Internship: IT Engineer: Improvement of Satellite Operations Tools (m/f)

Description de l'offre

Internship: IT Engineer: Improvement of Satellite Operations Tools (m/f)

Airbus Defence & Space Toulouse (ex Astrium SL)

Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europe's number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately €14 billion per year.

Airbus Group is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2015, the Group - comprising Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space and Airbus Helicopters - generated revenues of € 64.5 billion and employed a workforce of around 136,600.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Description of the job

A vacancy for an IT engineering internship: Improvement of Satellite Operations Tools has arisen within Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse. You will join the Functional Avionics Engineering & Lead TLS department.
This internship is a part of the development of Large System Operations for Earth observation satellites produced by Airbus Defence & Space. In this context, you will be in charge of the improvement of visualisation operational tools of satellite parameters.
This internship will start in February 2017 (subject to some flexibility).

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Tasks & accountabilities

More specifically, you will be in charge of the following activities:

·  Understanding the existing synoptics (man-machine interface) and their functioning, based on user documentation of ground segments and the interviews of operation architects: interacting with real-time telemetry (TM) and the definitions of the Database System tool, the display modes (values, curves, colours, warnings, etc.),
·  Gathering recommendations and feedback on existing synoptics from operators, while also integrating the needs for satellite fleet monitoring,
·  Documenting the results of the analysis and establishing a user manual detailing the operational implementation of a synoptic, from its creation up to the means to modify it (monitored TM, layout, etc.)
·  Modernising and industrialising existing synoptics, by maximising their future reusability for all programmes.

Required skills

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

·  in the 2nd year of a Master's degree or in the 5th year of an university or engineering school, specialising in IT.
·  good knowledge of database management and in IT development (Unix environment),
·  Knowledge of the space domain would be a plus,
·  Advanced level of English and French.