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Copernicus Altimeter Data Processing Expert
2016-05-02 18:07:37| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
POSITION ID CO2826 Role Function Copernicus Altimeter Data Processing Expert in Darmstadt Germany GENERAL CONDITIONS START 01 August 2016 LOCATION Darmstadt TYPE OF BUSINESS Science CONTRACT fulltime employment WORKING LANGUAGE English, French is considered an advantage DEADLINE 06 June 2016 MUSTHAVE SKILLS MANDATORY In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the Consultant shall have, as a prerequisite a demonstrated experience in the development, implementation, and operation of altimeter products processing systems. This experience shall include at least five years Experience in algorithm development for operational Earth Observation missions Experience in operational scientific data processing implementations. Experience with large, complex processing systems with stringent timeliness and availability requirements would be an advantage Experience in scientific coding on Unixbased platforms inC, C, or Fortran Detailed knowledge of established altimeters, e.g. ERS112 RA, Envisat RA2, CryoSat SIRAL, SARALAltiKa, Jason12, etc. The position requires excellent interpersonal, communication and reporting skills, combined with the ability to work with a minimum of supervision. The official languages are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore the consultant must be able to work effectively in this language and have knowledge of the other. NICETOHAVE SKILLS CONSIDERED AS AN ADVANTAGE The following skills will be considered an advantage Knowledge of DelayDoppler I Synthetic Aperture Radar altimetry techniques would be an advantage Experience in processing, analysis, and calval of altimeter data would be an advantage Experience in interfacing with scientific organisations and user communities would be an advantage. TASKS The Consultant will be a member of the Altimetry team in the Marine Applications section of the Remote Sensing and Products division. The tasks of the Altimeter Products Expert will typically include Supporting the transition of Jason3 and Sentinel3A from the commissioning to routine operations phase Contribution to altimetry calval and quality control activities Analysis and correction of anomalies in the altimeter processing chains Supporting the commissioning and calval of Sentinel3B Specification and proto typing of evolutions of the altimeter processing chains Contributing to operational processor operation and maintenance activities Specification, implementation and evolution of operational quality monitoring tools Specification, implementation and evolution of product performance monitoring and reporting tools Maintenance and evolution of preprocessing and postprocessing elements. The tasks of the Consultant will be mainly carried out at the HQ in Darmstadt with frequent interactions with partners. Travel within Europe will be necessary to follow the Copernicus activities.
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