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Ground Stations Operations Engineering Consultancy Support LEO
2016-09-14 13:04:59| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Job description The Key Person will support the Ground Stations and External Interfaces GSEI team within the RSO division and shall support the daily operations of the Ground Stations and their interfaces to the other components of the ground segments to ensure their maximum availability and reliability. The tasks will include Longterm planning and shortterm scheduling of the operational usage of the ground stations to support both the needs of the Flight Operations Division FLO and Ground Stations engineering team Interface with project teams for the implementation of system upgrades to support major operations projects and major activities described in the Operational System MidTerm Evolution Plan. This will include ground station changes required to support major space segment evolutions Interfacing with the ground stations maintenance teams and industry representatives to ensure optimised performance by the ground stations, including participating in the definition, specification and implementation of any changes Planning and coordination of upgrades, repairs and evolutions with the engineering teams and FLO division Organising the validation of these upgrades, repairs and evolutions with the Controller Teams Definition and maintenance of ground station operations procedures and operations guides Maintaining operational ground stations databases Investigation into anomalies, their documentation, classification and correctionmitigation, participation in associated Anomaly Review Boards Provision of training, through production and presentation of written materials, practical demonstrations and presentations, to other members of the Operations Department. Requirements In addition to having a university degree in a relevant technical discipline or the equivalent ground stations experience, the Key Person shall have the following mandatory attributes at least five years experience in ground stations TTC operations in support of multiple Low Earth Orbit LEO andor Geostationary GEO spacecraft at least five years experience in a realtime 247 spacecraft operations environment, ideally in an earth observation environment excellent interpersonal and coordination skills fluency in English.
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Operations Training Officer Support
2016-09-13 10:05:00| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Since 1979, Italian ACS has been a Software System Integrator. As a Payload Data Ground Segment specialist, ACS develops componentssubsystemsground stations for satellite data acquisition, processing and dissemination. The company is active in geospatial multisource applications development for planning and management of environmental risks infrastructures and realtime handling of large data streams. ACS offer to their customers the complete range of services from the collection of user requirements to operational activities support. Our German subsidiary ACSD provides consultancy service at EUMETSAT Darmstadt. Selected candidate will sign permanent full time contract and work at EUM premises. Besides an opportunity to work in international environment, ACS can offer competitive salary, attractive benefits package tailored to specific needs, training and career growth within ACS group, support for relocation to Darmstadt. For our activities in Germany, we are looking for a person to provide Operations Training Officer Support. TASKS In coordination with the System Operations Manager and OPS QA, maintain the Operations Department Training Policy to be used as a guide in the definition, implementation and subsequent assessment of training. This should address the initial training of new team members, preparatory training of the existing team required to address ongoing OPS projects and new operational programs, and continuity training of the existing team to ensure optimal proficiency, as well as specific training for system evolutions In cooperation with the various team leaders across EUMETSATs operational programs, maintain the definition of the specific training requirements for the various team roles and across the various program operations teams In cooperation with the programme development teams and contractor companies for new programmes, develop and implement a Training Plan to ensure operations readiness at the end of the operations preparation phase, including definition of training requirements, and review of provided materials Assess the training needs for individual team members based on their roles and the associated training requirements Define and maintain Training Plans to address the needs of various team members in areas both programspecific and crossprogram. This should define the overall training objectives and make use of available training methods most appropriate to the topics covered and the designated trainees Manage the implementation of individual training activities, including identification of a training provider either internal or external coordination with the training provider on the definition and preparation of training arranging for training venues and aids, reproduction of training materials, etc coordination of the training schedule preparing and presenting training where applicable Support the Operations Controller Team leaders in the definition, preparation and implementation of initial training for new Controller Team members leading to their assessment and certification and proficiency training to maintain the efficiency of the existing Controller Teams Maintain a Training Database as required to record the preparation and implementation status of training courses, the allocation to and performance of trainees in specific training activities, etc Assess the performance of training activities to determine the effectiveness of training provided and provide feedback to optimise future training activities Against training