Ground Segment System Engineer

EUMETSAT is an intergovernmental organisation based in Darmstadt, Germany. Our vision is to be the leading user-driven operational agency in Europe and a trusted global partner for weather and Earth system monitoring from space. All data provided by our state-of-the-art satellites systems are making a tangible difference in people's lives and contribute to the thriving European economy.

As part of our succession planning, we are looking for three Ground Segment System Engineers to join the Ground Segment Systems Engineering Competence Area (GSSE) within the Satellite System Ground Segments Division (SGS).

The successful candidates will contribute to a broad range of system and ground segment engineering activities across EUMETSAT and Copernicus programmes, projects and initiatives in which SGS is involved. Working alongside experienced engineering teams and stakeholders, they will play an active role throughout the ground segment lifecycle, from definition and design through specification and implementation to Integration, Verification and Validation (IV&V).

The roles offer an opportunity to work across technically diverse programmes and projects and to contribute directly to the development and evolution of the ground segment systems that underpin EUMETSAT’s missions.

This position supports Third Party Programmes in accordance with the respective annual memos on HR planning.

What you’ll be doing

• Provision of support to the whole organisation in the area of system engineering at System and Ground Segment level;
• Support the definition, evaluation and documentation of ground segment system level architectural trade-offs, concepts and design decisions;
• Contribute to the specification and definition/consolidation of ground segment requirements and their apportionment into different elements composing a given ground segment functional chain;
• Support the definition and management of ground segment interfaces;
• Support discussions aimed at improving the approach to ground segment system engineering;
• Contribute to the technical discussions with EUMETSAT partner agencies for apportionment of system drivers and consolidation, specification/review and control of ground segment external interfaces;
• Contribute to the ground segment IV&V plans, specifications and procedures;
• Contribute to the generation of ground segment system level design documentation in support to the different system and ground segment related reviews;
• Conduct and monitor studies in the relevant ground segment system engineering areas;
• Management of industrial contracts/services in the area of responsibility;
• Develop and maintain knowledge and skills of system engineering, as well as maintain an overview of technological and industrial trends.

What we offer

• Excellent salary, of up to Euro 9,000 NET (after income tax) based on skills and experience
• Flexible working time including additional flexi-leave
• Full medical coverage for employee and family
• 30 days of annual leave + 14.5 days public holidays
• Training and development support
• Relocation allowance and support (if applicable)

Requirements

Qualifications:

• University degree, or equivalent, in a relevant engineering discipline.

Skills and Experience:

• Background in Meteorological and/or Earth Observation systems and ground segments (both mission control and data processing and preferably with multi-programme elements/components) design and development following well established system engineering processes and design standards (e.g. ECSS, OMG) for 24/7 operational systems.
• Relevant experience in the areas of systems engineering, requirements engineering, design concepts, architecture, specification, procurement, production, implementation, deployment, operations and maintenance of large systems and ground segments and/or subsystems.
• Competence and experience in managing requirements from the definition phase through the maintenance, traceability, verification and validation stages using formal methods and tools (e.g. DOORS).
• Practical experience in using UML/SysML MBSE based tools for supporting/documenting the design of ground segment systems.
• Experience in working/leading small project teams, strong interpersonal and communications skills, and strengths in analysis, synthesis and presentation of complex problems and solutions.

Languages:

• Candidates must be able to work effectively in English.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH. WE WILL BE UNABLE TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED IN OTHER LANGUAGES.

EUMETSAT is an international organisation employing staff from across all 30 member states and this role is being advertised on multiple international job boards, but please note that this role would be based in Darmstadt, Germany and would require international applicants to relocate if successful.

More about us

EUMETSAT’s role is to establish and operate meteorological satellites to monitor the weather and climate from space - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisation's Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide.

EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to the Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users.

As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT can recruit nationals only from the 30 Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom).

N.B. EU work permits and / or residence visas do not meet the eligibility requirements for working at EUMETSAT