About this role
Job Description: We are looking for a qualified professional to handle routine, non-routine, and contingency GEO/LEO ground station operations, systems evolution and validation, future mission preparation, and collaboration support.
Key Responsibilities
• Conduct routine, non-routine, and contingency GEO/LEO ground station operations. • Track performance, investigate anomalies, and propose corrective upgrades. • Maintain schedules, operational databases, and monitoring systems. • Provide inputs for periodic metrics and Copernicus Programme reporting. • Assist in specifying requirements and assessing technical upgrades. • Support operational validation (IV&V, SSVTs) and document results. • Evaluate technical documentation for improvements. • Prepare commissioning and operational scenarios for upcoming missions (MTG, EPS-SG, EPS-Sterna, CO2M, Sentinel-6). • Identify system deficiencies and propose risk resolutions. • Contribute to operational concepts, transition plans, and training manuals. • Participate in ARBs, ECPs, and team meetings with external partners. • Train controllers and engineers via documentation and presentations. • Availability for on-call/standby, weekend, holiday, and shift work as required.
Essential Skills and Qualifications
• University degree (or equivalent) in engineering or a relevant scientific discipline (Telecommunications, RF, Electronics, Aerospace). • Minimum 2 years operating complex GEO/LEO ground station systems (TT&C, MDA), preferably in Earth Observation. • Proven experience in ground station validation (V&V) and managing major system evolutions. • Working knowledge of ECSS and CCSDS operational standards. • Skilled in writing technical documents (requirements, designs, test/operational procedures) and managing configuration control. • Experience defining or optimizing operational user interfaces (HMIs, operator views).
Desirable Skills
• Knowledge of ground segment interfaces. • Hardware/software anomaly diagnosis. • Baseband configuration. • Monitoring tools (e.g., Dataminer). • SLE services.
Seniority: Expert Primary Location: DE - Darmstadt - EUMETSAT Contract Type:
Hybrid Working: Onsite