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Space Situational Awareness SSA Analyst

2021-03-31 16:12:45| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Astroscale is seeking to employ a motivated SSA Analyst at our facility based in Harwell, UK. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic and rapidly growing company seeking to make a positive contribution to the growing problem of orbital debris that endangers mankinds continued use of space as an asset. This role will allow the right candidate to shape solutions for our missions. Whilst the candidate will primarily work in the UK, they may interact with Astroscales Japan and US Offices, and may expect to be required to travel abroad as needed in support of Astroscale projects and operations. Responsibilities Contribute to the advancement of Astroscales understanding, requirements and future mission solutions in the field of Space Situational Awareness. Develop capabilities to understand and quantify the impact of space debris on spacecraft and spacecraft activities in orbit. Perform detailed analysis of the orbital environment in support of Astroscales business goals, with particular focus on the evolution and impact of the small debris population. Support the development of SSA data analytics, including data acquisition, archiving, processing and trend analysis, and explore the use of this information to refine Astroscales SSA needs. Provide technical support for SSA proposals. Develop relationships with relevant subject matter experts in the field of SSA and space debris monitoring and modelling. Participate in technical meetings, both in the UK and abroad, with academic collaborators, industry and government agencies. Essential Skills Degree level knowledge of an engineering, scientific or mathematical discipline, or equivalent science basedengineering experience Demonstrable programming skills in a highlevel language e.g. CC, Java, Fortran, Python, Matlab or equivalent language. Knowledge of the Linux environment. Evidence of solving real world problems through simulation and visualisation. Experience using existing scientificengineering software, including problem construction and results analysis. Basic knowledge of orbital mechanics, mission analysis or SSA. Experience of working in a team in a close and cooperative manner, as well as able to work individually in a selfmotivated, proactive manner. Ability to manage and take responsibility for delivery of own work, within agreed project budgets and schedules Desirable skills An advanced university degree at PhD level or equivalent an engineering, scientific or mathematical discipline, ideally in the field of launch vehicles, spacecraft, mission analysis or astrodynamics related topics. Knowledge of statistics, probability theory and relevant numerical methods, including interpolation, integration, regression, rootfinding, optimisation, linear algebra and MonteCarlo methods. Detailed knowledge of space debris, astrodynamics, spacecraft and SSA systems. Location Astroscale UK Harwell About Astroscale Astroscale is the first private company with a vision to secure the safe and sustainable development of space for the benefit of future generations, and the only company solely dedicated to onorbit servicing across all orbits. Founded in 2013, Astroscale is developing innovative and scalable solutions across the spectrum of onorbit servicing missions, including life extension, insitu space situational awareness, endoflife services, and active debris removal, to create sustainable space systems and mitigate the growing and hazardous buildup of debris in space. Astroscale is also defining business cases and working with government and commercial stakeholders to develop norms, regulations, and incentives for the responsible use of space. Headquartered in Japan, Astroscale has an international presence with subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, the United States, Israel, and Singapore. Astroscale is a rapidly expanding venture company, working to advance safe and stable growth in space and solve a growing environmental concern. End of Life Services by Astroscaledemonstration ELSAd, the companys first onorbit demonstration of debris capture and removal, launched on the 22nd of March 2021.

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Software Engineer for SSA infrastructures development

2019-08-16 13:17:53| 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 2.000 staff. Founded in 1984, GMV mainly operates in eleven large sectors for both public and private organizations Aeronautics, Automotive, Banking and Insurance, Cybersecurity, Defense and security, Healthcare, ICT for Business, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Public Administration, Space and Telecommunications. GMV currently runs 8 work centers in Spain and offices in France, Germany, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, USA, Colombia and United Kingdom. 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 We are looking for a software engineer or equivalent to work in GMVs Toulouse offices on the development of the Space Situational Awareness SSA infrastructure for CNES French Space Agency. Responsibilities Analyzing and solving problems in Javabased application infrastructure persistence, multiprocessing, networking, etc. used for the development of applications used in the flightdynamics and spacedebris domains orbit propagation, maneuvers computation, orbit determination, reentry analysis Designing, developing and validating new functions in already existing or in new applications of the abovementioned domains to match the clients needs. Updating or creating the technical documentation installation manual, user manual, design document Providing the client with firstlevel support. REQUIREMENTS Academic degree Masters Degree in Software Engineering or equivalent Level of English Advanced Experience minimum 2 years Technical knowledge Java and Java technologies maven, Eclipse IDE Intermediate Parallel processing Intermediate Network programming Intermediate Data persistence spring, hibernate, databases Intermediate Algorithm analysis and development Intermediate Desirable knowledge Eclipse RCP High performance computing, clusters Other languages C, C, Fortran 9095 Knowledge of French language would be an asset 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 and our positions at www.gmv.comenEmploymentVacancies

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