The activities performed by the key-person will be an input for the overall system and ground segment V&V activities. The key-person will typically be involved in tasks related to the EPS-SG or MTG V&V activities with focus on the Data Circulation test.

The following responsibilities are foreseen (not limited to):

• Create and maintain the IV&V system data circulation test plan, test specification and test procedures, test tools and test data.
• Coordinate and supervise the execution of the system data circulation tests (this includes coordination with external entities (ie. partners and industry)
• For all relevant test activities consolidate the test results, generate test reports and perform the necessary analysis.
• Identification of the suite of test tools and test data required to support V&V activities.
• Contribution to the in-house development and validation of test tools and their maintenance.
• Support the acceptance of test tools / test data provided by partners (such as ESA, CNES, DLR), ie. instrument data simulator and ground processor prototype.
• Contribution to the preparation and execution of V&V tests of end-to-end processing chains, such as preparation of test specifications and procedures, test tools and test data.
• Development of test tool and test data.
• Participation in relevant internal and external meetings.
• Regular review of documentation dealing with requirements, system concepts, architecture and design, technical analyses, to identify information of importance for test tools / test data.
• Support for the preparation of documentation for  system level reviews.

Qualifications

Mandatory skills and relevant experience in :

• University degree in the domain of engineering, physics or equivalent.
• Proven experience in the verification and validation of large complex systems.
• Hands-on involvement in data circulation V&V activities including generation of test plan, test specification, procedures and test reports.
• Experience with software specification, design and development and relevant standards.
• System requirements management and functional/architectural modelling, with support of tools (e.g. DOORS).
• Configuration Control processes and tools.
• Good skills in Python.
• Good skills in C++ and/or Java.
• Working with UNIX and Linux operating systems;

Additional skills and experience (considering as an added value) :

• Experience with definition and development of test tools and generation of test data sets.
• Be able to fulfill the assigned tasks with a minimum of supervision and systematic approach to work, be able to plan the work and to cope with tight schedules and multiple tasks;
• Be able to plan his/her work and to cope with tight schedules and multiple tasks;
• Ability to write accurate and consistent technical documentation;

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