Space Weather and Gnss Engineer

Created in 2009, **ESSP **is a young and dynamic company, a **pan European service provider**, certified by EASA (the European Union Aviation Safety Agency) to deliver safety-critical services. Our mission is to operate and provide **Communication, Navigation and Surveillance**(CNS) services, among which, the main one is, the **EGNOS service** (the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service), on behalf of the EUSPA (the European Agency for Space).

In ESSP we are looking for a:
**SPACE WEATHER AND GNSS ENGINEER - (F/M)**

The **Space Weather & GNSS Engineer** contributes to the GNSS part of the 24/7 ICAO space weather information service**:monitoring of space weather situation** including advisory issuance, management of **space weather data processing**. Ensures EGNOS Signal in Space performance monitoring, degradation events recording and analysis. If you are a good **team worker** with **3 years of experience in space weather, satellite, radio navigation and aeronautic domain.**, this is your opportunity

**Your main responsibilities/activities will be**:
**Space Weather main activities**:

- Operations, maintenance and evolution of the space weather monitoring chain to provide the service,
- Technical point of contact with space weather product providers;
- Coordination, in particular for handovers as a deputy of the space weather service leader:

- Space weather situation monitoring/analysis of any potential impact in GNSS performance for aviation,
- Exploitation of the monitoring chains results and third parties’ data/outputs. Advisory issuance when needed and space weather situation analysis,
- Participation in the bimonthly handover with other global centres and provision of related materials.
- Contribution to the coordination activities with other actors of the service,
- Contribution to the supervision of trainees, work-study students, PhD students,
- Participation in international workshops related to space weather in particular those addressing the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) service, contribution to the redaction of abstracts, articles and posters.

**Main activities relating to the impact of space weather on EGNOS**:

- Writting technical reports addressing underperformance events or EGNOS SIS (Signal in Space) related studies;
- Coordination within the engineering team for more accurate characterization of the root causes of performance degradations;
- Point of contact of the performance team to assess the contributions of the space environment on the EGNOS Signal in Space performance degradations;
- Contribution to the development/evolution of tools to ease the analysis of the impacts of Space Weather on GNSS EGNOS SIS.

**PROFILE**:

- Background and knowledge of space weather impact on signal propagation in ionosphere
- Technical knowledge of GNSS technologies, knowledge of SBAS systems, (of EGNOS is a plus)
- Knowledge of space systems operations and real time service delivery would be desirable
- Experience in software development and data processing (Matlab/Python)
- Strong autonomy and rigor
- Ability to assume responsibilities
- Showing initiative and synthesis capabilities
- Good communication and reporting skills
- Team worker and good coordinator

**JOB REQUIREMENTS**:

- **Languages: High English Level (B2) - CEFR**:

- **Engineering degree or equivalent**

For Space Weather service with ICAO:

- Available for work starting on 06 UTC for supporting ACFJ (Australia-Canada-France-Japan) Consortium internal handover (about 20 days per year),
- Available for on-call duty (daytime work) during weekends and public holidays (10 to 15 days per year).

**Human Resources information**:

- 1st interview is held by **the direct manager** of the position you applied for (technical interview)
- 2nd interview is held by **HR department**

Element of package of remuneration:

- **Variable**: bonuses based on objectives
- **Profit-sharing**:

- **Teleworking**: up to 2 days/week
- **Tickets Restaurant **(card)
- **Family Health insurance**:

- **Sustainable Mobility Package**: Home/Office travels reimbursement if car sharing or bicycling

**Job Location**: Toulouse (France)

**Type of Contract**: Full time / Permanent

**ESSP is committed to cultural diversity, gender equality and the employment of disabled workers.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent
Status: Cadre

**Education**:

- Master's (required)

**Experience**:

- space weather, satellite, radio navigation: 3 years (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toulouse (31)