Do you want to be part of the space future? As support to a European space company we are looking for a Satellite Attitude/Orbit Control Engineer

Activities

Our customer is a European leader in exciting and technologically sophisticated projects in the area of satellites and space technologies. You will be working on-site as Satellite Attitude/Orbit Control Engineer in the Assembly, Integration and Test Division for the programme navigation, responsible for the following activities:

• Functionally test ACS and OCS units and components
• Functionally test platform ACS and OCS subsystems in closed-loop and end-to-end test set-up
• Produce and maintain test documentation such as specifications, procedures and reports
• Develop and implement corresponding automated test procedures as script files in a SCOS 2000 environment using TOPE (Tcl/ Tk) language
• Evaluate and assess test results
• Verify and evaluate ACS and OCS requirements

Skills

You ideally have the following qualifications and experience:

• University degree in Space Technology, Process Instrumentation, Physics or equivalent
• Several years of AOCS and spaceflight dynamics experience
• Experience with SCOS2000 and TOPE
• AIT project experience advantageous
• Well-developed conceptual and analytical skills
• Fluency in English language is mandatory; German is advantageous.

Starting date: July 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter

An exciting international working environment in a highly innovative team awaits you. You will benefit from focused training and personal development bundled with a competitive salary.

Please note: Due to work permit restrictions for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you already hold a work permit for Germany.

HE Space Operations is a growing international space company. For over 25 years we have provided our customers with consultancy services in Engineering and Business Administration. We open the door to working directly on-site with our principal customers in the space sector who rank amongst the top 25 engineering employers in Europe: EADS and the European Space Agency.