je.st
news
Tag: senior engineer
Junior and Senior Ground Segment System Engineer MF
2015-01-19 16:05:43| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Junior and Senior Ground Segment System Engineer Telespazio VEGA Deutschland has been supporting the European Space Industry for over 30 years, including ESA, DLR, EUMETSAT and CNES. This is an opportunity for a motivated and experienced engineer to work for our EUMETSAT customer within a new and interesting space mission. Sentinel3 is a Low Earth Orbiting mission in the context of the Copernicus Services set up by the European Commission. The first satellite, Sentinel3A, is expected to launch mid2015 with the second satellite Sentinel3B operating in tandem and due for launch 18 months later. EUMETSATs monitors and controls Sentinel 3 satellites and generates near realtime and offline products to support the marine user community. Telespazio VEGA offers a permanent position based in EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany with an expected starting date in April 2015. Application closing deadline is February 12th, 2015. RESPONSIBILITIESDUTIES The Ground Segment System Engineers shall support the Sentinel3 Operations with respect to EUMETSATs S3 Ground Segment maintenance and necessary evolutions, including the necessary coordination with the other S3 Ground Segments and Core Ground Stations at architectural and system engineering level and also for the related interfaces between those ground segment and within the EUMETSATs Sentinel3 ground segmentincluding the EUMETSAT MultiMission Elements. In addition, the Ground Segment Engineers 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 EUMETSATs Sentinel3 ground segment. The Engineers duties will include a range of tasks, from preparing and providing the support of the day to day operation and maintenance currently in the preparation phase, the analysis, and ground segment level testing of the facilities which also includes the handling of anomalies, design of upgrades and configuration 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 endtoend testing of the overall EUMETSAT s Sentinel3 ground segment including the EUMETSAT MultiMission Elements. Tasks will also contain the maintenance of an uptodate set of design documents and Interface Control Documents for the operational systems and shall perform technical analysis of system architecture and specification for evolutions or major upgrades of the S3 ground segment. In support to operations, the Engineer 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. QUALIFICATIONSEXPERIENCE Some years of experience in system engineering for the development or major upgrades including support to operations and maintenance of EO related ground segments or main components of them based on large scale software systems is required Knowledge and experience is required in ECSS, ISO, Software development related Ground System engineering processes and standards Experience of ground segments which are designed and developed taking advantage by the reuse of existing generic infrastructure and functional elements System and Interfaces Engineering AIT experience for the development of major upgradesnew ground systems in a 247 operational environment A relevant engineering degree ESSENTIAL SKILLS Good knowledge of at least 2 of the following and an overview of the others o Networking Communications o Near RealTime Data Processing o Monitoring and control of satellites o Monitoring and control of ground systems Experience in Ground Segment I, VV Definition, management and traceability of requirements structure with the support of dedicated tools e.g. DOORS Very good command of the English language Ability to work in international teams Good communication and mediation skills, proactive and confident personality BENEFITS Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package including 30 days holiday, generous training possibilities and Telespazio VEGA Deutschland pension scheme is offered to the successful candidate. APPLICATION You are looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then you should send your detailed application preferably online with your availability and current salary status.
Tags: system
ground
senior
junior
Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer
2015-01-15 15:06:07| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer Are you an experienced Flight Dynamics Engineer, looking for a new challenge? Do you thrive in a fast paced and creative environment? Key Tasks and Responsibilities Your tasks will include but not be limited to Act as Deputy Head of Flight Dynamics as needed. Perform flight dynamics activities for a fleet of geostationary spacecraft. Activities include, attitude determination, manoeuvre optimization, wheel offloading Implement stationkeeping and colocation strategies Run offline analyses on the spacecraft status and performances, including but not limited to colocation activities, mass consumption estimation, lifetime estimation, et cetera. Code new software tools as required Investigate and recover spacecraft anomalies Write, test, run, and update operational procedures Participate in System Validation Tests, simulations, and training sessions Prepare the handover of all postLEOP operations of HYLAS 3 and HYLAS 4 Seek and suggest improvements to the operational activities Provide support to the FD manager in all daily activities. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience Undergraduate degree in mathematics, physics, astronomy, or aerospace engineering, or equivalent experience Ideally complemented by Postgraduate study Deep and demonstrable understanding of Newtonian physics and orbital mechanics Extensive mathematical background, with a good understanding of some of the following differential calculus, matrix algebra, SRIF, spherical geometry, rocket equation Proven professional experience in either of the following Attitude determination, quaternion algebra, attitude control, spacecraft angular momentum management, Orbit determination, manoeuvre optimization, perturbation theory, Kalman filtering, covariance analysis Good programming and scripting skills, complemented by the willingness to learn new software languages. This job is located in the UK Goonhilly, Cornwall If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send us your CV together with a letter of motivation both in English and in Word to Ms Agnieszka Iwanczuk at jobshespace.com, quoting job reference UK2484. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!
