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Ground Stations Operations Engineer

Darmstadt, Germany, EUMETSAT [VN20/10]

Field(s) of expertise
Telecommunications Engineering Aerospace Engineering
Job type
Contract
Education
Bachelor
Deadline
Closed

About this job

EUMETSAT currently operates a fleet of ten Earth Observation satellites in Low Earth and geostationary orbits comprising seven EUMETSAT satellites and two Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites. In parallel, EUMETSAT is preparing for the launch and operations of six next generation satellites in the period 2020-2025, beginning with the Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich satellite followed by five Meteosat Third Generation and Metop Second Generation satellites.

Reporting to the Ground Stations Operations Manager, the Ground Stations Operations Engineer coordinates routine and special operations of EUMETSAT Ground Stations and outsourced ground station services. S/he will be part of the Ground Stations Operations and External interfaces (GSEI) Team, and will coordinate activities with other relevant technical support teams at EUMETSAT.

ABOUT EUMETSAT

EUMETSAT is Europe’s meteorological satellite agency. Its 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 has 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.)

 

Responsibilities

  • Coordination of the operations of EUMETSAT’s operational ground stations and externally provided ground station services;
  • Implement arrangements and coordinate with the EUMETSAT teams providing expert engineering support for ground stations maintenance, based on Service Level Agreements;
  • Analysis of Ground Stations and external services anomalies, and coordination of their resolution;
  • Analysis of ground stations operations and performance, proposing evolutions where applicable;
  • Validation of Ground Stations systems upgrades and evolutions and management of small evolution projects;
  • Support the procurement of the ground stations and ground stations service contracts;
  • Support the development and transition into operations of ground station systems and services for future satellite systems;
  • Coordination of the production/validation of operational procedures and training of the operations teams;
  • Support the Ground Stations Operations Manager and replace him/her in case of absence.

Profile

  • Proven experience of ground stations operations in a 24/7 real-time spacecraft operations environment;
  • Experience in ground station system engineering, including validation of ground stations;
  • Experience of procurements of ground station services or maintenance and site support services would be an advantage;
  • Experience of team coordination and project management;
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with proven ability to apply these to interactions within a team and between teams;
  • Experience in the transition to operations of new satellite systems would be an advantage.

QUALIFICATIONS:

University Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Telecommunications, RF Engineering, Aerospace Engineering).

LANGUAGES:

The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. Candidates must be able to work effectively in English and have some knowledge of French.

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

The initial contract will be of 4 years’ duration, with subsequent 5 year contracts being awarded thereafter, subject to individual performance and organisation requirements. There is no limit to the amount of follow-up contracts a staff member can receive up to the EUMETSAT retirement age of 63 and there are certainly opportunities to establish a long career perspective at EUMETSAT.This post is graded A2/A4 on the EUMETSAT salary scales. The minimum basic salary for this post is EURO 5,797 per month (net of internal tax) which may be negotiable on the basis of skills and experience. The salary scale provides for increments on the anniversary of taking up employment, and scales are reviewed by the EUMETSAT Council with effect from 1 January each year. In addition to basic salary, EUMETSAT offers attractive benefits. Further information, including salary details, is available on the EUMETSAT web site.EUMETSAT is committed to providing an equal opportunities work environment for men and women.Please note that only nationals of EUMETSAT Member States may apply. The EUMETSAT Convention requires that Staff shall be recruited on the basis of their qualifications, account being taken of the international character of EUMETSAT.

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