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Mission Control Applications Engineer
2014-09-19 12:40:41| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Serco is a FTSE 250 international service company that improves the quality and efficiency of essential services that matter to millions of people around the world. The work we do for national and local governments involves us in the most important areas of public services, including science and defence. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. With over 1500 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of experience and skills, we convey best practice, expertise and innovation in our business. For our activities in EUMETSAT, we are currently looking for a Mission Control Applications Engineer to work in the Mission Control Applications and Tools Team within the GSI Division in the TSS Department. The key person will report to the Mission Control Applications Team Leader. The tasks of the key person will be carried out at EUMETSAT facilities in Darmstadt, but travel overseas andor within Europe may be required for certain activities. Tasks and Responsibilities The key person will provide hisher prime support to the Mission Control Applications and Tools Team and heshe will contribute to the requirements specification, design and development of Mission Control Applications for new Programmes PhaseBCD, including the setting up of the related maintenance arrangements and processes. The tasks of the key person will typically include Support to GSI MCA Activities Reference Architecture o Participation to the definition and maintenance of the EUMETSAT TSS reference architecture for the Mission Control Applications part of the Ground Segment. Support to new Missions PhaseB activities Requirements engineering o Participation to the functional analysis and decomposition of the Ground Segment requirements in the domain of Mission Control Applications. o Support the definition of Ground Segment requirements in the area of the Mission Control Applications. Participation to workshops and review meetings. o Interfacing with Operations to consolidate the operational concept in the Mission Control Applications requirements. o Support the identification of the verification method and initial test cases for the Mission Control Applications requirements. o Incorporate the reuse of the EUMETSAT Mission Control Application kernel products in the Ground Segment requirements. o Interfacing with the Mission Control Applications kernel product experts in the MCA Team to coordinate their contributions to the requirements definition. System Architectural design o Support the generation of the architectural system level design of the Mission Control Applications as part of the Ground Segment. o Support the production of design models using Systems Engineering and CASE tools. o Support the definition and documentation of all interfaces IRDsICDs between the elements of the Mission Control Applications and other Ground Segment or external elements. o Incorporate the reuse of the EUMETSAT Mission Control Applications kernel products in the Ground Segment design. Support to New Mission PhaseCD activities Support to Applications implementation o Support to the requirement and design engineering activities as part of the applications development. o Participation and contribution in requirements, design and implementation reviews both internal and with external contractors. o Follow the software development by external contractors of the Mission Control Applications. Support to IVV and Acceptance o Participation in verification readiness reviews and verification testing campaigns both internal and with external contractors. Requirements Essentials In addition to having a University degree in a relevant engineering discipline, the key person shall demonstrate significant knowledge and experience in the area of specification, design, implementation and maintenance of Mission Control Applications. The key person shall have skills and experience in the following mandatory areas Domain Skills o Experience minimum 3 years in the definition of system requirements and production of system architectural design artefacts in the domain of the Mission Control Applications of a Ground Segment. o Experience minimum 3 years in the definition of requirements and architectural design for the following individual subsystems Satellite Monitoring Control, Mission Planning and Flight Dynamics. o Experience minimum 3 years in software maintenance and evolution of Satellite Monitoring Control Systems based on MICONYS software suite from ESAESOC. In particular experience in the telemetry and commanding chains, archive and automation components is considered mandatory. o Knowledge and understanding with actual working experience of space related standards ECSS and CCSDS concerning spacetoground interfaces and applicable to Satellite Mission Control Systems such as ECSS Packet Utilisation Standard PUS, CCSDS Space Packet Protocol SPP and CCSDS Space Link Extension Protocol SLE. Software Development, Verification Maintenance Skills o Extensive experience minimum 5 years in the full cycle of development of Mission Control Applications following formal software engineering processes. This includes user and system requirement analysis, software requirement engineering, software o design, implementation, corrective and evolutive maintenance activities. o Experience minimum 3 years in IVV integration, verification and validation activities for Mission Control Applications following formal engineering processes. This includes requirement verification, system and subsystem integration, generation of test plan and test procedures, nonregression testing, generation of test data, generation of test tools, running the test procedures on the target system, generation of test reports and anomaly tracking. Desirables It would be a distinct advantage for the key person to have knowledge andor experience with some of the following Domain Skills o Experience with Mission Control Applications for LEO spacecraft o Experience with Satellite Simulators. Technology Skills o IBM DOORS requirement management Tool o Vitech CORE Systems Engineering Tool o Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect Tool o Linux Operating System o Data model design for RDBMS o XML processing schema design, validation, parser libraries, transformation XSLT and XPath o Eclipse Rich Client Platform applications development and maintenance o Experience using tools for the automation of software testing. 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. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply via the relevant link available in our corporate careers website httpwww.serco.comcareersindex.asp If you have any question regarding this position please email space.careersserco.com Position Mission Control Applications Engineer Reference GO14227EUM Application closing date 31.10.14 Start date 1.12.14
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STMicroelectronics sees increasing MEMS applications in wearable, IoT markets
2014-09-19 11:11:28| Electronics - Topix.net
STMicroelectronics has shipped over 8.5 billion MEMS chips and expects applications for MEMS chips in the wearable device, fitness/health monitoring and Internet of Things sectors to gain momentum, according to executive vice president Benedetto Vigna. Since the development of MEMS chips is likely targeting the IoT ecosystem, STMicroelectronics will aim to integrate its related technologies to connect core elements, including MEMS sensors, embedded processors, power management ICs and interface chips, for IoT applications, Vigna said.
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Riedon Goes Green In Renewable Energy Applications With Low Cost DC Current Shunts Rated Up To 1200A
2014-09-19 10:32:23| electronicsweb Home Page
Riedon, a specialist manufacturer of cutting-edge resistive solutions, is introducing a range of UL listed, RoHS-compliant, precision current shunts designed for DC ammeters and similar instruments
Wireless Charging Receiving Coil serves 10 W applications.
2014-09-18 14:32:58| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
WPC (Wireless Power Consortium)-compliant IWAS-4832FE-50 provides efficiency >70% for wireless charging up to 10 W for portable electronics. High-saturation powdered iron is not affected by permanent locating magnets, and device blocks charging flux from sensitive components and batteries. Along with magnetic saturation of <50% at 4000 gauss, RoHS-compliant product offers inductance of 15 µH at 200 kHz with ±5% inductance tolerance, DCR of 255 mΩ at +25°C, and Q of 60 minimum at 200 kHz. This story is related to the following:Electronic Components and DevicesSearch for suppliers of: Saturable Reactor Coils | Electronic Coils
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Robotic Vehicle Kit targets educational applications.
2014-09-18 14:32:58| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Supplied with RC5 remote control and battery charger, RP6V2-C Autonomous Robotic Vehicle Kit is programmable in C and is suited for universities, trade schools, high schools, and course hobby users. Robot integrates ATMEGA32 8-bit RISC microcontroller with 8 MIPS and 8 MHz clock, two 7.2 Vdc motors, and tank drivetrain that can negotiate steep ramps and obstacles. Additional features include USB interface, modular I2C bus expansion system, and 6 PCB expansion areas. This story is related to the following:Mobile Robots
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