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Senior Satellite Operations Engineer
2015-08-11 07:04:08| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
JOB DETAILS Position Title Senior Satellite Operations Engineer Reports to Satellite Operations Director Department Technical Location EshailSat HQ and Teleport Working Hours Sunday to Thursday from 7am to 3pm OnCall Once satellite inorbit, Oncall on rotation basis 1 out of 5 weeks Revised on August 2015 JOB PURPOSE ROLE Responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining satellite and ground operations procedures for EshailSat Fleet. Mentors Satellite Operations Engineers when needed. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES GENERAL Policies and Procedures Support the definition of the Concept of Operations CONOPS Maintain Flight Ground Operations Procedures for the SCC and Ground TTC subsystem. Design, develop and ensure implementation of processes and procedures related to satellite and payload operations, fault and event management, data management and COMSEC operations. Support Definition of Internal Business Processes and Maintain them Maintain and update the contingency business processes related to satellite operations. Operations Project Planning and Implementation Contribute to the Satellites Project team development to ensure operation requirements are taken into account and consequently fulfilled. Support the development, launch and inorbit testing of new satellites. Participating in the development of software tools, methods and procedures to improve testing and measurement capabilities. Testing and assessing the viabilitycompatibility of new systems and equipment. Participating in the identification and assessment of new technologies. BEFORE LAUNCH Operation Planning Formulation Ensure readiness of the Satellite and Ground Operations procedures Offline Activities Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports to the management, Perform trend analysis and Generate Satellite Health Reports on a monthly basis, Communication and Coordination Monitor and report all failures associated with the satellites performance Work closely with Satellite Operations Manager on Anomaly Management. Coordinate with CMC Requests and IOT Campaigns Disaster Recovery Define a Disaster Recovery Plan for Operations including but not limited to Training requirements for the teams, recovery scenarios AFTER LAUNCH Operation Planning Formulation Ensure readiness of the Satellite and Ground Operations procedures Define and prepare Payload IOT campaigns in coordination with Network Operations Department Satellite InOrbit Operations Support all critical operations, Perform trend analysis and anomaly resolution for satellite operations, Support Satellite Controllers during Manoeuvers and other critical operations, Perform internal audits to check if procedures and processes are followed by Satellite Controllers Oncall support during outside normal business hours on a rotation basis once every 5 weeks in average, Offline Activities Prepare ranging Campaigns Prepare Station Keeping manoeuvers Coordinate with Satellite Manufacturer for anomalies Generate Anomaly Reports for InFlight Ground Anomalies, Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports to the management, Perform trend analysis and Generate Satellite Health Reports on a monthly basis, Provide Continuous training to Satellite Controllers and other team members as required. Communication and Coordination Monitor and report all failures associated with the satellites performance Work closely with Satellite Operations Manager on Anomaly Management. Coordinate with CMC Requests and IOT Campaigns Whole of Life Continuous Training Provide intense training programs for Spacecraft Controllers as required QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS Qualifications Experience Master in Aerospace Engineering or relative discipline, 7 years or more of experience in Satellite Operations, Satellite Platform and Payload Engineering deep understanding, Knowledge of AOCS, Thermal Subsystem, TCR, Data Handling, Power Supply, Telecommunication Payload, COMSEC, Knowledge of a Satellite Monitoring and Control system EPOCH suite will be an advantage, Knowledge of DS2000 from MELCO will be an advantage, Knowledge of OASYS will be an advantage, Skills Problem solving skills, Strong communication and interpersonal skills, Proficiency of English language, Able to work in an international and multicultural environment, SelfConfidence, Good ability to trainmentor other team members, Integrity Flexibility.
