Consultancy support is sought primarily to perform ground segment network engineering
activities on LEO ground segments. The Consultant will be integrated in the LEO System
Team, and will interface with:

• In-house specialists in communications networks
  
• In-house specialists in related domains, such as operations and space segment
  
• External organisations as necessary to ensure commonality and compatibility with
  external networks
  
• External industry as necessary to provide technical definition, design guidance,
  performance analyses, testing and acceptance of systems delivered by industry
  

The Consultant shall carry out tasks related to LEO Ground Segment network engineering,
including requirements analysis and definition, architectural design, development, integration
and acceptance. He shall also perform the integration of the LEO Ground Segment networks
with EUMETSAT communications and physical infrastructure.

The Consultant shall provide communications network support to the LEO Ground Segment
requirements analysis and definition, architectural design, development, integration and
acceptance. He shall provide all necessary support to ensure the seamless integration of the
communications network with the ground segment hardware and application software.

In particular during the consultancy support the following tasks will be carried out:

• Analysis and definition of ground segment network requirements, taking into account the
  ground segment application level requirements, including the corresponding connectivity,
  availability, integrity, data rates, latency and security requirements;
  
• Design of the ground segment networks, including network management, performance
  monitoring, network configuration and connectivity to external systems, address schemes
  and allocations, choice and configuration of protocols and physical media;
  
• Implementation, test, acceptance and tuning of the ground segment networks;
  
• Support to ensure that ground segment applications and elements (such as satellite
  monitor and control, and mission planning systems) are integrated seamlessly via the
  network;
  
• Integration of the LEO ground segment networks with existing and planned EUMETSAT
  network infrastructure;
  
• Analysis, planning and performance of network evolutions, taking care of compatibility
  issues between subsystems;
  
• Integration, Verification and Validation, (IV&V), of the network system upgrades;
  
• Support to Ground Segment operations concepts definition;
  
• Support to Ground Segment requirements analysis and definition;
  
• Support to Ground Segment architectural design;
  
• Support to Ground Segment development, integration and acceptance
  
• Support to Ground segment reviews;
  
• Support to the definition of EUMETSAT communications infrastructure requirements
  and implementation
  

The consultant is expected to write and review requirement specifications, design
documentation and change proposals, prepare procurements, participate in technical
inspections and reviews, write evaluation reports, review reports, test reports and overall
status reports.

The activities to be covered by this consultancy require a senior network engineer, with a
solid expertise in the design and implementation of network architectures for space
applications, and preferably for Earth Observation Systems.

The consultant shall have demonstrated experience of designing networks to be used in a 24/7
non-stop operational or a production environment, characterized by custom applications in
addition to standard software, running both on the client and server side, and by high security
and availability requirements.

The consultant is required to demonstrate an adequate duration of professional work in this
field and to have proven Cisco knowledge or be able to substantiate equivalent experience.

In particular, the consultant shall have the following experience and background:

• University degree in the domain of physics, engineering, science, or equivalent.
  
• At least 5 years of experience in the field of ground segment network engineering for
  space systems, preferably in the area of Earth Observation
  
• This experience must also cover the overall planning of network engineering activities
  and the coordination and technical guidance of other engineers contributing to the
  activities.
  
• Familiarity with complex systems including monitoring and control of satellites and nearreal-
  time data processing and distribution.
  
• Ability to analyse complex systems and to present them in a comprehensible way, with
  the specific ability to understand relevant details while keeping the focus on the overall
  system aspects
  
• Demonstrated capability to prepare design documents and to perform and document
  system-level analyses in a clear and concise way.
  
• Experience with the development cycle of large systems from the definition of
  requirements to system design and testing.
  
• Familiarity with standards used for space programmes.
  
• Knowledge of configuration control processes
  
• Knowledge of Cisco network equipments and architectures
  
• Experience of 24/7 non-stop network operations
  

Furthermore, the consultant shall have a goal oriented attitude with a good level of
communication skills enabling working effectively in a large integrated team distributed in
different geographical locations

The Consultant shall be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner,
shall be able to work calmly and correctly under stress and must be able to work with a
minimum of supervision.

The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for
the position is English and therefore the consultant must be able to work effectively in this
language.

• Great opportunities for training and personal development
• Challenges in advanced technical environments
• International and cosmopolitan working atmosphere
• Highly competitive salary

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