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Data Processing Engineer
2018-03-23 12:24:17| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Serco is a specialist at delivering vital services on behalf of European, National and Local Governments. Serco Europe employs a large workforce in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy and the UK. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions throughout Europe. For our activities in EUMETSAT, we are currently looking for a Data Processing Engineer. Package description Full details on application. Relocation assistance provided if applicable. Main responsibilities The candidate should perform tasks related to Instrument data processing in support of the Copernicus S3 Payload Data Ground Segment PDGS, during current routine S3 operations, as well as for the operations build up for S3B and the routine operations phase for the dual satellite system. The tasks cover the operation of the different data processing components for S3A 3B, which include Data ingestion, processing and product distribution Data and Product analysis Operational performance monitoring and reporting, including the development, documentation and maintenance of the relevant tools for e.g. production statistics generation and reporting, PDGS monitoring and reporting The testing and the implementation of new products The settingup, implementation and update of operational procedures and documentation Anomaly investigation First line maintenance, including oncall support Coordination with external organisations and service providers Attendance at technical meetings Participation to formal reviews. Ideal candidate In addition to having a university degree or equivalent in a discipline relevant to the job profile, the successful candidate will bring at least 3 years of experience of the operations of realtime, complex, satellite instrument data processing systems. Knowledge and experience with the following is considered essential for each key person at least one of the service team shall have more than 8 years experience of the operations of realtime, complex, satellite instrument data processing systems, as well as demonstrated experience in planning and coordination of operation build up activities each key person shall have demonstrated experience in near real time, data driven, automated systems with large computer networks each key person shall have demonstrated experience with UNIXLinux operating systems each key person shall be able to communicate effectively in English each key person shall be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, shall be able to work under pressure and with a minimum of supervision. Furthermore, it would be highly desirable for the Key Person to have experience with or knowledge of some of the following demonstrated experience of Instrument data and product processing Level0 to 2 of meteorological andor earth observation products experience of validating complex remote sensing data processing systems development and maintenance of operational procedures andor configuration data programming languages e.g. C, C and IDL scripting languages and databases e.g. Perl, Python, shell, Oracle spacecraft andor ground segment operations knowledge andor experience of quality control, calibration and validation. Important Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law. Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process. Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. For positions located within the Darmstadt Support Office please note that only applicants with no family affiliation within the Company will be considered. Data Protection When creating a profile on the Serco Career Centre you agreed to the Data Protection policy, a copy is available upon request. You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time. About the company Serco Services GmbH, part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multinational Service Provider with over 50,000 employees worldwide. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here. Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action. If you share our values then join with over 50,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you.
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