Sentinel 5P Spacecraft Operations Engineer

Job Description:

We have full responsibility for the provision of Operations Engineering Service teams for the Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-5P missions. We are seeking a young professional to join our current Sentinel-5P team, preferably with several years' experience with ESA Earth Observation missions, covering Payload, Platform and Ground Segment activities. 

The selected team member will be requested to assume the responsibility and perform activities for satellite subsystems or systems within the scope of general SOE services, including test, validation and operation of the Mission Control System, Mission Planning System and Simulator.

Key Responsibilities

The general activities to be supported by this service are: 

Study of Project-specific Characteristics and Ground Segment Documentation

Participation in the Analysis and Design of Satellite Operations

Generation and validation of Flight Control Procedures

Mission Management and Mission Planning Support Service

Support for Ground Segment Systems development, evolution and testing (e.g. MCS, SIM and MPS)

Participation in the team Training Program 

Routine Payload & Platform Operations

Participation in all Mission Critical Operations

General Flight Control Support Service

Spacecraft Performance Analysis

Participation in the on-call service 

Essential Skills and Qualifications

University degree or equivalent education in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering.

Experience in activities applicable to Spacecraft Operations

Experience with Spacecraft Subsystems Operations

Programming knowledge (Python, Bash)

Familiarity with operational simulators, especially the ones based on SIMULUS

Experience of Industry Standards and Protocols (CCSDS and ECSS)

Fluency in English, both written and spoken

Desirable Skills

Familiarity with the ESOC environment and understanding of the FOS main components

Familiarity with satellite mission control systems, in particular SCOS-2000

Experience with LEO Spacecraft Operations

Experience with DHS and/or TCS/EPS/RF Spacecraft Sub-System Operations

Furthermore

CV in Europass format

Permission to work in the EU

Seniority: Expert

Primary Location: DE - Darmstadt - ESOC

Additional Locations: DE - Darmstadt - Europahaus

Contract Type: Employee-Permanent

Hybrid Working: Onsite