Tags: senior
flight
engineer
dynamics
Senior Ground System Engineer mf
2015-01-14 11:06:40| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Over the past 25 years MIRAD microwave AG has accumulated an impressive track record in the field of passive RF components and high performance subsystems for the satellite communication industry, namely the development, design and manufacturing of high performing antenna feed systems typically used in satellite earth stations. MIRAD products and services are used in commercial and military satellite communication as well as for various spacetracking stations supporting deep space missions worldwide. MIRAD systems SA Luxembourg is currently looking for a ground station antenna system engineer which shall be experienced in design, project management, leading of multidisciplinary and multicultural project teams, onsite installation and verification of complex earth station antennas for the next possible date. Senior Ground System Engineer mf Key Tasks and Responsibilities The person shall be responsible for Preparation of level 2 and level 3 specifications based on customers specification. This includes system design, link budget and antenna system performance analysis Project risk analysis Project management and interfacing with all the involved engineering teams, including technical followup of subcontractors, build up and maintain successful technical customer and partner relationships Preparation of documentation such as specifications, technical system specifications, contractual documents, test plans and procedures Hard and Software, interface control documents PreparationSupervision of the installation including adjacent infrastructure Training of operators and support engineers Final test and verification of earth station antennas Contributing to other telecom related projects Participation in proposal activities, tradeoff studies of antenna concepts, contributing to innovative RD programmes Skills Experience University degree in RF, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering or equivalent 5 10 years of relevant experience in a similar position Experience with satellite RF technologies and satellite based communication networks Experience with testing methodologies and test planning Be able to integrate into andor lead crossfunctional project teams Proven project, budget and time management capabilities, i.e. deliver products, services, systems internally as well as to external customers within budget, specification and on time Strong analytical sense, innovative mind, selfstarting qualities, coordination and priority setting abilities, accurate and resultdriven English full working proficiency, any other languageskills are beneficial Excellent communications and conflict management skills in a multicultural and interdisciplinary setup Awareness of relevant technological developments, market trends, competitive factors, customer requirements, standardization, licensing and regulatory aspects Readiness to travel work internationally Computer Literate in relevant programs Knowledge of experience in any other related topic, e.g., scientific applications, RF design, analysis and verification of spacecraft feed chain components or ranging systems is an asset. This position reports to General Management Board of Directors We Offer A unique, interesting, and challenging job in an international environment. A permanent full time contract Flexible work time A competitive salary and relocation support if applicable. This job is located in BetzdorfLuxemburg. We are looking for candidates who are available from January 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter. If you are interested in joining our team please send your CV together with a letter of motivation to Heike Poignand at heike.poignandmirad.lu.
Tags: system
ground
senior
engineer
Senior Mission Control System Engineer Sentinel3 mw
2015-01-08 18:06:48| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
With 1.700 employees worldwide, the CS Group is a leading IT company in France and in Germany, and a prime contractor in designing, integrating and operating mission critical systems. It has now been over 30 years that comprehensive CS solutions for space systems and applications, both on the ground and in space, have been part and parcel of this odyssey. Our German activities grow at fast pace and to face our costumers high level expectations and needs, we are looking for talented profiles having relevant experience in Space systems and applications. This is an opportunity for a motivated and experienced engineer to work for our EUMETSAT customer within a new and interesting space mission. Sentinel3 is a Low Earth Orbiting mission in the context of the Copernicus Services set up by the European Commission. The first satellite, Sentinel3A, is expected to launch mid2015 with the second satellite Sentinel3B operating in tandem and due for launch 18 months later. EUMETSATs monitors and controls Sentinel 3 satellites and generates near realtime and offline products to support the marine user community. PROFILE At least 3 years experience defining and executing spacecraft and related ground segment system operations At least 3 years experience operating andor maintaining spacecraft monitoring and control systems based on SCOS2000 and employing the Packet Utilisation Standards PUS At least 3 years experience developing andor maintaining spacecraft mission control systems software for a platform based on the Linux operating system. At least 2 years experience defining and implementing the verification and validation of spacecraft mission control systems software At least 2 years experience of spacecraft and ground segment operations preparation and early operations activities, including operations procedure development and system validation, and commissioning In addition, it would be distinctly advantageous for the engineer to have experience of the following Low Earth Orbit LEO spacecraft and related ground segment system operations, in particular for ERS, SPOT, Envisat