Mission Planning Software Engineer

Mission Planning Software Engineer

EUMETSAT - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

Darmstadt, Germany

EUMETSAT is an intergovernmental organisation based in Darmstadt, Germany. Our vision is to be the leading user-driven operational agency in Europe and a trusted global partner for weather and Earth system monitoring from space. All data provided by our state-of-the-art satellites systems are making a tangible difference in people's lives and contribute to the thriving European economy.

The EUMETSAT Mission Planning System (MPS) is a critical asset of the EUMETSAT Ground Segment for the operations of Earth Observation missions. As Mission Planning Software Engineer you will be part of a dynamic international team responsible for a broad spectrum of Mission Operations Applications. As successful candidate you will ensure evolution and maintenance of the MPS generic elements and their instantiation for LEO and GEO space missions in development or already in orbit. Close collaboration with the Flight Control Teams will offer you the enriching experience of seeing the end-use of the systems under your responsibility.

What you’ll be doing

• Responsible for the definition, development, maintenance and evolution of scalable, reliable, software solutions as per established roadmaps for future mission control applications;
• Collaborate closely with various stakeholders, including end-users and cross-functional teams, to support the maintenance and development of modern mission planning software applications;
• Define and manage procurements of industrial service and development contracts and their execution;
• Identify opportunities for optimisation and promote innovation within the engineering team, by staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and emerging technologies, to drive product excellence and cost effective solutions into space operation.

What we offer

• Excellent salary, of up to Euro 8,000 NET (after income tax) based on skills and experience;
• Flexible working time including additional flexi-leave;
• Full medical coverage for employee and family;
• Attractive pension;
• 30 days of annual leave + 14.5 days public holidays;
• Training and development support;
• Relocation allowance and support (if applicable).

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Engineering degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. computer science, software engineering).

Skills and Experience:

As successful candidate you will bring the following:

• Five years’ experience in the development or maintenance of medium-large scale software systems in a high availability (24h/day) environment;
• Application software lifecycle management covering phases from specification to maintenance and decommissioning (e.g. requirements engineering, design, development, integration, testing and operation);
• Proven experience with modern software technologies (e.g. web, cloud, containers); modern architectures (e.g. microservices) and practices (e.g. DevSecOps);
• Good interpersonal and communications skills, team spirit and service orientation;
• Strengths in synthesising and presentation of complex problems and solutions.

Knowledge and experience in the following areas/systems would be a distinct advantage:

• Generative AI technology constructs and frameworks (e.g. RAG, LLMs, Langchain, Langgraph);
• Mission control functions within a typical earth observation mission namely: systems such as Mission Control Systems, Flight Dynamics Systems, Mission Planning Systems, and Satellite Simulators, with a particular emphasis on expertise in mission planning.

Languages:

• Candidates must be able to work effectively in English.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH. WE WILL BE UNABLE TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED IN OTHER LANGUAGES.

EUMETSAT is an international organisation employing staff from across all 30 member states and this role is being advertised on multiple international job boards, but please note that this role would be based in Darmstadt, Germany and would require international applicants to relocate if successful.

More about us

EUMETSAT’s role is to establish and operate meteorological satellites to monitor the weather and climate from space - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisation's Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide.

EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to the Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users.

As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT can recruit nationals only from the 30 Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom).

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