Federal Defence Space Administration Recruitment | April 2018

The Defence Space Administration (DSA) was established by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to: Develop and operate military Space Technologies; Support Nigerian Military operations both within and outside the country as well as Security Agencies responsible for internal security, through the use of satellite; Provide resilient and affordable Space and Cyberspace capabilities for the Nigerian Military, other Security and Law Enforcement Agencies
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Nigerians for employment as civilian staff within the capacity below:
Job Title: Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Engineer
Location: Nigeria
Job Description
Provide positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) technical analyses in support of satellite navigation activities.
Provide PNT services including orbit determination, geo-positioning and space based navigation such as GPS.
Perform analysis and studies of next generation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).
Design and perform experiments to evaluate and improve orbit determination preference.
Perform a variety of assignments related to the accuracy of position, velocity determination and trajectory analysis.
Perform orbit determination for a variety of satellite missions using real and simulated data.
Design and perform experiments to evaluate and improve orbit determination performance.
Process mission data and perform mission-level and system-level analyses.
Perform analyses and studies for next-generation GNSS designs and architectures.

Job Title: Computer Programmer
Location: Nigeria

Job Description

Develop programs in a variety of computer languages, such as C, C++, JAVA, MATLAB, SIMULINK, ROCKSIM, ANSYS, SOLIDWORKS and RPA. Debug programs by testing for and fixing errors. Build and use computer-assisted software engineering (CASE) tools to automate the writing of some code. Must be very proficient in C, C++, JAVA and PYTHON

Job Title: Earth Observation Officer
Location: Nigeria
Job Description
Data Collection, analysing data, Compiling Excel Spreadsheets, coding and re-coding data and using MATLAB.
Imagery Change Detection, Feature Extraction, View Shed Analysis, Cost-Distance Analysis, Travel-time Analysis and advanced multi-criteria analyses using complex arrays of data inputs.
Processing, editing and manipulation of Geospatial imagery and derived classification products.

Job Title: Systems Engineer
Location: Nigeria

Job Description

Should be able to support management and operations of all ICT infrastructure, equipment and services.
Ensures that ICT-delivered services and end-user needs are met, understood and foresee ICT configuration changes.
Provide user support and technical/functional specialist support to the office.
Assist users in solving technical problems and investigating elevated issues by confirming the validity of the problem and seeking for known solutions.
Perform needs assessment for new applications and modifications to existing ones, make sure the related policies are followed and that every ICT initiative, project or application is properly registered in the Application Portfolio.
Prepare and draft ICT operational, technical, hardware requirements and specifications
Update and maintain the ICT equipment inventory.

Job Title: Satellite Systems Engineer
Location: Nigeria

Job Description

Designs programs that direct orbiting satellites and keep them function properly.
Creates satellite command systems that remotely control satellite activities from ground stations.
Conducts testing of communication systems, collect data that tracks satellite trends and behaviour and write status reports.

Job Title: Radio Navigation Engineer
Location: Nigeria

Job Description

GNSS System Implementation and Verification including support to System Test Campaigns using System Tools including Radio Navigation Receivers.
Participation in studies, simulations and laboratory testing for the assessment of system end-to-end functionalities and performance, including measurement campaigns, data processing and field testing, also applied to radio navigation receivers design and techniques.
Support the DSA in the monitoring of industrial contracts for the development of radio navigation (System Support) tools and equipment including receivers and for studies on radio navigation, including generating technical requirements and statements of work.
Participation in the overall Radio Navigation R& roadmap for the definition of high Technology Readiness Level (TRL) activities.

Job Title: Software Engineer – Navigation
Location: Nigeria

Job Description

Work with developers to design algorithms and flowcharts for new navigation application systems, produce clean, efficient code based on specifications and integrate software components and third-party programs.
Verification and deployment of programs and systems.
Troubleshooting, debugging and upgrading existing software.
Responsible for gathering and evaluating user feedback.
Recommending and executing improvements and also creating technical documentation for reference and reporting.
The Software Engineer will work with developers to design algorithms and flowcharts for new navigation application systems, produce clean, efficient code based on specifications and integrate software components and third-party programs. He/she will also verify and deploy programs and systems, troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing software.
The Software Engineer is also responsible for gathering and evaluating user feedback, recommending and executing improvements and also creating technical documentation for reference and reporting.

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