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DEEP Operations Manual as of 01/29/20

2020-02-20 00:57:28| PortlandOnline

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Senior PDGS Operations Engineer

2020-02-19 17:12:40| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Position Reference 022 You will have the opportunity to provide engineering support to ESA for the definition, implementation, adoption and evolution of the reference PDGS operational framework. Tasks and Activities The scope of work will include Definition of EndtoEnd operations management processes, across different services involved in mission PDGS operations implementation e.g. Incident, Problem, Change, Configuration management, Validation and Deployment Coherent implementation and evolution of EndtEnd process management support tools Definition and evolution of a PDGS operational reference model and associated operational architecture and baselines. Definition and maintenance of generic operational requirements, according to reference operational model. Support operational contribution to new missions during implementation phases, ensuring alignment with PDGS operational reference model and baselines e.g. by participating on project reviews, providing operational expertise, supporting definition of mission operational requirements and operational concept, etc. Contribute to coherent adoption of operational management and architectural model by different missions Support definition of requirements for PDGS EndtoEnd Monitoring tool. Support implementation, maintenance and evolution of PDGS EndtoEnd Monitoring tool. Skills and Experience The following skills and experience are mandatory You have a University degree or equivalent qualification in a technical discipline, preferably in Earth Observation or Computer Science. You have a significant experience on Payload Data Ground segment architecture and operations on ESA missions or representativesimilar environment. You have a good knowledge of ESA and TPM operational missions onscope of this activity or capacity to rapid acquisition of such knowledge. You have excellent understanding of overall PDGS architecture and operational model, with capacity to translate to operational needs and requirements. You have experienceknowledge on serviceoperations best practices and processes. e.g. configuration management, change control and release management, incident and problem management, etc.. You have projectService management skills and experience. You are able to complete complex tasks with minimal guidance and to work and cooperate with others. You are fluent in English both oral and written You are able to generate good documentation. How to Apply Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEAs Recruitment team at careersrheagroup.com no later than 11032020. Preference will be given to candidates eligible for an EU or national personal security clearance at the level of CONFIDENTIAL or above. About RHEA Group RHEA Group is a leading engineering consultancy firm with demonstrated expertise in space, system and secure software solutions. We attract skilled engineers, scientists and management professionals and offer a range of exciting career paths working alongside clients such as the European Space Agency, the European GNSS Agency, EUMETSAT and NATO.

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Realtime Operations Engineer

2020-02-19 15:12:10| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Position Reference 023 You will have the opportunity to provide support to the coordination and daily operations of the Galileo Space Segment. Tasks and Activities The scope of work will include Monitoring of GSOp activities related to the Galileo Space Segment Preparing and participating to Anomaly Review Board ARBs Preparing and participating to Change Control Boards CCBs Preparing and participating to Nonconformance Review Boards NRBs Support GCS evolution and deployment activities Review and assess GSOp monthly progress report, including the assessment of the KPIs Support Incident Management process Represent our client at Galileo Control Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen and take care of the daily interactions with GSOp, especially related to Space Segment Support other operations tasks related to Galileo when need be such as Assessment of potential risks affecting Galileo service provision Support to various Lesson Learnt Update our client operation products e.g. internal procedures Skills and Experience The following skills and experience are mandatory You have a Masters Degree in the relevant discipline. You have Space Segment operations experience. You are organised, dynamic and proactive with good communication and diplomatic skills. You are fluent in English, both written and spoken. The following skills would be highly desirable You have Galileo experience. You have a security clearance EU Secret. How to Apply Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEAs Recruitment team at careersrheagroup.com no later than 25032020. About RHEA Group RHEA Group is a leading engineering consultancy firm with demonstrated expertise in space, system and secure software solutions. We attract skilled engineers, scientists and management professionals and offer a range of exciting career paths working alongside clients such as the European Space Agency, the European GNSS Agency, EUMETSAT and NATO.

