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Flight Dynamics Engineer
2015-12-23 16:03:30| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europes number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately 14 billion per year. A vacancy for a Flight Dynamics Engineer has arisen within Airbus Defence Space in Hawthorn. You will perform flight dynamics activities as directed by the Flight Dynamics Manager for the constellation of spacecraft controlled by Airbus Defence and Space. The successful candidate will be subject to UK National Security Clearance in order to undertake related work in accordance with business needs. Your main tasks and responsibilities will include Orbit determination, including Analysis of required ranging campaigns, Scheduling of ranging activities, Analysis of orbit determination performance, Formulation of recommendation for orbit determination improvement. Manoeuvre planning, including Planning of manoeuvres and management of manoeuvre schedule taking into account operational constraints, Generation of manoeuvre products, Manoeuvre assessment including propellant accounting and thruster performance, Generation of drift orbit entry and station acquisition manoeuvres with associated predictions products for spacecraft relocation, Generation of graveyard manoeuvres with associated predictions products for retirement of inservice spacecraft that have reached end of life. Plan platform specific flight dynamics operations. Generation of routine onstation predictions. Propellant Estimation. Space situational awareness activities Conjunction analysis, Interference analysis, Space weather. Provide oncall support to Spacecraft Operations for SKYNET 5 ESR recovery and SCU reset. Oncall support is provided on a roster basis, only one member of the Flight Dynamics Team will be oncall at any time. Liaise with external agencies with regard to collocation of spacecraft including coordination of manoeuvres, generation of separation predications, and data exchange. Maintain operational documentation. Dissemination of ephemeris data. Production of master daily schedule and associated task sheets. Production of weekly schedule. Routine inspection of spacecraft status and log books. Produce reports required by the Space Directorate and customer including Weekly spacecraft report, Quarterly spacecraft report SKYNET 4 only, Equinox report SKYNET 4 only, Flight dynamics inputs for SKYNET 5 annual report. The Flight Dynamics Engineer may also be asked to perform the following functions as and when the opportunity arises Participate on the Launch and Early Orbit Phase LEOP of new Paradigm spacecraft. Flight Dynamics software development. We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience Degree or higher in Physics, Maths or related subject with working background in the Space Industry including Satellite Flight Dynamics or AOCS. Previous experience of SKYNET 4 or E3000 Flight Dynamics would be desirable. Previous LEOP experience would be appreciated. Experience of Matlab and Simulink, Mathematical modelling. Good computer programming skills, Software development in C or C. Good verbal and written communication skills. Excellent analytical skills. Good presentation skills. Please apply for this vacancy on line at our careers site www.jobs.airbusgroup.com with your CV attached. To apply click here
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Mission Analysis Flight Dynamics Studies Engineer mf
2015-12-17 11:05:20| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europes number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately 14 billion per year. A vacancy for a Mission Analysis Flight Dynamics Studies Engineer mf has arisen within Airbus Defence Space in Toulouse. The successful applicant will join the AOCSGNC Flight Dynamics Development department. As the study engineer, you will be involved in Mission Analysis and Flight Dynamics studies for satellite and space projects in the development phase, for various applicative domains like Earth Observation e.g. Spot 67 and Perusat programmes, etc., Geostationary satellites or constellations e.g. Measat 3B, DTV15, Eutelsat 172B, etc.. You will conduct Mission Analysis and Flight Dynamic activities for programmes in the development phase and will therefore be in charge of the following activities Orbit dynamic analysis analysing and selecting orbits according to mission needs, predicting trajectories, strategizing injections and transfers and trading off and optimising manoeuvers, Flight dynamics ground software development participating with the continuous improvement of inhouse flight dynamic tools, manoeuver computation and orbit restitution modules, defining the customisation and automation framework for Graphical User Interfaces and interfacing with satellite control centre operations, As the Flight Dynamics specialist, participating with the Launch and Early Operation phases and providing functional expertise support for satellite endoflife reorbit operations. This role will involve some travel for business twice a year in Europe and as such you must be able to travel accordingly. We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience Educated to a Masters degree level or equivalent, 1st experience in flight dynamics andor AOCS andor GNC andor Flight Control systems engineering, Good knowledge of Space orbital mechanics, Ideally, knowledge of automatic control, Matlab Simulink and software development, Team spirit, Sense of commitment, Well organised, A negotiation level of French and English is expected. Please apply online. Airbus Group is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus Group Recruitment Centre To apply click here
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Flight Dynamics Engineer
