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Job Introduction
We have an exciting (and challenging) opening for a System Integration & Verification 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
Serco is looking for a System Integration and Verification Engineer to support our activities at EUMETSAT.
Your mission is to support the data processing systems and Multi Mission Elements (MME), including the payload data processing systems for new missions (the PDP for CO2M and the PLDP for MicroCarb), the MME for EUMETSAT Data Access Services (DAS) and the EUMETSAT Advanced Retransmission Service (EARS) data processing system.
You would be dedicated to the integration and verification service of new evolutions (i.e. releases) of data processing software as well as the Multi-Mission Elements which provide services within EUMETSAT. The service comprises of the integration of components, their verification, and end-to-end service verification across the boundaries of individual software (S/W) applications or systems.
The position requires periodic support to be delivered onsite at EUMETSAT Headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany, for critical activities but offers offers a generous distribution of remote working as part of the hybrid model.
Responsibilities:
- Contribution to/preparation for I&V plans, while supporting the EUMETSAT team during project reviews in relations to the I&V documentation
- Writing of I&V test specifications, observation and analysis of I&V test run at segment and/or sub-segment level
- Verification control of testing activities for the requirements, ensuring that the scope is in line with the expected versions, and the testing activities can be scheduled within the required timeframes
- Identifying and setting up the test tools and test data necessary for procedures
- Writing detailed test procedures for manual and automated tests based on initial test specifications and other documents, and refinement of test procedures until execution stages
- Automatization and maintenance of the test procedures for integration in automatic test-suites
- Analysis of problems and anomaly management
- Execution of Integration and Verification activities in close coordination with EUMETSAT, ensuring sufficiently in advance that all relevant procedures are ready to be used, performing final tuning or set-ups per requirement
- Maintain the relevant VCD and recording the results of the tests in DOORS
- Per need, support the Anomaly Review Board (ARB) meetings.
Successful Candidate
Do you think you are the person we are looking for? See below what experience or knowledge you should bring:
- Bachelor’s from an accredited university or equivalent
- Minimum B2 level written and spoken English
- At least 2 years of experience in system integration and verification
- Proven ability in I&V of complex systems or relevant certifications (ISQTB)
- Requirements and verification management using DOORS
- Formal testing at component and system level, and software services
- Creating suitable test cases, documentation and their execution
- Benchmarking and stress testing, automated testing
- Structured software development and verification, software maintenance and performance monitoring
- Experience working with ECSS standards
- Experience in operational environments under strict change control and configuration control
- Experience with near real-time, Earth Observation data processing, archiving, distribution, or data access applications
- Experience in scripting in a UNIX/Linux environment using C/C++, Java, Javascript, XML, Perl or Tcl/Tk
- Knowledge of UNIX/Linux and Windows operating systems
- Experience with relational databases such as MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL
- Networking: Internet protocols, TCP/IP programming, network monitoring
- Experience in using version control systems such as Git or similar
- Experience in using virtualization and containers (i.e. Docker) tools for testing database migration.
Nice to have:
- Experience with satellite monitoring and control systems (SCOS-2000)
- Mission control functions
- Satellite communications applications (packet TM/TC, PUS, SLE protocol)
- Ground Station monitoring and control applications
- Ground System monitoring application
- Experience with Selenium, WebDriver, Robot Framework, Spock, QFS-Test, Jenkins and/or Valgrind
- Experience testing of SQL and NoSQL databases
- Experience with tools for testing database migration
- Knowledge of techniques of testing applications deployed in Kubernetes clusters (e.g. how to access logs of Kubernetes pods).
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 provides the User Helpdesk and Data Centre Operations Service of the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), which plays a key role in enhancing the use of EUMETSAT data, products and data services.
The main objective of the service is to ensure effective and user-driven service to support the provision of data, both real-time and offline, as well as to provide comprehensive technical information to support all forms of user enquiries relating both to current operational services and to future satellite programmes of EUMETSAT.
We are diverse and inclusive organisation
At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential and we are committed to supporting the needs of all our colleagues. It’s a mix of people from different backgrounds, experiences and opinion that keeps our culture strong and vibrant.
We believe in equity so we strongly encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their abilities in an interview. We also welcome a conversation about any adjustments that would make the interview process more accessible for you. Wherever possible we are open to discussions around flexible working and we operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas.
In the UK we are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader in the government’s scheme and hold the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard; in Belgium we are partner of Diversicom and member of Charter der Vielfalt in Germany.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to The Serco Europe Recruitment Team
Important:
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