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Flight Dynamics Software Engineering Support

2016-04-28 17:07:39| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Tasks and Responsibilities The Consultant shall support software development and maintenance of the EUMETSAT Flight Dynamics Systems following formal processes and methodologies. The development cycle includes the typical phases requirements, design, development, testing with formal procedures related to configuration control, verification against the software requirements and rollout into operations. Development ranges in a mixed multiplatform environment, from fixing problems and engineering changes, technical support to the continuous operation of the system, including analysis, investigationresolution and production of the appropriate documentation. Main duties include Maintenance and Evolution Activities o Software developmentusing FORTRAN, C and Java engineered in Windows and Unix environments, interacting with Commercial Off The Shelf COTS products o Preventive maintenance Support to the 247 smooth running of facility software applications and their operating systems and in the case of anomalies affecting operations, identifying and applying appropriate first line corrective actions ensuring that in the case of problems with applications, operating systems or COTS, that the operational configuration can be restored o Corrective maintenance Investigation into relevant anomalies and solutions, their documentation and classification, with suitable, followup of software updates delivery o Evolutive maintenance Analysis of userdriven requirements, generation of software requirements, design, implementation and verificationtesting activities o Verificationtesting activities Generation of verificationtest procedures and delivery documentation, participation in verification and regression testing activities at unit and system level, participation in factory acceptance testing campaigns and execution of onsite verification testing at integration level o System upgrades Analysis, planning and management of application, operating system and COTS upgrades and reconfigurations, taking into account any compatibility issues o Definition and management of technical documentation and procedures in support of these activities. User Support o Applications support Software and technical support to the endusers of the application software by request o Attendance in meetings Participation in technical, progress and team meetings, submission of reports as required o On call service On occasions, provision of standbycallout support to operations and support to critical operations out of normal hours o Additional support Provision of support to other areas and programmes as required, for example, supporting the simulations infrastructure. Technical Management o Documentation generation and updates of technical documents o Meeting participation participation to technical, progress and team meetings as needed and requested o Routine reporting preparation and production of routine reports as necessary o Contractor management at technical level acting as point of contact with the contractor for technical discussions, review of technical documentation from the contractor, organising periodical technical meetings with the contractor. Software engineering framework support o Analysis activities focused on a common software engineering frameworkfor the GSI Mission Control Applications and Tools Team o Development of toolsimplementing this software engineering framework. Requirements In addition to having a University degree in a relevant engineering discipline, the consultant shall demonstrate significant knowledge and experience in the area of software development. The consultant shall have skills and experience in software development with the following Mandatory areas Domain Skills o Extensive experience minimum 5 years in the definition, development and maintenance of Flight Dynamics software applications mainly oriented to GEO missions o Experience with support to Operations for GEO satellite Flight Dynamics Systems showing a sufficient understanding of Flight Dynamics principles e.g. Orbit determination, Orbit maintenance, Fuel estimation, etc.. o Good knowledge and understanding with working experience evidence of space related standards ECSS and CCSDS related to spacetoground interfaces. System Development Maintenance Skills o Extensive experience minimum 5 years in software development and maintenance following formal software lifecycle processes resulting in multiple customer deliveries covering production of requirements, design engineering artefacts and implementation reflecting corrective and evolution software maintenance activities as well as new applications definition o Extensive experience minimum 5 years in verification and validation process and experience of supporting testing campaigns and related activities test procedure generation, nonregression testing, requirements verification and validation. o Experience in being the technical point of contact for customers and responsible for application software evolution and maintenance Software, Technologies and Engineering skills o Extensive experience minimum 5 years designing and developing software components and applications using FORTRAN, C and Java o Experience with formal software development on Windows platforms using the Microsoft Visual Studio IDE o Experience with development using SQL and relational database management systems Documentation and Configuration Management Skills o Good knowledge of MS Office Suite applications and experience with Documentation Management systems o Experience in using Configuration Management and Anomaly Reporting and Tacking tools. It would be a distinct advantage for the Consultant to have experience with some of the following optional skills Domain Skills o Experience with software development and maintenance of Satellite Flight Dynamics Systems and Tools based on the ESAIESOC NAPEOS Navigation Package for Earth Observation Satellite o Experience in integration with Mission Control Systems based on MICONYS software suite from ESAIESOC. System Development Maintenance Skills o Software support to users and in general to the Flight Control Teams o Work experience in a 247 operational environment characterised by high availability needs. This includes experience with oncall support to operational systems. Software, Technologies and Engineering skills o Experience in software development using the HewlettPackard Visual FORTRAN IDE plugin o Experience with scripting languages e.g. Python, PHP, Unix Shell scripts, etc... o Experience programming with XML. Due to the variety of the tasks and the scope of the systems to be supported, the Consultant shall be able to quickly adapt to changes in assignments, manage his tasks in an efficient way demonstrating high degree of independence and autonomy, excellent analytical skills, effectiveness within a small team, good presentation and communication skills. The Consultant shall be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, encouraging a friendly and cooperative working environment, demonstrating capabilities in applying principles, accept criticism and being open to discussing and share solutions with other. Moreover is expected to actively participate, as required by the Team Leader, in technical meetings andor periodic reviews and activity assessments. The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore, consultants must be able to work effectively in this language and have an acceptable knowledge of the other.