2015-12-07 19:06:26| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations The European Space Agency is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women POST Flight Dynamics Engineer in the Flight Dynamics Systems Section, Flight Dynamics Division, Ground Systems Engineering Department, Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations. This post is classified in the A2A4 grade band of the Coordinated Organisations salary scale. LOCATION ESOC, Darmstadt Germany. DUTIES The postholder will report to the Head of the Flight Dynamics Systems Section. The Sections main responsibilities are test and validation of Flight Dynamics data products and processes during mission operations preparation, operations execution and performance evaluation for all missions supported by the Division ongoing maintenance and further development of the Divisions Orbit and Attitude Operations System ORATOS support layer software and provision of related user support configuration and administration of the Divisions hardware and operating systems, including user support and system evolution having regard to ESOCwide infrastructure activities. The incumbent will provide Flight Dynamics support to satellite projects, including study, development, tests, operations, evaluation and maintenance activities, addressing both infrastructure and projectspecific issues. The work will notably include the following specific tasks providing Flight Dynamics test and validation operations support in both mission critical and routine phases organising and participating in Flight Dynamics internal test campaigns providing test and validation support for operations preparation activities engineering of test and validation system architecture and processes in response to an analysis of support requirements designing, implementing and maintaining generic test and validation software in cooperation with other user groups within the Section designing, implementing and maintaining software elements specific to a mission or discipline acting as technical officer responsible for onsite contract staff providing operations engineering support. The test and validation tasks of the Section cover all operational Flight Dynamics subdisciplines. It is intended to further consolidate multidisciplinary tasks and associated software tools both from the existing system and across the Division. The postholder will therefore contribute to projects in various subdisciplines. It is intended that the incumbent will primarily be concerned with the aforementioned tasks. Further duties may be required, as necessary. QUALIFICATIONS Applicants for this post should have a Masters degree or equivalent qualification in mathematics, physics or another relevant engineering discipline. Experience of Flight Dynamics operations, systems engineering and software systems development is a distinct advantage. Candidates should be capable of approaching their technical tasks with rigour and discipline, developing and following a systematic, thorough and resultsoriented approach. Problemsolving skills are essential. Team spirit is a key asset for the execution of the duties and responsibilities. Flexibility and adaptability are required to cope with the multisubjectmultiproject environment. For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these two languages is required together with a working knowledge of the other language. Knowledge of another member state language is an asset. CLOSING DATE The closing date for applications is 12 January 2016. Applications from external candidates for this position should preferably be made online at the ESA Web Site www.esa.intcareers. Those unable to apply online should submit their CV to the Head of the Human Resources Division, ESOC, RobertBoschStr. 5, D64293 Darmstadt, Germany. The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests. Under ESA Regulations, the age limit for recruitment is 55. Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada. Priority will be first given to internal candidates and secondly to external candidates from underrepresented member states. In accordance with the European Space Agencys security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment.
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GMES Sentinel Flight Operations Segment Engineer
2015-11-17 10:05:52| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Serco is a FTSE 250 international service company that improves the quality and efficiency of essential services that matter to millions of people around the world. The work we do for national and local governments involves us in the most important areas of public services, including science and defence. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. With over 1500 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of experience and skills, we convey best practice, expertise and innovation in our business. For our activities in EUMETSAT, we are currently looking for a GMES Sentinel Flight Operations Segment Engineer. Tasks and Responsibilities The tasks to be accomplished in the job, which requires highly developed spacecraft system operations engineers skills, will cover space segment OPS engineering activities related to Requirements analysis and operational concept development Definition and production of the ground mission data, covering operations documentation sets, in cooperation with the facility and domain experts. This will include GCPs, SCPs and Operations Guides. Definition and implementation of the procedure tree Operations engineering support to the FOS IVV Operations System Validation of the ground segment Interactions with mission planning, FDS, controller teams, ground segment procurement teams Supporting the definition of the operations interfaces with external entities Participation in rehearsal and simulation campaigns Raising and tracking of Anomaly Reports, including investigations into spacecraft level anomalies and regression testing of associated fixes Participation in any necessary meetings and reviews with external partners Support to space segment operations preparation e.g., in case of manoeuvre planning, rehearsal and training, etc. Interactions with Simulator and training officer, for team proficiency training, rehearsal and simulation. Support to Space Segment mission operations data production and validation Operations teams build up and training Interaction with ESOC during LEOP and Satellite InOrbit Validation operations Support to System commissioning operations Please note that the job foresees some periods of special working conditions, described as follows. Standbycallout support During periods of standby support, the Engineer shall respond to calls by provided telephone or beeper outside normal working hours within 10 minutes of the initial contact, and shall provide remote support to Operations. The Engineer may, by telephone, ascertain the nature of the problem but shall be available, if required, to report to the Mission Control Centre within one hour of callout. A total of 540 standby hours and 20 callout support hours