reduction System DRS. The Science and Technology Operations Centre STOC is the point of interface to the scientific community, and is responsible for the payload scheduling, quicklook data analysis, data processing and archiving. During the operational phase of the mission extensive stays at ESOC Darmstadt, Germany may be needed. Engineer Specific tasks requirements for this position 1.Activities during the development phase a STOC system engineering The service to be provided by the Operations Engineer will entail supporting the system engineering activities of the STOC. This includes Define and maintain the toplevel system design of the Science Operations Ground Segment in the different mission phases Support the definition of the interfaces between the STOC and the MOC and the writing maintenance of the STOCMOC ICD Define the interfaces between the STOC and the LTP DRS and write the STOCLTP and STOC DRS ICDs Write the STOC Operations Plans Write the STOC Operations Procedures b STOC SW development The Operations Engineer will i monitor the development of the software modules e.g. Mission Planning, Data Ingestion, Simulator, ii be responsible of the installation of these tools and their configuration control at STOC and iii perform their acceptance tests. c STOC integration Ground Segment Tests The Operations Engineer will provide service support for the definition, preparation and execution of i the STOC integration tests, ii the Ground Segment tests SOVTs and iii the STOC Simulations. This includes Prepare test plans, test data and procedures to applied during these tests Participate in the tests, the debriefings and write the necessary test reports and raise SPRs as well as nonconformance reports as appropriate 2. Activities during the operational phase a STOC System Engineering The Operations Engineer will continue to provide service activities in operations with the activities performed during the development phase. This includes Maintenance of the interfaces between the STOC and the MOC, LTP DRS and their relevant ICDs Maintenance of the STOC Operations Plans Maintenance of the STOC Operations Procedures b STOC operational ruties The Operations Engineer will be responsible for providing a service to a number of operational duties. This includes Generate the operational payload mission planning files to be sent to the MOC Monitor the data ingestion tasks that will receive the telemetry and auxiliary data from MOCs Data Disposition System Support the data archiving tasks that will populate the archive Support the investigation of payload anomalies and the implementation of the recovery c STOC SW maintenance The service provided by the Operations Engineer will cover the monitoring of the maintenance of the software modules and provide to the developers the priorities for the resolution of the software problems as seen from the users side. The service provided by the Operations Engineer will cover being responsible for the installation of these tools and their configuration control at STOC. Specific qualification requirements University degree or equivalent in related fields Experience needed in the development, testing and operations of a scientific operations centre or a similar system Experience in satellite payload operations The selected contractor must have good interpersonal and communication skills to interact with a number of external people In addition knowledge of the following would be beneficial Operations of scientific satellites and in particular of LISA Pathfinder or its payload would be an asset Company Description The Server Labs is a European IT services company, specialised on software engineering and handson consulting. Our architects and software engineers are experts on the latest technologies and agile methodologies, to provide our clients the best software solutions, practices and software architectures. We collaborate with our clients to obtain success, committed to innovation, enjoying what we do every day and growing with every challenge. The Server Labs works with different industries and business verticals. Within the Space industry, The Server Labs works with the European Space Agency ESA, at ESAC, near Madrid, and at ESOC, in Darmstadt, near Frankfurt. We provide specialists to ESA, but also our company expertise and services in technologies and methodologies to offer additional value to the projects and initiatives led by ESA. By working with The Server Labs, you will be part of a multinational team in a fast growing technology company based in Madrid, Frankfurt and London. Please send your CV with cover letter to resumetheserverlabs.com before the 3rd of August 2013 Additional information Position ID TSLSRE035 Deadline 3rd of August 2013 Location Madrid, Spain Support Start Date 1st September 2013 Support End Date 31st December 2016
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