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Flight Dynamics Software Engineer mf

2016-04-28 15:07:54| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Flight Dynamics Software Engineer mf Ref. No. 1610849 Terma The hightech and innovative Terma Group develops products and systems for defense, nondefense and security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, selfprotection systems for aircraft and vessels, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry. Terma is headquartered at Aarhus, Denmark. Internationally, Terma has subsidiaries and operations in The Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, India, Singapore and the U.S. The Space Business Area contributes with missioncustomized software and hardware products including power systems and star trackers as well as services to support a number of inorbit pioneering European scientific and Earth observation satellite missions. Additionally, Terma is contracted for the development and delivery of software and hardware systems and services for numerous ongoing and future European, and international missions. Terma Space operates out of Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. Job description For our customer, EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany, we are seeking an experienced Flight Dynamics Software Engineering. You will work in the Mission Control Applications and Tools Team within the GSI Generic Systems and Infrastructure Division in the TSS Technical and Scientific Support Department reporting to the Mission Control Applications Team Leader. Responsibilities Typical activities to be undertaken are Maintenance and Evolution activities Software development using FORTRAN, C and Java engineered in Windows and Unix environments, interacting with Commercial Off The Shelf COTS products Preventive maintenance Support to the 247 smooth running of facility software applications and their operating systems and in the case of anomalies affecting operations, identifying and applying appropriate first line corrective actions ensuring that in the case of problems with applications, operating systems or COTS, that the operational configuration can be restored Corrective maintenance Investigation into relevant anomalies and solutions, their documentation and classification, with suitable, followup of software updates delivery Evolutive maintenance Analysis of userdriven requirements, generation of software requirements, design, implementation and verificationtesting activities Verificationtesting activities Generation of verificationtest procedures and delivery documentation, participation in verification and regression testing activities at unit and system level, participation in factory acceptance testing campaigns and execution of onsite verification testing at integration level System upgrades Analysis, planning and management of application, operating system and COTS upgrades and reconfigurations, taking into account any compatibility issues Definition and management of technical documentation and procedures in support of these activities User Support Applications support Software and technical support to the endusers of the application software by request Attendance in meetings Participation in technical, progress and team meetings, submission of reports as required On call service On occasions, provision of standbycallout support to operations and support to critical operations out of normal hours Additional support Provision of support to other areas and programmers as required, for example, supporting the simulations infrastructure Technical Management Documentation generation and updates of technical documents Meeting participation participation to technical, progress and team meetings as needed and requested Routine reporting preparation and production of routine reports as necessary Contractor management at technical level acting as point of contact with the contractor for technical discussions, review of technical documentation from the contractor, organising periodical technical meetings with the contractor Software engineering framework support Analysis activities focused on a common software engineering framework for the GSI Mission Control Applications and Tools Team Development of tools implementing this software engineering framework This is a fulltime position with a starting date as soon as possible. You will be nominally based at EUMETSATs facilities in Darmstadt, Germany, but shall be in a position to attend reviews and progress meetings held outside EUMETSAT premises. Qualifications Competencies In addition to