during the LEOP and IOV are foreseen Launch or Operations Campaign support It is expected that during this period working time may exceed the normal daily working hours or involve work on public holidays or weekends. Such period will be declared as launch campaign with one month notice. A total of 28 launch campaign days of 12 hours work each will be required. Shift operations support For certain periods, the Engineer may be required to support operations in a 2x12 hours shift pattern morning and evening shifts possibly involving work on public holidays or weekends. Please note that up to one additional hour for the operations shift instruction handover is required and should be taken into account. Shift requests will be given with one week notice. A total of 4 shifted working days during the LEOP is foreseen. Requirements Essentials In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the personnel responsible for performing this service shall have at least 5 years of experience of spacecraft and related ground segment operations, in particular Experience of Ground Segment System Operations to support Low Earth Orbit LEO, 3Axis Stabilised Spacecraft with key expertise in one or more areas of the ground segment areas e.g. System, MC, Flight Dynamics, Simulator, TTC station, interfaces during operation preparation, LEOP, commissioning and routine operations phases, Development and maintenance of complex operational ground systems, preferably for remote sensing spacecraft System and Interfaces Engineering AIT experience for the development of major upgrades new ground systems in a high availability 247 operational environment Satellite monitoring and control systems Full development cycle of large systems, from the definition of requirements to system design and operations Investigation into anomalies, their documentation, classification and correctionmitigation, participation in Anomaly Review Boards and, where applicable, Operations Incident investigation and review activities Familiarity with the ECSS standards. Experience with development and validation of operational ground segment and associated operations procedures for nominal and contingency recovery cases. Familiarity with procedure Change control and configuration management of ground segment operational systems. The candidate shall be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, shall be able to work calmly and correctly under stress and must be able to work with the minimum of supervision. Desirables Furthermore, it would be a distinct advantage to have experience with some of the following Definition, management and traceability of complex requirements structure experience in the use of tools e.g. DOORS Definition of operations interfaces and processes with external partners Automated Mission Planned operations Development of system analysis, reporting and monitoring tools Space Ground Interface definition Experience with modern satellite MC systems e.g. SCOS2K control system Expert knowledge in development, maintenance and operation of medium to large size applications Expert knowledge and proven application of development using Java, Perl, Oracle, operating system scripting languages, and XML technologies. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. 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If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply via the relevant link available in our corporate careers website httpwww.serco.comcareersindex.asp Position GMES Sentinel Flight Operations Segment Engineer Reference G015266EUM Application closing date 27112015 Start date Q1 2016 If you are not yet registered with Serco we advise you to register your details by adding your details and attaching your CV via httpswww.amris.comsercoalertssignupform.php For additional information about Serco Group please consult our website www.serco.com For additional information about Serco Europe please consult our website www.serco.comeurope For additional information about EUMETSAT, please consult httpwww.eumetsat.int
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Flight Dynamics Engineer 1512091
2015-10-15 15:09:15| 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 ESOC in Darmstadt, Germany. Flight Dynamics Engineer 1512091 Job Description We are looking for a Flight Dynamics Engineer to support our client ESA at their site ESOC, within the Sentinels Flight Dynamics Team Your main areas of responsiblity are To support the Flight Dynamics Operations in routine and special operations including LEOP and deorbiting of the assigned Sentinels Missions, and provide expertise on those areas to any other Sentinels when required Sentinels Flight Dynamics software exploitation, operation and maintenance, including development of tools e.g. scripts, etc to operate such systems Support to Sentinels launch campaigns FD system tests, simulations to prepare and validate operational support Oncall, and eventually call in, support to support potential collision avoidance manoeuvres Generic flight dynamics support to other Sentinels Ground segment systems and teams FCT, SIM officer, ground stations, Required Skills and Experience Background in mathematics, mechanics and dynamics Mature problem solving skills Ability to understand and accurately predict behaviour of complex systems Fluency in English Wellorganised, able to prioritise and manage several activities in parallel Familiarity with operational training Familiarity with FD systems Familiarity with programmingscripting languages Familiarity with ESOC FD infrastructure software used for Earth Observation missions Experience working with operational missions in orbit determination and control, and particular previous experience with CopernicusSentinels missions Desirable Skills and Experience Experience in working in an operational environment Familiarity with FORTRAN programming language Experience in operational training Familiarity with the ESOC working environment and Quality Management System QMS Knowledge of flight dynamics operations on EO satellites, Experience with prelaunch activities and launch campaigns of satellites. Familiarity with effective teamwork principles and team building aspects Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 26 October 2015 Start of Work 01.01.2016 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 26 October 2015 Learn more about us in Facebook
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