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Product Assurance Engineering Support Service

2021-05-11 12:12:46| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Vitrociset Belgium is an international company which specializes in the space industry for over 30 years. The European Space Agency is our biggest client and we provide highly qualified employees to many sites of ESA mainly in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France, and the UK. Your career is very important to us, therefore, we provide a permanent contract with great benefits, good salary, relocation package and genuine support to our employees. Currently, we are looking for a highly skilled Product Assurance Engineering Support Service who will work for ESTEC, in the Netherlands. SCOPE The Product Assurance and Safety Department TECQ, located in ESTEC, operates under the authority of the Directorate of Technical and Quality Management DTEC. TECQ supports ESA in the provision of technical competence in the field of product assurance and safety engineering as well as with test services for metallic and nonmetallic materials and EEE components. TECQ customers are mainly ESA Projects and Programmes, however services are also provided to external customers e.g. industrial partners, national space Agencies, etc.. TECQ provides Product Assurance support to the projects of the Science Operations Department SCIS by an integrated Product Assurance Coordinator for the implementation of the ESA general PAS policy in the Department. For SCIS tasks, the line manager of the Product Assurance Coordinator reports directly to the Head of the Science Operations Department SCIS and interacts with the various missions and projects at the level of the most senior missionspecific manager. The SCIS PA Coordinator reports as well to the Head of the Product Assurance and Safety Department TECQ for the implementation of the ESA general PAS policy, the maintenance of standards and the contributions to corporate tasks e.g. reviews, standardization, alerts, lessons learned, etc. via the Science Directorate Head of PAS office SCIPQ. SPECIFIC TASKS Task 1 Support to SCIS PA projectmission monitoring The following activities shall be carried out as part of this task Support the PAE07 Technical Responsible in the review of the projectmission and service PA plans and the compliance matrix w.r.t. the PA Engineering Requirements. Support the PAE07 Technical Responsible in the monitoring of projectmission activities in order to ensure proper implementation of the PA Engineering Requirements, including attendance to projectmission reviews and meetings when requested. Support the PAE07 Technical Responsible in the monitoring that PAQA documentation, processes and procedures relevant to the projectmission are defined and correctly implemented. Support the PAE07 Technical Responsible in the monitoring of PA related activities of nonESA parts of the SGS e.g. Consortia, PIs, etc, when requested. Support the PAE07 Technical Responsible in the monitoring of the correct selection and use of methods and tools by the projectmission contractor services this is especially relevant when supporting the nonESA parts of the SGS. Support the PAE07 Technical Responsible in performing projectmission audits, assessments and inspections, specifically for quality, configuration and technical engineering practices, as well as in the follow up of the corresponding corrective and improvement actions. Support the PAE07 Technical Responsible in the monitoring of the metrication program applied by the missions and projects. Task 2 Support to SCIS PA coordination activities Support the PAE07 Technical Responsible in establishing the programmatic and technical PA requirements within the framework of the ESA Product Assurance and Safety policy at mission and SCIS Department level. Formal PA monthly reporting to the PAE07 Technical Responsible. Adhoc projectmission informal reporting probleminformation oneone or in the PA team meetings. Attendance to adhoc PA team meetings e.g. documentation, quality model, etc organized by the PAE07 Technical Responsible. Attendance to periodic PA status meetings organized by the PAE07 Technical Responsible and contribute to Review of actions Review PA activities checklist, objectives, roadmap Discussion topics list of items to discuss PA activities among missions and projects round table, synergies Presentations to be providedto be attended Training and conferences to be providedto be attended Define and maintain common PA and Engineering Documentation including templates. Maintain methods and tools relevant to PAQA activities e.g. SonarQube. Setup, update and maintain the SCIS PA environment. Support SCIS in performing projectmission technical assessments, audits, product evaluation, code inspections using static analysis tools, etc. Define, implement and maintain common Quality Model. Define, implement and maintain Quality Gates to build the software. Support the PAE07 Technical Responsible in the management of SCIS PA Traineeship activities or any other RD activity as requested. Maintain the PA activities checklists. Contribute to the SCIS PA roadmap and objectives. Support activities organized by the ESA SW PA section e.g. Agile handbook, evolution of ECSS SW standards, participation in SW PA workshops when requested. Support the PAE07 Technical Responsible when promoting synergies with ESA partners e.g. by collaborations, workshops. Support the PAE07 Technical Responsible to harmonize and improve SCIS Process when needed e.g. Risk Management process. Support the definition, implementation and maintenance of a SCIS SW reuse process. Support the definition, implementation and maintenance of SCIS Assessment and Improvement process. Support the definition, implementation and maintenance of SCIS dependability approach. Support the definition, implementation and maintenance of SCIS security approach. REQUIREMENTS Several years experience in the space sector, including 5 years in Product and Quality Assurance Experience in supporting RD and predevelopment activities Excellent interpersonal skills are needed, together with a high degree organizational and communication abilities, and comfortable with working in a diverse and multinational team environment. DEADLINE 04062021 Please note that interviews canwill be held via skype, webex or other digital platforms. The TUD will be agreed taking into account how the coronavirus situation develops.

