Ground and Space Segment Operations Engineer

Telespazio Belgium can count on almost 40 years of experience in the field of Space Operations Service & Engineering activities. We provide a significant contribution to the most major Space programs of the European Space Agency and the European Union Agency for Space Program. Our core business is to work on the ground to build bridges into space, contributing to the success of ambitious missions.

Currently, we are looking for Ground and Space Segment Operations Engineers (5 FTEs) who will work in Galileo Reference Center, in Noordwijk, in The Netherlands.

What is expected from you:

• The task consists of the following activities to be performed at the Galileo Reference Center:
• Support for non-real time and real-time operations associated to the different missions of the GRC, support for the provision of expertise to external stakeholders, and improvements and deployment of operational tools;
• Support the activities of the different Boards (e.g. ARB), working groups & meetings from an operation perspective;
• Create & maintain GRC operational procedures during their life-time, contributing to its validation and training;
• Support the anomaly handling process at the GRC. Creation and follow up of anomalies, as well as the documentation of lessons learnt;
• Maintain the configuration and support the evolution of the GNSS lab infrastructure (Networking, PC’s, Laptops, Receivers, Antenna Cabling and process scheduling);
• Support through a Stand-By-Duty service for on-call support with two (2) levels of intervention:
  1. Remote support: the consultants on Stand-by Duty will be required to work, outside of working hours, without the need of being physically present at the EUSPA office. This service shall include the performance of ad-hoc investigation using on-line tools that can be accessed remotely. This type of intervention shall be provided upon 2 hours notice through mobile call.
  2. On-site support: the person on Stand-by Duty will be required to be physically present at the premises outside of working hours. This service shall include performance of investigation at the premises (e.g. computational resources in the classified area, CLA, of the GRC or specific data store in the GRC archive). It is underlined that, for this level of intervention, access to the premises for the contractor’s personnel shall be ensured by EUSPA (with the presence of a security guard and/ or other EUSPA staff, as necessary each time). This will be done for both safety and security reasons. This type of intervention shall be provided upon 4 hours notice through mobile call.
• Follow up activities with EU MS (FPA);
• Follow up activities for stakeholders (e.g. for civil aviation EASA and EUROCONTROL);
• Follow up other international activities as needed (e.g. UN IGMA TF, whose activities include a detailed analysis of Multi-GNSS performance

What you offer:

• 5 years+ of work experience as Operators, gained in a professional position in the Space industry preferably within an international context.
• Knowledge of GNSS, Galileo and ECSS
• Fluency in English is mandatory.
• Good relationship with customers and suppliers.
• Organizational skills, combined with ability to work and interface with a multinational team.
• Good communication capabilities.
• Methodical work-approach, results-oriented, analytical sense, priority setting ability for her-/himself and the project.
• EU citizenship.

What we offer:

• Fully paid collective extensive health insurance scheme
• A good pension scheme with no personal contribution
• A career development (Coursera membership + training budget)
• Travel allowance
• Extensive relocation package

Where:

You will be working in the Galileo Reference Centre | EU Agency for the Space Programme (europa.eu) , in Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

When:

ASAP

Please note that interviews will be held either via skype, webex, other digital platforms or onsite in person.

We look forward to receiving your application for this position!