Flight Dynamics Engineer

With over 2.100 employees worldwide, the CS Group is a leading IT and systems company in Europe, and a prime contractor in designing, integrating and operating mission critical systems. It has now been over 30 years that comprehensive CS Group solutions for space systems and applications, both on the ground and in space, have been part and parcel of this odyssey.

Our German activities are growing at a fast pace and to face our customers' high level expectations and needs, we are looking for talented profiles with relevant experience in Space systems and applications.

Our Flight Dynamics team supports a wide range of missions from early phases to end of life of satellites and from low earth orbit to deep space missions. If you want to build a career among the stars in the biggest and most innovative European Operation Centre of satellites - apply today!

For the procurement of services under this Frame Contract, the required operations engineering support activities are described in missions specific WPDs. The WPD defines the different tasks related to the phases, roles and disciplines as applicable for the respective mission.

The main support services required are in the following areas:

• Spacecraft Telemetrie retrieval, processing, and monitoring
• Prediction of spacecraft state (attitude, mass, modes, AOCS parameters)
• Generation of spacecraft Telecommanding files
• Spacecraft sensor calibration (Star Tracker, Sun Sensor, Magnetometer, Gyros)

• University degree in a relevant engineering field, astronomy, mathematics or physics
• Very good skills in linear algebra, in particular for problem solving related to geometry in the Euclidean 3–dimensional space.
• Very good skills in calculus in one or several variables.
• Skills in numerical methods
• Very good skills in classical mechanics
• Ability to solve mechanics problems via analytical mechanics methods (e.g. Lagrangian formulation) is a valuable asset.
• Ability to define, implement, validate and operate software which applies the above solutions (using e.g. Unix and/or Linux scripting languages, Fortran 77 and/or 95, Python, C++)
• Will to take operational responsibility in multi-discipline teams
• Fluency in English, both in speech and writing

This job is located in Darmstadt, Germany.

If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV (in English and in Word or PDF) to Andrés Izquierdo, by clicking on the button “Apply for this job” quoting job 25097. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!

Please note: Due to work permit requirements for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you are eligible to obtain a work permit for Germany.

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