Production Systems Engineer

All data provided by our state-of-the-art satellites systems are making a tangible difference in people\’s lives and contribute to the thriving European economy. EUMETSAT is an international organisation employing staff from across all 30 member states and this role is being advertised on multiple international job boards, but please note that this role would be based in Darmstadt, Germany and would require international applicants to relocate if successful. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisation\’s Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide. EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to the Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users. As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT can recruit nationals only from the 30 Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom). Within the Real-Time Services and System Operations (RSO) Division, the System Operations Engineer will coordinate routine operations primarily of the Copernicus Altimetry missions (Sentinel-6, Jason-3 and SARAL) and will support the evolutions of EUMETSAT\’s ground segment systems. The engineer will also support system operation preparations activities for future satellite systems. Analyse and monitor the performance of the operational end-to-end systems raising Anomaly Reports and Engineering Change Proposals where necessary and contribute to the periodic mission operation reviews (e.g. mission exploitation review, Mission Performance Review); Propose evolutions to the operational systems or their interfaces, where relevant, in coordination with the Copernicus Programme Office and coordinate the implementation and testing of system changes; Coordinate the update of operational procedures and training of the operations teams for the relevant operational missions; Provision of System Operations engineering expertise to support the early phase activities of future missions and task forces (e.g. Support the Copernicus Programme office with the preparation of the Quarterly and Annual Reports for the activities falling under the Copernicus Programme, including the periodic production of Key Performance Indicators. University degree or equivalent experience in a relevant subject (Telecommunication, Mathematics, Electronic, System or Software Engineering). In-depth experience in developing, testing and/or operating real-time space or ground segment systems; Thorough understanding of geographically-distributed systems operations, including networking, distributed applications, and interactions with external operations entities; Experience in provision of real-time data services and end-to-end services; Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to apply these to interactions within a team and between teams; Languages Candidates must be able to work effectively in English. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH. WE WILL BE UNABLE TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED IN OTHER LANGUAGES. Excellent salary, of up to Euro 7,500 NET (after income tax) based on skills and experience ~ Full medical coverage for employee and family ~ Training and development support ~