Role Responsibility

For our activities in ESOC, we are currently looking for a Spacecraft Operations Engineer (ExoMars Rover and Surface Platform).

The primary areas of responsibility for this position are the Guidance, Navigation & Control, Propulsion subsystems and Payload, and the support to the SOM in the Ground Segment System Test and Validation. The Key Person may be requested to assume the responsibility and perform activities for additional subsystems or systems within the scope of general SOE services.

The ideal candidate will be primarily assigned to a particular mission within the Solar and Planetary Missions family but with the possibility of supporting other missions within this family.

The successful candidate will focus his/her activities on the following tasks (depending on the phase of the mission):

• Study of Project specific Characteristics;
• Participation in the development of the Ground Segment Documentation (System Requirements Document, System Test Plan);
• Preparation of Functional Requirements for the Project dedicated Flight Control Software;
• Preparation of Functional Requirements for the Project dedicated Flight Control Ground Facilities;
• Participation in the Ground Segment system validation activities;
• Participation in the Analysis and Design of Satellite Operations;
• Preparation of Flight Control and Contingency Procedures;
• Production of Project specific Software Validation and Satellite Interface Validation Test (SVT), Procedures, Reports and Participation in SVTs;
• Participation in the System Operations Validation Test (SOV), Training and Simulation Programmes;
• Participation in Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) and Mission Critical Operations;
• General Flight Control Support Service;
• Spacecraft Performance Analysis.

Successful Candidate

The successful candidate shall meet the following essential requirements:

• Spacecraft subsystem knowledge AOCS/GNC/Propulsion systems;
• Experience in Ground Segment development and/or improvement activities in support of flight operations;
• Experience in spacecraft operations;
• Ability to coordinate with other service providers in operations (team player);
• Ability to interact with other teams supporting the operations preparation (e.g. ground data systems);
• Ability to work independently;
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written.

The following requirements would be an advantage:

• Familiarity with the ESOC environment;
• Familiarity with satellite control systems, in particular SCOS-2000;
• Familiarity with ground station control processes and set-up;
• Familiarity with operational simulators, especially the ones based on SimSat;
• Familiarity with flight operations or spacecraft operations;
• Familiarity with MOIS;
• Familiarity with Ground station scheduling processes.

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Package Description

Full details on application.

Relocation assistance provided (if applicable).

About the Company

Serco Services GmbH, part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multi-national Service Provider with over 50,000 employees worldwide.

Serco’s space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies - We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest on-site service provider with ca. 300 staff.

What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service – To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here.

Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action.

If you share our values then join with over 50,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you.