Ground Segment Engineer

**Role Responsibility**:
As **Ground Segment Engineer **you will concentrate your activities on the following:
Support to design and development of Ground segment evolutions:

- Contributions to the procurement and follow up of EUSA’ developments (specification, evaluations of proposed plans and compliances);
- Contribution to the design documentation (e.g. DDF, and or functional chains);
- Participate to the ground segment evolutions development reviews and CCB relevant to the tasks under her/his responsibility;
Ground Segment sites hosting infrastructure development contracts procurement and management:

- Provide technical specifications for ground equipment and facilities procurement (including flow down of upper level requirements;
- Review of the technical documentation for the ground segment level activities and ensure traceability of specifications to upper level requirements;
- Manage requirements in DOORS and provide requirements justifications files
- Interface with industrial and/or institutional player and service operator for aspects related to operability improvements to be injected in future industrial contract amendments;
- Analyse CR/CCN relevant to ground segment and support CCBs;
Ground segment sites hosting infrastructure development reviews and acceptance:

- Support the qualification/acceptance reviews of new releases of the Ground Segment up to services roll-out;
- Managed RIDS;
Definition and monitoring of onsite-ground segment equipment deployment:

- Support the assessment of the performance of the ground infrastructure industrial contractors, through the review of the relevant KPIs and deliverables;
- Provide input/reports on deployment status, reviews and critical issue analysis;
Definition and monitoring of onsite ground segment level1 maintenance:

- Provide System in Operations Observation Reports analyses;
- Provide support to configurations or maintenance upgrades deployment status, critical issues analyses;
- Contribution to Service incidents reports;
- Technical follow-up of service provision contract including maintenance aspects and anomalies management;
- Provide Technical notes/memo’s on anomalies/observations including identification of impacted requirements applicable to the contract;
- Provide NRB/ARB/ORB MoM’s;
- Coordination with system evolutions activities, safety and security;

**_Do you think you are the person we are looking for? See below what experience or knowledge you should bring_**:

- Master degree in Space Engineering;
**_MANDATORY EXPERIENCE REQUIRED_**
- From 2 to 10 years of relevant experience in ground segment design and development in the space industry;
- Experience in GNSS in particular on Galileo and EGNOS is a strong asset;
- Experience with COMSEC items and PRS information is a strong asset;
- Experience with DOORS is a Plus;
- Availability to go on missions;
**_ADITIONAL NOTES_**
- Comfortable with working in a diverse and multinational team environment;
- Proficient in the English language, both written and spoken;
- Knowledge of another EU member state language is an asset;

**Package Description**:

- What we offer if you join our amazing team:_
- _Competitive Salary_
- _Corporate Benefits Package_
- _Company events_

**About the Company**:
**Why should you join Serco ?**

At Serco not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play.

Meaningful and vital work - You’ll contribute to methodologically intercepting challenges whilst achievements will also be recognised and celebrated.

A world of opportunity - You’ll be wholeheartedly supported with development and career progression

Great people - You’ll become an integral member of a well-defined and supportive team who believe passionately in the value of our work. We are a company passionate about diversity and inclusion.

**About Serco**

Serco Europe has operated in the Netherlands and Spain over the past 30 years, mainly in the field of Space. Serco Netherlands and Spain have a long history of partnership and trust with the European Space Agency (ESA).

In both countries, Serco is proud to deliver the highest calibre of people and services at ESTEC (ESA’s technology and engineering hub) and ESAC (ESA’s Astronomy and Science centre).

At the heart of its business, Serco Netherlands and Spain source, train, care and support employees, enabling them to better pursue their dreams of working in the Space industry in excelling in the delivery of essential public services.

**_Important:_**
- Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law._
- Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process._
- Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization._

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