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Cryosat2 Mission Geophysicist
2013-12-20 11:35:19| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
RHEA the fastest growing leading Belgian SME providing system engineering solutions and professional engineering services to the international space industry is recruiting experienced Engineers from the Satellite Industry for a full time position based in the area of Frascati, Italy. Description CryoSat is the Earth Explorer radar altimeter mission of the European Space Agency whose main goal is to provide the scientific community with accurate measurements of mass and thickness fluctuations in the Earths land and marine ice fields. Such measurements are of particular importance for the testing and verification of mesoscale and regional numerical models that include cryospheric components, and for improving our understanding and predictions of the impact of a changing climate on the cryosphere httpsearth.esa.intcryosat The postholder will report to the Head of the Sensor Performance, Products and Algorithms Office. Heshe will work closely with CryoSat Mission Manager providing quality and scientific support to the CryoSat mission, with an emphasis on the performance and quality of the SIRAL instrument and products. The postholder is expected to Provide endtoend scientific assessment of the CryoSat geophysical products i.e. Level2 focusing mainly on sea ice and land ice fields Support investigation and troubleshooting related to the CryoSat geophysical products Provide scientific advice on the quality of the current processing algorithms and their evolution Support the assessment and analysis of the performance of the SIRAL instrument, including product verification, validation and calibration activities of the Cryosat mission Support the management and evolution of the scientific processors including their validation Assist the management of the Cryosat Quality Working Group and related scientific support Support CryoSat communication activities e.g. web stories, ESA publications, etc., contributing to the preparation of presentations and reports, including for international geophysical conferences EGU, AGU, etc. and workshops. Publication of scientific papers to be published on a peer review journal is highly encouraged. Profile Applicants should have a PhD or equivalent in Earth Sciences or Engineering with experience in the use and analysis of remote sensing satellites data especially altimetry. Experience with CryoSats geophysical data over seaice andor land ice is an asset. Applicants should have a high level of selfmotivation and proactiveness, the capability to work effectively in a team with minimum supervision and have excellent communication and presentation skills. A very good knowledge of the English language, both oral and written is required. Applicants should have experience in data processing and use of tools such MATLAB or IDL language for data analysis and visualisation. Location Frascati, Italy Application deadline ASAP If you are interested, please send your WORD EUROPASS format CV as well as a Cover Letter to Lena Englander, Recruitment Manager to careeropportunitiesrheagroup.com. Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information. RHEA provides you with an attractive employment package based on the candidates experience, the opportunity to build experience in the space sector and to grow within an international company. RHEA is an independent Space Engineering Consulting and Software company that offers knowledgebased services and innovative solutions to the space industry. Our technical expertise is coupled with the provision of software tools for both Space and Ground segments. For the past 18 years RHEA has supported over 40 space missions, including comet chasers, planetary and Moon missions, deep space astronomy experiments to understand the fundamental laws of physics, climate monitoring, meteorology, navigation and communications. Rhea is the market leader for MOIS solutions and procedure management systems. Rhea has successfully brought together engineers and scientists from 13 nationalities to support its clients across 7 European countries, Canada and the USA.
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