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Operations Engineer onboard memory and communications subsystem Sentinel2 mf

2014-10-15 13:05:42| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Operations Engineer onboard memory and communications subsystem Sentinel2 mf The Mission Sentinel2 is an earth observation mission based on two low earth orbiting observation satellites to collect both land management with relevance toward agriculture, forestry, disaster control and humanitarian relief. The Challenge Terma is looking for an experienced systems engineer to support our customer, the European Space Operation Centre, with the commissioning of specific flight equipment, including preparatory activities. Primary responsibility lie in the areas of spacecraft operations engineering or, more specifically concerning Sentinel2s mass memory and formatting unit, Sband and Xband subsystems and will take over responsibility for commissioning of these units. In addition, the operations engineer Onboard memory and communications subsystem may be asked to support other tasks on the Sentinel2, or other missions. For instance Validation, test and operation of the mission control system Validation, test and operation of the simulator Generation, validation and maintenance of the flight operation procedures Support for test and operation of the NDIU Support for flight operation system procurement, integration and test Review of satellite documents Mission planning This is a full time position, located in Darmstadt, Germany, and is provisionally scheduled to start on 1st January 2015. Your Qualifications We seek a selfmotivated person, comfortable cooperating with others and equally able to independently toward seeing a problem through to solution. Essential skills are Knowledge of relevant spacecraft subsystems Ability to understand and accurately predict behavior of complex systems Ability to work independently and with little supervision Wellorganized, able to priorities and manage several activities in parallel Coordinate and interact with other service providers in operations and other fields. Fluency in English, both in speech and writing Desirable skills are Experience in working in an operational environment Familiarity with Packet Utilization Standard or other TMTC standards Familiarity with satellite control systems, in particular SCOS2000 Familiarity with operational simulators, especially the ones based on SimSat Familiarity with procedures life cycle Familiarity with Mission Planning tools Familiarity with low Earth orbit satellites Familiarity with multi satellite missions University degree in aerospace engineering, computer science or other relevant subject. Terma offers At Terma, we consider skilled employees, enthusiasm and job satisfaction as the very foundation of our success and as a prerequisite for the development of the bestinclass solutions that Terma provides. We lead the way in applying new technology, offering a wide range of growth opportunities for each individual and emphasizing mutual respect across the board in our workplace. Terma offers you a pleasant working environment at the customer site, where you will be able to take on challenging tasks and responsibilities in a highly professional company. Great opportunities for training and personal development Challenges in advanced technical environment International and cosmopolitan working atmosphere An employment contract with an attractive package with extralegal benefits Highly competitive salary Recruitment is depending on successful selection by the customer. Further information For further information, please contact Mr. Frank Mayer or Kevin Davies by telephone 49 6151 860050 or by email terma.determa.com. To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed we would prefer that you apply through the link below with a Cover Letter explaining your background and expertise, as well as your earliest date of availability, and an uptodate Curriculum Vitae. Closing date November 3rd, 2014 Please note that applicants must hold all appropriate documentation and permits to work in Europe. Terma develops products and systems for defense, civilian authorities, and security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, selfprotection systems for vessels and aircraft, space technology, and advanced aerostructures for the aircraft industry. Terma is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark, and maintains international subsidiaries and operations in The Netherlands, Germany, India, Singapore, and the U.S. Sign up for Termas newsletter here or follow Terma to remain updated on our news and events

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NetScout buys Danaher communications ops for USD 2.6 bln

2014-10-15 12:30:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Unified service delivery management specialist NetScout has agreed to buy Danaher's communications business for USD 2.6 billion in shares, creating a global provider of network management and cybersecurity systems. Danaher's communications business includes the market-leading brands of Tektronix Communications, Fluke Networks, and Arbor Networks. The data cabling tools business and carrier service provider tools business of Fluke Networks will be excluded from the transaction. Danaher's communications business generated USD 836 million in revenue for thr fiscal year to end December 2013, while NetScout generated USD 397 million in revenue for the fiscal year to end March. Following the sale, Danaher executive VP James Lico will join NetScout's board of directors. The current NetScout executive team will remain in place at the combined company, including co-founder and CEO Anil Singhal. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including obtaining regulatory and NetScout shareholder approval. The acquisition is expected to close next year. Until such time, the communications business will continue to operate separately from NetScout.