having a University degree in a relevant engineering discipline, you shall demonstrate significant knowledge and experience in the area of software development. You shall have skills and experience in software development with the following mandatory areas Domain Skills Extensive experience minimum 5 years in the definition, development and maintenance of Flight Dynamics software applications mainly oriented to GEO missions Experience with support to Operations for GEO satellite Flight Dynamics Systems showing a sufficient understanding of Flight Dynamics principles e.g. Orbit determination, Orbit maintenance, Fuel estimation, etc. Good knowledge and understanding with working experience evidence of space related standards ECSS and CCSDS related to spacetoground interfaces System Development Maintenance Skills Extensive experience minimum 5 years in software development and maintenance following formal software lifecycle processes resulting in multiple customer deliveries covering production of requirements, design engineering artefacts and implementation reflecting corrective and evolution software maintenance activities as well as new applications definition Extensive experience minimum 5 years in verification and validation process and experience of supporting testing campaigns and related activities test procedure generation, nonregression testing, requirements verification and validation. Experience in being the technical point of contact for customers and responsible for application software evolution and maintenance Software, Technologies and Engineering skills Extensive experience minimum 5 years designing and developing software components and applications using FORTRAN, C and Java Experience with formal software development on Windows platforms using the Microsoft Visual Studio IDE Experience with development using SQL and relational database management systems Documentation and Configuration Management Skills Good knowledge of MS Office Suite applications and experience with Documentation Management systems Experience in using Configuration Management and Anomaly Reporting and Tacking tools It would be a distinct advantage for you to have experience with some of the following optional skills Domain Skills Experience with software development and maintenance of Satellite Flight Dynamics Systems and Tools based on the ESAESOC NAPEOS Navigation Package for Earth Observation Satellite Experience in integration with Mission Control Systems based on MICONYS software suite from ESAESOC System Development Maintenance Skills Software support to users and in general to the Flight Control Teams Work experience in a 247 operational environment characterised by high availability needs. This includes experience with oncall support to operational systems Software, Technologies and Engineering skills Experience in software development using the HewlettPackard Visual FORTRAN IDE plugin Experience with scripting languages e.g. Python, PHP, Unix Shell scripts, etc. Experience programming with XML Due to the variety of the tasks and the scope of the systems to be supported, you shall be able to quickly adapt to changes in assignments, manage your tasks in an efficient way demonstrating high degree of independence and autonomy, excellent analytical skills, effectiveness within a small team, good presentation and communication skills. You shall be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, encouraging a friendly and cooperative working environment, demonstrating capabilities in applying principles, accept criticism and being open to discussing and share solutions with other. Moreover you are expected to actively participate, as required by the Team Leader, in technical meetings andor periodic reviews and activity assessments. The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore, you must be able to work effectively in this language and have an acceptable knowledge of the other. What can Terma offer 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. Additional information For further information, please contact Mr. Guido Damm by telephone 49 6151 860050 or by email terma.determa.com. To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed please apply through the link httpswww.epos.dkREKTermaJoblistShowJobOffer.aspx?dbaliasEposRECTermalangenjobOfferEntityId876joblistId1 with a Cover Letter and a uptodate Curriculum Vitae in Europass format httpseuropass.cedefop.europa.euenhome Closing date May 18th, 2016 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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Flight Dynamics Software Engineer

