DLR Gesellschaft für Raumfahrtanwendungen (GfR) mbH

In the context of NAVCAST evolutions and in anticipation of forthcoming service operations, DLR GfR is seeking an IT-Specialist / Software Developer, supporting the ongoing development of NAVCAST. The main activities focus on assisting the operator during test campaigns, providing L2/L3 maintenance support and performing troubleshooting and system improvement activities. Your main responsibilities: Perform NAVCAST Software and Hardware Upgrades to support System Evolutions Maintain and update the system and continuously improve the system automatization as well as the service performance Create a development pipeline for the deployment of new software versions and test those upfront with the operator before deploying them on the production chain used for service operations Support the Development of NAVCAST Operations and Maintenance Procedures Assist the operator in the development of operations and maintenance procedures Develop (automated) test procedures together with the operator Support NAVCAST Validation activities Develop a testing and validation plan together with the system engineer/operator Support validation campaigns at service performance and system-level Support the migration of approved Change Requests to the NAVCAST production chain Provision of Design and Development Support for the NAVCAST System Develop and implement a scalable, highly reliable and easy to maintain (virtualized) system design with already available software components that is resilient against a multitude of error scenarios Design and setup the interface components for the data delivery to the end-user Create and implement a scalable design for the data exchange between the individual system components Maintain NAVCAST Hardware and Software Provide L2/L3 maintenance support Support the operator in error handling and debugging Thoroughly document the NAVCAST system to achieve a high level of maintainability and transparency Support to System Monitoring and NAVCAST Performance Evaluations Setup and test monitoring software Design and implement interfaces for the input coming from other system components Support the generation of NAVCAST Performance Evaluation Reports (based on KPI scheme)