8 days ago
Darmstadt, GermanySenior
Responsibilities
- Specify software requirements in collaboration with operational users.
- Coordinate with external communities involved in data system operations.
- Define and oversee the evolution of mission control systems in response to flight-control-team needs and software or hardware changes.
- Investigate and resolve problems in operational systems, tests, and simulation campaigns.
- Act as software coordinator and participate in the Flight Control Team during critical operational phases such as launches.
- Support continual service delivery and day-to-day incident management through an on-call service during normal working hours.
- Maintain SCOS-2000-based mission control systems and related systems such as EDDS, EGOS-MPS, and DARC.
- Support customers with ground software systems development.
- Support Flight Control Team operations, meetings, and long-term planning.
- Work across multiple activities, subsystems, and potentially multiple missions while participating in technical meetings and formal reviews.
Requirements
- A university degree in a relevant engineering field, astronomy, mathematics, or physics.
- Experience providing data systems engineering support is advantageous.
- Experience with software engineering methods and tools used to develop data processing systems.
- Ability to define, implement, validate, and operate software using Unix/Linux scripting languages, C++, Java, or Python.
- Ability to understand user needs in complex software systems.
- Knowledge of Earth Observation Mission Control Systems.
- Knowledge of SCOS-2000 or related systems such as EDDS, EGOS-MPS, and DARC.
- Medium to advanced experience with Linux-based systems.
- Experience with Linux, network services and protocols, and system administration is desirable.
- Experience with Copernicus Sentinel missions, ESOC, external interfaces, ITIL application management delivery, or EGS-CC-based systems is desirable.
- Fluent written and spoken English is mandatory.
- Ability to work independently and in teams, adapt to changing assignments, manage tasks efficiently, and demonstrate strong analytical, presentation, and communication skills.
- Applicants must hold appropriate documentation and permits to work in Europe.
Benefits
- Full-time position located at Terma’s premises in Darmstadt, with a planned start date of July 1, 2027.
- Training and personal development opportunities.
- Challenging work in an advanced technical environment.
- International and cosmopolitan working atmosphere with team spirit.
- Employment contract with an attractive package and extra-legal benefits.
- Highly competitive salary.
- Recruitment is dependent on successful selection by the customer.