Mission Control System Applications Engineer

Stellenbeschreibung:

Mission Control System Applications Engineer

EUMETSAT is Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, operating a fleet of satellites delivering weather and climate-related satellite data and images to our users worldwide, helping protect lives, property and industries. The EUMETSAT Mission Control System is a central and strategic asset of the EUMETSAT Ground Segment for the preparations and operations of Earth Observation missions.

The Mission Control System Applications Engineer will perform the technical management of the development, maintenance and evolution of the EUMETSAT Mission Control Systems. Within the Satellite Systems Ground Segment Division, you will be part of an international team responsible for Mission Control & Operations Applications, defining roadmaps, delivering operationally reliable systems and promoting efficient use of resources. Close collaboration with the Flight Control Teams will provide an enriching view of system usage.

What you’ll be doing

Requirements definition, design, implementation, integration and testing of Mission Control Systems for new satellite missions.
Responsible for managing the end-to‑end software application lifecycle for the maintenance and evolution of Mission Control Systems.
Collaborate closely with various stakeholders, including end-users and cross‑functional teams, for the development and maintenance of Mission Control Systems.
Technical management of industrial development and maintenance contracts and support services, including monitoring of contractors’ performance against Service Level Agreements.
Identify opportunities for optimisation and promote innovation within the Mission Control Applications domain by staying up‑to‑date with the latest industry trends and emerging technologies.

What we offer

Excellent salary, of up to Euro 7,500 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

Engineering degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. computer science, software engineering).

Skills and Experience

Demonstrated experience in the development or maintenance of medium‑large scale software systems in a high availability (24/7) environment.
Demonstrated experience in Software System Applications development and maintenance lifecycle covering all phases: requirements engineering, design, implementation, integration, testing and support to operations.
Knowledge of Space Industry Standards (e.g. CCSDS and ECSS).
Proven experience with modern software technologies (e.g. web, cloud, containers), modern architectures (e.g. microservices) and practices (e.g. DevSecOps).
Good interpersonal and communications skills, strong teamwork skills and service orientation.
Strengths in synthesising and presentation of complex problems and solutions.

It is considered a distinct advantage the knowledge and proven experience in the following areas/systems:

Development, maintenance and evolution of Mission Control Systems (and interfaces thereof) consisting of telemetry and tele‑commanding processing chains, schedule execution and procedure automation, data archive, operations preparation functions.
Mission Control System Application Software development and maintenance lifecycle covering all phases: requirements engineering, design, implementation, integration, testing and support to operations.
Proficiency in Java and C++ programming languages and related technologies as well as any other technologies applied to the Mission Control domain.
Provision of software support to Flight Control Teams.
Knowledge and experience with generative AI technology, with a primary focus on Large Language Models (LLM) and related frameworks.
Proven experience with technical management of services provided by industry.

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’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 provides 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).