Platform Engineering Manager

3 weeks ago

Harwell Oxfordshire, United Kingdom ESA Full time

LCNS Platform Principal Engineer in the LCNS Space Segment Section in the Moonlight/LCNS (Lunar Communication and Navigation System) Programme in the Directorate of Connectivity and Secure Communication (D/CSC).
Reporting to the LCNS Space Segment Manager, you will be responsible for leading the overall COM and NAV satellite platform activities of the Moonlight/LCNS Partnership Project.
You will coordinate with the cross-functional and cross-directorate joint System Engineering Team from the Directorate of Connectivity and Secure Communication (D/CSC) and the Directorate of Navigation (D/NAV) in respect of technologies and product activities relating to satellite platforms. You will liaise closely with the Directorates of Operations (D/OPS) and Technology, Engineering and Quality (D/TEC), and will coordinate with industry teams for the LCNS Project.
acting as a focal point for the evaluation, support and follow-up of industrial activities, including industry-level reviews, in relation to the satellite platforms, subsystems and units;
responsibility for the engineering aspects, requirements and specifications, budgets, design drivers, internal and external platform interfaces, COM and NAV satellite platform performance and operational concepts (including FDIR strategy) of the satellite platforms, including their consistency with the system requirements, specifications and budgets;
evaluating and supporting the industry teams for satellite platform subsystem developments, including structure, thermal, propulsion, mechanisms, power generation and storage, avionics (AOCS, data handling and communications), TT&C and inter-satellite links (if used), as well as other industry technology and product developments, including analysis, design, trade-off assessments, technology developments and verification;
supporting the definition and execution of the satellite verification, on-ground pre-validation, launch and commissioning activities in your areas of responsibility and coordinating with the Space Segment AIV Engineer for implementation and monitoring of AIT/AIV activities on platform subsystems and units;
responsibility for the evolution of the satellite platform beyond the in-orbit verification and validation of the first elements, paying due attention to its operational significance for ESA and partner missions and commercial service provision cost-effectiveness;
ensuring close coordination with and support for other project functions, such as the LCNS system, segment and lower-level reviews, PA&S and security activities;
supporting the Moonlight Programme Joint Management Team (JMT), for example on R&D activities complementary to Moonlight, interoperability and standardisation;
proactively monitoring relevant schedules, identifying risk and problem areas, providing assessments and proposing mitigation actions from industry and on the ESA side;
identifying, leading and efficiently coordinating specialised engineering support required from the Directorates of Operations and Technology, Engineering and Quality in the appropriate areas of competence;
providing regular and ad hoc reporting to the Space Segment Manager;
Experience with satellite engineering, requirements and interfaces
Experience in ESA and industrial development, verification and procurement processes for telecommunications and/or navigation satellite platforms
Experience in project risk management processes
Knowledge of industrial costs and schedule aspects
A master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline is required.
Previous experience in the fields of platform procurement and rapid and agile development of small spacecraft platforms.
Direct experience of working with a commercial telecommunications and/or navigation company will be a distinct advantage. Experience in Public-Private Partnership projects is an asset.
You should have the ability to proactively engage and coordinate a diverse range of expert technical support providers.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness
ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. Applications from women are encouraged.
At the Agency we value diversity, and we welcome people with disabilities. Whenever possible, we seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace. however, if the candidate selected has little or no experience, the position may be filled at A1 level.
The information published on ESA’s careers website regarding working conditions is correct at the time of publication. Nationality and Languages
Please note that applications can only be considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
According to the ESA Convention , the recruitment of staff must take into account an adequate distribution of posts among nationals of the ESA Member States*. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.
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