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Control Software Engineer MF
2017-08-04 15:11:11| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
About us Space Applications Services NVSA performs and supports system and software engineering for the European Space Agency ESA, National Space Agencies and the aerospace industry. We are involved in international manned unmanned spacecraft programmes, Earth observation, science, exploration, communications and related technology development. We are currently looking for a Software Engineer, wishing to join our dynamic and international company for the following position Control Software Engineer MF. Tasks and Responsibilities The successful candidate will be working at the European Southern Observatory ESO Headquarters in Garching Munich, Germany in the ESO Control Software Engineering Department, on behalf of Space Applications Services. Occasional trips to the ESO observatories in Chile may be required. The Control Software and Engineering Department CSE in the Directorate of Engineering DoE of ESO is responsible for the definition, design and implementation of complex control systems for advanced optical and infrared astronomical instrumentation and telescope systems required for ESOs Observatories in Chile. The CSE Department is in particular responsible for the development and maintenance of detector control software for all ESO controllers including NGC Next Generation Controller. The candidate will take over the responsibility for parts of NGC detector control software and developmaintain it according to the requirements. This will include in particular the following tasks and responsibilities Develop and maintain the core software for the NGC controller 2.0 including but not limited to o NGC software adaptation to Extremely Large Telescope ELT technologies such the implementation of user interfaces in Qt or the integration with CII o Support the redesign of the detector control software for optical detectors o Implementation of new hardware functions Develop and maintain instrument specific functionalities for detector control for all ELT instruments and wavefront sensors technologies Support the maintenance and development of the NGC core software and its extensions, e.g. porting to newer releases of the ELT software platform Support instrument assembly, integration and test AIT activities in relation to optical and infrared detectors, e.g. configuration control and incremental SW deliveries for systems in production Develop and maintain detector control software for VLTVLTI instruments Support NGCrelated instrument commissioning activities on site Develop and maintain general instrument control software components for ESO projects. Qualifications and Experience The ideal candidate is a software engineer with a minimum of 5 years experience in implementing real time software for embedded systems as well as higher level, object oriented distributed applications and messaging systems. The candidates should mandatorily have A Master Degree in Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering or equivalent Proficiency in software development, covering the full software life cycle analysis, design, implementation, testing and maintenance including documentation, preferably with CC and Python Good experience in implementation of realtime data acquisition Minimum three years of handson experience in unit testing Minimum three years of handson experience in software engineering practices like version control including the related software tools Excellent command of English language, preferably applied in international work environment. In addition, the candidates will have some of the following skills Practical experience in implementation of detector control software Good command of C11 and generic programming techniques Familiarity with LINUX PCI device drivers Basic knowledge of optical and infrared scientific detectors Experience developing user interfaces in Qt. What Do We Offer? Working for a constantly growing company, with offices located in Belgium, the Nertherlands and the USA A professional, pleasant atmosphere with motivated staff and where autonomy and initiatives are encouraged and with various career growth opportunities An interesting remuneration package with relocation assistance if applicable A full time employment position. Preference will be given to candidates eligible to work in the European Union or in possession of a European Blue Card. Occasional trips to ESO observatory in Chile may be necessary. How To Apply? Please apply by filling in the online application form and uploading your Motivation Letter and CV both in English on the Careers section of our website httpcareers.spaceapplications.com via the Apply button. The application deadline is 23rd August 2017. Please address you Motivation Letter to Mr. Olivier Lamborelle at Space Applications Services. Job ID CSESERVESO201708001 Leuvensesteenweg 325 1932 Zaventem, Belgium Tel 32 02 721.54.84 www.spaceapplications.com
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