objectives defined in the relevant Training Plan, assess if trainees have achieved the required level of knowledge and understanding to satisfactorily perform operations Monitor the performance of operations in order to identify any areas, for example observed team errors, where additional training may be required in order to maintain operational readiness Ensure all training materials are maintained up to date through regular audits and reviews Ensure all training materials are readily accessible via the Document Management System and Intranet. SKILLS University degree or equivalent in a relevant technical discipline At least 3 year experience in the preparation and implementation of training activities for large groups Experience in the design, preparation and implementation of a Training Plan for operations personnel Experience of spacecraft and their control systems, mission ground segments, and their 247 operations Experience of Operation Preparation and procurement phases for new programmes EU national or valid work permit for Germany CV in Europass format Distinct advantage Several years of experience with the following Microsoft Office Suite 247 satellite operations environments Training tools and techniques, including remote training Intranet and Extranet technology A relevant trainingrelated qualification Able to work effectively in English Excellent communications skills, effective communication of information under a variety of circumstances Used to work proactively either alone or within a small team, able to work with the minimum of supervision The variety of the tasks and the scope and complexity of the training to be supported require a high degree of autonomy and good analytical skills Able to conduct activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, able to work calmly and correctly under stress and must be able to work with the minimum of supervision
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Operations Training Officer Support
2016-09-07 13:04:46| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Job description The key person shall provide support to the Low Earth Orbit and Geostationary programs operations teams including MTP, MSG, EPS, Jason23 and future operational programmes including Sentinel3, EPSSG, MTG and JasonCS, through the definition and implementation of comprehensive training regimes tailored to the needs of the individual team roles. The key person will coordinate all training needs, including initial familiarisation training as well as ongoing continuity training, for all levels within the operations preparation and operations teams controllers, analysts, engineers and operations management. The role comprises a range of tasks including the assessment of training needs for all team roles, definition of a training policy and associated plans to cover these needs, implementation of training and assessment of the efficacy of training provided. Continuous review of the training policy and its implementation will be performed by the key person in order to ensure the operations teams are at optimal operations readiness, and that the training needs of future programs or resulting from ongoing OPS projects are satisfactorily addressed. The tasks of the key person will typically include In coordination with the System Operations Manager and OPS QA, maintain the Operations Department Training Policy to be used as a guide in the definition, implementation and subsequent assessment of training In cooperation with the various team leaders across EUMETSATs operational programs, maintain the definition of the specific training requirements for the various team roles and across the various program operations teams In cooperation with the programme development teams and contractor companies for new programmes, develop and implement a Training Plan to ensure operations readiness at the end of the operations preparation phase, including definition of training requirements, and review of provided materials Assess the training needs for individual team members based on their roles and the associated training requirements Define and maintain Training Plans to address the needs of various team members in areas both programspecific and crossprogram Manage the implementation of individual training activities Support the Operations Controller Team leaders in the definition, preparation and implementation of initial training for new Controller Team members leading to their assessment and certification and proficiency training to maintain the efficiency of the existing Controller Teams Maintain a Training Database as required to record the preparation and implementation status of training courses, the allocation to and performance of trainees in specific training activities, etc Assess the performance of training activities to determine the effectiveness of training provided and provide feedback to optimise future training activities Against training objectives defined in the relevant Training Plan, assess if trainees have achieved the required level of knowledge and understanding to satisfactorily perform operations Monitor the performance of operations in order to identify any areas, for example observed team errors, where additional training may be required in order to maintain operational readiness Ensure all training materials are maintained up to date through regular audits and reviews Ensure all training materials are readily accessible via the Document Management System and Intranet. Requirements In addition to having a university degree or equivalent in a relevant technical discipline, the Key person shall have the following mandatory attributes at least 3 years experience in the preparation and implementation of training activities for large groups experience in the design, preparation and implementation of a Training Plan for operations personnel experience of spacecraft and their control systems, mission ground segments, and their 247 operations experience of Operation Preparation and procurement phases for new programmes fluency in English.
