Main Duties and Responsibilities:
You are a specialist in Systems Engineering with a focus on system verification. Depending on the organizational needs, you will be engaged in some of the following activities:
* Verification planning and controlling of the level 1 requirements of the ELT, in preparation of the first light and subsequent handover to operations,
* Supporting the definition, controlling and reporting of the test and verification campaigns of the sub-systems for the ELT, with a focus on checking and ensuring compliance of in-house and externally designed systems with the requirements specifications and the relevant standards,
* Participate to design reviews, acceptance-, performance- and interface-tests at ELT suppliers' premises, as well as in-house at ESO Headquarters in Garching and at the observatory in Chile.
* Further develop the verification process and relevant tools at ESO.
You are interested not only in new technical and managerial challenges, but also in developing your interpersonal skills within an international environment.
Reports to:
The Head of the Observatory Systems Group.
Experience:
You shall have at least 3 years of experience in
* Systems Engineering for complex Opto-Mechanical Systems.
* Working in multi-disciplinary and multi-national teams.
* Verification planning, execution, controlling, and reporting. Fluent in relevant standards, workflows, tools and methods.
* Knowledge of telescopes and scientific Instrument systems in an advantage.
Key Competences:
* Having to interact with internal and external partners, you excel at building strong and effective links with other teams from different cultural backgrounds and disciplines, and be prepared to reach consensus without losing sight of the main goal of the project.
* Ability to work both autonomously and constructively within a team, able to prioritise and manage own work delivering high quality work towards project deadlines. .
* Flexibility to changes of requirements and priorities.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
* Ability to establish and maintain a strong team-spirit within the team.
Qualifications:
A university degree in engineering or physics with a minimum of 3 years of experience (PhD level) in Systems Engineering.
Language Skills:
ESO is an international organization where the official language is English. The position requires excellent oral and written communication skills in English.