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Senior Engineer, Spacecraft Payload
2015-08-03 11:06:01| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Senior Engineer, Spacecraft Payload Ref SES0603 Region Europe Location Isle of Man Douglas Company SES Category Space Operations Position Staff Published 20150731 Context The Senior Engineer, Spacecraft Payload, will be responsible for the oversight of the companys contracts with the satellite payload manufacturers. Working closely together with the SES Spacecraft Field Offices, Space Operations and Ground Infrastructures groups, the position involves supervising the development of multiple satellite telecommunication payloads and of local ground station antennas. The candidate will need to ensure SES SLs SES Satellite Leasing best interests are protected, reviewing as appropriate milestones and timelines to ensure that contractual and programmatic targets are met. Attendance at key milestone meetings events throughout the development and manufacturing of the satellite payloads will also be required design reviews, test readiness reviews, management meetings, testing, etc.. The role will require a high level of interface with other SES departments who support these various activities. Primary Responsibilities Key Result Areas Together with the SES Field Offices, perform the oversight of SES SL payloads development and, as appropriate, attend relevant meetings and reviews with both SES internal and external stake holders spacecraft payload manufacturers, ground segment service providers, Field Offices safeguarding SES SL interests in the case of schedule or programmatic issues arising. Early detection and identification of critical problem areas throughout the design and construction phases of the satellite projects. Interface with SESinternal teams, the satellite payload manufacturers and ground segment antenna service providers as appropriate, in the management of SES SL procurement activities. Support and advise on all SES SL investment decisions related Support the management and operations of local ground station antennas. Maintain a wide satellite payload industry review and be proactive in keeping SES informed of market developments, competitive ventures and opportunities Competencies Competencies in the fields of satellite payload architecture, design and manufacturing. Ability to work on technical and programmatic issues with manufacturers, SES field office team and specialists from SES headquarters. Excellent communications skills both written and oral. Negotiation skills, assertiveness and ability to seek working solutions within program constraints. Selfmotivated and capable to work both independently and within a team. Strong ability to establish good business relationships with various internal and external stakeholders from multidisciplinary backgrounds. Experience Qualifications University Degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Physics or equivalent 5 years work experience in payload and system engineering related to spacecraft disciplines Knowledge in Spacecraft system engineering Payload and RF equipment, repeater and antenna subsystem Link Power budgets Space Hardware Assembly Integration and testing The candidate should have a broad systems view of the satellite and mission fields. Other Key Requirements Comments During payload system testing andor ground antenna commissioning phase, willingness to provide 247 on call support. Willingness to travel on a regular basis up to 50 of the time. Resident on, or willingness to relocate to, the Isle of Man. Our Offer Competitive salary package, coupled with a diverse array of challenges and development benefits. SES is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. This position reports to VP, Satellite Project Oversight Apply for this Job online
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Senior Hardware Engineer Communications Processors
2015-07-24 12:05:21| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europes number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately 14 billion per year. A vacancy has arisen for a Senior Hardware Engineer within the Communication Processors Group within Airbus Defence and Space in Stevenage. The Communication Processors group is responsible for the development of Digital Processors for telecommunications applications, working for a variety of customers usually external to Airbus. Whilst some products are bespoke designs, increasingly projects involve a tailoring of generic product solutions to a specific customer. The hardware team is responsible for the schematic design of the PCBs and component selection. The Senior Hardware Engineer is the Lead engineer acting as the focal point of contact for all customer facing technical needs, coordinating all aspects of engineering including the detailed design work. The Senior Hardware Engineer remains a key member of the project team during manufacture and test of the flight equipments, frequently interfacing directly with the customer. The successful candidate will be subject to UK National Security Clearance in order to undertake related work in accordance with business needs. Your main tasks and responsibilities will include Coordination of all technical elements of the project, starting from the customer specification. This includes overseeing the work carried out by detailed design engineers within the hardware team, performing component selection, simulations, analysis and schematic capture and working closely with neighbouring teams including ASICFPGA designers, Mechanical designers. It also involves coordinating inputs from specialists in other groups for example Radiation, EMC. Overseeing Manufacturing and Test of the equipments right through to delivery to the customer, working closely with the teams in those areas. Responding promptly to any anomolies or nonconformances that may occur, coordinating the appropriate analyses to give the customer confidence in the product. Generation and coordination of hardware design and test documentation, from equipment specifications, through PDR and CDR documentation including all associated analyses Worst Case Analyses, FMECAs to test reports and any NCRs RFDs RFWs IRBs NRBs. The successful candidate will be able to summarise clearly the technical information in order to present the key points to the project manager and to the customer. Providing regular progress reports to both line and project management, assisting with scheduling and costing of the project work. Inputs to bids for new projects, contributing technical sections and statements of compliance. Contribute to lessons learnt activities, process improvement and risk management. We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience Educated to degree level in Electronics Electrical RF Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline. Experience of the complete Flight Hardware Design Cycle, from requirements capture, through schematic design, to experience of handson support to Manufacture and Test of Flight Units. Experience in coordinating the technical work of other engineers team size 5 to 40, including individuals located within the same team and in other parts of the organisation. Experience of presenting technical information to the customer. Knowledge of current flight Hardware Products Processors Cryptographic Products. An understanding of cryptographic processing in both flight and ground systems is desirable. Knowledge of PCB schematic design and component selection for a flight environment, and the associated analyses. Knowledge of mixed signal design. Knowledge of the Mentor Design tool suite DX Designer, HyperLynx Analog. Understanding of the following standard interfaces JTAG, SpaceWire. Familiarity with FPGA products including Xilinx and Microsemi an understanding of FPGA ASIC design. Knowledge of Requirements Management using DOORS. Circuit Simulation PSpice. Basic knowledge of a scripting language e.g. Tcl, Perl. You have good communication and team working skills, keen to mentor and guide the detailed design engineers. Please apply on line for this vacancy on line at our careers site www.jobs.airbusgroup.com with your CV attached. To apply click here
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Newark Wire Cloth Names Stephan Senior Sales Engineer
2015-07-21 07:41:00| Chemical Processing
Gilbert Stephan joins Newark Wire Cloth Company as senior sales engineer.
