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Job Introduction
We have an exciting (and challenging) opening for a Copernicus Mission Control Systems Operations Engineer in Darmstadt.
Dynamic, Energetic, Entrepreneurial, Highly Motivated, Resilient … If this describes you then we would love to hear from you :) Come and join talented diverse Serco team at the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) based in Darmstadt, Germany.
Discover the offer below and click on ‘Apply’ if you know that your skillset and talents are a suitable match for this opportunity.
- Serco – The employer of choice for a career within the Space Sector.
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.
- Join our community of space specialists across Europe
We are proud to support the European institutional Space landscape: Serco boasts an extensive network of Space professionals located at our offices in Darmstadt, Noordwijk, Frascati, Paris and Madrid, all within close proximity of our two largest space sector customers, European Space Agency/European Space Operations Centre (ESA/ESOC) and European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).
- Supporting Women in Aerospace
Diversity and Inclusion is extremely important to us. Supporting women's opportunities, development and visibility in the space sector is key and that is why we are proud members and supporters of Women in Aerospace Europe, a dynamic and global network supporting women's careers in Aerospace.
Women in Aerospace Europe (WIA-E) – Supporting women in STEM (wia-europe.org)
Main Responsibilities
As Copernicus Mission Control Systems Operations Engineer you will concentrate your activities on the following:
Routine Operations Service
- Provide Routine Operations services for the operational mission control systems for all EUMETSAT Copernicus missions including:
- Conduct and coordinate routine and special operations,
- Monitor the performance and quality of MCS systems, report and investigate anomalies, participate in the correction of anomalies and propose evolutions,
- Create and maintain schedules,
- Contribute to the preparation and maintenance of documentation to perform routine, non-routine and contingency operations activities, including operational procedures, working practices and user guides, in accordance with EUMETSAT document management and configuration control processes,
- Provide statistics and inputs for periodic OPS reporting as defined in operations documentations,
- Provide training as requested,
- Contribute the medium and long-term operations planning.
- Provide on-call/standby
Operations Evolution Service
- Provide services for the evolution of mission control systems for all EUMETSAT Copernicus missions, including:
- Contribute to the definition of evolutions including requirements specifications,
- Evaluate the technical requirements, and assess their compliance with the relevant ground segment requirements,
- Contribute to the operational validation of upgrades, and to the compilation of the relevant operational validation reports,
- In coordination with the relevant division from the Technical and Scientific Support (TSS) department, define and implement scripts, procedures and tools for the deployment, management and day-to-day operations of mission control systems.
Operations Preparation Service
- provide services for the Operations Preparation of mission control systems, their off-line functions and test tools for the future EUMETSAT Copernicus missions, e.g. CO2M including:
- Contribute to reviews, particularly identifying system deficiencies, raising operational risks and suggest their potential resolution,
- Contribute to workshops with providing mission control systems expertise,
- Contribute to the preparation and tracking of the status for configuration items validation and Operational Scenario Validation (OSV),
- Contribute to the definition of operations concepts, operations preparations and commissioning activities,
- Contribute to the development, integration, testing and validation of operations preparation tools and related concepts and processes,
- Contribute to the integration, verification and validation test campaigns within the relevant ground segments,
- Contribute to the definition of transition plans,
- Contribute to the generation of operational documentation.
- Provide services for the commissioning of mission control systems, for the future EUMETSAT Copernicus missions, e.g. S3-C, S3-D, CO2M, S6-B.
Successful Candidate
Do you think you are the person we are looking for? See below what experience or knowledge you should bring:
The successful candidate must have a minimum of 2 years of experience in:
- University degree (or equivalent) in an engineering or scientific discipline
- Spacecraft Mission Control System Operations
- working with UNIX/Linux
- Scripting or programming languages (e.g. bash, C / C++, IDL, Java, Matlab, perl, Python)
The following experience is an advantage to have:
- SCOS-2000
- Relational Databases and database management systems (e.g. Oracle, MariaDB, PostgreSQL)
- Configuration management systems (e.g. CVS, SVN or GIT)
- ECSS and CCSDS standards applicable to Satellite Monitoring & Control Systems: Packet Telemetry and Telecommand standards, PUS (Packet Utilisation Standard), etc
- Using satellite simulators
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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.
What we offer
- Chance to contribute to innovation in the public services sector
- A company passionate about diversity and inclusion
- Permanent employment with comprehensive Serco Benefits package.
About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play when managing complex public services.
We are a team of 60,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world, we are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.
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