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Eutelsat at Africacom: High-Power Satellites for Expanding Broadband and Broadcast Markets ...

2013-11-12 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

CAPE TOWN, South Africa &mdash; 12-14 November 2013, Cape Town International Convention Centre, StandD09<br /> <br /> Eutelsat showcasing satellite resources and services to accelerate digital infrastructure build-out across Africa<br /> <br /> - Africa at the core of Eutelsat's footprint: three new satellites brought into service over last 12 months<br /> - Three further satellites delivering new resources across multiple frequency bands by end 2015<br /> - IP Easy broadband service now ...This story is related to the following:ServicesSearch for suppliers of: Satellite Communication Services |

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Government & industry to combine for 1,150 satellites over next decade

2013-11-04 16:00:12| Digital TV News

According to Euroconsult, 115 satellites will be launched on average each year worldwide over the next 10 years (2013-2022), with up to 140 satellites per year expected between 2015 and 2017, decelerating to 100 units afterwards.

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Embedded Software Engineer Satellites

2013-10-31 13:37:08| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Astrium brings space to you. Number 1 in Europe and number 3 worldwide, Astrium employs over 17,000 men and women mainly based in five European countries France, Germany, the UK, Spain and the Netherlands. Our technical excellence and extensive prime contractorship experience extend across all sectors of the space business launch vehicles, manned space activities, satellite systems and related services. A vacancy has arisen for an On Board Software Engineer with Astrium in Stevenage. The Central Engineering technical unit for Data Processing On Board Software comprise departments in UK, France and Germany. The function of the technical unit is to provide a central competence that supports the evolving needs of the business, working on satellite platforms, payloads and equipment. The key responsibilities of the role are as follows As part of the UKs On Board Software Department, the successful candidate is expected to perform embedded software engineering activities as part of a Software development team that is set up to service the requirements of the Business Unit Project Office. In general the engineer is expected to Primarily taking responsibility across full Embedded Software development lifecycle specific roleactivity will depend on phase of project and experience. Manage their own time and agreed budgets in accordance with project and department requirements in order to secure an onquality, on cost, and ontime delivery of the Onboard software to the Project Programme. Particular involvement and responsibility as described in the following Specification of software requirements. Definition of the onboard software architecture. Detailed software designs and realisation. Software unit testing, integration and validation testing. Preparation of documentation required for the development and at key reviews e.g. SRR, PDR, CDR, QR, and participation as appropriate in those reviews. Supporting the synthesis of relevant software budgets. Support Software Project Manager on scheduling. Postdelivery project maintenance Opportunities to travel work for periods in other Astrium offices in France or Germany or for reviews at Customer sites are possible. Limited in most cases to a few days, but longer periods could be available for strategic work needs. The Department is involved in the complete lifecycle of activities relating to OnBoard Software development. These range from requirements capture, support to System Software engineering, design, implementation, verification and validation, and maintenance. The software developed by this Department is of an embedded real time nature. Software is deployed within the Satellite, and Satellite Instrumentation, to provide the required Functionality and Control. Typically, the software would be designed using UML methodology implemented in the ANSIC language contain a number of hardware interface drivers and incorporate the use of a Realtime Operating System. Its application elements would normally include Telemetry Telecommand communications Attitude and Orbit Control Systems Platform system management power, thermal etc. and Mode control Payload control and management and Health MonitoringRecoveryReporting. Specialist applications will depend on the mission. We strive for maximum reuseinheritance of architecture component software in order to minimise program costs and schedule. The successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills and experience Engineering honours degree or equivalent in software, computer science or related discipline Languages ANSIC Java Shell script bash etc Operating Systems embedded RTOS Unix Linux HWSW lolevel interfaces drivers embedded software development SW development toolsenvironment Eclipse Cygwin Clearcase Clearquest Clearquest Reqtify DOORS Vectorcast Doxygen Logiscope We do consider candidates with experience outside of Spaceavionics industry having sound engineering skills and very good quality ethic. Applications should be made via the EADS website. NB all engineering roles within the EADS group are advertised for a minimum of one month to ensure maximum visibility to potential candidates. However, if a successful candidate is found before the advert expires the role will be closed. We would therefore advise any candidate to apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. FURTHER INFORMATION By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to EADS using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by EADS. TO APPLY click here

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We could detect wildfires faster by using satellites

2013-10-24 00:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: The Rim Fire, one of the biggest blazes in California`s history, came to officials` attention only after somebody noticed a column of smoke. At a time when satellite technology is so powerful and pervasive that you can check your gutters for leaf litter using Google Earth, why are we still relying on human eyes to detect wildfires? That`s what a team of researchers from California and Wisconsin would like to know. Writing in the journal Remote Sensing, they describe a satellite-based system...

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Operations Development Engineer for Telecommunication Satellites

2013-08-14 11:05:07| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

RHEA the fastest growing leading Belgian SME providing system engineering solutions and professional engineering services to the international space industry is recruiting experienced Engineers from the Satellite Industry for a full time position based in the area of Bremen. Description Key Tasks and Responsibilities Cooperation in the development of operational concepts. Definition, preparation, execution, debugging and validation of Flight Procedures. Population of the Spacecraft Operation Handbook. Technical consultations with the customer and control centers counterparts. Campaigns preparation and execution operators training, simulation campaign, system validation tests, LEOP, InOrbit Tests. Contribution at system level to PF design, development and test. Cooperation in the design and development of ground segments and their components, e.g. IT infrastructure. Profile Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience A degree in an engineering discipline. Professional experience in developing flight procedures in industry. Extensive handson hours in getting Flight Procedures to work at EM level, interacting with SCOS2000. Familiarity with ESA projects phases and deliveries. Synthesizing the Handbooks and procedures information from many sources and subsystem engineers. Ideally, basic knowledge of space ground segment and operational facilities. Working independently and with a great deal of flexibility. A flair for organizing and enjoy working in a team is essential. Fluency in spoken and written English. Desirable fluency in spoken and written German. Location Bremen, Germany Application deadline ASAP If you are interested, please send your EUROPASS format CV as well as a Cover Letter to Lena Englander, Recruitment Manager, at careeropportunitiesrheagroup.com Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information. RHEA provides you with an attractive employment package based on the candidates experience, the opportunity to build experience in the space sector and to grow within an international company. RHEA is an independent Space Engineering Consulting and Software company that offers knowledgebased services and innovative solutions to the space industry. Our technical expertise is coupled with the provision of software tools for both Space and Ground segments. For the past 18 years RHEA has supported over 40 space missions, including comet chasers, planetary and Moon missions, deep space astronomy experiments to understand the fundamental laws of physics, climate monitoring, meteorology, navigation and communications. Rhea is the market leader for MOIS solutions and procedure management systems. Rhea has successfully brought together engineers and scientists from 13 nationalities to support its clients across 7 European countries, Canada and the USA.

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