Key Tasks and Responsibilities                 

As part of EUSPA, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Support for non-real time and real-time operations associated to the different missions of the GRC, support for the provision of expertise to external stakeholders, and improvements and deployment of operational tools;
• Support the activities of the different Boards (e.g. ARB), working groups & meetings from an operation perspective;
• Create & maintain GRC operational procedures during their life-time, contributing to its validation and training;
• Support the anomaly handling process at the GRC. Creation and follow up of anomalies, as well as the documentation of lessons learnt;
• Maintain the configuration and support the evolution of the GNSS lab infrastructure (Networking, PC’s, Laptops, Receivers, Antenna Cabling and process scheduling);
• Support through a Stand-By-Duty service for on-call support with two (2) levels of intervention:
• Remote support: the consultants on Stand-by Duty will be required to work, outside of working hours, without the need of being physically present at the EUSPA office. This service shall include the performance of ad-hoc investigation using on-line tools that can be accessed remotely. This type of intervention shall be provided upon 2 hours notice through mobile call.
• On-site support: the person on Stand-by Duty will be required to be physically present at the premises outside of working hours. This service shall include performance of investigation at the premises (e.g. computational resources in the classified area, CLA, of the GRC or specific data store in the GRC archive). It is underlined that, for this level of intervention, access to the premises for the contractor’s personnel shall be ensured by EUSPA (with the presence of a security guard and/ or other EUSPA staff, as necessary each time). This will be done for both safety and security reasons. This type of intervention shall be provided upon 4 hours notice through mobile call.
• Follow up activities with EU MS (FPA);
• Follow up activities for stakeholders (e.g. for civil aviation EASA and EUROCONTROL);
• Follow up other international activities as needed (e.g. UN IGMA TF, whose activities include a detailed analysis of Multi-GNSS performance).;

Skills & Experience

You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience:

• Bachelor’s in aerospace engineering or a relevant discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in ground segment operations.
• Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

This job is located in Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV (in English and in Word or PDF) to Leandros Foteinias, by clicking on the button “Apply for this job” quoting job NL-HP-506.

An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!