Columbus Flight Control Engineer - EPIC (f/m/d)

We are looking to strengthen our service team at our customer premises in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich with a talented and ambitious team member. If you have an eye for detail and love working in a dynamic and challenging workplace, then this could be your opportunity to be part of the Columbus Flight Control Team. As Columbus EPIC Flight Controller (European Planning & Increment Coordination), you will prepare and execute Columbus mission operations in the framework of the ISS activities.

We are looking forward to meeting you!

What You Will Focus on 

• Preparation for and successful completion of the Columbus FCT Basic and EPIC training programs, culminating in certification as an EPIC/COMET Flight Controller
• Familiarization with the Columbus control centre's operating procedures
• Mission planning and operations support for the Columbus module
• As COMET Flight Controller, responsible for real time operational planning and experiment monitoring
• Operational planning coordination with user centres, flight control teams, and NASA planners
• Preparing for mission operations. The preparation is focused on the Columbus subsystems, while also taking into account the Col-CC facilities and the overall system
• Payload operation preparation with a focus on planning
• Support and development of new experiment operating concepts
• Support for the development of operating procedures that take into account the Columbus system's mission analysis interfaces
• Offline data collection, analysis and reporting
• Further development of the ISS/Columbus operating concepts for follow-up projects

What You Bring

• Engineering degree in Aerospace or related technical disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
• Proficient user of computer systems and MS Office suite
• Fluency in English both spoken and written

Essentially

• Ability to work with little or no supervision
• Prepared to deliver shift work and on-call provision
• Good communication skills and team player
• Ability to prioritize different and parallel activities
• Capability of following and implementing standard procedures
• Problem solving aptitude
• Fast learner

Desirable

• Space Mission Operations experience

Furthermore

• Due to the project requirements, only candidates with nationality of any Member State of the European Union or Norway need apply. This is a must and non-negotiable.
• While, applying, please indicate your availability to start in this position.