System and Instrument Functional Chain Engineer [26187]

Description

You will work in a team providing services to the customer, EUMETSAT.

The company has delivered digital end-to-end systems and engineering services for over 40 years, working with partners HE Space and the company.

Its more than 2000 staff worldwide combine IT and space data engineering, and it supplies operational systems to space and defence organisations.

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day coordination of the Instrument Functional Chain Team: track actions, handle issues, organise meetings, and write and report on progress.
• Join technical reviews, engineering meetings and coordination sessions with several stakeholders.
• Check satellite, instrument and processing documents and give engineering advice.
• Help with system-level reviews, change management and project milestones.
• Help prepare calibration and validation work and operational readiness exercises.
• Support verification and validation of instrument data processing systems.
• Help deploy Instrument Data Simulators (IDS) and Ground Processor Prototypes (GPP), reviewing them as you go.
• Take part in technical reviews and engineering discussions with international partners and contractors.
• Support integration, verification and validation (IVV) of system and instrument processing chains.
• Build and maintain engineering tools for testing, data processing, analysis and validation.
• Create, maintain and check test datasets and test environments.
• Write and update technical documents, requirements, interface specifications, verification records and test procedures.
• Help manage configuration and change control.
• Help generate and deliver end-to-end test data products.
• Contribute to calibration and validation for Earth Observation instruments and processing facilities.
• Help deploy, install, verify and run processing systems and local processors.
• Help shape operational concepts and processing capabilities across the project lifecycle.

Requirements

• Hold a university degree in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, Computer Science or a closely related discipline.
• Have at least 8 years of professional experience in System Engineering or instrument data processing for complex space systems.
• Have a proven record of engineering space and/or ground systems for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) missions, covering end-to-end data acquisition and processing.
• Have developed test datasets, test tools or instrument data processor prototypes.
• Have verified and validated instrument data processing systems.
• Know space-borne observation instruments and their processing chains well.
• Have supported algorithm processing specifications, test data preparation and baseline maintenance.
• Know EPS-SG instruments, Instrument Source Packets and Level-1 processing concepts well.
• Understand EPS-SG processing algorithms and specifications well.
• Are familiar with system change control and configuration management processes.
• Have strong programming and scripting skills in Python, Java, Perl or similar languages.
• Have used data analysis and visualisation software tools.
• Show excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Can work effectively in international and multidisciplinary teams.
• Desirable: knowledge of EPS-SG product content and product specifications.
• Desirable: knowledge of EPS-SG system architecture and operational processor design.
• Desirable: experience specifying operational products for Earth Observation missions.
• Desirable: experience with requirements-based engineering, development and verification following ECSS standards.
• Desirable: experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS.

Conditions

Based in Darmstadt, Germany, working on site at the customer's premises (EUMETSAT).

Applications close on 30/11/2026.

Only apply if you are a citizen of an EU state or are eligible to obtain a work permit for Germany, as work permit requirements apply to this role.

The company works against all forms of discrimination and welcomes applications from all profiles.