XMM/INTEGRAL Instrument Operations Engineer (m/f/d)

Overview

(J25056 - SGP2) XMM/INTEGRAL Instrument Operations Engineer (m/f/d)

XMM/INTEGRAL Instrument Operations Engineer (m/f/d) - category: Service and Satellite Operations. Telespazio Germany is looking to complement their current Astronomical Missions Operations team with additional engineering support, delivering services to ESA/ESOC for the XMM & INTEGRAL missions.

Responsibilities

• To take over existing operations instrument activities, currently provided by ESAC and integrate them into the FCT at ESOC.
• Maintain the instrument procedures (develop, change & test)
• Maintain the instrument database (develop, change & test)
• Perform instrument anomaly recoveries
• Perform special operations support for instruments (eclipse operations, and development of automation activities to streamline the work of the Real-Time-Operations team)
• Support the calibration and mission planning teams at ESAC for operations
• Provision of On-call support
• Execute real-time payload operations
• Perform maintenance of instruments and observing modes
• Perform maintenance of the instrument onboard software
• Support the instrument health and performance monitoring
• Execute offline instrument monitoring/trend analysis
• Interfacing with instrument Principal Investigators for operational issues

To be a proactive key-team member to modernise existing operational activities while transferring them and introduce modern tools, to optimise the processes and operational efficiencies.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent education in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering
• Spacecraft Payload and Platform subsystem knowledge
• Experience in activities applicable to spacecraft operations
• Fluency in English, both spoken and writing
• Coordination with other service providers in operations (team player)
• Familiarity with satellite control systems, in particular SCOS-2000
• Experience in the generation of Flight Procedures and validation
• Familiarity with the ESOC environment
• Familiarity with Satellite Instrument Operations
• Some experience dealing with external interfaces, e.g. Project, Industry, PDGS, etc.

Application

Please upload your CV as PDF | Maximum 20 MB. For inquiries, contact HR: Bitu Maklari.

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