[26.03] Copernicus Software IV&V Engineer (Integration Validation and Verification) - (m/f/d)

Advanced Computer Systems ACS-D GmbH is the German subsidiary of the Digital Factory Defence and Aerospace of the Exprivia SpA group .

With know-how and experience gained over 30 years, the Exprivia group is active in the Banking & Finance, Telco & Media, Energy & Utilities, Public Sector, Manufacturing & Distribution, Healthcare and Aerospace & Defence areas. With headquarters in Italy, the group employs about 4000 professionals worldwide.

With ACS-D you’ll be working in an international, challenging environment, with excellent career development opportunities in a growing company and a very attractive financial package.

For our activities in Darmstadt (Germany) we are looking for a Software IV&V (Integration, Validation and Verification) Engineer (m/f/d)

The successful candidate will be part of a service team responsible for the Integration, Validation and Verification (IV&V) of complex software systems chains used in the Ground Segment of Copernicus and the future Sentinel expansion missions .

In more details, the activities to perform include

- Engineering activities for requirements definition/consolidation and early design phases (direct implementation or follow-up support provided to EUMETSAT teams) at System, GS and GS Element Level;
- Engineering activities for detailed design phases and build-up phases (also direct implementation or follow up support) at System, GS and GS Element Level;
- Engineering activities for IV&V at System, GS and GS Element Level

The ideal candidate is a SW System Engineer professional with demonstrated work experience preferably acquired on Systems Integration and Validation projects.

Mandatory skills and experience

The working language is English, therefore the capability of working effectively in that language, including the participation in technical meetings and/or boards and the production of technical documents and reports, is essential.

Optional skills/experience

Knowledge of as many as possible of following subjects would be beneficial (in order of importance):

Requirements

Proven ability in I&V of complex data processing systems, written in C++ and running under a UNIX-like environment; Requirements and verification management; Formal testing at component, facility and system level; Creation of suitable test cases, documentation and their execution; Experience in benchmarking and stress testing; Structured software development and verification; Experience in operational environments under strict change control

Nice to have

Earth observation data processing, archiving and distribution systems; Knowledge of space and ground system engineering processes, and system and software lifecycles (e.g. ECSS); Experience in writing technical requirements and establishing their allocation / traceability with the support of dedicated tools (e.g. DOORS); Experience in interface management and definition, including familiarity with mechanisms and tools for detailed interface definition and capability to prepare and manage ICDs; Experience with automated testing (e.g. Jenkins, Selenium, Robot Framework); Knowledge of IT/ground segment technologies: relational databases, virtualisation, containerization, networking, SW deployment tools, etc.