CREW TRAINING INSTRUCTOR

Altec; Köln; Híbrido; EUR 65.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

ALTEC S.p.A. in Cologne/Germany seeks an Engineer or technical master for the Crew Instructor role within the ESA EAC Training Team. You will develop and deliver lessons for ISS modules and experiments and support European simulations.

Through ECOS and EUROCOM tasks, you will assist in on-console operations, certify personnel, and collaborate with international teams. Fluent English is required and a university engineering/technical degree is essential.

Formación

• University degree in engineering or technical discipline.
• Fluent in English, both speaking and writing.
• Experience in training or instruction is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare lessons for ISS Crew, commercial astronauts and Ground Support personnel according to ESA templates.
• Maintain/revise existing lessons as book-captain to keep them up to date.
• Certify new and existing lessons as prime or backup instructor as needed.
• Deliver certified lessons to Crew members visiting EAC or Ground Support personnel.
• Support European and Joint Integrated Simulations and select tasks/procedures to be practiced.
• Participate in European and Joint Integrated Simulations as observer or crew surrogate.
• Support ECOS team tasks for preparing European experiments and on-board training tools.
• Prepare and validate experiment procedures.
• Assist on orbit execution on console interfacing with involved entities.
• Interact with other console positions for on-orbit activities as needed.

Conocimientos

English proficiency

Multinational teamwork

Communication skills

Educación

Engineering/technical degree

Descripción del empleo

ALTEC is looking for an Engineer or other technical Master Degree in order to fulfil the Crew Instructor position within the Training Team at ESA EAC Cologne/Germany.

The Crew Instructor Tasks are mainly dedicated to: 1- develop and deliver lessons for Crew and Ground Control Personnel certification on ESA ISS Modules and experiments; support preparation and participate to European and Joint Integrated Simulation aimed to certify the ESA personnel. As an evolution of the Crew Instructor job two additional possible tasks could be envisaged: 2-perform ECOS tasks to support the EAC ESA experiments preparation and execution on board.; 3- perform EUROCOM tasks as part of the Columbus Flight Control Team.

DUTIES

1- Crew Instructor main task
The Crew Instructor position main tasks are:

• Prepare lessons dedicated to ISS Crew members, Commercial astronauts and Ground Support personnel on ESA modules or experiments according to the rules and templates defined by the ESA Instructor Training Course.
• Maintain/revise existing lessons assigned to him/her as book-captain to make sure that they are always up to date.
• Certify for new and existing lessons from the Crew and Ground Support Personnel Training catalogues as prime or backup instructor, as needed by the Instructor Training Team.
• Deliver certified lessons to Crew members visiting EAC or Ground Support Personnel that need certification.
• Support preparation of European Simulations (internal to ESA teams and COL-CC) and Joint Integrated Simulations (in collaboration with the other ISS partners, mainly NASA but also RSA, CSA and JAXA), collaborating to the simulation scenario preparation (selection of tasks and procedures to be performed during the simulation) and selection of potential failures to be injected during the sim using dedicated simulators.
• Participate to European and Joint Integrated Simulations according to the schedule agreed within the Crew Instructor Team, interpreting the assigned role (observer to evaluate the certification of dedicated positions or crew surrogate).

2- ECOS main task
The ECOS (EAC Crew Operations Support) team is in charge of operations preparation and real-time support for technological demonstrators in the field of crew support, medical support and new on-board training tools. Instructors from the training service will provide technical support for ops preparation based on their knowledge from doing the training for the respective hardware and tools and will act as certified ECOS OPS on console for real-time support. Main tasks are:

• Support Principal Investigators and the Payload Developers in the development and preparation of new European experiments to be performed on ISS, ensuring the application of ESA rules and schedules in accordance with other ISS partners.
• Support testing of hw and sw related activities, provision of Training model (as needed) and collect information for the preparation of training lessons if required.
• Prepare and validate experiment procedures
• Support the on orbit execution on console interfacing with all entities involved
  This activity is mainly assigned to experienced instructors as an evolution of the Crew Instructor position.

3- EUROCOM main task
The EUROCOM position is the main interface of the COL-CC with the crew on board ISS.

The EUROCOM main tasks are:

• Support on console and off line the Crew scheduled activities involving ESA modules and experiments execution.
• Support the procedure execution providing as needed additional /up to date information to the Crew to facilitate the task.
• Support the crew in reacting to off nominal and emergency situation that might occur during the task execution
• Perform on-console shifts as planned by the EUROCOM team schedule during Orbit 1 and Orbit 2 activities (mainly during office hours but including as exception case support provided during week-ends and holidays as needed).
• Perform offline and on call activities as required by the EUROCOM team schedule. These activities are mainly related to the preparation of the on-console activities (gaining a deep knowledge on planned procedures, flight notes, CITs, etc…) to be able to successfully support the on-console activities.
• Interact with all other console positions of the COL-CC (Flight Director, STRATOS, COSMOs, PASOs, etc..) for all on-orbit planned activities.
  This activity is mainly assigned to experienced instructors as an evolution of the Crew Instructor position and requires a specific certification according to the ESA EUROCOM Training and Certification Plan.

Training and Certification

The Crew Instructor will be certified after a period of training lasting up to one year. The training will consist mainly on lessons, simulations on-console and training-on-the-job at the main site or on other ESA/NASA sites. The participation to the ESA Instructor Training Course is mandatory as well as an initial dry run of one lesson taught in front of the Crew Instructor Team to assess teaching skills of the candidate.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & TECHNICAL SKILLS

A University degree in an engineering or technical discipline is required.
Fluent in English, both in speech and writing

SOFT SKILLS

Ability to work in a multinational team
Good communication, planning and reporting skills
System-minded and a team player
Self-starter, able to work independently with little or no supervision
Able to work in an interdisciplinary team

ADDITIONAL ASSETS (not mandatory, considered as a plus):

Willingness to work on console during shift time
Experience in Human Space Flight (preferred)
German language skills would be an asset

The research is aimed at both genders.

Salary range offered based on skills/experience in line with the required profile: €65,000 – €70,000