As support to a European space company we are looking for a Spacecraft Operations Engineer (Mars Express)

Activities

Our customer is a European organisation providing satellite operations and ground station tracking network services to its users. You will be working onsite as part of the Mars Express Mission Control Team. Your tasks will include:

• Contribute to the generation of routine mission planning products;
• Contribute to the process of the medium-term planning cycle;
• Support the interfaces of mission planning;
• Contribute to the development and/or maintenance of mission planning tools;
• Follow up anomalies, test upgrades and new configurations of the Mission Planning tools;
• Support routine and special operations of the Attitude and Orbit Control System (AOCS);
• Monitor performance of AOCS sub-system and units;
• Validate updated/new AOCS items on the spacecraft simulator and improve procedures;
• Contribute to AOCS studies, together with ad-hoc tool development or tuning;
• Occasionally contribute to other Flight Operations;
• Checking and loading of routine operations products to the spacecraft;
• Contribute to documentation and reporting of mission operations;
• Provide on-call support for spacecraft and mission planning;
• Provide engineering and operations support for designated payload elements.

Skills

You ideally have the following qualifications and experience:

• University degree in Engineering, Science or equivalent;
• Several years of experience in spacecraft operations and/or flight dynamics modelling, mission planning and/or space science;
• Good understanding of general space mission constraints (data, power, attitude, thermal, etc.), as well as of related spacecraft hardware and software for AOCS;
• Experience in using UNIX and/or LINUX operating systems; Familiarity with XML, Java, PERL, UNIX scripts advantageous;
• Ability to work independently; Good organisation skills;
• Fluency in English is mandatory; French would be an asset.

Deadline for application: 13 May 2011

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.