2016-04-27 19:07:09| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

The Serco Group is a FTSE 250 corporation with over 125,000 staff in 30 countries. Our strategy is to be a superb provider of public services, by being the best managed business in our sector. We are a focused business to government B2G business, specialising across five sectors Defence, Justice Immigration, Transport, Health and Citizen Services. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions such as the European Commission, EUMETSAT or the European Space Agency where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. For our activities in EUMETSAT, we are currently looking for a Flight Dynamics Software Engineer. Main responsibilities You will support software development and maintenance of the EUMETSAT Flight Dynamics Systems following formal processes and methodologies. The development cycle includes the typical phases requirements, design, development, testing with formal procedures related to configuration control, verification against the software requirements and rollout into operations. Development ranges in a mixed multiplatform environment, from fixing problems and engineering changes, technical support to the continuous operation of the system, including analysis, investigation resolution and production of the appropriate documentation. Main duties include Maintenance and Evolution activities Software development using FORTRAN, C and Java engineered in Windows and Unix environments, interacting with Commercial Off The Shelf COTS products Preventive maintenance Support to the 247 smooth running of facility software applications and their operating systems and in the case of anomalies affecting operations, identifying and applying appropriate first line corrective actions ensuring that in the case of problems with applications, operating systems or COTS, that the operational configuration can be restored Corrective maintenance Investigation into relevant anomalies and solutions, their documentation and classification, with suitable, followup of software updates delivery Evolutive maintenance Analysis of userdriven requirements, generation of software requirements, design, implementation and verification testing activities Verification testing activities Generation of verification test procedures and delivery documentation, participation in verification and regression testing activities at unit and system level, participation in factory acceptance testing campaigns and execution of onsite verification testing at integration level System upgrades Analysis, planning and management of application, operating system and COTS upgrades and reconfigurations, taking into account any compatibility issues Definition and management of technical documentation and procedures in support of these activities. User Support Applications support Software and technical support to the endusers of the application software by request Attendance in meetings Participation in technical, progress and team meetings, submission of reports as required On call service On occasions, provision of standby callout support to operations and support to critical operations out of normal hours Additional support Provision of support to other areas and programmes as required, for example, supporting the simulations infrastructure. Technical Management Documentation generation and updates of technical documents Meeting participation participation to technical, progress and team meetings as needed and requested Routine reporting preparation and production of routine reports as necessary Contractor management at technical level acting as point of contact with the contractor for technical discussions, review of technical documentation from the contractor, organising periodical technical meetings with the contractor Software engineering framework support Analysis activities focused on a common software engineering framework for the GSI Mission Control Applications and Tools Team Development of tools implementing this software engineering framework. Ideal candidate Essentials In addition to having a University degree in a relevant engineering discipline, you should demonstrate significant knowledge and experience in the area of software development. You should have skills and experience in software development with the following Mandatory areas Domain Skills Extensive experience minimum 5 years in the definition, development and maintenance of Flight Dynamics software applications mainly oriented to GEO missions Experience with support to Operations for GEO satellite Flight Dynamics Systems showing a sufficient understanding of Flight Dynamics principles e.g. Orbit determination, Orbit maintenance, Fuel estimation, etc. ... Good knowledge and understanding with working experience evidence of space related standards ECSS and CCSDS related to spacetoground interfaces. System Development Maintenance Skills Extensive experience minimum 5 years in software development and maintenance following formal software lifecycle processes resulting in multiple customer deliveries covering production of requirements, design engineering artefacts and implementation reflecting corrective and evolution software maintenance activities as well as new applications definition Extensive experience minimum 5 years in verification and validation process and experience of supporting testing campaigns and related activities test procedure generation, nonregression testing, requirements verification and validation. Experience in being the technical point of contact for customers and responsible for application software evolution and maintenance Software, Technologies and Engineering skills Extensive experience minimum 5 years designing and developing software components and applications using FORTRAN, C and Java Experience with formal software development on Windows platforms using the Microsoft Visual Studio IDE Experience with development using SQL and relational database management systems Documentation and Configuration Management Skills Good knowledge of MS Office Suite applications and experience with Documentation Management systems Experience in using Configuration Management and Anomaly Reporting and Tacking tools. Due to the variety of the tasks and the scope of the systems to be supported, you should be able to quickly adapt to changes in assignments, manage your tasks in an efficient way demonstrating high degree of independence and autonomy, excellent analytical skills, effectiveness within a small team, good presentation and communication skills. You should be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, encouraging a friendly and cooperative working environment, demonstrating capabilities in applying principles, accept criticism and being open to discussing and share solutions with other. Moreover is expected to actively participate, as required by the Team Leader, in technical meetings and or periodic reviews and activity assessments. The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore, you must be able to work effectively in this language and have an acceptable knowledge of the other. Desirables It would be a distinct advantage for you to have experience with some of the following optional skills Domain Skills Experience with software development and maintenance of Satellite Flight Dynamics Systems and Tools based on the ESA ESOC NAPEOS Navigation Package for Earth Observation Satellite Experience in integration with Mission Control Systems based on MICONYS software suite from ESAIESOC. System Development Maintenance Skills Software support to users and in general to the Flight Control Teams Work experience in a 247 operational environment characterised by high availability needs. This includes experience with oncall support to operational systems. Software, Technologies and Engineering skills Experience in software development using the HewlettPackard Visual FORTRAN IDE plugin Experience with scripting languages e.g. Python, PHP, Unix Shell scripts, etc. ... Experience programming with XML. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. Important Due to the high interest these roles generate, Serco reserves the right to commence, alter or conclude the recruitment process prior to the closing date. If shortlisted, a recruiter will contact you directly. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions. Data Protection By submitting a job application you agree to the storage of any personal data provided by you directly or collected from generally accessible sources in particular professional and other social media throughout the entire application process CV, references, letter of application, interviews as applicable. To facilitate subsequent contact for professional purposes only, you agree to your data being saved after the application process has ended. You may revoke your consent to this agreement at any time. The same shall also apply if you are contacted by SERCO GROUP regarding vacancies that match your existing profile. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply via the relevant link available in Serco Europes Careers Hub httpscareershub.serco.eu

