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  • Function title: Surveillance (SUR) Product & Service Specialist
  • Reference: NOC-NM-2022-AD/437
  • Location: Brussels - Information about living in Brussels
  • Nature of competition: Internal and external competition
  • Applicable regulations: Staff regulations governing officials of the EUROCONTROL Agency
  • Grades for publication: AD5-6-7-8 - Check salary simulations for the basic grade
  • Type of post: Administrator (AD5-AD12 )
  • Number of posts: 2
  • Duration of appointment: 5 Year (s)
  • Security clearance: Personal Security Clearance may be required in accordance with the relevant ECTL security policies.
  • Directorate/Service: NMD/INF/CNS - Integrated CNS Unit
  • Competition publication date: 17/03/2022
  • Competition closing date: 14/04/2022 (23:59 Brussels time)
  • Reserve list: Applicable - See details in the "Useful information" section

Your team

Within the Network Management Directorate , the "Infrastructure" service  manages the European infrastructure deployment projects and programmes, and aims at making the SES digital sky a reality. It develops, organises and provides European common services including network support services, aeronautical information services and the radio frequency function.  

The Surveillance (SUR) Product &; Service Specialist is in charge of technical aspects related to one or more Surveillance Products/Services. This function will contribute to the development, maintenance and support for surveillance products/services or tools, and provide data analysis supporting services such as Communication, Navigation &; Surveillance (CNS) monitoring. The surveillance products/services include:

  • ATM suRveillance Tracker And Server (ARTAS) / Central ARTAS Maintenance and Operational Support (CAMOS) service
  • Surveillance Analysis Support System for ATC Centres (SASS-C) / SASS-C Maintenance And Support (SACMAS) service
  • Surveillance Data Distribution System (SDDS) / SDDS Maintenance and Operational Support (SIMOS) service
  • Surveillance interrogator, Avionics, Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) / CNS Monitoring service

Your role

Your role as Surveillance Product & Service Specialist for one or more functional and technical domain(s) of the respective SUR products or services(*) will be to:

  • Provide support to users of surveillance products or tools (e.g. installation of new versions, development of requirement documents and user manuals, management of tickets).
  • Perform first analysis of system related trouble reports and specify change proposals.
  • Develop and test software, check and prepare major software releases for acceptance testing.
  • Contribute to procurement and contract management actions (development of tender specifications and evaluation of tenders) related to surveillance products and tools.
  • Contribute to technical developments related to the Surveillance products, and produce technical documentation as required.
  • Perform surveillance data analysis and develop tools to facilitate the analysis.
  • Contribute to surveillance study reports and present them to surveillance stakeholder groups.
  • Support the development of new initiatives and approaches in relation to the SUR products and define and manage the project scope to ensure alignment with the overall strategy.
  • Prototype and assess solutions for new technologies and approaches for potential use, and provide recommendations based on thorough analyses.
  • Carry out any other task in line with the main purpose of the job.

(*) there are domains transversal to several services e.g. hardware infrastructure common to the three products.

Required qualifications, experience & competencies

  • Completed university studies of 3 years (e.g. Bachelor’s degree) in a relevant domain (e.g. Aeronautical Engineering, Computer Science, Air Navigation System Engineering). A university degree of 4 years (e.g. Master’s degree) in a relevant area would be considered an asset.
  • Internal candidates should check on the intranet to see what level of in-house experience is considered equivalent to educational qualifications where appropriate.
  • A minimum of 2 years’ relevant professional experience to perform the described responsibilities.
  • Generic technical competencies for Surveillance Product & Service Specialist:
    • Experience in software development cycle and standard, system and software specification, software architecture, software programming, system validation, in particular for ATM Surveillance systems.
    • Experience in maintenance of safety critical software and its configuration control.
    • Knowledge of LINUX and at least one of the following programming languages: C, C++ or Java
    • Experience in ISO:9001 service management would be an advantage.
  • In addition to the above, it would be an advantage if applicants meet the profile for one of the surveillance products or associated IT infrastructure mentioned hereunder:
    ARTAS Specialist
    - Experience with ARTAS or equivalent surveillance data processing (SDP) system.
    - Understanding of surveillance techniques (radar, ADS, Multilateration, etc.) and tracking techniques.
    - Knowledge of ADA and Python.

SDDS Specialist
- Experience with the SDDS or equivalent Surveillance Data Distribution system.
- Experience with ASTERIX.

SASS-C Specialist
- Understanding of surveillance data processing techniques including a mathematical background (e.g. data filtering, statistics, and decision theory).
- Experience in the assessment of surveillance infrastructure performance, including prediction and simulation would be an advantage.

Service Infrastructure Specialist
- Experience in IT system administration.

  • Analytical thinking: Analyses information and identifies relationships
  • Problem solving: Anticipates and solves business issues
  • Customer focus Responds effectively to customer enquiries
  • Quality focus: Delivers consistent quality in work
  • Result focus: Seeks to improve personal performance
  • Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment.
  • Professional conduct in line with the corporate behaviours of the Agency, i.e. result-driven, readiness to change, customer focus, integrity and team-player approach.
  • The working languages of the Agency are English and French. For this particular job, candidates must be proficient users of English at level C1/C2. The selected candidate will be required to become at least a basic user of French at level A1/A2 before the end of the probation period.
    The levels relate to the Common European Framework of References for languages (CEFR).

 

Useful information

  • Applications will be accepted from nationals of EUROCONTROL Member States only.
  • Duration of appointment: This is an appointment for a determined period of 5 Year (s). It could be extended up to a maximum of 9 years or converted into an undetermined contract.
  • Internal candidates
    If selected, the person will keep their current type of appointment duration (undetermined or determined).
    The internal staff member with a determined contract will be offered, in principle, an appointment for 5 Year (s) with a maximum total duration of 9 years.
  • The successful candidate shall be appointed at the grade in the function group and to the type of post indicated in the vacancy notice, or, if a group of grades has been published, in principle at the basic grade.
  • In case of reserve list: Suitable candidates, however not selected to fill the post, will be placed on a reserve list for similar functions. The period of validity of reserve list is 1 year from the closing date of applications .
  • Information on salary and benefits can be found on the web page: https://www.eurocontrol.int/careers
  • EUROCONTROL is committed to non-discrimination and equal opportunities. In the event of equal merit, preference may be given to the applicant from the under-represented diversity characteristics in order to complement diversity of teams and rebalance the workforce.
  • Candidates should read the tips on how to apply. Item 1 includes information on the EUROCONTROL competency models (technical & behavioural) – Candidates should refer to the behavioural competency model to know the behaviours expected for the different levels.