Logistics Coordinator - International Space Station (ISS)

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

Job Introduction

We have an exciting (and challenging) opening for a Logistic Coordinator - International Space Station (ISS) in Noordwijk. 

Dynamic, Energetic, Entrepreneurial, Highly Motivated, Resilient … If this describes you then we would love to hear from you :) 

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 Logistic Coordinator - International Space Station (ISS) you will concentrate your activities on the following:

• Verification of the ESA mass allocation charged for each flight
• Co-ordination with NASA of the packing mass to be allocated to ESA
• Check and submittal of all ESA commodities for ESA System and Utilization in Upload, Download and Disposal
• Revision of the Increment Manifest Status reports
• Support to ESA Safety Review Panel (SRP) for Flight manifest status
• Increment Co-ordination Meeting (ICMs)
• Certificate of Flight Readiness (CoFR) Technical Interchange Meeting (TIMs)
• Operational Readiness Reviews (ORRs)
• Participate to ESA/NASA Increment meeting as per Increment Manager request
• Support the coordination and input for all increments
• Support in the coordination at any launch site of the support and (re)supply of all ISS cargo and spares flown as part of the ESA’s allocation
• Support to industrial contractor for ESA hardware importation in Europe
• Revision of the Increment Logistics Plans
• Support in the coordination and planning of ESA Cargo reviews for nominal load, late load and cargo review via pictures
• Revision of system and payload label plans
• Cargo review execution and post cargo review actions
• Cargo review preparation and support for complex items
• Support in the Coordination and Revision of the Increment Stowage Plans
• Support the Coordination with NASA Stowage for NASA Temporary Stowage in Columbus
• Summary of the Stowage Trend status at Increment level or Multi Increment level for: Increment Co-ordination Meeting (ICMs)
• Certificate of Flight Readiness (CoFR) Technical Interchange Meeting (TIMs)
• Operational Readiness Reviews (ORRs)
• Participate to - ESA/NASA Increment meeting as per Increment Manager request
• Increment management support.
• ESA Point of Contact and Correspondent for all Logistics Codes applicable to System items and Utilization items
• Verification of Logistics codes for all ESA Increment Requirement Document (IRD) requirements and relevant Open Work (OWs) check
• Support to Increment Managers and Increment engineers to the Increment meetings
• Support to the Public Affairs Office (PAO) /Public Relations (PR) items definition list for upload with ESA communication
• Physical inspection of the PAO items to be launched and delivery to Altec for packing
• Preparation of the Flight safety data package and submittal to ESA Safety panel
• Facility sustaining engineering (e.g. Biolab, FSL, EDR, EDR2, EPM) ensuring that the facilities are maintained and operational. Includes support to operations during on orbit activities and troubleshooting in case of failures
• P/L integration into Columbus and facility racks supporting the P/L developer in defining and verifying the interfaces to Columbus elements
• Columbus System and Subsystem engineering, Thermal and Life support Engineering.

Successful Candidate

Do you think you are the person we are looking for? See below what experience or knowledge you should bring:

• Masters degree ideally in the Space environment
• Inventory Management
• Logistics Documentation and Database Management
• Ground Processing and Transportation Management
• Logistics Planning and Implementation
• Logistics Support to ISS Increment Operations

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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.

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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