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TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUND SEGMENT ENGINEERING
2014-09-05 10:40:24| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
WHO ARE WE? GMV www.gmv.com is a privately owned technological enterprise group with an international presence employing more than 1.100 staff. Founded in 1984, GMV mainly operates in eight large sectors for both public and private organizations Aeronautics, Space, Defense, Health, Security, Transportation, Telecommunications and Information Technologies. GMV currently runs eight work centers in Spain Tres Cantos Madrid headquarters, Boecillo Valladolid, Seville, Barcelona, Valencia, Tenerife, Len, Zaragoza and also work centers in Lisbon Portugal, Rockville Maryland, USA, Darmstadt Germany, Warsaw Poland, Bucharest Romania, Malaysia, Toulouse France and New Delhi India. We recruit and hire excellent engineers, and encourage innovation, technical excellence and continuing education. Our engineers regularly present papers at technical conferences, continue their education more than 85 have a masters degree, and we reinvest more than 12 of budget in IRD projects. This striving for excellence, innovation and flexibility is a major part of our culture. We provide very competitive compensation, attractive benefits, and a great work environment with lots of opportunities for professional growth. JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities Duties Tasks The post holder will be responsible for the management of activities devoted to the design and development of satellite communication systems and ground segment technology and products under the responsibility of the Ground Segment Technology Section including Support the initiation of activities related to technology and product design and development for the telecommunication ground segment. Support the establishment and control of relevant ESA requirements, specifications and generaldocumentation. Evaluation, support to negotiation, monitoring and control of contracts and activities related to technology and product development for satellite telecommunication ground segments. Preparation of inputs to status reports. Contribute to the preparation of technology and product developments workplans Support other members of TIATTG section on their projects and share expertise within the section Monitor market and technology trends and developments in the area of satellite communication ground segments Cooperate with the specialists in the other ESA departments Identify any issues during the procurement phase, running or closing of an activity, and flag them in a timely manner Support the preparation of Papers for Adjudication Committees or Delegate bodies IPC, JCB, with high quality standards Provide input for the Department Business Intelligence management system Support TIA Communication activities in line with the ESA TIA Communication Policy rules. Follow the relevant and applicable ISO procedures. Maintain the required level of confidentiality and security as defined in the ESA Security Directives Qualifications University degree or equivalent qualification in engineering and experience in satellite telecommunications user andor ground segment. Required knowledge The expertise area and qualifications required for the service are the following Understanding of satcom ground segment architectures for broadcasting, broadband, trunking, backhauling and mobile applications. Expertise in some or all the areas of Terminal modem design FPGA and ASIC Communication protocols including quality of service aspects, upper layer techniques in IP and networking, air interface techniques, RF and Microwave including LNAs, SSPAs, TWTAs, filters, frequency converters, Ground antennas for both fixed and mobile SatCom systems Definition and implementation of ground solutions for satcom mobile systems experience working in industry, Management of development contracts for ground segment products and technology Specific experience in the satellite telecommunication commercial market development is desirable. It is expected that the service is provided predominantly onsite at ECSATHarwell UK . An initial training period in ESTEC Noordwijk ,NL of 2 months is required Regular travel for the purpose of supporting meetings and reviews at Industry premises and to ESTEC in particular shall be undertaken as required by the implementation and running of the ARTES activities WHAT DO WE OFFER? As soon as they join the organization our professionals are given the chance to tackle technological challenges in an innovative environment, to work in multidisciplinary teams and deal directly with clients. This helps them to mature quickly as professionals. We provide continual topup training to keep our career professionals perfectly abreast of all technologies used. We offer a permanent contract and attractive package including a highly competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package. If you would like to work in an interesting, fun, fastpaced, challenging, diverse and global company which is growing rapidly, please send us your resume to jobsgmv.com For more information about GMV, please visit our website at www.gmv.com
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