DLR GfR mbH is a company providing reliable, safe and secure aerospace services. We operate and manage the constellation of Galileo satellites in the Galileo Control Center Oberpfaffenhofen on behalf of the European Commission.
Our company headquarters is located in an area widely known as a holiday destination –  the five-lakes region in Upper Bavaria near Munich. At the space industry location in Oberpfaffenhofen, our around 250 employees work every day in international and interdisciplinary teams on the navigation for the future. Become a part of us!

YOUR MISSION:

As a core team member of the Galileo Service Operator (GSOp), DLR GfR mbH operates
and manages the constellation of Galileo satellites from the Galileo Control Center in
Oberpfaffenhofen in Germany (GCC-D).

The Maintenance Engineering team inside the Galileo Project is the driving force behind the staggered implementation of the Level 2 and Level 3 maintenance of the Galileo Ground Infrastructure (Galileo Mission Segment, Galileo Control Segment, GNSS Service Center, Galileo Security Monitoring Center).

As Galileo GCS AIV Engineer, you will be responsible to perform corrective, preventive, adaptive and perfective maintenance activities for the Galileo maintenance, validation and operational environments. You will be in the leading team for the handover of the maintenance activities from the design authority to GSOp.

You will be offered a stable and long term opportunity to work in an international and competitive environment on a high profile European Project. DLR GfR mbH is encouraging you to have the initiative and drive to take on responsibility that will develop your technical as well as your leadership skills.

Learn more in one year than you will in any other organization! Your responsibilities include:

Within 6 months:

• Delve in to particular subject expertise related to the Galileo Control Segment and
  understand the end to end Galileo System;
• Autonomously perform all maintenance procedures of the ground segment manual.
• Deliver the L2 maintenance training need analysis and training plan.
• Support the major Ground Infrastructure Releases incorporation activities.
• Support the design of end-to-end integrated maintenance and troubleshooting
  environments for Galileo systems.
• Actively support all milestone reviews related to the L2/L3 maintenance handover.

In 12 months:

• Mentor new Galileo GCS AIV engineers;
• Write and validate troubleshooting procedures for the Galileo Control Segment;
• Support OPS/L1 and L3 teams for problem management, system restoration,
  vulnerability management and handling of security incidents.
• Support the continuous service improvements initiatives and implement knowledge
  management approach;
• Provide inputs to Service Asset and Configuration Management activities, including
  maintaining the configuration via the provided tools.

YOUR QUALIFICATION:

• Master´s degree in engineering or equivalent
• At least two years of experience in:
  • Operations or maintenance of satellite monitoring and control software suites
  • Ground systems testing and validation
• Solid understanding of information processing fundamentals and best practices of information technology
• Knowledge of navigation ground segment such as EGNOS or Galileo
• An advanced level of English is mandatory
• Excellent written and verbal communication and negotiation skills
• Experience providing guidance and leadership to novice systems engineers

OUR OFFER:

• Work-Life-Balance, e.g., through flexible working time models and mobile office options
• 30 days annual leave and additional days off on 24.12., 31.12. and Shrove Tuesday
• Trusting and appreciative cooperation as well as international Teamspirit
• Varied personnel development program and individual career options
• Employer-financed retirement plan
• Membership with EGYM Wellpass (corporate fitness)

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