GSRF Maintenance and Operations Engineer

Overview

The Ground Segment Reference Facility M&O engineer will integrate the ESOC team and will need to provide the following service :

Responsibilities

• Provide a compatibility testing facility (for compatibility with spacecraft and with control centre).
• Ensure full validation of the mission specific space to ground ICD by Radio Frequency Compatibility Tests and of the ground segment subsystems in a representative scenario by end-to-end validation.
• Allow the testing of newly developed units delivered by industry in a representative environment.
• Allow the identification and solution of field problems in a test and reference environment and develop modifications to be made in the field.
• Provide a back-up facility for debugging problems during system integration.
• Accommodate software integration facilities from other units in ESOC (HSO-GIM HSO-GIB).

• The Ground Segment Reference Facility M&O engineer will :
• Execute RF compatibility tests with the satellite
• Execute end-to-end system tests in GSRF
• Ensure GSRF electrical safety
• Install specialized hardware and software in GSRF as required for testing
• Operate and maintain the GSRF facilities
• Maintain the operational configuration of the GSRF
• Perform GSRF preventive / corrective maintenance also from 3rd party (e.g. CCC site services) in line with a maintenance plan to be established and maintained
• Configure and operate the GSRF for all required testing
• Maintain a GSRF usage / availability schedule
• Document test activities executed in the GSRF
• Ensure that the GSRF documentation is complete and up to date.
• Ensure that the GSRF configuration items records are kept up to date. The tools used for this is the ECDB and the applicable documentation management systems.
• Support to configuration control activities for the Test equipment tool and equipment stores.
• Support to populating / updating the ECDB database upon reception of items in ESOC.
• Ensure that the activities in the GSRF are properly documented and executed according to plans (Software Verification and Validation Plans for the Site Acceptance Tests).
• Organise regular meetings on M&O activities
• Ensure fulfilment of GSRF Security Requirements as expressed in AD6

Requirements

• Data communication systems involving e.g. modulation demodulation PCMtelemetry and telecommand communication protocols (TCP / IP SLE) codingtechniques data processing.
• TT&C systems and their interfaces
• ECSS and CCSDS standards and recommendations as references in RD1 to RD21
• Test of TT&C Equipment.
• Ranging and Doppler measurement.
• RF and Fibre-optical components.
• Handling cryogenic component
• Degree or qualification(s) in engineering preferably Ground Station related Engineering
• Fluent in English

Key Skills

• Business Development
• Athletics
• Domestic
• Front Office Management
• Environment Health And Safety

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1