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System Operations Engineer 1613062
2016-04-06 17:09:11| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Solenix is specialized in the provision of highquality software engineering, technical consulting and operations services in the aerospace domain. This vacancy note concerns an onsite consulting position at EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany. System Operations Engineer 1613062 Job Description We are looking for a System Operations Engineer to support our client EUMETSAT. You shall provide support to the development and operation of the Copernicus Sentinel3 Ground Segment, as well as its evolution. Main duties will include the support to System operations in a realtime operations environment Endtoend operations monitoring Operations procedure definition updates Communications systems operations Security operations Infrastructure operations and evolution Ensuring Business Continuity Multimission operations, including mass storage and archiving System Evolutions. You will be responsible for the definition andor maintenance of the routine operations procedures pertaining to system operations and the interfaces of the key systems within the Sentinel3 ground segment, in accordance with configuration management and quality assurance practices. You will acquire and maintain a Systemwide view of the Sentinel3 ground segment. In particular,you will maintain operational expertise on the internal and external interfaces of the ground segment. You will review any planned changes to the system configuration for the ground segments, and support the investigation of anomalies encountered through the routine system and ground segment operations. You will also provide support to the development and operations preparation for recurrent Sentinel3 satellites. Interfaces with the project teams on the implementation of system upgrades to support major operations projects, including System MidTerm Evolution Plan, recurrent satellites, and any System hardware and operating system obsolescence upgrade will part of your role. There will be a number of routine operations tasks to be completed including Definition and maintenance of system operations procedures, including System and ground segment procedures and operations guides Liaison with the spacecraft operations team to ensure the continuity and optimisation of spacecraft monitoring and control activities Interface and coordination with the systems maintenance teams and industry representatives to ensure optimised performance, including participating in the definition and implementation of any changes Provision of support to operational ground segment analyses Provision of standbyoncall support as system operations engineer, on an as needed basis. This will be coordinated through the normal oncall process Processing and coordination of system anomalies, their documentation, investigation, classification and resolutionmitigation, including participation in Anomaly Review Boards Required Skills and Experience A University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline At least 5 years of experience of spacecraft and related ground segment operations, in particular Experience of Ground Segment System Operations to support Low Earth Orbit LEO, 3Axis Stabilised Spacecraft during operation preparation, LEOP, commissioning and routine operations phases Development and maintenance of complex operational ground systems, preferably for Earth Observation spacecraft System and Interfaces Engineering AIT experience for the development of major upgrades new ground systems in a high availability 247 operational environment Satellite monitoring and control systems and nearrealtime data processing, dissemination and archive systems Operational Monitoring of near real time data flows in large computer networks Full development cycle of large systems, from the definition of requirements to system design and operations Definition and management of operational interfaces within the ground segment and with external entities Investigation into anomalies, their documentation, classification and correctionmitigation, participation in Anomaly Review Boards and, where applicable, Operations Incident investigation and review activities Familiarity with the ECSS standards Experience with development and validation of operational ground segment and associated operations procedures for nominal and contingency recovery cases Familiarity with procedure Change control and configuration management of ground segment operational systems. Desirable Skills and Experience Definition, management and traceability of complex requirements structure experience in the use of tools e.g. DOORS Definition of operations interfaces and processes with external partners Development of system analysis, reporting and monitoring tools Space Ground Interface definition Ground Stations operation and maintenance Experience with modern satellite MC systems e.g. SCOS2K control system Experience of development, maintenance and operation of medium to large size applications Experience and proven application of development using Java, Perl, Oracle, operating system scripting languages, and XML technologies Experience of modern system architectures in the area of realtime data services and file based data delivery Communications protocols e.g. TCPIP, MBSS Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems CCSDS and SAFE product formats Altimetry imaging andor sounding instrumentation for Earth Observation spacecraft Experience in development of analysis and reporting tools. Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 10 May 2016 Start of Work Important Notes Before applying to this position, please read the page Notes to Applicants on the Solenix website under Career. Applicants must be EU citizens or have a valid work and residence permit in Germany. Security, identity and reference checks on the candidates are part of the recruitment process. Job Application Please send your applications electronically to careersolenix.ch before the application deadline 10 May 2016 Learn more about us in Facebook
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