Iride Service 8 Validation Coordinator

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY

IRIDE Service 8 Validation Coordinator

Job Requisition ID :18599 Closing Date :6 May 2024 23:59 CET/CEST Publication :External Only Vacancy Type :Fixed-Term Date Posted :15 April 2024- Vacancy in the Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes.-

• This is a non-renewable post for a limited duration until 31 December 2026 and is classified A2-A4 on the Coordinated Organisations’ salary scale. Location ESRIN, Frascati, Italy Description Coordinator of Service 8 Validation in the Italian Earth Observation National Project “IRIDE”, Projects Department (EOP-P) in the Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes.

Duties You will report to the IRIDE Project Manager and will act as a single point of contact for all Service 8 validation activities conducted by designated external experts belonging to the Italian Army Forces, the Police, the Carabinieri, the Guardia di Finanza and the Fire Brigade, as well as Intelligence representatives. You will contribute to the specification of the testing and performance of Service 8.

Your duties will include:

• managing the development and ensuring the completion of all the individual services belonging to the Service 8 domain;
• optimising the coherence of the system design - as far as Service 8 is concerned - with user requirements;
• acting as the single point of contact for all external user interfaces for the purpose of testing and validating the various services within the Service 8 domain;
• reporting on progress and proactively mitigating the related development risks.

Technical competencies Comprehensive knowledge of & experience in services verification/testing and in-orbit validation Knowledge of industrial costs and schedule aspects Experience with project risk management processes Experience in managing user requirements Knowledge of space mission operations and operations planning

Behavioural competencies Result Orientation Operational Efficiency Fostering Cooperation Relationship Management Continuous Improvement Forward Thinking

Education

Additional requirements Negotiation skills are required

Other information

• For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework.- For further information please visit: Professionals, What we offer and FAQThe working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.-
• The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests.