Spacecraft Operations Engineer - Cryosat-2/ (M/F) 2019-023-DE-SERV-OPS-SOEC

Space Application Services is a company based in the Brussels area (BE) that provides products and services for the space sector in many areas from Avionics, Robotics, Human Exploration, Science and Earth observation. The position is in the Operations Team, Services Department, composed of 36 persons. The candidate will mainly report to Operations Team Lead. The successful candidate will be based at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in , Germany and will initially support the CryoSat-2 and Swarm missions within the Earth Observation Mission family, with the possibility of supporting its other missions.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Preparation and execution of nominal and contingency flight operations procedures • Coordination of operations with ESA internal and external partners • Execution of Mission Planning • Production of procedures, validation test plans and reports for project specific software and systems (both Ground and Space related) • Participation in systems test campaigns, training and simulation programmes • General Flight Control Support including on-call • Spacecraft performance monitoring and reporting on regular basis • Anomaly Investigation and (support to) resolution.

Qualifications and Experience

• Proven background in the Spacecraft subsystem Data Handling area:  Hardware embarked on ESA spacecraft  On-board software management principles • Understanding of PUS standard, the space-to-ground interface and on-board routing • Capacity of developing basic software tools to support complex analysis and anomaly investigation.

The following will be considered as an asset: • Experience as Data Handling Operations Engineer • Familiarity with:  Mission Control Systems, Simulator, DB browser, Mission Operations Information System (MOIS)  System Verification Test (SVT) and flight procedures development  , including basic mission analysis and data handling observation scheduling aspects  Other platform subsystems.

Spacecraft Operations Engineer - Cryosat-2/Swarm (M/F) 2019-023-DE-SERV-OPS-SOEC

The successful candidate will have the following skills

• A proactive approach, with initiative and ability to work independently • Ability to:  Synthesise, summarise and draw conclusions  Adhere to strict standards of confidentiality  Work in distributed international teams • Strength to cope with schedules and deadlines • Excellent organisational and communication skills • Excellent written and spoken English.

What Do We Offer?

• Working for a growing company with Staff located in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands • Working at the Customer site, in an international environment • A professional, pleasant atmosphere with motivated and passionate staff, where autonomy and initiatives are encouraged • An interesting remuneration package with a relocation allowance, if applicable • A full time position with an indefinite contract of employment.

How To Apply?

 Please send your CV and Motivation Letter (both in English) to [email protected], to the attention of Ms. Saliha Klai

The candidate shall be eligible to work in the European Union or in possession of a European Blue Card for two or more years.

We are looking for someone to start as of as soon as possible.

The application deadline is 5th August 2019.