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Engineering Support to Gaia Science Operations

2016-05-13 17:08:02| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Aurora is an established supplier of skilled manpower to ESA and in particular at ESTEC and ESAC. Aurora has the opportunity to expand our support to Gaia within the Science and Robotic Exploration Directorate DSRE. Overview ESAs Gaia mission is mapping to microarcsecond accuracy 1 of the stellar population of our galaxy that is around one thousand million objects down to apparent magnitude 20. Each object will be seen about 100 times over the five year mission. The data reduction of the 100 Terabytes of downlinked data is estimated to require a Petabyte storage system. The processing will be community wide effort performed by the Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium DPAC in which ESAC plays a coordination role. The ESAC team in Gaias Science Operations Centre SOC is heavily involved in DPAC especially in the overall architecture and developing and operating key parts of the core processing systems. The core processing includes Initial Data Treatment IDT, First Look FL and the Astrometric Global Iterative Solution AGIS to solve for the many unknown astrometric parameters. The processing is distributed over five locations and ESAC forms the hub for data exchange via the Main Database MDB. The MDB forms the input for all processing and will be augmented with the output of all processing to arrive at a new version. The production of processing software for Gaia will continue through operations to final catalogue production in 2019. The SOC maintains core software as well as receiving packages from external entities to be integrated and run in SOC. Specific Service Tasks As part of the service the following main activities will have to be carried out Contribute to procedure writing and the implementation of those procedures Follow procedures and operate Gaia SOC systems Test SOC systems for the daily processing of Solar Orbiter data. Test SOC systems for the generation of Solar Orbiter payload operations requests. Further test and scale SOC products such as MDB. Participate in the optimisation of software processing Gather operational constraints for software running at SOC Interact appropriately with and support the providers of all software SOC systems Interact appropriately with the users of DPCE data products and other Data Processing Centres Assist in automation of SOC procedures nominally Gaia SOC will only be manned normal working hours Contribute to the maintenance of the overall system, including configuration control and versioning Provide support for testing, particularly for EndtoEnd E2E and operational rehearsal campaigns Report on operational activities including the gathering and presentation of processing summary statistics For any candidate experience in interacting with the science community would be an advantage. The selected contractors must be willing operate in a team environment and to travel. Good interpersonal and communication skills are an advantage. You should be comfortable in an international working environment, as it is expected that the selected contractor will interact freely with any member of the DPAC, as well as the general international community of astronomersusers via workshops and the helpdesk. Specific qualification requirements At least a graduate degree Masters or Ph.D. in a relevant subject area Relevant professional experience of at least 4 years You must be able to work in English Specific knowledge is required in the following areas Shell scripting Knowledge of data processing and integration of the data processing software within the target platforms hardware and other resources Processes automation Configuration control and content management i.e. in the way of being able to retrieve and handle data for e.g. reporting Database knowledge at user level ECSS standards for software development Java programming would be an asset Knowledge of ELK Elastic Search, Logstash and Kibana is desirable Good communication skills Good team working skills Legal and Security Requirements All applicants must be legally allowed to work in Spain without the need to obtain a work visa. Only European Union citizens can be employed by Aurora in Spain. Applicants are required to provide a copy of their passport and degree certificate. Aurora will validate the Degree with the issuing University and provide evidence to ESA. In line with ESAs security requirements, prior to issuing a letter of employment the applicant shall provide to Aurora a recent official document declaring that they are of good conduct from the country where currently resident, and Aurora will validate your employment history. Location It is expected that the work will be performed at the ESAC, the European Space Astronomy Centre, at Villafranca del Castillo, near Madrid, Spain. Contract You will be registered for both social security and tax in Spain. Contract will be from 1 August 2016 to 31 January 2017 6 months. The standard working hours are 28 per week. There are 12 public holidays and an additional 30 annual days holiday. If Applicants match the required skills, this position could be also combined with SRENRS making a total standard working hours of 40 per week. In addition to public health services Aurora provides private medical insurance in Spain. Training to improve efficiency and provide strength for future career are of course included. Aurora can assist financially and provide recent experience information for relocation. To be considered for this Position Provide prior to 22 June 2015 a summary of why you are a good candidate for the position together with a complete and detailed Recruitment Form or your CV with a motivation letter to Mr. Davide Starnone, at email davide.starnoneaurora.nl quoting reference SRENRG. Aurora will agree conditional employment terms and conditions with candidates before presenting their detailed technical proposal and candidates to ESA.

