Electric and Electronic Laboratory Instrument and IT specialist

Job Introduction

At Serco, we strive to promote and enable the diversity, development, wellbeing and safety of our people. We understand that healthier, happier employees go hand-in-hand with strong business performance, enhanced productivity and better outcomes for those we serve. We want everybody who works for Serco to have a positive experience and access to opportunities to develop in their chosen careers.

Serco Italia S.p.A. is one of the top 50 World Space Manufacturing and Service companies with a long history of providing Earth Observation operations, maintenance and front-end services to the European Space Agency. The company also offers vast experience to a huge number of IT and space markets including: central governments, defence organisations, the aerospace industry and commercial companies.

Does working in a Serco environment sound appealing to you?

We would love to hear from you and your interest in the new opportunity of Electric and Electronic Laboratory Instrument and IT specialist in Rome, at Università La Sapienza !

Does this vacancy not suit your profile? Not to worry, you can send your updated CV to careers.italy@serco.com – a member of our Recruitment Team will come back to you shortly after.

Role Responsibility

Within the ESA Data Quality and Algorithm Management Office, the post-holder will join the "Satellite Calibration/Validation and Urban Environment Monitoring Super-Site: Boundary-layer Air Quality-analysis Using Network of INstruments (BAQUNIN)" contract and will work within the Scientific instrumentation Laboratory, directly responding to the Service Coordinator, with the objective of supporting the maintenance of the scientific instrumentation onsite (at Sapienza University) and in satellite sites, and administering, operating and maintaining the relative IT infrastructure. 

We are looking for a bright person, with electronic laboratory and IT infrastructure administration practical experience, working in close liaison with scientists of different seniority levels.

In return, we offer a friendly, supportive and professional environment that respects your work/life balance and ultimately contributes to the delivery of public services in Italy and around the world.

Successful Candidate

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: 
You will operate in the following different domains of activities:

• Electric, Electronic and Optical laboratory 
• IT infrastructure 

You will perform the following main activities, under the direction and guidelines of the Service Coordinator:

Electronic and Optical laboratory 

• Perform routine maintenance of measurement instrumentation
• Support the integration of new instrumentation, and the design and deployment of the related infrastructure prerequisites (cabling, cabinets adaptation, etc.)
• Support the instrumentation set-up in case of measurement campaigns, on site and in other locations
• Keep a detailed inventory of spare parts and locations, and initiate requests for procurement of missing items
• Keep the inventory of the Instrumentation not functioning (“Lazzaretto”)
• Make an assessment for the recoverability of Lazaretto’s instrumentation and then proceed with the recovery of the ones agreed to be recovered
• Prepare or update the operations guide for the instrumentation recovered or modified
• Support the definition of instrumentation routine testing (to be implemented by the team in the monitoring system)
• Manage the process of instrument shipment (like in the cases of calibration or refurbishment), from packaging to preparation of required forms, to inspection of returning material

IT Infrastructure

• Perform routine system administration of IT infrastructure located in La Sapienza. This includes, as no exhaustive examples: resolution of issues, installation of software, support to Team’s requests, Deployment, or replacement of infrastructure
• Ensure security patching as required
• Keep a detailed inventory of IT asset and locations, and perform capacity planning, initiating requests for procurement of required items
• Design and set-up an appropriate IT system resources’ monitoring
• Prepare or update the operations guide (Including architecture description) for the IT infrastructure managed

General

• Contribute to the writing of scientific papers and presentations in international conferences for the part of competence
• Support the preparation of periodical (quarterly as of today) Service reports

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Important:

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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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Package Description

Joining Serco Italy’s amazing team offers:

• Competitive Salary 
• Great career opportunities in the Space industry
• Competitive Salary
• Corporate Benefits Package
• Exciting relocation package (if applicable)
• Company events
• International environment

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 50,000 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.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

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