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XMM/INTEGRAL Instrument Operations Engineer (f/m/d)

Telespazio Germany GmbH · Darmstadt, HE, Germany

Telespazio Germany is looking to complement their current Astronomical Missions Operations team with additional engineering support, delivering services to ESA/ESOC for the XMM & INTEGRAL missions.


Key Responsibilities

To take over existing operations instrument activities, currently provided by ESAC and integrate them into the FCT at ESOC.

  • maintain the instrument procedures (develop, change & test)
  • maintain the instrument database (develop, change & test)
  • perform instrument anomaly recoveries
  • perform special operations support for instruments (eclipse operations, and development of automation activities to streamline the work of the Real-Time-Operations team
  • support the calibration and mission planning teams at ESAC for operations
  • provision of On-call support
  • Execute real-time payload operations
  • Perform maintenance of instruments and observing modes
  • Perform maintenance of the instrument onboard software
  • support the instrument health and performance monitoring
  • execute offline instrument monitoring/trend analysis
  • interfacing with instrument Principal Investigators for operational issues

To be a proactive key-team member to modernise existing operational activities while transferring them and introduce modern tools, to optimise the processes and operational efficiencies.


Essential Skills and Qualifications
  • University degree or equivalent education in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering
  • Spacecraft Payload and Platform subsystem knowledge
  • Experience in activities applicable to spacecraft operations.
  • Fluency in English, both spoken and writing.
  • Coordination with other service providers in operations (team player)
  • Familiarity with satellite control systems, in particular SCOS-2000
  • Experience in the generation of Flight Procedures and validation
Desirable Skills
  • Familiarity with the ESOC environment.
  • Familiarity with Satellite Instrument Operations
  • Some experience dealing with external interfaces, e.g. Project, Industry, PDGS, etc.
  • Familiarity with MOIS
  • Programming knowledge (Python, Bash)
Furthermore 

CV in Europass format

Permission to work in the EU


Job Summary

Location:
Darmstadt, HE, Germany
Job type:
Full-time
Industry/Sector:
ground equipment & satellite services