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Galileo Operations Engineer1619083

2016-05-13 12:05:37| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Solenix is specialized in the provision of highquality software engineering, technical consulting and operations services in the aerospace domain. This vacancy note concerns an onsite consulting position at DLR Gesellschaft fr Raumfahrtanwendungen GfR mbH, in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. Galileo Operations Engineer 1619083 Job Description We are looking for a Galileo Operations Engineer to support our client DLR Gesellschaft fr Raumfahrtanwendungen GfR mbH. Your tasks will include FlightGround Operations handlinginvestigation Support of procedure validation KMF maintenance Operations Execution Flight and Ground Working on console in shifts Working on oncall basis OnCall support on request for KMF issues outside of office hours and on weekendsholidays Prepare and Hold Training sessions Input for AR and NCR related issues raising, tracking, monitoring Test participation, conduction and report generation Input for CCR, PR, SDT generation, implementation and updates Required Skills and Experience In depth knowledge of the Galileo project In depth knowledge of Galileo secure context In depth knowledge of SCOS In depth knowledge of MOIS In depth knowledge of SC secure operations duties on console, interaction with other shift team members, work in shifts, work on call Security clearance up to SECRET Work Location Oberpfaffenhofen., Germany Dates Application Deadline 25 May 2016 Start of Work August 2016 Important Notes Before applying to this position, please read the page Notes to Applicants on the Solenix website under Career. Applicants must be EU citizens or have a valid work and residence permit in Germany. Security, identity and reference checks on the candidates are part of the recruitment process. Job Application Please send your applications electronically to careersolenix.ch before the application deadline 25 May 2016 Learn more about us in Facebook

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Spacecraft Operations Engineer

2016-05-12 17:07:15| 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 Spacecraft Operations Engineer to support our customer in Germany. Spacecraft Operations Engineer Key Tasks and Responsibilities Our customer is a German organisation operating space flight missions and is a leading European operations institution for human space flight. You will be working onsite to support the following tasksareas Flight and ground operations error handling and investigation Key maintenance facility KMF maintenance Operations Execution Flight and Ground Input for AR and Non Conformance reports related issues raising, tracking, monitoring Support of procedure validation. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience Knowledge of the Galileo project is an advantage Strong knowledge of SCOS and MOIS Being eligible to obtain a security clearance up to SECRET Fluency in English is mandatory knowledge of another European language is an advantage. This job is located in Munich. We welcome applicants who are available from August 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 Micheline Blisle at jobshespace.com, quoting job DEMSC3079 before 03Jun16. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you! Please note Due to work permit requirements for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you are eligible to obtain a work permit for Germany.

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OSI Announces Cloud-Based Operations Technology

2016-05-12 17:05:00| Transmission & Distribution World

Open Systems International, Inc. has announced the availability of its Cumulus cloud architecture serving SCADA, EMS, GMS, DMS and other smart grid solutions read more

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Galileo Spacecraft Secure Operations Engineer

2016-05-12 13:08:41| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

CAM Space www.camspacegmbh.de is a competent partner and consultant for companies involved in the aerospace and defence industries. CAM Space supports the Galileo project since the year 2000 and has a very strong presence of engineers at the Galileo Control Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich. We are reinforcing our team in the Munich area. We are looking for you as Galileo Spacecraft Secure Operations Engineer mf Are you looking for a new and interesting activity in one of Europes most outstanding projects in the area of operation of navigation satellites? This could be your field of responsibility Become a member of the Galileo Security Operations Team Specialise on security related space and ground operations Familiarise with the encryption, decryption and key management facility KMF equipment Preparation, validation and execution of secure operations Execution of routine, special and contingency operations Review of ground and space segment documentation OnCall support revolving within the team Prepare and Hold Training sessions Reporting of anomalies and nonconformances AR and NCR raising, tracking, monitoring Test participation, conduction and report generation Your profile requires A scientific or technical degree or equivalent qualification Proven experience in the field of satellite or ground control Good English language skills Readiness to take on responsibility and good team and communication skills Permission to work in the European Union. In addition the following experiences are considered as an asset Experience in testing or operations of satellites Experience with secure operations Knowledge of the Galileo project Knowledge of Galileo secure context Knowledge of SCOS and MOIS Knowledge of SC secure operations duties on console, interaction with other shift team members, work in shifts, work on call We offer Focused Training and performance oriented career development Competitive remuneration Opportunity to work in exciting challenging international projects In case you find our offer attractive please send your application documents via Email to careercamspacegmbh.de to CAM Space GmbH Dr. Bernhard Eberz Westendstr. 193 80686 Mnchen Germany

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