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Gaia Operations Engineer

2020-02-18 16:10:53| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

An exciting opportunity for two experienced scientists, or engineers, to work for Telespazio VEGA UK within the Gaia Team. This service will aim to support all critical efforts needed to help reach the ambitious scientific goals of the mission, and to develop and implement novel techniques to allow for new data inputs to align with existing infrastructure. Responsibilities Duties The successful candidates will be expected to have some involvement in the following tasks, though the extent to which these are allocated to each individual will vary based upon existing knowledge and experience Contribute to the SGS System Requirement Definition, and to definition of Science Planning Concept and relevant Mission Operations MOC and Instrument Teams. Contribute to procedure writing and the implementation of those procedures Follow procedures and operate Science Operations Centre SOC systems, and assist in automation of SOC procedures Day to day operations of scientific payloads, and data pipelines including reporting on processing, survey, and observation plan progress Oversight of science planning systems including Assistance in handling and planning announcement of opportunity responses Using the applicable software, develop a proposal for a schedule of observations. Support, where required, specific PI teams in the generation of their products MaintenanceBug reporting on all operations systems and validation of new releases before deployment. SOC software includes in house systems and third party products such as MAPPSEPS and SPICE. Monitoring of the operations execution, and identification of special coming events in the timeline. Report on operational activities including the gathering and presentation of processing summary statistics Coordinate and schedule on site operational support Handling operational interactions with various external institutes involved in the operations Cooperate with other projects on operational matters e.g. promote the exchange of information with missions that have various similarities The specific duties will include AGIS astrometric calibration and validation Support the definition of calibration models in AGIS Define, setup, and carry out AGIS test runs and analyse results Aid in the setting up of an automated validation pipeline needed to assess the scientific quality of a large number of trial runs AGISIDU interactionsDevelop an understanding of and monitor calibration development activities in IDU from an AGIS viewpoint, such as LSFPSF modelling Treatment of gated saturated observations Modelling of all calibration effects which are not tackled in AGIS and ensure they are truly disjoint AGISIDU Aid in the definition of data sets and procedures to test the proper functioning of the crucial AGISIDU loop Systematic Errors In close collaboration with AGIS experts, support investigations into the root causes of systematic errors in the astrometric solutions with the aim to suppress, ideally, eliminate them to the level needed to reach the endofmission goals For systematic errors which cannot be eliminated, aid in characterising, and documenting them in public releases VeryBrightStar processing Develop new or improve existing approaches to determine the centroid of highlysaturated astrometric observations to the highestpossible precision Apply these algorithms to all existing VBS data from Gaia Create socalled AstroElementaries from VBS observation data such that they can act as input to AGIS and the astrometry of these brightest stars be determined as part of a regular astrometric solution In close collaboration with the AGIS team, assess the quality of the VBS astrometry Support existing efforts within AGIS and IDU to improve the modellingcentroiding of highly saturated observations exploit synergies to VBS work if possible Qualifications Experience Masters University degree, PhD preferred, in AstronomyAstrophysics or Physics, or equivalent and relevant professional experience Knowledge of astronomical instrumentation, acquired through astronomical instrument hardware development andor intensive astronomical data reduction experience Knowledge and software engineering experience in Python and Java. Knowledge of Jupyter Notebook, Jupyter LabJupyter Hub frameworks and related technologies Essential Skills Excellent communication skills, including written and spoken English To work effectively in a team environment, and with the astronomical community around the world Strong organisational skills and a good sense of initiative

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Science Operations Engineer

2020-02-17 17:12:55| 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 ESAC. Overview Gaia finished its nominal 5 year life time in July 2019 and is currently in the extended mission phase which, from a pure consumables viewpoint, could last until beginning 2025. The processing will be community wide effort performed by the Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium DPAC in which ESAC plays a coordination role. Specific Service Tasks AGIS astrometric calibration and validation Support the definition of calibration models in AGIS Define, setup, and carry out AGIS test runs and analyse results Aid in the setting up of an automated validation pipeline needed to assess the scientific quality of a large number of trial runs AGISIDU interactions Develop an understanding of and monitor calibration development activities in IDU from an AGIS viewpoint, such as LSFPSF modelling Treatment of gated saturated observations Modelling of all calibration effects which are not tackled in AGIS and ensure they are truly disjoint AGISIDU Aid in the definition of data sets and procedures to test the proper functioning of the crucial AGISIDU loop Systematic Errors In close collaboration with AGIS experts, support investigations into the root causes of systematic errors in the astrometric solutions with the aim to suppress, ideally, eliminate them to the level needed to reach the endofmission goals For systematic errors which cannot be eliminated, aid in characterising, and documenting them in public releases VeryBrightStar processing Develop new or improve existing approaches to determine the centroid of highlysaturated astrometric observations to the highestpossible precision Apply these algorithms to all existing VBS data from Gaia Create socalled AstroElementaries from VBS observation data such that they can act as input to AGIS and the astrometry of these brightest stars be determined as part of a regular astrometric solution In close collaboration with the AGIS team, assess the quality of the VBS astrometry Support existing efforts within AGIS and IDU to improve the modellingcentroiding of highly saturated observations exploit synergies to VBS work if possible For any candidates experience in interacting with the science community would be an advantage. The selected contractors must be willing to 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 in a relevant subject area You must be able to work in English Experience working in an international environment Excellent communication skills notably in interfacing with different stakeholders in CU3 and CU5 Knowledge and software engineering experience in Python and Java. Knowledge of Jupyter Notebook, Jupyter LabJupyter Hub frameworks and related technologies Experience in working with large astronomical data sets Experience in numerical data modelling, ideally in the context of scientific space missions. 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. The standard working hours are 40 per week. There are 12 public holidays and an additional 30 annual days holiday. 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 10 March 2020a 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 SCO178. Aurora will agree conditional employment terms and conditions with candidates before presenting their detailed technical proposal and candidates to ESA by 16 March 2020, 1300 hours.

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