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Communications and Network Systems Engineer

2014-10-14 19:06:13| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

This position, based near Frankfurt in Germany, is for a Consultant with at least 5 years of proven knowledge and handson experience of communications and network systems engineering with an indepth knowledge of Cisco technology and solutions. Our client is responsible for establishing and operating weather forecasting and Earth observation satellite programmes with associated data telemetry and dissemination operations. The successful candidate will be part of the clients Comms team which is responsible for satellite ground systems communications and network systems and services. The Comms team is in charge of developing and deploying network infrastructure and services, and, based on these, providing networking solutions to internal customers. The Consultant shall have experience with Understanding the business needs imposed by satellite ground systems environments or similar on networking and experience of translating these into needs on network infrastructure, functions and systems Ability to analyse complex systems and to present them in a comprehensible way Network engineering in such environments throughout its lifecycle, from identification of needs to deployment and operations Working with other engineers within and outside the team and with the customers users and other stakeholders Indepth knowledge of Cisco technology and solutions for these environments Ability to present, verbally and in writing, network solutions and systems in a comprehensible way Highavailability, alwayson production environments driven by high availability requirements Interacting with suppliers of network products and service providers and supporting procurements Microsoft Office Suite Desirable experience includes MSVisio application Authoring clear and concise technical documentation Voice Loop Systems VLS solutions based on VoIP Cisco Certification The working language is English. This is a permanent employee assignment starting in January 2015. Pactum have supplied professional recruitment services to clients throughout the UK and across continental Europe since 1988. We operate as a group of practices focussed onto specific markets and have been successfully recruiting for the Space sector since 2002.

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Communications and Network Systems Engineer MW

