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Applications Engineering Support mf
2014-04-01 14:36:31| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
LSE Space is looking for an experienced Engineer mf in order to fulfill the duty of Applications Engineering Support for our customer EUMETSAT in DarmstadtGermany. The engineer will be a member of a multidisciplinary engineering team supporting operational and future programmes. A core activity will be the maintenance and evolution of the EPS data and product processing systems. The EPS Ground Segment monitors and controls EUMETSATs METOP satellites and processes all data from its instrument payload, the MSG and MTP Ground Segments monitor and control the Meteosat satellites and processes all data from its instruments and the Jason 2 ground segment processes all data from the instruments onboard of Jason satellites. All Ground Segments have specific facilities for Spacecraft monitoring and control, product generation and distribution and product quality control and calibration and validation activities. The tasks of the position include in particular Contribute to the definition, design, implementation and maintenance of architectures for data processing ground segments and their components with special emphasis on product quality control, calibration and validation, production monitoring and reporting. Support the operations of existing data processing ground segments and their maintenance and evolution. This will also include Upgrade software, including implementing and maintaining new algorithms for product quality control and calibrationvalidation activities. Perform routine tasks in operational systems under configuration control such as o Support the Configuration Management process and the building and distribution of software releases and patches o Support to the development, integration and configuration management of software developed by third parties, its installation, and configuration and testing o Anomaly investigations, documentation and classification o Follow up of the delivery of SW resolutions for these anomalies. Perform standard SW engineering activities such as o SW testing in a structured approach to verify that delivered SW is fulfilling the requirements or to demonstrate that problems have been corrected o SW integration and verification in the EUMETSAT ground segments. Settingup and implementation of maintenance policies and procedures Support to the procurement and installation of software, and the coordination with external providers of support services Participation in meetings and formal reviews. Qualifications Experience experience in system design, SW development, operation, maintenance and trouble shooting of large complex realtime data processing systems for meteorological satellites very good communication, presentation and team working skills ability to adapt to a rapidly changing, often stressful environment and retain a system overview Experience of operating and maintaining software systems in a UNIX based environment specifically LINUX and AIX CC programming language experience in a UNIX based environment Use of and application programming of database systems in particular ORACLE, INFORMIX, PostgreSQL and MySQL Competence in the use of scripting languages e.g., shell scripting and highlevel languages e.g., Python, Java Knowledge of web technologies, programming and markup languages e.g. Apache, CGI, JavaScript, UML Competence in SW testing, unit test suite maintenance, automated testing, verification and validation Practical knowledge of as many as possible of the following areas will be an advantage Experience in system design for quality control and calval systems Experience with operational Earth Observation science data processing Data visualisation tools, e.g. IDL, ENVI Familiarity with data formats used for meteorological satellite products Experience in using Python libraries and tools, such as Matplotlib, NumPy, Django and accessing sql databases from Python Knowledge of relevant Standards, Quality Assurance and Configuration Management principles and applications Very good technical writing skills, in particular in the area of formal technical documentation, e.g. design documentation, test procedures, maintenance procedures Competence in the exploitation of modern hardware and operating systems at the application level e.g., multithreading, parallel programming e.g. MPI, OpenMP, virtualization Competence in objectoriented software design and implementation in the context of satellite instrument data processing systems. Academic and work related requirements A University degree in a relevant discipline is required. Perfect command of English, verbal and written. Knowledge of French would be an asset. Location of workEUMETSAT in DarmstadtGermany. Benefits A permanent employment contract. Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package. Career path. Security In line with Asylum Immigration Legislation, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the EU. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process. Furthermore, in view of the nature of the work the company is in, all potential employees will undergo stringent reference and identity checks. You are looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then send your application preferably online to andree.scherschellsespace.comuntil 28th April 2014.
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