Intern in the Mission Operations Department - Automated Tools for ESEC SmallSat Operations

ESA; Redu; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ESA in Redu, Belgium, seeks professionals for satellite mission operations support at the European Space Security and Education Centre. The role involves coordinating satellite and ground facility activities to ensure successful mission execution within ESA's smallsat and ground station programs.

Opportunities focus on operations planning, monitoring, and mission readiness for PROBA and other SmallSat projects, with emphasis on coordination across ground segments and mission control activities

Qualifikationen

• Satellite mission operations (planning, monitoring and control) for PROBA and other SmallSat projects.
• Operational preparation for new missions and related ground segment activities.

Aufgaben

• Satellite mission operations (planning, monitoring and control) for PROBA and other SmallSat projects.
• Operational preparation for new missions and related ground segment activities.

Jobbeschreibung

Location

ESEC, Redu, Belgium

In consideration of the geographical location of ESEC-Redu, successful applicants are recommended to have or obtain a driving license prior to the take up of duties.

Our team and mission

ESEC, the European Space Security and Education Centre, at Redu in Belgium is a centre of excellence for space cyber security services, home to ESA's SmallSat Control Centre, the Space Weather Data Centre, the ESA Education Training Centre as well as part of ESA’s ground station network.

ESEC provides S-band links for ESA’s network of ground stations, as well as in-orbit testing (IOT) for telecommunication and navigation satellites for which it hosts all the facilities used to test the Galileo signal.

The prime function of the operations team (OPS-OEU) at ESEC/Redu is to interface satellites and ground facilities required for their control and utilisation. The main tasks are:

• Satellite mission operations (planning, monitoring and control) for PROBA and other SmallSat projects;
• operational preparation for new missions;
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