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Navigation Operations Support
2016-09-02 13:05:21| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
About us SCISYS Deutschland GmbH provides professional engineering and consultancy services supporting space programmes and missions. We have a strong presence at ESOC and EUMETSAT, as well as serving all ESA sites and spacecraft primes. Our team is composed of university graduates and experienced professionals, comprising some of the most knowledgeable, dedicated and talented engineers across Europe. Our services cover the whole life cycle of space programmes from early concepts to operations. Our Space Division provides a dynamic, supportive and friendly atmosphere in which you are encouraged to lead with initiative. We support new ideas from our colleagues and are focused on innovation. Moreover, we actively manage your professional development, training and career progression. For the location in Darmstadt Germany we are looking for Navigation Operations Services Supportto work at ESOC. Tasks Navigation Operations Services, executed for several ESA and 3rd party customers in parallel, process data from a combination of a number of GNSS receiver networks, including the ESA network plus optionally subnetworks providing data by contractual agreement and publicly available data CDDIS. The data are processed in batch mode or in realtime, in ESOCs Navigation Facility. Service products typically include orbit products restitution and prediction and highrate clock solutions both for the ground and satellite clocks. Beside near real time products enhancedaccuracy offline or final products may be delivered, as well as additional or auxiliary products station coordinates, geophysical data e.g. Earth Rotation Parameters ERPs, satellite properties, etc.. The general activities to be supported by the service are depending on the phase of the mission Navigation Operations Engineering service Navigation Experimental Operations Galileo Performance Analysis EGNOS Performance Analysis POD engineering support and consultancy GNSS station engineering Range Integrity Monitoring Stations RIMS deployment Maintenance and upgrade of SW Ionospheric modelling The Navigation Operations Engineering service delivery shall be distributed over at least three and up to 5 members of the Service Team, in order to retain a minimum operational team size. The Service Team member shall demonstrate at least 2 years of experience in an Navigation like operational environment. The Service Team member shall have a very good knowledge of system operations automated and manual, a very good knowledge of procedures development, implementation and application, a good knowledge in GNSS systems and data processing knowledge or interest in algorithm and SW development a good expertise of OracleSUNSolaris and PCLinux, network services and protocols, and computer peripherals proficient in Unix andor Linux, shell scripting languages, Fortran 77 andor 95, C andor C. The Maintenance and upgrade of SW service delivery shall be distributed over at least two members of the Service Team. The Service Team member shall demonstrate knowledge of, and experience in Configuration Management, Information Security Management and Quality Assurance For Navigation Experimental Operations, the Service Team member shall demonstrate at least 5 years of experience in an Navigation like experimental environment. Oncall is not required. The Service Team member shall have a very good knowledge in GNSS systems and data processing, algorithms a good knowledge in development of algorithms and SW a good knowledge of system operations automated and manual, a good expertise of OracleSUNSolaris and PCLinux, network services and protocols, and computer peripherals proficient in Unix andor Linux, shell scripting languages, Fortran 77 andor 95, C andor C. For Galileo Performance Analysis, the service can only be provided by European citizens. Oncall is not required. The Service Team members shall have at least 5 years of experience a very good knowledge in GNSS IGS standards and data processing a very good knowledge of GNSS algorithms and GNSS analysis software indepth knowledge of Galileo a good teamworking Spirit For EGNOS Performance Analysis, the service can only be provided by European citizens. Oncall is not required. The Service Team members shall have at least 5 years of experience a very good knowledge in GNSS IGS standards and data processing a very good knowledge of GNSS algorithms and GNSS analysis software indepth knowledge of EGNOS a good teamworking spirit For POD engineering support and consultancy, the Service Team members shall demonstrate at least 10 years of experience in an Navigation like operational environment. Oncall is not required. The Service Team members shall have a very good knowledge in GNSS, SLR and DORIS tracking systems and data processing. a very good knowledge in POD algorithms and software development. a very good knowledge in modelling of satellite dynamics and signal propagation effects a very good knowledge in the area of GNSS Space Service Volume extension activities proficient in Unix andor Linux, shell scripting languages, Fortran 77 andor 95, C andor C. For Range Integrity Monitoring Stations RIMS deployment, oncall is not required. The Service Provider a single expert or team shall deliver part of the service at the deployment location specified herein, and part at external sites as requested by the Galileo project. This implies frequent travel around the world, also including remote sites. The Service Team members shall have demonstrated a minimum of practical experience in hosting GNSSGPS reference stations of 5 years. have very good communication and negotiation skills. be prepared to travel frequently to remote sites have a good teamworking spirit. For Ionospheric modelling, the service provider a single expert or team shall primarily deliver the service during and throughout the entire required period at the deployment location specified herein. It is acceptable for a proportion of the work to be performed offsite. Oncall is not required. The service provider shall clearly specify in each case which work is proposed to be performed offsite and the rationale behind such a proposal. The Service Team members shall have e at least 10 years of experience in Ionospheric Modelling, and 3 years of experience in an operational environment. The Service Team members shall have a very good knowledge of system operations automated and manual a very good knowledge of procedures development, implementation and application, a good knowledge in GNSS systems and data processing knowledge or interest in algorithm and SW development a good expertise of OracleSUNSolaris and PCLinux, network services and protocols, and computer peripherals proficient in Unix andor Linux, shell scripting languages, Fortran 77 andor 95, C andor C. Essential requirements The following skills are essential University degree in a relevant engineering