Young Graduate Trainee in Next Generation Ground - Darmstadt, Deutschland - European Space Agency

European Space Agency

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Darmstadt, Deutschland

vor 3 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
Young Graduate Trainee in Next Generation Ground Systems for New Space

Job Requisition ID:18371
Closing Date:7 March :59 CET/CEST
Publication:External Only
Vacancy Type:Young Graduate Trainee
Date Posted:8 February 2024- Young Graduate Opportunity in the Directorate of Operations This post is classified F1 on the Coordinated Organisations' salary scale.
Location

ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany
Our team and mission

The Ground Systems Engineering and Innovation Department is responsible for ground systems engineering and support activities required to support mission operations and implement innovation.

The Department maintains and manages a full level of competences, technologies and services in all engineering disciplines related to ground systems, infrastructure, technology evolution and Engineering R&T and innovation.

The Department provides expert support in these areas in matrix organisation of ESA to all program directorates for all current and potential missions.

It leads, in the role of architect, ground systems evolution and innovation implementation in the infrastructure. The Department is furthermore responsible for the overall technical standardisation coordination for the ground segment.

The Ground Segment Engineering Department is organised as follows:

Mission Operations Data Systems Division
Ground Station Engineering Division
Flight Dynamics Division
Navigation Support Office
Multi-Mission Infrastructure Programme Manager
Senior Ground Systems Strategy and Commercialisation Manager

Field(s) of activity/research for the traineeship

The ESA mission operations infrastructure encompasses hardware and software elements that build the backbone of the ground segment for operations of all ESA missions.

A typical ground segment includes systems that support mission operations preparation (such as orbit analysis and design tools, mission planning software, automation procedure development environment, mission simulators and validation and test facilities).

It also includes systems for the execution of mission operations (such as mission control system, attitude and orbit manoeuvre execution tools, network management, antennas and communication software/hardware elements at ground stations).

The ground system elements are deployed on secure computing infrastructure.

The ESA mission operations infrastructure undergoes continues evolution and advancement, to adopt new technologies, provide increased capacities, expose new features and capabilities to address the needs of new ESA missions.

Elements of the ESA mission operations infrastructure has served as the basis for developing a number of successful European commercial solutions and are available in a loyalty free scheme to all companies and institutions in ESA member states.

In the recent years, ESA has put an even higher emphasis in support of European Commercial Space market and in particular the European New Space.

Under the supervision of the Senior Ground Systems Strategy and Commercialisation Manager, you will help on development of the strategy for next generation ground segment with focus on Commercialisation and support of New Space Economy.

You will also support the production of Technology Development Roadmaps for key technology domains relevant to ground segment, including

Artificial Intelligence
Cyber Security
Model Based System Engineering
Systems in support of CubeSats
Optical Communication
RF Systems
Flight Dynamics Development Platform
Moon Surface Landing selection and Insitu Navigation for Robotics
Delay Tolerant Networks and Solar System Internet
Quantum Computing

The work will combine the Engineering aspects with Business Development and Economic aspects. The exact details of the work will depend on your qualification and interests.

You will interact with all divisions and units within the Department, who are responsible for different areas of the ground segment engineering.

You will also interact with the New Space industry and colleagues from other departments and directorates in the Agency. The training may also provide the opportunity of exposure to spacecraft operations.

Technical competencies
Knowledge of relevant technical domains
Relevant experience gained during internships/project work
Breadth of exposure coming from past and/or current research/activities
Knowledge of ESA and its programmes/projects

Behavioural competencies
Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking

Education
You should have just completed, or be in the final year of your Master' s degree in an engineering or business administration field (e.g. aerospace engineering, computer sciences or communication engineering or business administration with a focus on engineering domain).

Additional requirements
You should have good interpersonal and communication