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     Date Submitted:23-10-2008
     Last Modified:23-10-2008 (05:35)
    Job information
     Current job:In orbit support engineer
     Employment Term:Permanent
     Relocation:Anywhere
     Date available:within 3months
     Industry:Civil Agencies/International Organizations, Satellite Manufacturers and Subcontractors, Satellite Operators, , , Launch Systems, Business Services
     KeywordsAOCS, flight operation, ground segment
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    SATELLITE SYSTEM Engineer

     

     

    Key Skills and Experience

     

     

    ·         Large experience in satellite development phases

    ·         3 years of experience in Operations support

    ·         Extensive experience on AOCS design and testing

    ·         Good knowledge of Astrium satellite avionic

     

    SPACE DOMAIN experience - ASTRIUM

     

     

    Since 2006      Ø In orbit-operations support: “In-orbit services” Department: LEOP and on-site support

    ·         LEOP

    o        Preparation/validation of Flight Operation Procedure

    o        LEOP/IOT participation

     

    ·         On-site support (2years)

    o        On-site client operational training

    o        On-site validation/specification/optimisation/installation of the ground segment

    o        On-site support (Tunisia et Saudi Arabia):

    §         Organisation, and optimisation of the control team tasks

    §         Qualification and certification of operational data

    §         Qualification and certification of operational tools

    §         Training, qualification and certification of the control team

    §         Knowledge, then responsibility transfer to the client

     

    2002-2006       Ø AOCS engineer: “Avionics Advanced Studies” Department: Feasibility studies, advanced studies and R&D

     

    ·         AOCS Feasibility study

    o        Myriades family: CNES technical proposal and phase A studies (Essaim, Spirale, Elint)

    o        Leostar family (Rocsat): ESA phase A (Ace +, TerraSar L) 

    o        Agile satellite family (Pléiades) : ESA phase A (Spectra) 

    o        Geostationary satellite family (E3000): Korean technical proposal on COMS satellite, ESA phase A on MTG satellite (2 months spent in ASTRIUM GmbH, Friedrichshafen)

    o        On Low Earth Orbit formation flying (Darwin technology demonstrator) : ESA pre-phase A (Proba3)

     

    ·         R&D studies

    o        CNES R&D: Development of a complete model of a Fibre Optical Gyroscope for Pléiades satellite

    o        CNES R&D: Analysis and built up of new concepts for improved attitude control and pointing knowledge for EO missions

    o        Analyse and  built up of new concepts based on dynamic filtering of stellar measurements for the DEMETER mission

    o        ESA R&D: Characterization of fine pointing mechanism (large range) for optical inter-satellite missions

     

    ·         Real time tests

    o        Micro-dynamic characterisation test of wheels and isolating system for THEOS

    o        Vibration mechanical tests on Anik F1R, Arabsat 4A and Hotbird 8 (sinus tests)

     

    ·         Phase C/D

    o        Design and tuning of the thermal control law of Aladin (Aeolus satellite instrument)

    o        Validation on OSTM during vacuum test campaign in Liege

     

    2000 -> 2002  Ø AOCS engineer: “Dynamics AOCS and GNC development”: E3000 avionics development (Telecommunication satellites)

    o        Tuning of existing AOCS modes for Intelsat10 and Inmarsat4 (calibration gyro)

    o        Definition and tuning of new AOCS modes for the Eurostar3000 family (Normal Mode Acquisition)

    o        Tools development for tuning the E3000 AOCS modes

    o        Preparation and follow-up of the avionics validation for Intelsat 10

     

    ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL experience

     

     

    1998 -> 2000  Ø Study engineer for Protectic Ingénierie, in delegation in SEXTANT AVIONIQUE on the development of the DASH8-400 avionic

    o        Definition and tuning of new control laws for the automatic pilot

    o        Tuning optimisation of existing control laws

    o        Follow-up of the in flight test campaign for the automatic pilot qualification

    o        Set up of the automatic pilot certification

    o        DASH8-400 avionic validation on dedicated test bench

    o        Development of tuning and analysis tools

     

    1997 -> 1998  Ø Military service at l’Ecole de l'Air : Flight dynamics teaching

     

    Education

     

     

    1997                Ø Engineering graduate from “Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Constructions Aéronautiques” (ENSICA’97)

    Ø Master of research in Fluid dynamics

     

    Additional information

     

     

    Languages:              French: Mother tongue
            
    English: Good working knowledge
             Arabic: Beginner

     

    Computer skills:      Programming Languages: ADA, C, FORTRAN

    Software: Matlab, Matrix

     

    Activities:                Squash, Scuba-diving, Music (guitar)


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