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Galileo Ground Control Segment GCS Deployment Engineering Support

2021-02-25 11:13:04| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Vitrociset Belgium is an international company which specializes in the space industry for over 30 years. The European Space Agency is our biggest client and we provide highly qualified employees to many sites of ESA mainly in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France, and the UK. Your career is very important to us, therefore, we provide a permanent contract with great benefits, good salary, relocation package and genuine support to our employees. Currently, we are looking for a highly skilled Galileo Ground Control Segment GCS Deployment engineering support who will work for ESA, at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. SPECIFIC TASKS The general responsibilities of the service will be onsite support in the Galileo Control Centre located in Germany, GCCD in the area of Galileo Control Segment GCS with focus on deployments, test and verification, evolutions as well as service continuity. Task 1 assess the operational impact of segment anomalies raised as SPRs, NCRs and ARs. Follow up the closure of GCS related anomalies as part of the Anomaly Review Boards and Nonconformance Review Boards, both at segment level internal and resulting from systemOPS activities external, ensuring that critical issues are solved with maximum priority and any Workarounds are duly qualified. Task 2 support the planning and preparation of the deployment, and OPE migration activities through review of the associated deployment migration plans and CCRs. Provide duly comments in relation to the review schedules, follow up the timely execution of the activities and report on the progress. Support the planning of GCS Delivery Review Boards DRB and their associated test campaigns. Task 3 support the preparation of and follow up the daytoday GCS AIV activities at GCCD liaising with the ESA GCS AIV Manager, WP3X industry and WP1X industry. Review of AIV documentation RVM, Test Cases, Test Procedures, Test reports etc, especially those related to Site AIV activities and provide duly comments in line with the review schedules. This includes attendance of TRRs, witnessing of test execution, review of test results and follow up the timely delivery of test logs from GSAGSOp to the data processing teams. Task 4 participation to the Mid Term Planning Meetings MTPs for VAL and OPE, and Change Control Boards CCBs. The CCBs include ESA System Exploitation CCBs and GSOp GCS CCBs. Task 5 Support the development of evolutions related to operational improvements through participation in working groupsworkshops. Task 6 Support the resolution of ILS and obsolescence issues impacting operations at the control centre. Task 7 Liaise with the ESA Project Office in ESTEC on both urgent and daytoday matters potentially affecting the Galileo service continuity or limiting OPS capabilities. Task 8 Support the GCS Operators in their operational validation tasks, liaising with the technical experts in ESTEC and Industry and ensuring the operability of the delivered infrastructure Task 9 Participate, as requested, in Galileorelated reviews and technical evaluation boards, in particular contributing to GCS qualification reviews, intermediate reviews, system and operations reviews Task 10 In case needed, provide support also to deployment and AIV activities in relation to the Galileo Ground Mission Segment GMS. REQUIREMENTS The personnel assigned to carry out the above activities must eligible for a Personal Security Clearance PSC from a country within the EU, issued by their national security administrations. In addition, they should possess the following skills General skills Full command of English language oral and written Autonomy in writing minutes of meetings, technical notes, specifications and reports Good inter personal skills and team spirit Previous working experience in a multinational environment Good knowledge of MS office tools Excellent Organizational skills, good practical sense, being able to work effectively in a team and be able to work autonomously in the field of responsibility Availability and willingness to travel for missions inside or outside Europe. Experience in procurement of industrial activities Essential skills Masters degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, physics or Computer science Knowledge and experience of the Satellite Control and Monitoring Systems and Flight Dynamics Systems including its operations, architecture and implementation. Knowledge of IT technology including virtualization and networks. Knowledge of the development, test and verification as well as deployment of ground segments Following skills are considered an advantage Knowledge and experience in GNSS Systems, Galileo experience is an asset Deadline 11032020 Please note that interviews canwill be held via skype, webex or other digital platforms. The TUD Take up duty will be agreed taking into account how the coronavirus situation develops.

