RT-C/TEC-PCE/00294 Galileo GMS Engineer

Job Introduction

The Serco Group is a FTSE 250 corporation with over 125,000 staff in 30 countries. Our strategy is to be a superb provider of public services, by being the best managed business in our sector. We are a focused business to government (B2G) business, specialising across five sectors: Defence, Justice & Immigration, Transport, Health and Citizen Services.

Serco’s space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions such as the European Commission, EUMETSAT or the European Space Agency – where we are the largest on-site service provider with ca. 300 staff.

For our activities in ESTEC, we are currently looking for a Galileo GMS Engineer.

Role Responsibility

The work includes design, analysis, implementation and testing of radio navigation systems, with emphasis on system architecture and performance, GNSS security and on radio navigation receivers.

The principal tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Participation to GMS related Integration, Verification and Qualification (IVQ) activities, such as test cases definition and preparation, formal tests witnessing, Verification Credit collection at Element and Segment level, anomalies follow-up at Element, Segment and System level;
• Follow-up of the procurement actions related to the implementation of a set of GMS Elements, being the Technical Officer for elements like Message Generation Facility (MGF), the Up-link Local Station (ULS), and the Service Product Facility (SPF);
• Evaluation of GMS design, with a specific focus on GMS Operations and Operability Improvements, Galileo Services provision, On-line and Off-line Monitoring, System Reporting, Technical Monitoring & Control of GMS Assets, Mission Planning, Mission Support, Training and Maintenance;
• Support to GMS engineering activities, as well as Galileo System level engineering activities, such as requirement engineering, change management and baseline evolutions (DCPs/DCNs), assessment of contractor’s RFDs/RFWs;
• Contribution to GMS and System reviews.

Successful Candidate

You should bring a University degree (MSc) in telecommunications and signal processing or electronic engineering, at least 4 years of experience in these fields and the following:

• Specific knowledge in the design and testing of Radio Navigation systems and equipment including receivers;
• Strong knowledge on the design of satellite navigation systems, ranging and positioning techniques, RF, signal processing techniques, and digital navigation receivers in addition to GNSS security and processing facilities;
• At least 4 years of experience relevant with the GNSS and GALILEO systems and equipment and have good knowledge of Radio Navigation processing, simulation and testing systems;
• Be specialised in the implementation, maintenance and operation of complex Radio Navigation processing, simulation and test facilities for spacecraft, aircraft, maritime and land mobile applications;
• Candidates must be eligible for security clearance from their national security administration.

Application procedure

Important:

All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for the Netherlands or be EU nationals.

Due to the high interest these roles generate, Serco reserves the right to commence, alter or conclude the recruitment process prior to the closing date. If shortlisted, a recruiter will contact you directly. If not, your application will remain in our database and can be matched against future openings. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions.

If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply via the relevant link available in Serco Europe’s Careers Hub: https://careershub.serco.eu/

Serco European Agencies