Copernicus IV&V Engineer (Darmstadt, DE)

Serco
Germany
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Healthcare (Clinical, Medical, Wellness)Experience: 4-5 yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Technical documentation writing","Analytical skills","Problem-solving","Working autonomy","Traceability management"]

Support IV&V for Copernicus expansion mission ground segments at EUMETSAT, covering system, ground segment, and ground segment element levels. Own preparation and execution of IV&V test specifications, procedures, tools, environments, and test campaigns, while maintaining verification evidence and anomaly records with traceability. Engage in requirements definition and early/detailed design activities, interface management, and formal reviews, plus mission data processing acceptance and end-to-end ground segment testing.

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Copernicus IV&V Engineer (Darmstadt, DE)

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Job Summary

Support IV&V for Copernicus expansion mission ground segments at EUMETSAT, covering system, ground segment, and ground segment element levels. Own preparation and execution of IV&V test specifications, procedures, tools, environments, and test campaigns, while maintaining verification evidence and anomaly records with traceability. Engage in requirements definition and early/detailed design activities, interface management, and formal reviews, plus mission data processing acceptance and end-to-end ground segment testing.
Location: Germany
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Healthcare (Clinical, Medical, Wellness)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Prepare, execute, and maintain IV&V test specifications and procedures at system, ground segment, and ground segment element levels.
  • •Develop and support IV&V test tools, environments, and data; plan and participate in test campaigns and verification control boards.
  • •Maintain verification evidence, anomaly records, and verification control documents with clear traceability to requirements and test results.
  • •Maintain ground segment/system requirements in DOORS; support requirement allocation/traceability and contribute to subsystem design using system engineering models and design tools.
  • •Support preparation and acceptance testing of payload ground facilities and data processing elements, and contribute to end-to-end ground segment testing and verification status tracking.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Relocation AllowancePaid AccommodationHybrid WorkingDeutschland TicketPensionHealth InsurancePaid LeaveCorporate Benefits

Key Requirements

  • •Master’s degree in Space, Aerospace, Systems, Computer Science, or related discipline.
  • •4–5+ years in Systems Engineering and IV&V for Earth Observation missions, including data processing systems and end-to-end processing chains.
  • •Proven ability to write accurate technical documentation (requirements, test specifications/procedures, and test reports).
  • •Experience using DOORS for requirements, allocation, and traceability; strong interface management with preparation/management of ICDs.
  • •Experience with formal testing (FAT/OSAT) and verification control documents/processes (VCDs/VCBs), plus tools like Linux-based environments.
Experience:4-5 yearsEarth observationSatellite ground segmentSystems engineeringIV&VMission data processing
Education:Master's
Skills:Technical documentation writingAnalytical skillsProblem-solvingWorking autonomyTraceability management
Languages:English
Tech Stack:DOORSSysMLEnterprise ArchitectLinuxECSSCCSDSCFDPNetCDFJira XrayPythonBashGitLab CI/CDJenkinsGitLabContainerisationVirtualisationDatabasesNetworkingInterface Control Documents (ICDs)Verification Control Documents (VCDs)

Company Brief

Serco
Provides public services across defence, transport, health, justice, immigration and citizen services, delivering operations, consultancy and managed services to governments and commercial clients worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Hook, United Kingdom
Founded: 1929
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