Ground Segment System Engineer [25105]

Job Description

The service covers the following:

• Contribution to management and programmatic activities.
• Engineering activities for requirements definition/consolidation and early design phases (direct implementation or follow up support provided to EUMETSAT teams).
• Engineering activities for detail design phases and build-up phases (also direct implementation or follow up support provided to EUMETSAT teams).
• Engineering activities for IVV, including:
• Definition of AIV plans and test scenarios, specifications and procedures.
• Coordination and implementation of integration activities.
• Coordination and implementation of Verification activities.
• Contribution to Validation activities.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience in Systems Engineering and IV&V related activities for at least one major element of a ground segment for earth observation missions;
• Knowledge of space and ground system engineering processes, and system and software life-cycles and standards;
• Experience in change control procedures;
• Experience in writing technical requirements;
• Definition, management and traceability of requirements structure with the support of dedicated tools ( DOORS);
• Experience in interface management and definition, including familiarity with mechanisms and tools for detailed interface definition and capability to prepare and manage ICD;
• Experience with formal testing (FAT/OSAT), including preparation of test procedures, TRRs/TRBs;
• Experience in formal verification control processes (VCBs) and maintenance of VCDs;
• Use of modelling and design languages for System Engineering ( SysML) and tools in support of architectural design activities ( Enterprise Architect);
• Experience in operational environments under strict configuration management rules;
• Experience in maintenance of ground system and associated anomaly management process;
• Experience with Data Processing systems for earth observation missions;
• Experience with Satellite Mission Control systems for earth observation missions;
• Experience with Ground Stations and/or EUMETSAT Multi-Mission Elements for archiving, monitoring, data dissemination;
• Knowledge of scripting in Linux environment;
• Experience with ground segment test data, including reconditioning, change control, and related test tools;
• Knowledge of IT/ground segment technologies: relational databases, virtualisation, networking, SW deployment tools, etc.