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Configuration and Engineering Support Officers at Galileo Security Monitoring Centre GSMC

2020-06-03 08:11:56| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

GSA AND THE GALILEO SECURITY MONITORING CENTRE GSMC The European GNSS Agency GSA is responsible for the operations and service provision for the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems GNSS EGNOS and Galileo. By developing a new generation of GNSS, Europe is laying the foundation for new hightechnology industry development, leading to job creation and economic growth. The Galileo Security Monitoring Centre GSMC is an integral part of the Galileo infrastructure responsible for monitoring and responding to security threats and alerts, and the overall operational status of systems components. For Public Regulated Services PRS, the Centre is the interface with governmental entities for cryptographic keys requests. The GSMC also oversees the content of security messages broadcast by Galileo satellites and supports the European External Action Service in case of threat to the security of the European Union or of a Member State. The GSMC is currently composed of four teams operational, engineering, facility management and security based in two sites GSMC Master site SaintGermainenLaye, France GSMC Backup site San Martin de la Vega, Community of Madrid, Spain TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES The GSA is looking to recruit qualified engineers to support key activities of the Galileo Security Monitoring Centre. The desirable profiles are Configuration Support Officer Engineering Support Officer When applying, please clearly indicate for which profiles you apply in section 7. Motivation letter. The Configuration Support Officer profile 1 will support the GSMC project activities, reshape the integrated logistic support of the centre in line with the systems evolutions and assist the GSMC Operational team to develop and update documents maintenance operations. Heshe will have the following main tasks and responsibilities Participate in GSMC projects by setting or reviewing technical requirements or leading technical activities Contribute to Galileo engineering reviews Design, Qualification and Acceptance reviews Support the GSMC transversal activities reporting, risk management, procurement activities, etc. Support and followup the evolutions of the Integrated Logistic Support including participation to the ILS working group, Anomaly Review Boards and Change Control Boards Identify the specificities for COMSEC hardware items and propose solutions for their appropriate disposal Contribute to the GSMC Configuration management database with logistic support information, including status of spare stock and RAMS review Actively support the evolutions of the IT maintenance process in line with Galileo system evolution and continuous improvement Delivering and monitoring Maintenance monthly report on the performance of the Galileo systems maintenance activities and perform consequent updates in the Maintenance Scheduling Tool Support the GSA in the update of relevant training material and retrain operators under the guidance of the Maintenance process owner. The Engineering Support Officer profile 2 will be responsible for the configuration and change management processes of the department. Heshe will be also supporting the Anomaly management and Validation activities as well as the training and certification activities by Organising Anomaly Review Boards and Configuration Change Boards, ensuring the correct interfacing of the GSA PAQA headquarters processes Maintain the Configuration Management Database and organise configuration audits and inventory checks Draft Test Cases and prepare Validation Reports Support the coordination, scheduling and execution of training certification and test activities Prepare Training and Certification Reports. The abovementioned tasks and responsibilities will be conducted in the English language. The GSMC Support Officers shall be available for occasional oncall duties in line with the GSAs applicable rules related to on call duty.Frequent missions and possible detachment to GSMC Backup site Madrid, Spain, and occasional travel to other GSA locations are foreseen for these posts. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS The selection procedure is open to applicants who satisfy the following eligibility criteria, on the closing date for application Have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma Be a national of a Member State of the European Union Be entitled to his or her full rights as citizen Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws concerning military service Meet the character requirements for the duties involved Have a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the European Union to the extent necessary for the performance of hisher duties Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post Contract agents from GSA and other EU agencies are also invited to apply in accordance with the following GSA rules httpswww.gsa.europa.eusitesdefaultfilesconditionsofemploymentofcontractstaffca.pdf APPLICATION PROCEDURE In order to be considered for this position, candidates need to create an account by registering via the GSA erecruitment tool. Only applications submitted via the erecruitment tool will be accepted. Applications sent via email or post will not be taken into consideration. A full job description and further information on the application procedure can be found here Configuration and Engineering Support Officers at Galileo Security Monitoring Centre GSMC The GSAs systems support the most commonly used Internet browsers. If you encounter issues, please consider changing the browser first before contacting us.