andor Metop Network Data Interface Unit NDIU systems and their operation in support of the interface between the MCS and TTC ground stations Satellite simulator maintenance andor operation, preferably including the Portable Satellite Simulator PSS Maintenance of satellite onboard software. TASKS EXPERIENCE The Mission Control System Engineer MCSE shall perform tasks related to mission control operations, during the routine operations phase. The tasks primarily involve the operations and operational conficuration of the Flight Operations Segment Mission Control System FOS MCS based on SCOS 2000 the Network Data Interface Unit NDIU interface to the SBand TT C ground station equipment other operational interfaces of the MCS, including those within the FOS satellite onboard software maintenance capability, and satellite simulator. The MCSE performs or contributes to the maintenance, update, validation and documentation of the mission control operational implementation and application software. The operational implementation is defined in the relevant operations procedures and documentation produced by and for the operations team, execution scripts used to operate andor maintain the FOS MCS, and operational databases and displays related to satellite payload and platform monitoring and control, in the context of the provision of Sentinel3 operational services. The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore the key person must be able to work effectively in this language and have knowledge of the other, together with good communication skills How to apply Please consider the following points before applying Please submit your complete application documents in English. An attached cover letter should mention your availability and salary expectations. Interested applicants should submit their CV to marina.ludwigcssystems.de with CC to francoisxavier.laffontcs.fr with the job title. Due to new work permit restrictions for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you hold all appropriate documentation and permits to work in Europe. Closing date 31. January 2015
Tags: system
control
senior
mission
Senior Detection Architect Engineer mf
2015-01-05 17:05:57| 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 has an annual revenue of around 14 billion and employs approximately 40,000 people. A vacancy for a Senior Detection Architect Engineer mf has arisen within Airbus Defence Space in Toulouse. You will join the EO Detection Microwave Engineering department. The Instruments division of the Earth Observation, Navigation Sciences directorate is responsible for developing instruments lidars ALADIN ESA and ATLID ESA, optical and hyperfrequency instruments for Earth observation and scientific payloads EUCLID PLM. Several important instrument developments are in progress or about to kick off IASI NG, Sentinel 5, MetImage and MWI for the MetOp Second Generation mission, GOCI II KARI for Korea and NAOMI for Peru. To develop its optical instrument development activities, the division is looking for a Detection Architect Engineer to be responsible for technical engineering for optical instrument detection chains. In this context, you will report hierarchically to the detection department of the Instruments division and will be posted to an instrument project group. You will be part of the technical team for the optical instrument development project and as such, your responsibilities will include Architecture, technical and functional definition of the detection chain or detection subassembly which includes the focal plane containing the detectors, the electronics for implementation of the detectors, the electronics for detector signal processing, in addition to all electronics for support equipment contributing to the performance of detection chains Suitability of the detection chain definition within the instrument and of the specifications for the equipment comprising it. You will need to ensure that the interfaces are compatible with the optical, electrical, mechanical and thermal functional chains Radiometric performance assessments that you will consolidate together with the instrument technical manager Technical and technological choices for the detectors and the electronics for detector signal processing, key equipment of the detection chain Engineering and validation plan for the detection chain. As detection architect, you must be involved in all lifecycle phases of the instrument and join the project teams during Proposal phases Design phasesphase 0 and phase A Development phasesB CD up to delivery of instruments. As the successful candidate, you will be able to demonstrate some of the following skills and competencies Qualified engineer 5year degree or equivalent, ideally with basic training in electronics or microelectronics 10 years experience in the field of detection, complex measurement subassemblies in optoelectronics andor detection system electronics, ideally in the space sector It is essential to have acquired experience in equipment or systems including CCD, CMOS and other detectors in the Visible and Infrared ranges Technical skills required some or all subsystem architecture, detectors, signal processing, analogue and digital electronics, optical, mechanical and thermal engineering Good team player Ability to lead multidisciplinary activities Good sense of responsibility with regard to commitments made and compliance with deadlines Excellent grasp of physics Skills at analysing and synthesising, as well as in complex systems Meticulousness and technical curiosity Creativity, interest in innovation Excellent oral and written communication skills Advanced level of English, proficiency in French would be an asset. Please apply online. Airbus Group is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus Group Recruitment Centre To apply click here
Tags: senior
detection
engineer
architect
Sites : [60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] [69] [70] [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] [76] [77] [78] [79] next »