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Aerosol Product Development Engineer
2015-11-06 16:03:44| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
RHEA is currently recruiting an Aerosol Product Development Engineer to support Remote Sensing and Products RSP Division of the Technical and Scientific Support TSS Department at our clients premises in Darmstadt, Germany. Tasks and Activities The scope of work will include development of algorithms for aerosol products from instruments on the Metop series of satellites with a particular focus on multiinstrument aerosol products, drawing on the science of current established products from hyperspectral infrared and UVVisible sounders and multichannel imagers PMAp evaluation and refinement of aerosol algorithms for the current MSG SEVIRI instrument taking into account the constraints imposed by the final goal of implementation of the products within an operational processing system development of prototype software code for the purposes of testing and validating the algorithms developed generation of test data required for the verification of the algorithm and products validation of the products produced by the prototype software code using independent data generation of associated documentation including test data descriptions, Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents ATBD, Product User Guides, Calibration and Validation Plan, Validation reports etc provision of support for implementation and validation of the products within the operational processing environment interfacing with experts as needed collaboration with expert groups and the wider scientific community outside EUMETSAT as appropriate provision of support for algorithm development and potentially prototype software development for future polar orbiting missions including next generation hyperspectral infrared and UVVisible sounders and multichannel imaging instruments with improved potential for deriving aerosol products. Skills and Experience The following skills and experience are mandatory University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline At least 5 years experience in the field of remote sensing product development including at least 2 years of aerosol product development Experience in aerosol optical and microphysical properties retrieval from satellite data Experience in inverse modelling of atmospheric composition using infrared and UVVIS vector radiative transfer models Experience in calibration and validation of satellite data products Experience in the EPS missions and instruments Experience in writing concise and comprehensive scientific and technical reports in English Demonstrated skills in a higher programming language, preferably in C Experience in specification, design and coding of complex product processors Experience in testing and verification of complex data processing systems. The following skills would be highly desirable Familiarity with the retrieval of aerosol optical and microphysical properties from hyperspectral infrared satellite data Familiarity with aerosol retrieval algorithm from geostationary satellites e.g. from SEVIRI Quality control of satellite data and products Operational product processing environments Software build environments and tools e.g. make, imake, eclipse, insure Source code control system, e.g. Subversion or CVS. How to Apply Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEAs Recruitment team at careersrheagroup.com no later than 26112015. Preference will be given to candidates eligible for an EU or national personal security clearance at the level of SECRET or above. About RHEA RHEA is a leading engineering consultancy firm with demonstrated expertise in space, system and secure software solutions. We attract skilled engineers, scientists and management professionals and offer a range of exciting career paths working alongside clients such as the European Space Agency, the European GNSS Agency, EUMETSAT, NATO and Airbus Defence Space.
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