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Flight Dynamics Software Engineer

2016-04-27 11:08:15| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

HE Space is a successful international space company. For over 30 years, we have been supporting our customers with qualified experts in the field of engineering, science and administration. We are currently looking for a Flight Dynamics Software Engineer to support our customer in Germany. Flight Dynamics Software Engineer Key Tasks and Responsibilities As part of the Mission Control Applications and Tools Team, you will have the following main responsibilities Software development using FORTRAN, C and Java engineered in Windows and Unix environments, interacting with Commercial Off The Shelf COTS products Support to the 247 smooth running of facility SW applications and their operating systems Investigation into relevant anomalies and solutions, their documentation and classification, with suitable, followup of software updates delivery Analysis of userdriven requirements, generation of software requirements, design, implementation and verificationtesting activities Verificationtesting activities as well as System upgrades Software and technical support to the endusers of the application software by request Participation in technical, progress and team meetings, submission of reports as required Technical Management documentation, meeting participation, routine reporting contractor management at technical level Analysis activities focused on a common software engineering framework and development of tools. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and extensive work experience University degree in a relevant engineering discipline Definition, development and maintenance of Flight Dynamics software applications mainly oriented to GEO missions Support to Operations for GEO satellite Flight Dynamics Systems showing a sufficient understanding of Flight Dynamics principles e.g. Orbit determination, Orbit maintenance, Fuel estimation, etc. Space related standards ECSS and CCSDS related to spacetoground interfaces Software design and development and maintenance following formal software lifecycle processes resulting in multiple customer deliveries, using FORTRAN, C and Java as well as on Windows platforms using the Microsoft Visual Studio IDE Verification and validation process and experience of supporting testing campaigns and related activities Fluency in English is mandatory knowledge of another European language is an advantage. This job is located in Darmstadt. We welcome applicants who are available from June 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. 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 Elisa Manfreda at jobshespace.com, quoting job DEDSC3063 before 13May16. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!

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