United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Location
ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany
Description
You will report to the Head of the Ground Segment Multi-Mission Operational Systems Section (OPS-GAM) of the System and Applications Engineering Division in the Ground Systems Engineering and Innovation Department, Directorate of Operations.
The Ground Segment Multi-Mission Operational Systems Section (OPS-GAM) is responsible for:
- space mission monitoring and control (M&C) applications covering spacecraft commanding, telemetry processing and archiving;
- mission planning (MPS) covering planning and scheduling of operational activities;
- other related applications required for operations.
Duties
Your tasks and responsibilities will include:
- the development, evolution and maintenance of mission ground systems focusing on mission monitoring and control applications as well as related applications. This includes:
- definition of the ground system and software requirements in cooperation with the stakeholders, including mission-specific requirements for the ground segment systems;
- design of multi-mission systems evolution;
- definition and monitoring of the related industrial procurement and service contracts;
- verification, validation and acceptance of industrial deliveries;
- collection and implementation of lessons learned as appropriate;
- management of system evolution and maintenance services;
- application of appropriate configuration management to the deployed systems;
- support for stakeholders as required during the different mission phases;
- system engineering of current and future generation mission systems, including Phase-A mission activities related to mission systems;
- management and provision of user support and maintenance services;
- undertaking technology development activities, experimentation in laboratory, pre-development and in-orbit demonstration in related fields to enable missions and projects to benefit from innovations in mission systems;
- support for standardisation activities.
Within the above scope of tasks, you in particular will focus on:
- adoption of the European Ground Systems Common Core(EGS-CC) in the ESA next-generation monitoring and control system platform (MCS-NG), including the roll-out to current and future missions;
- systems for preparing operational artefacts, including tailoring data and procedures;
- building a true multi-mission single source solution on top of the ESOC multi-mission generation (EGOS-MG) environments for testing and operations;
- promotion of automation in all relevant areas.
Technical competencies
Behavioural competencies
Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking
Education
A Master’s degree in a relevant domain is required for this post.
Additional requirements
Background or experience in:
- project management
- procurement of industrial services
- experience in working within complex inter-organisational projects.
Other information
For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework.
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The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.
Applicants must be eligible to access technology and hardware which is subject to European and US export control regulations.
The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests.
At the Agency we value diversity and we welcome people with disabilities. Whenever possible, we seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace. The Human Resources Department can also provide assistance during the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss this further please contact us at [email protected].
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Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
According to the ESA Convention, the recruitment of staff must take into account an adequate distribution of posts among nationals of the ESA Member States*. When short-listing for an interview, priority will first be given to internal candidates and secondly to external candidates from under-represented Member States*.
In accordance with the European Space Agency’s security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment conducted by an external background screening service.
In principle, recruitment will be within the advertised grade band (A2-A4). However, if the selected candidate has less than four years of relevant professional experience following the completion of the master’s degree, the position may be filled at A1 level.
*Member States, Associate Members or Cooperating States.
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