Engineer, IRIS2 MEO Flight Dynamics

ROLE DESCRIPTION

IRIS2 is the new European Union secure satellite constellation. This project is the European Union's answer to the pressing challenges of tomorrow to provide secure connectivity services and enhanced communication capacities to the EU and its Member States as well as to governmental users, private companies and European citizens while ensuring high-speed internet broadband to cope with connec-tivity dead zones.

SES – together with other consortium partners and core members - was selected by European Commission to build and to operate the IRIS2 multi-orbit satellite constellation.  The IRIS2 team enters next project phases and there is a strong need of support for all the activities around service provisioning and products that the system can offer in the future. 

In your role, you are defining the end to end Operations Definition and Lifecycle Conops across Space, Ground and Service Segments. This specific role will initially support the definition and devel-opment of the Flight Dynamics operations of the IRIS2 satellites, which will also be used for SES commercial business.  The role will follow the project lifecycle from beginning through to the end of an on-orbit satellite con-stellation operations:

• In close collaboration with partners, build a detailed understanding of IRIS2 requirements and implication on Ground & Space Segment for what concerns flight dynamics operations of the fu-ture IRIS2 constellation.
• Coordinate across various ground segment, service segment and software architecture teams, identifying the multiple functions, key interfaces and the necessary capabilities required for space segment operations implementation out of the Satellite Control Center (S3C).
• Contribute to the Space Segment Operations Concept, spanning the operational lifecycle from launch and commissioning to routine operations and end-of-life disposal
• Contribute to the Operations Engineering Plan to define the approach, methods, procedures, resources, and organization to co‐ordinate and manage all technical activities necessary to pre-pare for, validate and execute IRIS² flight dynamics operations and maintenance in conformance with the customer’s requirements.
• Contribute to the Operations Maintenance Planning to define the operational and maintenance activities to be performed to ensure space segment service continuity 
• Contribute to Spacecraft Platform requirements and design reviews, in particular to what con-cerns flight dynamics operational system requirements.
• Contribute to the flow of satellite manufacturer requirements into the selected flight dynamics system, including support to the creation of test plans and conducting acceptance tests.
• Preparing for the launch of the satellites, through support to satellite manufacturer mission design reviews and post launch separation and orbit raising phases.
• Developing and validating flight dynamics operational procedures, software tools, and processes to maintain optimal performance. Significant focus on end to end automation.
• Preparation of on-orbit space segment lifetime and manoeuvre reports to internal and external Customer(s)
• Performing on-call responsibilities on a rotating basis, available to support flight dynamics opera-tions outside of regular business hours, including weekends, to address as requested operations and/or emergency situations. On-call response may require travel to local satellite control center for support actions.

YOUR PROFILE

Must have

• Master Degree level in aerospace engineering, with specialization which includes astrodynamics, orbital mechanics or similar
• At least 2 years of professional experience in a similar assignment. Ideally, experience working on large projects with EU or ESA level requirements
• Software programming skills (Python, MATLAB or similar) in support of engineering level analysis and task automation
•  Fluency in English (any other language being an asset)
• The candidate must be eligible for a “SECRET” security clearance, in accordance with the “loi modifiée du 15 juin 2004 relative à la classification des pièces et aux habilitations de sécu-rité”, as well as EU/ESA/NATO equivalents

Nice to have

• Willing to work at least 66% onsite from office 
• Travel as required for project realization purposes 
• Willing to support a rotation based 24/7 on-call role