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Copernicus S3 Copernicus Altimeter Data Processing Expert
2016-05-09 18:07:12| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
With 1.800 employees worldwide, the CS Group is a leading IT company in France and in Germany, and a prime contractor in designing, integrating and operating mission critical systems. It has now been over 30 years that comprehensive CS solutions for space systems and applications, both on the ground and in space, have been part and parcel of this odyssey. Our German activities grow at fast pace and to face our costumers high level expectations and needs, we are looking for talented profiles having relevant experience in Space systems. The key person will be a member of the EUMETSAT 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. PROFILE In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the key person 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. 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. The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore the Engineer must be able to work effectively in this language and have knowledge of the other. How to apply Please consider the following points before applying Please submit your complete application documents in English. An attached cover letter should mention your availability and salary expectations. Interested applicants should submit their CV to pierre.lenahediccssytems.de and copy to francoisxavier.laffontcs.fr with the job title. Due to new work permit restrictions for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you hold all appropriate documentation and permits to work in Europe. Closing date 6th June 2016 Starting Date August 2016 Interviews week 24 2016
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