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Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:07:42 GMT
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Space elevator enthusiasts gather to assess how far they've risen on what they hope will be a radically new path to orbit and beyond.
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:42:49 GMT
A dwarf planet orbiting beyond Neptune has been designated the third plutoid in the solar system and given the name Makemake, the International Astronomical Union said on Saturday.
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:49:56 GMT
Anyone gazing at the summer night sky for even a short length of time is likely to spot a few "shooting stars" darting across the sky.
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:57:14 GMT
A NASA spacecraft sent on a mission to inspect comets has filmed Earth and its moon from 31 million miles away, creating an alien’s-eye view of our world.
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:02:32 GMT
Newly revealed readings from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate that a lot more Martian rocks were altered by water than scientists originally thought.
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Resident Payload Engineer
Job Description
Toulouse, France
Our client, a space industry consulting company, is looking for a Resident Payload Engineer to be based in Toulouse from September 2008 to September 2009.
Job Responsibilities
Provide on-site monitoring of payload construction contract, including coordination between Customer's program, technical and quality managers, and satellite manufacturer personnel. Participate in contractor's on-site reviews, technical interchange meetings, problems resolutions, and tests and status reviews. Review contractor's schedules and deliverable documentation including test plans, test data and test reports.
Special emphasis will be placed upon hardware family performance evaluation processes, lessons learned and non-conformance corrective actions processing and tests.
Experience/Skills Required
Detailed knowledge of satellite development and manufacturing processes, including components, payload and spacecraft. Detailed understanding of quality engineering, sampling processes, and verification methodologies. Experience with contract management, including SOW, Design Reviews, and integrated program schedule. Good communication skills including writing and verbal communications. Self directed and motivated.
The Resident Engineer should be able to communicate at all levels and have at least 10 years experience, ideally including some satellite programs monitoring.
Only candidates eligible to work in France without any restrictions will be considered.
This is an ideal opportunity for a senior payload engineer willing to embrace a consulting career.
Run by space professionals, Spacelinks provide specialist recruitment in the space and defence industry. Spacelinks are acting as a Recruitment Agency with regards to this position. When applying, please make sure to include the vacancy number SL-1601 in the subject line as we use email filtering.
Contact information
Toulouse
France
31000
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