Career Opportunities: Ground Segment Software Engineer (1042)

Job Description

For our customer, EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany, we are seeking for **Ground segment software engineers**to support the maintenance, development and engineering services in the area of Mission Control Applications and Tools (MCAT).

**Overall, the support will include:**

* Maintenance activities covering:

* Baseline Maintenance: the continued corrective maintenance of the MCAT applications and systems.

* Non-Corrective Maintenance: the continued evolution of the MCAT applications and systems.

* User and Engineering Support: Ad-hoc support.
* New Development or Application re-engineering activities: As part of new programmes development or re-engineering of MCAT applications and systems during operations and under the umbrella of EUMETSAT roadmap for system evolution activities.
* Engineering Framework: There are other activities not specifically related to maintenance and/or development of operational systems but contributes to the MCAT infrastructure and processes.

**The position will include tasks such as:**

* Spacecraft Monitoring and Control (M\&C), ensuring reliable and continuous system operations.
* Telemetry reception, including quality checks, packet extraction, modelling, processing, monitoring, and visualization of spacecraft data.
* Command modelling, editing, validation, encoding, release, and verification, ensuring accuracy and operational safety.
* Telecommand authentication, ensuring secure and authorized command execution.
* On-board software image management, including version control, deployment, and validation.
* Archiving, retrieval, and dissemination of M\&C data, packets, parameters, and files, ensuring data integrity and availability.
* Execution of mission planning schedules in alignment with operational constraints and timelines.
* Operations include system configuration, validation, and readiness activities.
* Automation of operational processes to improve efficiency, reliability, and repeatability.

**Key Qualifications:**

Bachelor's or master's degree in one of the following fields, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Aerospace Engineering.

**Requirements:**

* **Virtualization \& Cloud:** Familiarity with OpenStack and VMware
* **Containerization:** Experience with Docker
* **Windows Management:** Familiarity with ICEWM and GNOME 3.x
* **Programming Languages:** Knowledge of Java and C/C Scripting: Familiarity with Bash, C Shell (csh), Python, and Perl
* **Databases:** Knowledge of SQL and familiarity with MariaDB
* **Frameworks \& IDEs:** Familiarity with Eclipse RCP
* **Middleware \& Systems:** Knowledge of ESA/EOMCS; familiarity with omniORB, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache Tomcat, and OpenLDAP
* **Requirements Management:** Familiarity with Rational DOORS
* **Testing:** Knowledge of CppUnit
* **CI/CD \& Application Lifecycle Management:** Familiarity with Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus OSS, Apache Maven, GitLab, Ansible, and Docker
* **Mission Control Systems:** Familiarity with ESA/MICONYS
* **Operating Systems:** Knowledge of Linux (SLES)
* Fluency in English

**Working Location**

This is a full-time position to be located primarily at Terma´s office in Darmstadt, Germany, but certain activities may be undertaken at EUMETSAT headquarters on demand.

**What can Terma offer**

At Terma, we consider skilled employees, enthusiasm and job satisfaction as the very foundation of our success and as a prerequisite for the development of the "best-in-class" solutions that Terma provides. We lead the way in applying new technology, offering a wide range of growth opportunities for each individual and emphasizing mutual respect across the board in our workplace.

Terma offers you a pleasant working environment at the customer site, where you will be able to take on challenging tasks and responsibilities in a highly professional company.

Great opportunities for training and personal development

Challenges in advanced technical environment

International and cosmopolitan working atmosphere

An employment contract with an attractive package with extra-legal benefits

Highly competitive salary

**Additional information**

For further information, please contact **Ms. Liliane Bromberg Carvalho** by telephone \[ 49 6151 860050\] or by email \[[email protected]\].

To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed please apply through the link below with an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae, preferably in an Europass format and ideally, a Cover Letter.