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Engineering Support for Incentive Scheme

2019-11-13 12:16:03| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

We are looking for an Engineering Support for Incentive Scheme E3 to join our Modis Aerospace team, working onsite at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands. Modis Aerospace is a specialized Engineering consultancy with more than 30 years experience providing aerospace Engineers to our key partners in The Netherlands. Modis is a longstanding business partner of the European Space Agency ESA, with more than 120 employees recruited from across Europe currently supporting ESAs activities. Specific tasks to be performed Supporting the Head of Section and Senior Industrial Policy Officers in the implementation of the country specific Incentive Schemes, Plan for European Cooperating States and Associated States by Supporting the focal points of one or more New Member States NMS or European Cooperating States ECS for the preparation, initiation and implementation of the relevant actions pertinent to each Member State status and associated measures. These will include assistance in the review of proposals, preparation of TEB reports, follow up of contract status and deliverables and the preparation of presentations Supporting Associate Member States, ensuring they are informed of internal ESA processes and opportunities, coordinating with other programs, supporting training courses and arranging country specific events Supporting the Secretariat of the Task Forces of NMS and their interface with National delegations in ECS and AS. Supporting studies and surveys and maintaining databases of NMSECSAS capabilities for their relevance to ESA programmes Supporting ESA training initiatives in NMS, ECS and AS The work involves addressing several application and technology domains and implies numerous interfaces with Staff across all ESA Directorates and with entities from the NMS, ECS and AS. participating actively in the Division meetings To successfully perform the above mentioned tasks, the following background experience is required University degree MSc from a recognised Institution of secondary studies or equivalent qualification in Engineering preferably space related, Familiarity and experience in the R D area and technology development processes, in particular in the space sector, is a distinctive advantage. Knowledge andor experience of the different ESA Programmes and European space industry as well as ESAs internal processes will be a strong asset. Knowledge of ProgrammeProject management and controlling methods and tools. Autonomy, authority and ability to interface with ESA staff at all levels. Excellent verbal and written communications. Rigor, commitment and reliability in the execution of the assigned tasks. Proactive attitude to solving problems, identify priority actions and to handle high workload. Familiarity with modern electronics office automation tools e.g. Microsoft Office suite. About ESAESTEC The European Space Agency ESA has sites in several European countries. The European Space Research and Technology Centre ESTEC is the largest site and the technical heart of ESA. This nursery of European space activities is located in Noordwijk, Netherlands. At ESTEC, about 2500 engineers, technicians and scientists work handson with mission design, spacecraft and space technology. Almost all ESA projects except launchers are managed from ESTEC. In Noordwijk, people work on science missions, manned space missions, Earth observation, telecommunications and navigation satellites. ESTEC provides extensive testing facilities to verify the proper operation of spacecraft, such as the Large Space Simulator LSS, acoustic and electromagnetic testing bays, multiaxis vibration tables and the ESA Propulsion Laboratory EPL. Please send your CV to recruitmentaerospacemodis.com before 03122019

