GMV is a leading company in the space sector in particular in SST and STM.
GMV is looking for a highly motivated AEROSPACE ENGINEER, or equivalent academic qualification, to work with the team for its activities in the areas of Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) and Space Traffic Management (STM), including R&D tasks, software development and related engineering and analysis activities.
What challenge will you be taking on?
We are looking for engineers who bring new ideas, new ways of working, and above all, passion for the challenges of the space sector. As an engineer, you will work on specific projects related to SST and STM.
SST and STM are becoming more and more relevant topics in the space sector due to the need to manage the traffic of the population of objects orbiting the Earth, both space debris and operational satellites, which is growing rapidly nowadays and is expected to increase even more dramatically due to the launch of mega-constellations and CubeSats.
What do we need in our team?
The successful candidate will work within the UK team taking care of SST/STM activities for customers like the European Space Agency and national administrations in UK such as the UK Space Agency or UK Space overall.
Tasks to be performed by the successful candidate will focus on engineering and software development activities around orbit determination, object characterization, attitude estimation, collision risk estimation, sensor data analysis, manoeuvre optimization, space sustainability, etc. Artificial Intelligence algorithms are more and more often being applied to some of the previous topics.
About you
Required knowledge
- Orbital mechanic
- Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) and Space Traffic Management (STM) and related concepts
- Basic software programming knowledge
Valuable knowledge
- Python / Java / Fortran
- Linux
- Machine Learning
- Docker
- Relational databases
Please be aware that this role will be subject to security clearance restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit the roles you can perform within the organisation
What do we offer?
- Hybrid working model and 8 weeks per year of teleworking outside your usual geographical area.
- Personalized career plan development, training and language learning support.
- Competitive compensation with ongoing reviews, flexible compensation and discount on brands.
- Wellbeing program: Health insurance, Pension, gym and high street retailer discounts, Opticians benefit and free fruit and coffee and much more!
- In our recruitment processes you will always have telephone and personal contact, face-to-face or online, with our talent acquisition team. In addition, bank transfers and bank cards will never be requested. If you are contacted through any other process, please write to our team at privacy@gmv.com
- We promote equal opportunities in recruitment, and we are committed to inclusion and diversity.
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