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You will be part of the SES Resident Field Office Team located at spacecraft manufacturer premises. You will review and trend the test data for the platform equipment at unit, subsystems and system level tests and provide technical support to the Field Office Program Manager on investigations, resolutions and corrective actions.\nPRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY RESULTS AREAS\nEnsure that the specification of each platform equipment unit meets the end-to-end system performance and functional requirements\nProvide technical assessment related to platform units and subsystem definition and development, requirements, analysis, trade-offs, budgets, validation and tests\nIdentify, assess & mitigate technical risks associated with spacecraft bus, develop contingency plans.\nEnsure that all platform unit, subsystem and system test procedures comply with the contractual requirements\nParticipate in design, test readiness, material and failure review meetings at manufacturer sub- and prime-contractor facilities as needed\nCritically examine the anomaly investigation results to root cause analysis and verify corrective actions are implemented\nFollow-up of platform components through build, test and integration into next higher assembly\nPerform the overall and Spacecraft platform test data review for compliance with requirements\nMonitor daily activities at spacecraft manufacturer facilities\nProvide oversight of activities at Manufacturer and Subcontractor facilities as needed\nPerform inspections and reviews as needed\nReview design, manufacturing and test documentation\nEnsure the program action items are adequately addressed and closed\nProvide summary reports of issues and recommended actions\nProvide 24/7 on-call support during spacecraft testing and single line flow\nSupport launch site activities in preparation for launch\nSupport the operational team during LEOP critical activities or in case of anomaly\nCOMPETENCIES\nHigh level knowledge in satellite subsystems and ability to challenge industry expert in their field \nSelf-Starter with a high level of personal accountability\nPrioritization \nTeam Player\nDemonstrated influencing and negotiation skills \nA willingness to be self-critical, continuously improves skills, learn from mistakes, acts within her or his circle of competence and knows their boundaries\nQUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE\nMaster’s degree or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering or related discipline\n8+ years of experience in space systems engineering or spacecraft bus engineering.\nStrong knowledge of spacecraft bus systems; particularly in power, avionics, GNC or datahandling)\nExperience working with a spacecraft bus supplier and in AIT environment\nGood knowledge of space product and quality assurance processes\nAgile, flexible and able to work across a geographically distributed team\nExcellent communication skills\nStrong ability in persuasive and diplomatic communication to inspire collaboration and drive collective goal achievement\nHighly organized, capable of tracking multiple streams of critical activities at once\nProject/execution orientation: able to drive initiatives, handle schedule/criticality\nKnowledge of ECSS standards and ability to apply them in supplier oversight\nEligibility to obtain security clearance\nWillingness to travel (supplier visits)\nLanguages: English work fluent, French is a plus.\nStrong ability to work independently and with limited supervision in complex environments, including multi-stakeholder projects\nFlexibility and adaptability in response to evolving project requirements and dynamic environments\nAbility to think strategically and align project goals with organizational objectives\nExcellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities\nEffective communication skills, both written and verbal\nOTHER KEY REQUIREMENTS / COMMENTS\nThe candidate must be eligible for EU/ESA/NATO security clearance\nWilling to work at least 80% onsite from office\nTravel as required for project realization purposes \n\nSES and its Affiliated Companies are committed to providing fair and equal employment opportunities to all. 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