Ground Segment System Senior Engineer
2015-07-18 02:03:54| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
We are looking to further enhance our team by Ground Segment System Senior Engineer You will be based initially for 2 years at our clients headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany. Extension of a further 2 years may be possible. In this large European Agency you will find an excellent and modern working environment with challenging tasks and responsibilities. Your Tasks Include The Ground Segment System Engineer GSE shall support the Sentinel3 Operations with respect to our Clients S3 Ground Segment maintenance and necessary evolutions, including the necessary coordination with the other S3 Ground Segments centres and Core Ground Stations at architectural and system engineering level and also for the related functions and interfaces with the Clients MultiMission Elements MMEs. In addition, the Ground Segment Engineer shall provide support to the AIV activities during the integration of the S3 ground Segment and shall coordinate the verification of the new systems and their interfaces into the Clients Sentinel3 ground segment. The Key Persons duties will include a range of tasks, including among others Preparing and providing support to the day to day operation and maintenance of the S3 Ground Segment. Analysis and ground segment level testing of the facilities. Handling of the anomalies raised during the operation of the system Design of upgrades and configuration of changes for these facilities at overall ground segment level. The Key Persons will be the focal point when it comes to integrating the individual Facilities into a ground segment system, covering all aspects of system integration and testing, including the Clients MultiMission Elements. Tasks under the responsibility of the Ground Segment System Engineer will also consist of the maintenance of an uptodate set of Design and Interface Control Documents for the operational systems, performing technical analysis of system architecture and specification for evolutions or major upgrades of the S3 Ground Segment. In support to operations, the Key Person may also be required to provide on call support as part of a team of maintenance engineers, especially for the S3 commissioning and initial operations phases. Your Profile The consultant should have the following background At least 5 years experience in the area of System Engineering for the development or major upgrades of Ground Segments of Earth Observation missions, or main components of them, based on large scale software systems. It is requested that the candidates have experience in supporting the operations and maintenance of operational Ground Segments or main components of them, as well as in the engineering evolutions of such components, with its test data and test tools, preferably in the area of 24h7d operational remote sensing satellites. Knowledge and experience is required in software development lifecycles, system testing for EO systems and the Ground System engineering processes and standards i.e. ECSS. He She shall also have the following specific technical skills and experience Definition, management and traceability of requirements structure with the support of dedicated tools e.g. DOORS Experience in Data Processing Ground Segments which are designed and developed taking advantage by the reuse of existing generic infrastructure and functional elements System and Interfaces Engineering experience, in the frame of the development of new ground systems or major upgrades, for operational missions. Experience in Integration, Verification and Validation of Data Processing Ground Segments andor its major components. Good knowledge of at least 2 of the following and an overview of the others Networking Communications Monitoring and control of ground systems Near RealTime Data Processing Data dissemination and archiving The Consultant shall be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, shall be able to work calmly and correctly under stress and must be able to work with the minimum of supervision. Fluency in English is mandatory and a working knowledge of French would be a significant advantage. REFERENCE 15802785 LOCATION Darmstadt, Germany CONTACT recruitmoltek.net MOLTEK has been serving the space and aerospace industries since 1995, providing international consultancy services for a wide variety of clients from private and public corporations to national and international authorities and agencies.
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