Package Description
What we offer if you join our amazing team:
• Competitive Salary
• Corporate Benefits Package
• Support provided to EU Nationals requiring relocation – Information available upon request
• Company events
• Access to training
• Access to the sport and social recreational facilities at ESTEC Escape Recreation Centre
Job Introduction
Serco are a trusted provider of services to National Space Agencies and the European Space Agency (ESA), we have over 40 years’ experience supporting the space sector and providing services for all stages of our customer’s space missions.
Main Responsibilities
We are seeking a Columbus System & Payload Engineer to work on our Customers Site (ESA-ESTEC) in the Netherlands. This is a fantastic opportunity to get into one of the most sought-after space agencies in the world. The support period is from 01/10/2023 to 31/12/2024. The core activities for this post are envisaged as follows:
- Contribution to the Performance Reviews of the COL SE&I industrial service contractors
- Support to Columbus operations and engineering feasibility assessments
- Support the execution of COL infrastructure operations in ISS increments.
- Participate in the establishment of strategy and policy for long-term
- operations and maintenance for the ESA payload flight systems.
- Oversee and coordinate Engineering integration and logistics for P/Ls (Payloads) and experiments with the various involved stakeholders (Esa internal, industry partners)
- Implement the Columbus systems and Payloads Engineering Operations and Maintenance Services and any interagency agreements for sustaining engineering of jointly operated facilities.
- Support the implementation of ESA operations support contracts.
- Coordinate and interact with other service providers in operations and other fields, like Columbus and Payloads enhancement and procurement organisation.
- Support the increment integration activities and participate and represent ESA SE&Ias required on the increment integration and payload mission readiness meetings.
- Manage and coordinate with the Product Assurance the Material Review Boards (MRB) process as needed to support the resolution and recovery of failures (inputs and summaries) for on-ground and on-orbit elements.
- Participate in the ECB process representing ESA as required.
- Interface with the industrial System or Payload Engineering Manager as required for the implementation of engineering and maintenance
- function including monitoring of the industrial activities required for the repair and upgrades of the hardware.
- Interaction with industrial operations engineering teams to manage the espective engineering work packages.
- Evaluate and implement spare procurement and change requests.
- Participate in the Design and Acceptance Review Process of the assigned European ISS elements, enhancements, and experiments.
- Contribute to the contractual transition for projects that have completed the development phase.
- Manage the transfer and integration of the new infrastructure elements including the Engineering Data Base from the developers to the exploitation documentation database.
- Familiarise with new infrastructure elements and processes as applicable.
- Coordinate inputs in contribution to periodical progress meetings with the industrial SE&I service contractors
- Provide operations engineering support/expertise to projects in the C/D phase, with the goal to establish the operations engineering and maintenance concepts.
- Review and assess Experiment Science Requirements (ESRs) for engineering integration and maintenance aspects.
Successful Candidate
Do you think you are the person we are looking for? See below what experience or knowledge you should bring:
- Master’s degree in Engineering or Physics.
- At least 4 years of relevant experience.
- Several years of experience in the design and verification of Operations related systems and products for the International Space Station programme.
- Software experience is an advantage.
- Promoting cooperation and team-working, problem solving.
- Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
- Knowledge of another EU member state language is an asset.
- Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU.
About the Company
Why should you join Serco ?
At Serco not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play.
Meaningful and vital work - You’ll contribute to methodologically intercepting challenges whilst achievements will also be recognised and celebrated.
A world of opportunity - You’ll be wholeheartedly supported with development and career progression
Great people - You’ll become an integral member of a well-defined and supportive team who believe passionately in the value of our work. We are a company passionate about diversity and inclusion.
About Serco
Serco Europe has operated in the Netherlands and Spain over the past 30 years, mainly in the field of Space. Serco Netherlands and Spain have a long history of partnership and trust with the European Space Agency (ESA).
In both countries, Serco is proud to deliver the highest calibre of people and services at ESTEC (ESA’s technology and engineering hub) and ESAC (ESA’s Astronomy and Science centre).
At the heart of its business, Serco Netherlands and Spain source, train, care and support employees, enabling them to better pursue their dreams of working in the Space industry in excelling in the delivery of essential public services.
Important:
Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law.
Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process.
Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization.
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