European Space Programmes Evolutions Support 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. 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 highly enthusiastic European Space Programmes Evolutions Support Engineer who will work in the Czech Republic, in Prague.

What is expected from you:

• Provide mission analyses and technical assessments related to evolutions’ proposal for infrastructure and services, including support to the establishment of technical orientations (mission, services, system);
• Preparation of decision file which will lead to decision on mission and service baseline for next generation of European space programme Systems. Decision file will include necessary documents to support a well-informed decision, such as Technical Analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Risk Analysis or Impact Assessment;
• Support to the definition of the operation/service and operability requirements. Definition of concept of operation;
• Support in the frame of the EU R&D activities related to European space programmes, for which support may be required to define activities, evaluate proposals/tenders and follow up projects, addressing mission and service definition, service demonstrators and test beds, prototypes, feasibility and preliminary architecture;
• Support the assessment of the security baseline for system evolutions and flow down the Mission High Level Definition and Mission Security requirements within SPRDs and derived documentation;
• Perform interoperability activities, such as the elaboration of system design solutions and system impact analyses on the compatibility and inter-operability of the programme with other satellite navigation systems;
• Prepare proposals for new and updated mission and service requirements.

What you offer:

The candidate must be eligible for EU security clearance

• Degree in aerospace engineering or equivalent qualification.
• Experience and background in international standardisation processes and institutions
• Technical experience in GNSS, preferably in the Galileo and/or EGNOS programmes
• 5 years of experience in Service Management.
• Excellent management and organizational skills.
• Experience in specification, design or validation of an operational service (e.g. under a KPI scheme) Demonstrated capabilities in technical documentation writing in institutional context (ESA/GSA).
• Ability to effectively handle multiple priorities, organize workload, and meet deadlines.
• Fluent in English, both in speech and writing.
• Other language skills would be a plus.
• Ability and availability to travel.

Where:

You will be working in the Czech Republic, in Prague.

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!