Employment Opportunities

System Operations Engineer for the new Galileo generation

Ref.: 1188

Experience: 6-10 years
Country: The Netherlands
City:  Noordwijk

Description

The primary areas of responsibility for this service consist of the definition of system operations concepts and requirements for the next Galileo generation, through active interfacing with system and segments design experts, to ensure that the system functions and performance features fulfil the mission objectives of the new Galileo generation.
The service provider will be primarily assigned to the System Operations Engineering of the Galileo Second Generation supporting at the same time other missions (e.g. Galileo First Generation) within the Galileo program.
The general activities to be provided by this service (depending on the mission phase) are:

  • Define and maintain System Operations project documentation for the next Galileo Generation , including the System Level Operations Concept, both CLA and UNCLA and the Operations Service Requirement Document. Particular focus will be placed on the compatibility analysis between the new generation of Galileo Satellites and the Ground Segment evolutions, the new planning functions as well as operations automation and monitoring and control aspects.
  • Identify the required operational improvements to be phased into the definition of the new system functional architecture, based on a systematic analysis of the lessons learned from the Galileo first generation.
  • Interface the System design experts within the Project to ensure that the system functions and performance features fulfil the new mission objectives and operability requirements for all the different mission scenarios and system operating modes.

Location of the work: ESTEC.

Requirements

- Academic degree: MSc in any related discipline
- Level of English: Advanced
- Technical knowledge:

  • Advanced knowledge of the current Galileo system and its expected evolution.
  • Proven experience in operations engineering (analysis of mission requirements, operational feasibility, identification of main operational drivers and definition of system operational concepts) to support both ground mission control system and satellite design to ensure that the overall system functionalities and performances fulfil the mission objectives and operability requirements.
  • Good understanding of mission control systems integration and verification, including the integration and testing of the individual ground elements up to the progressive integration and acceptance of the whole system and related interfaces
  • Advanced knowledge of the current Galileo operational processes related to operations preparation, validation and execution and related interfaces
  • Proven experience in engineering coordination tasks and capability to interface system design experts at both project and industry support level
  • Good communication skills and the ability to carry on activities and interact in a complex teamwork environment. Good practical and analytical skills are also required

- Desirable knowledge:

  • Experience in a commercial/industrial Environment
  • Ability to multi-task efficiently; working on multiple activities
  • Familiarity with the ESTEC environment

 

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