Description

You will report to the Head of the Galileo G2A Space Segment Management Service in the Space Segment Management Office, Galileo and EGNOS Programme Department, Directorate of Navigation and will be responsible for the supervision of the payload design, development, implementation and validation for one of the two sets of Galileo transition satellites, including its ground test campaign, in-orbit commissioning and in-orbit follow-up phases.

Duties

You will be responsible for the following main duties:

• Engineering activities relating to payload design, development, validation, qualification and acceptance to ensure that the satellite fulfils Agency requirements;
• Consolidating and maintaining the payload subsystem and equipment requirements specification, design, development, test and verification;
• Monitoring industrial work associated with payload and ground support equipment procurement, ensuring full compliance with technical and programmatic requirements;
• Supporting the definition and execution of the satellite verification programme in your areas of responsibility, including implementation and monitoring of AIT/AIV activities on payload subsystems and units;
• Technical responsibility for the design and procurement of satellite payload subsystems, including timing, navigation signal generation, radiofrequency dissemination, environmental data and search and rescue;
• Ensuring that all relevant necessary GTS industrial activities are performed and that the satellite design meets the navigation signal and search and rescue requirements;
• Contributing to the management of system satellite budgets in your areas of responsibility and to ensuring that the satellite design complies with mission uplink interface requirements;
• Liaising with the Galileo G2A Satellite System and AIV Manager to ensure timely delivery of DIs (to allow preparation for in-orbit operations) as foreseen by the industrial activities included in the Statement of Work, ensuring effective coordination between the Payload Engineering Team and all other ESA and external teams involved;
• Technical responsibility for satellite payload anomaly-handling, NRBs, the NCR process and RFD/W, among other things, in close cooperation with all other relevant disciplines;
• Participating in Agency project reviews as well as lower-level reviews in the relevant field of competence;
• Leading, managing and motivating the G2A Payload Engineering Team, including annual objective setting, management, daily supervision, annual assessment and preparing input for and following up the team manpower and travel budget;
• Coordinating work and resource allocation to ensure timely execution of the relevant activities in coordination with the Galileo G2A Satellite System and AIV Manager and the Galileo G2A Satellite Platform Manager;
• Supporting the G2A Satellite Verification and Space Segment Control Board processes in your areas of responsibility;
• Identifying, leading and efficiently coordinating the specialised engineering support provided by the Directorates of Operations and Technology, Engineering and Quality;
• Regular and ad hoc reporting to the Head of the G2A Space Segment Management Service on all aspects of satellite payload development, proactively monitoring relevant schedules, identifying risks and problem areas and proposing mitigation actions.

In performing these duties, you will ensure:

• close cooperation with the Head of the Galileo Space Segment Equipment Service Manager on all CFI-related aspects;
• liaison with the Galileo G2A Satellite System and AIV Manager and the Galileo G2A Satellite Platform Manager during execution of all satellite activities;
• close coordination with other G2A functions, such as PA, PMSO, Security and Contracts, and with other Galileo areas, such as System, Operations and other segments, as appropriate to maximise efficiency in executing the project.

You will also be responsible for identifying, assessing, managing and reporting the health and safety risks in your area of responsibility.

Technical competencies

Behavioural competencies

Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking

Education

A master’s degree in electrical engineering is required for this post.

Additional requirements

A minimum of ten years’ experience in payload engineering is mandatory. A proven ability to lead and cooperate with industry is desirable.

You should, in addition, have:

• the potential to manage individuals or a team in a project setting;
• the ability to organise individual and team activities and ensure a motivating work environment;
• strong leadership capabilities, with proven relationship management and communication skills;
• the ability to drive your team’s performance, developing your people by encouraging learning, delegating responsibility and giving regular and constructive feedback;
• strong problem-solving skills to deal with day-to-day operational challenges, together with demonstrated planning and organisational skills;
• a strong result orientation with the ability to set priorities and present practical solutions both orally and in writing;
• the ability to manage challenging situations proactively and constructively and to be customer-focused.

People management experience is an asset, as is international experience, i.e. outside your home country, as well as experience in diverse functional areas relevant to ESA activities.