Ground Station System Integration Engineer

Telespazio; Darmstadt; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Mobile working

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Telespazio Germany is seeking a Ground Station Integration Engineer to support the European Space Agency at ESOC in Darmstadt. You will lead integration, evolution, operation, maintenance and deployment of ground segment systems and infrastructure, collaborating with ESA and third-party missions.

The role spans the full system lifecycle, including testing, validation, and deployment, with travel to ground station sites and facilities as required. Fluency in English is essential.

Qualifications

• University degree in Electronic Engineering, Telecommunication or similar.
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Responsibilities

• Develop, upgrade, integrate, test, validate, and deploy operational ground station systems.
• Support ESA and third-party missions during routine, mission-critical and contingency operations.
• Coordinate with ESA and other service providers for operations.
• Travel to ground station sites and development facilities as required.
• Participate in technical reviews, coordination activities, conferences and project meetings.
• Maintain and obsolescence management of ground station systems and associated network infrastructure.

Skills

Ground station domain

Backend systems

System integration

Linux

Windows

QNX

English fluency

Architecture design

Database knowledge

Education

Electronic Engineering / Telecommunication

Tools

ECDB

CoCKPIT

Job description

Job Description:

About Us

We are the first-choice European aerospace company for software centric engineering solutions. We are a key player since 40 years in a market where trust and quality are needed. With more than 450 employees in Germany, we craft the future of aerospace – and beyond - together. Our staff plays a key role for our success through their qualifications, motivation, passion, different cultural backgrounds, and their sense of collaboration in an open international environment living our values, trust, integrity, participation and curiosity.

We are committed to crafting a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

We offer a wealth of benefits to support a balanced work life balance, including but not limited to flexible working hours, mobile working and encouraging career development.

Responsibilities / Duties

Are you passionate about space missions, ground segment and in particular ground stations systems and seeking a meaningful opportunity to enfold your talents? Then you are on the right track! As Ground Station Integration Engineer at Telespazio Germany, you will be supporting the European Space Agency (ESA) with highly qualified services at the European Operations Control Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt. You provide engineering services for the integration, evolution, operation, maintenance and deployment of ground segment systems and associated infrastructure supporting ESA and third-party missions. The role covers backend ground station systems, local and wide area networks, operating systems, application software, RF-related interfaces and compatibility activities, as well as associated engineering processes and support functions. The role spans the full system lifecycle and includes technical coordination, system engineering, maintenance, obsolescence management and operational support activities. As part of this role, in close and direct collaboration with the client, you will support ground station developments, upgrades, testing campaign, validation and deployment of operational systems or subsystems:

Responsibilities

• Development, upgrade, integration, testing, validation and deployment of operational systems and subsystems.
• Support to Mission Operations infrastructure projects.
• Support to ESA and third-party missions during routine, mission-critical and contingency operations.
• Performance of integration activities in accordance with applicable engineering processes.
• Corrective and preventive maintenance, as well as obsolescence management, of ground station systems and associated network infrastructure.
• Participation in technical reviews, coordination activities, conferences and project meetings.
• Some of the activities will require travel to ground station sites as well as to development/integration facilities.

Crucial Skills

• University degree in Electronic Engineering, Telecommunication or similar
• Knowledge in the Ground Station domain: ground station architecture and design
• Experience in:
• backend ground station systems
• integrating and upgrading large systems, including testing and validation
• application software and operating systems, e.g. Linux, Windows and QNX.
• Good knowledge in database architecture, documentation and configuration control
• Familiarity with ESTRACK and with specific tools like ECDB and CoCKPIT
• Fluency in English, both in speech and writing
• Capability to coordinate and interact with other service providers in operations and other fields
• Good planning and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently and to set priorities
• availability to travel (depending on mission, working across global sites as required)

Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with the ESOC environment: processes, configuration control
• Familiarity with Ground station maintenance and operations

Seniority

Expert

Primary Location

DE - Darmstadt - ESOC

Contract Type

Employee-Permanent

Hybrid Working

Hybrid