Space Segment Manager

4 weeks ago

Worcester, Worcestershire, United Kingdom EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY Full time
Job Title: Space Segment Manager

Join the European Space Agency (ESA) as a Space Segment Manager and play a crucial role in the development of a dedicated lunar-based communications and navigation infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead the implementation of the communications space segment of the Moonlight programme, ensuring it meets cost, schedule, and technical objectives.
  • Manage the Communications Space Segment Team and liaise with various stakeholders, including the Moonlight Lunar Communications and Navigation (LCNS) System Manager and the Directorates of Operations and Technology, Engineering and Quality.
  • Oversee the development, qualification, and acceptance verification of the communications space segment, including the associated platform, payload, and launch services.
  • Act as the focal point for communications space segment industrial activities, including industry-level reviews.
  • Assume responsibility for communications space segment requirements and specifications, design definition, and justification.
  • Manage communications space segment engineering aspects, such as communications payload performance, budgets, and internal and external communications space segment interfaces.
  • Ensure the readiness of communications satellites technology developments for the space segment.
  • Manage communications space segment manufacturing, assembly, integration, launch campaign, and verification activities.
  • Monitor the compliance and timely distribution of deliverable items from the communications space segment to the Moonlight system and ground segment.
  • Support the System Manager for service and system operational requirements and interfaces.
  • Ensure the coherence of the communications space segment with security-related aspects and requirements.
  • Support the end-to-end system integration, testing, and service validation.
  • Assume responsibility for the evolution of the communications space segment beyond in-orbit verification and validation.
  • Support the industry tailoring and leading the subsequent application of communications space segment-related ECSS, international, and industry standards.
  • Technical responsibility for communications space segment anomaly-handling and NRBs.
Requirements:
  • A master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
  • Strong leadership capabilities, with proven relationship management and communication skills.
  • The ability to drive team performance, develop people, and give regular and constructive feedback.
  • Strong problem-solving skills to deal with day-to-day operational challenges.
  • Strong result orientation with the ability to set priorities and present practical solutions.
Desirable:
  • Experience in managing complex space programmes up to launch and in-orbit testing, preferably in the telecommunications domain.
  • Direct experience of working with a commercial telecommunications company and operator.
  • Experience in public-private partnership projects.
  • Previous experience of managing managers and multiple teams.
  • International experience, i.e., outside your home country.
Working Conditions:

The European Space Agency is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, beliefs, age, disability, or other characteristics.

At the Agency, we value diversity and welcome people with disabilities. Whenever possible, we seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace.

The working languages of the Agency are English and French. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.

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