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Science Software Engineering Support

2019-10-26 21:14:43| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Aurora is an established supplier of skilled manpower to ESA and in particular at ESTEC and ESAC. Aurora has the opportunity to expand our support within ESAC. Overview Software engineer support is required for software engineering tasks in the developmentmaintenance or enhancement of the SOC systems. The main services required include Write technical requirements for SOC and archives subsystems and provide flow down from higher level requirements. Analysis of functionalities of existing SW systems and assessment of potential reusability. Analysis of requirements and propagation of impacts. Perform SW architectural design as needed. ImplementMaintain one or more subsystemsmodules according to the requirements in the agreed language using the agreed tools. Development and integration of scientific algorithms Coding scientific algorithms in specified language following detailed mathematical descriptions. Integrating these algorithms into the SOC framework. Testing and validating new implemented functionality unit integration tests using Gaia data. Optimize new code in terms of memory CPU usage. Collaborate with external scientists as needed. Ensure timely delivery of SW releases and relative increments. Deploy and configure new versions of the systemsmodules on the validation and operational systems as requested. Software Configuration, integration and setting up of operating systems and layered software. Support the definition of Operational SGS Procedures for procedures involving the use of SW. Training and supervision of SOC operators for the Operational tasks. Contribute to System verification and scientific validation. Aid in the definition, conduction and analysis of largescale testing campaigns including a first assessment of the scientific quality of results. Documenting results of test campaigns in the form of validation test reports. Contribute to the definition of Interface Control Documents ICDs and interface definitions. Provide documentation for subsystems and manage change requests via Change Control Boards Specific Software Engineering Support for Gaia Maintenance of existing code modules such as MDB, AGIS, IDT and Gaia Tools java Library as requested Aid in the creation of the future astrometric solutions. Populating the operational AGIS processing DB with IDT and all needed auxiliary data Specific qualification requirements A University degree or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Applied Physics, Astrophysics or in equivalent relevant fields. Several years of working experience in programming languages such as Java, C, Python. Experience in data modelling and database design. Expertise in the development and command of modern and commonly usedscientific analysis software, ideally with applications in Space Science. Experience on ESA Science Ground Segment software engineering processes, such as ECSSEST40C and ECSSQST80C standards Experience in software configuration control processes and tools Background in Science or Astronomy would be an asset Good understanding of Scientific Operations of aninternational spacebased observatory. Excellent analytical and communication experience. A high level of written and spokenEnglishis essential. Fluency inSpanishalso desirable. Flexibility and appreciation ofdiversityand ofinternational working environment. Excellentorganisation skillsfor projects execution and associated documentation. Legal and Security Requirements All applicants must be legally allowed to work in Spain without the need to obtain a work visa. Only European Union citizens can be employed by Aurora in Spain. Applicants are required to provide a copy of their passport and degree certificate. Aurora will validate the Degree with the issuing University and provide evidence to ESA. In line with ESAs security requirements, prior to issuing a letter of employment the applicant shall provide to Aurora a recent official document declaring that they are of good conduct from the country where currently resident, and Aurora will validate your employment history. Location It is expected that the work will be performed at the ESAC, the European Space Astronomy Centre, at Villafranca del Castillo, near Madrid, Spain. Contract You will be registered for both social security and tax in Spain. The standard working hours are 40 per week. There are 12 public holidays and an additional 30 annual days holiday. In addition to public health services Aurora provides private medical insurance in Spain. Training to improve efficiency and provide strength for future career are of course included. Aurora can assist financially and provide recent experience information for relocation. To be considered for this Position Provide prior to 30 November 2019a summary of why you are a good candidate for the position together with a complete and detailedRecruitment Form or your CV with a motivation letter to Mr. Davide Starnone, at email davide.starnoneaurora.nl quoting reference SCO0201. Aurora will agree conditional employment terms and conditions with candidates before presenting their detailed technical proposal and candidates to ESA by 1 December 2019, 1300 hours.

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