2014-10-14 17:06:32| 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. TASKS In providing support to developing and deploying network infrastructure, services and solutions for current and emerging operational networks, the key person shall be required to carry out the following tasks Infrastructure, services and solutions specification Specification of networking customer, user, or business needs. Identification, extractioncollection, analysis consolidation e.g. extraction of required data flows and specification of their characteristics. System, service or solution concept specification incl. purposescope definition, incremental andor consolidated network systems requirements, high level design, testing and rollout strategy. Specification, setup and running of Proofofconcept prototype in comms lab. Detailed specification of design andor solution, incl. detailed rollout plan. Specification of Integration, Verification and Testing. Coordination of infrastructure, services and solutions deployment Rollout planning and scheduling migrationintegration, validation Leading network solution deployment activities, in coordination with customers and peers. Provide crossteam presentation and training on network infrastructure and servicedevelopments and deployments. Perform infrastructure, services and solutions deployment Install, configure network equipment. PerformIntegration, Verification and Testing. Perform the handover to production and support the customeruser validation. Support management of infrastructure, services and solutions Contribute to specification and update of network systems, services and solutions roadmap and strategy. Support to procurements of customerled network services and systems Support procurements of network systems and services provide equipment specification and costs estimation, provide service specification, compile detailed equipment lists, performevaluation and comparison of offers on service andor equipment, contribute to supplier negotiations. Contribute to procurement documentation, e.g. requirements specifications and statements of work. Participate in evaluation of offers for network services and systems. Network systems and services anomaly handling and troubleshooting. Provision of standbycallout support and 1st line troubleshooting following an agreed rota. KEY TASKS The key tasks to be accomplished under this contract include, but are not limited to Support the analysis and specification of a concept and roadmap for consolidating EUMHQ WAN edge networks and interfaces. This includes provision of the design and evolution path towards the targeted consolidated system. Support andor lead the phased migration from the current legacy systems. Support the migration to a replacement WAN link between EUMHQ and the ground station in Longyearbyen, Svalbard Norway. Propose a solution for integrating Internet Service Provider links from different providers and deliver the overall migration including all phases. Develop and propose a concept for ensuring and sustaining the quality and performance of network solutions and services deployed on the EUMHQ consolidated and shared network infrastructure. Perform an analysis of the EUMHQ networks supporting the Monitoring and Control MC of network, computing and storage systems. Specify a concept and roadmap for evolving, enhancing and consolidating these networks. Lead the upgrades implementing the agreed roadmap. Support the migration of existing operational programspecific and shared facilities from their current legacy networks to the consolidated network infrastructure at EUMHQ. Upgrade the EUMETSAT networks in remote sites, incl. MadridE, SuitlandMdUS, LongyearbyenSvalbardN, FucinoI as well as the WAN links connecting the remote sites to the EUMHQ. Support and contribute to the development and deployment of network solutions for the future satellite programs ground infrastructure. Develop an understanding of the existing network monitoring and reporting capabilities, with a view to establishing a roadmap for the implementation of more developed realtime performance monitoring and reporting solution. PROFILE Technical skills Carrying out the above tasks entails assuming responsibility, at the technical and coordination level, of the specification, planning, preparation, presentation, execution and reporting on those activities. Critical activities will typically be executed by small teams, where depending on hisher expertise and background, the key person shall be able to assume both the leading key engineer as well as the support role. In carrying out the above tasks, the Contractor shall assume the following roles and responsibilities Liaison and prime Point of Contact PoC to network customers, responsible for Understanding and ownership of the customeruserbusiness needs and constraints Ownership of network performance and service quality of the solutions delivered to the customer. Ownership of customer expectation, buyin and satisfaction Deployment and Rollout coordinator, responsible for Seamless and minimisedimpact rollout Ownership of risk identification and mitigation Rollout and delivery according to customer expectation and plan. Ownership of rollout problem recording and resolution Interface and liaison with Service Providers and suppliers Liaison and point of relay between the customers and the Comms team, responsible for Representing the customer needs and constraints through participation in Comms team activities. Coordinating the activities of providing the customer solution with the relevant Comms team activities of developing and operating the network infrastructure and services. In the performance of these tasks, the key person shall apply the EUMETSAT configuration and change control procedures as well as the relevant system engineering standards, quality management procedures and maintenance procedures. The key person is expected to generate and maintain documentation as an essential part of the tasks above. This may comprise writing and reviewing requirement and design specifications, change proposals, preparing documents supporting procurements, reviewing data packages belonging to technical inspections and reviews, writing and reviewing the asbuilt communication and network solution specification, writingreviewing test reports and overall status reports. PROFILE Hard skills, experience knowledge In addition to having a university degree or equivalent, the key person shall have at least 5 years of proven knowledge and handson experience in several of the following mandatory skills areas Understanding the business needs imposed by satellite ground systems environments or similar on networking and experience of translating these into needs on network infrastructure, functions and systems. Ability to analyse complex systems and to present them in a comprehensible way, with the specific ability to understand and communicate relevant details whilst keeping the focus on the overall system aspects. Experience of network engineering in such environments throughout its lifecycle, from identification of needs to deployment and operations. Experience of carrying out specifying, preparing, planning and executing network engineering activities, including their coordination and technical guidance, working with other engineers within and outside the team involved in the activities, and with the customersusers and other stakeholders. Indepth knowledge of Cisco technology and solutions for these environments. Ability to present verbally and in writing network solutions and systems in a comprehensible way, with the specific ability to explain relevant details while keeping the focus on the overall system aspects. Ability to translate IT jargon into customer business terms. Experience of working in and applying the above skills in highavailability, alwayson production environments, driven by high availability requirements. Experience of interacting with suppliers of network products and service providers as part of network infrastructure, services and solutions development and deployment. Experience of supporting procurements of network systems and services. Microsoft Office Suite. In addition, knowledge and handson experience with the following is considered very desirable MSVisio application. Demonstrated capability of technical authoring structureorganisation of concept, design, and test specification documents, and of creating and working with technical network diagrams Visio. Voice Loop Systems VLS solutions based on VoIP. It will be considered beneficial if the key person holds a current Cisco certification or is able to substantiate equivalent experience. The variety of the tasks and the scope of the systems to be supported require a high degree of autonomy and good analytical skills. The key person 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 a minimum of supervision. 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. 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 24 November, 2014

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Communications

2014-10-13 21:02:56| PortlandOnline

September 23, 2014 PDF Document, 228kbCategory: In the News

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