As support to a European space company we are looking for a Payload Integration Engineer.

Activities

Our customer is a European leader in exciting and technologically sophisticated projects in the areas of space transportation and satellites. You will be working on-site in the area of Payload Accommodation and Integration within the integrated Payload Engineering & Operations Integration Team, responsible for the following activities:

• Support to the maintenance of the Interface Control Documents for Payloads in the Columbus Module in close cooperation with the project team.
• Coordination of and support to the payload engineering teams in the areas of analytical and physical integration of new payloads.
• Verification of integrated payload data sets for their later use in the analytical integration on system (Columbus) level.
• Support to ESA C/D payload projects in the frame of design reviews by assessing the interface to the Columbus systems and with respect to requirements on the Columbus system performance
• Contribution to the preparation of test specifications, plans and procedures and review of such documents
• Development and coordination of plans for the preparation and execution of simulations, training, experiments, and for sustaining engineering/engineering support for payloads
• Contribution to the Certification of Flight Readiness of payloads

Skills

You ideally have the following qualifications and experience:

• Master in an engineering discipline or equivalent education/experience
• Experiences in performing technical analyses of components, sub systems and their interaction
• Experience in working in an international team
• Experience in project management preferably in the area of payload development for the ISS
• Willingness to adapt to new methods and tools
• Fluency in English is mandatory, German is an asset.

Starting date: November 2009 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.

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.