field, astronomy, mathematics or physics Skills to apply their knowledge to develop solutions to technical mathematical and dynamical problems in cooperation with customers and other experts Ability to define, implement, validate and operate software which applies the above solutions using e.g. Unix andor Linux scripting languages, Fortran 77 andor 95, C Will to take operational responsibility in multidiscipline teams Will to take operational responsibility in multidiscipline teams Coordinate and interact with other service providers in operations and other fields. Ability to work independently Desirable requirements The following skills would be considered an advantage Familiarity with the ESOC environment Familiarityexperience with Navigation operations engineering tasks Experience dealing with external interfaces Experience with OracleSolaris andor Linux, network services and protocols, and system administration The ability to multitask efficiently working on multiple activities, multiple subsystems and if applicable multiple missions simultaneously. Other Information Start date is October 2016. To apply online please visit www.scisys.despacejobs
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Flight Dynamics Operations Preparation Support
2016-08-31 20:04:12| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
WHO ARE WE? GMV www.gmv.com is a privately owned technological enterprise group with an international presence employing more than 1.100 staff. Founded in 1984, GMV mainly operates in eight large sectors for both public and private organizations Aeronautics, Space, Defense, Health, Security, Transportation, Telecommunications and Information Technologies. GMV currently runs eight work centers in Spain Tres Cantos Madrid headquarters, Boecillo Valladolid, Seville, Barcelona, Valencia, Tenerife, Len, Zaragoza and also work centers in Lisbon Portugal, Rockville Maryland, USA, Darmstadt Germany, Warsaw Poland, Bucharest Romania, Malaysia, Toulouse France and New Delhi India. We recruit and hire excellent engineers, and encourage innovation, technical excellence and continuing education. Our engineers regularly present papers at technical conferences, continue their education more than 85 have a masters degree, and we reinvest more than 12 of budget in IRD projects. This striving for excellence, innovation and flexibility is a major part of our culture. We provide very competitive compensation, attractive benefits, and a great work environment with lots of opportunities for professional growth. JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities Duties Tasks The main tasks envisaged are the Flight Dynamics support for the Operations Preparation of EPS SG during the detailed design Phase in 20162018 timeframe followed by the development implementation and validation phase 2018 onwards, including The detailed definition of Flight Dynamics operations concepts in the context of the EPSSG programme, contributing to the higher level programme operations documentation as relevant i.e. Reference Operations Plan and to the generation of operational procedures, Guides and operational configuration data Flight Dynamics databases and operational configuration data as required In the execution of previous task, take into account the current operational concepts and planned evolutions, in particular for relevant multimission andor reused elements Further coordinate the definition and implementation of Flight Dynamics Operations and Operational Interfaces with spacecraft, mission control, ground stations, dataproduct processing and system operations preparation teams, including launcher and LEOP services implementation and definition of handover conditions Support the review of documentation delivered by the satellite manufacturer as well as ground segment contractors, for Flight Dynamics operational aspects, including critical analysis of proposed designs, implementations and validation approaches and results, along with the necessary operational concepts envisaged Support ground segment development team through Flight Dynamics Subsystem acceptance and verification, as well as higher level system integration and validation testing, including the support to the definition of operational scenario validation testing Conduct where necessary mission analyses and preparation of Technical Notes to verify current operational approaches along with proposed contractors solutions Support the definition and conduct of Satellite System Validation Tests, and in particular for Flight Dynamics aspects e.g. manoeuvres Crosssupport and familiarization as necessary with current EUMETSAT Flight Dynamics operations of LEO satellites, including routine operations, planning and execution and evaluation of orbital manoeuvres, support to contingency operations, preparation and maintenance of relevant guides and procedures, operational configuration maintenance, and preparation of routine reports these activities may require intervention during the night and the nonworking days. Qualifications University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics, Physics Required knowledge Acquainted with the mathematical and physical principles of orbit determination and control for a LEO satellite Experience with Flight Dynamics orbit operations of a LEO satellite Experience with Flight Dynamics subsystem and operations development for a LEO satellite Experience working in Linuxbased systems Proven experience in formal operational validation of complex software systems, including formal documentation production, configuration control practices. Desirable Knowledge Experience with software development and operations of Flight Dynamics systems based on the ESAESOC NAPEOS Navigation Package for Earth Observation Satellites Knowledge of Unix scripting and knowledge of FORTRAN90, JAVA, Python, TCL, andor Matlab, and in particular for engineeringscientific applications Experience with software development and maintenance of systems based on Orekit space dynamics library Familiarity with space debris environment at LEO regimes and related conjunction analysis systems Knowledge of attitude determination and control for space systems and related AOCS onboard systems WHAT DO WE OFFER? As soon as they join the organization our professionals are given the chance to tackle technological challenges in an innovative environment, to work in multidisciplinary teams and deal directly with clients. This helps them to mature quickly as professionals. We provide continual topup training to keep our career professionals perfectly abreast of all technologies used. We offer a permanent contract and attractive package including a highly competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package. If you would like to work in an interesting, fun, fastpaced, challenging, diverse and global company which is growing rapidly, please send us your resume to jobsgmv.com For more information about GMV, please visit our website at www.gmv.com
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