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
Serco offers space capability across the full space lifecycle from satellite testing to Launch services, LEOP to spacecraft operations, space surveillance to data management, and supporting downstream application development. With over 55 years history in the space sector Serco is well placed to contribute to national strategies.
We are seeking a Mission Expert to join our service team at CNES and work on their exciting missions in Toulouse.
Founded in 1961, the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) is the government agency responsible for shaping and implementing France’s space policy in Europe.
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 a Mission Expert you will:
- Planning, scheduling, execution and reporting of real-time nominal and contingency operations
- Trend analysis of incoming data from different mission entities
- Testing, simulation, and validation of planned operations
- Investigation and analysis of problems
- Generation of anomaly isolation and recovery strategies
- Contribution to operational documentation
- Preparation of payload operations support (Payload procedures, Commissioning procedures etc.)
- Generation of training documentation
- Training for flight operations
Successful Candidate
Do you think you are the person we are looking for? See below what experience or knowledge you should bring:
- MSc in Space Engineering or related
- 3+ years of experience in space systems engineering and earth observation
- Experience with flight operations
- Experience with SCOS-2000 or similar mission control systems
- Experience working in mission programming, command/control chain, TT&S, or payload data stations
- Business knowledge of satellite positioning and maintenance (chronology of operations, FDS, etc)
- Business skills in the field of data production/reprocessing
- Experience with atmospheric chemistry or infrared remote sensing
- Experience with writing technical documentation
- Skills in the field of Technical and Operational Qualification at Mission System Level (System tests)
- Eligible to work in the EU
- Fluent in French and English
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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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Serco is a Disability Confident Employer committed to employing and retaining people with disabilities. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.
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https://www.serco.com/eu/sector-expertise/space
https://www.serco.com/eu/careers/careers-in-space
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