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Data Processing Engineer
2019-01-04 18:32:03| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
For our customer in Darmstadt we are looking for a Data Processing Engineer to support current and future earth observation missions. The successful candidate will be based at EUMETSAT headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany. Heshe will be part of the System Engineering and Projects SEP Division. Within the SEP division heshe will provide support to the Data Processing Systems and Applications Competence Area, which is responsible for the engineering and maintenance of online and offline operational data processing systems. The candidate will support in particular the Supporting Applications Engineering team, a multidisciplinary engineering team supporting operational and future programs. A core activity will be related to the definition and maintenance of applications in the area of Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting tools built to support the Quality Analysis and Monitoring of Spacecraft Telemetry, Instruments parameters, level 0 and High Level Production essential parameters for operational and new programmes. Moreover heshe will provide consultancy services to the Operational department in the frame of maintenance and evolution of LEOGEO data and product processing systems, mainly for the following missions the EUMETSAT Polar System, the Meteosat and the Jason2 and Jason3 Ground Segments. Tasks and Responsibilities The tasks of the Data Processing Engineer shall include the following activities Contribute to the definition, design, implementation and maintenance of architectures for data processing ground segments and their components with special emphasis on product quality control, calibration and validation, production monitoring and reporting. This task will mainly include 1.1. Maintenance and evolutions of applications system in the area of the Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Multi Mission Element framework and in all its components 1.2. Configuration Management, building and distribution of applications software releases and patches 1.3. Contribution to applications software system design and reengineering in the area of the Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Multi Mission Element framework Support the operations of existing data processing ground segments and their maintenance and evolution. This will also include upgrade software, including implementing and maintaining new algorithms for product quality control and calibrationvalidation activities. Perform routine tasks in operational systems under configuration control such as 3.1. Contribute to the Configuration Management process and the building and distribution of software releases and patches 3.2. Contribute to the development, integration and configuration management of software developed by third parties, its installation, and configuration and testing 3.3. Anomaly investigations, documentation and classification. 3.4. Follow up of the delivery of SW resolutions for these anomalies 4. Perform standard SW engineering activities such as 4.1. SW testing in a structured approach to verify that delivered SW is fulfilling the requirements or to demonstrate that problems have been corrected 4.2. SW integration and verification in the EUMETSAT ground segments 5. Settingup and implementation of maintenance policies and procedures, 6. Contribute to the procurement and installation of software, and the coordination with external providers of support services 7. Participation in meetings and formal reviews. Skills and Experience In addition to a university degree in a relevant technical discipline such as engineering or physics the candidate shall have a background including the following skills and experience Relevant experience in preparation of requirements, design, interfaces and testing documentation for data processing systems considering the systems engineering aspects of data processing management and data provision experience of data processing for high data rate missions andor Earth Observation missions is an asset but is not mandatory Experience in SW design, SW development, Web applications programming, operation, maintenance and trouble shooting of large complex realtime data processing systems for Earth Observation missions. Competence in objectoriented software design and implementation possibly in the context of satellite instrument data processing systems. Ability to write accurate and consistent technical documentation. Very good communication and presentations skills and be able to cope with very high workloads Ability to learn and develop the needed skills and knowledge to contribute to the development of Data Processing applications within the Supporting Application Engineering Team. This includes the ability to rapidly absorb, and make use of, information presented in written and oral communications in a dynamic context Ability to maintain a system overview is essential. Heshe shall have a systematic approach to work, be able to plan their work and to cope with tight schedules and multiple tasks. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the following areas is mandatory CC programming language experience in a UNIXLINUX based environment Use of application programming of database systems e.g. ORACLE, INFORMIX, PostgreSQL and MySQL Competence in the use of scripting languages e.g. shell scripting, highlevel languages e.g. Python, Java and correspondent using of their libraries Knowledge of web technologies, programming and markup languages e.g. Apache, CGI, JavaScript, UML Knowledge of XML and related technologies XPATH, SVG, etc. Competence in the exploitation of modern hardware and operating systems at the application level e.g. parallel programming pthreads, MPI, OpenMP Familiarity with data formats used for meteorological satellite products Design and implementation of MMI using different toolkits and languages Previous experience and knowledge in any of the following areas will be considered an additional asset Experience with the programming and usage of IDL and Fortran Experience in Web Programming Competence in SW testing, unit test suite maintenance, automated testing, verification and validation Experience in system design for quality control and calval systems Knowledge of relevant Standards, Quality Assurance and Configuration Management principles and applications How to Apply Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter in Europass format httpseuropass.cedefop.europa.eu to WGS recruitment team at vacanciesworkgroupsolutions.com before 20th of January. BE THE FIRST TO KNOW! Send an email to vacanciesworkgroupsolutions.com with the subject SUBSCRIBE to subscribe to our internal job mailing list. About WGS GmbH WGS Workgroup Solutions GmbH is a private held company founded in 2013 and based in the Frankfurt area Germany. WGS provides excellent engineering and consulting services to European companies and institutions in the space sector. WGS offers its employees the possibility to develop their professional career, in addition WGS is very responsive to any concern and offers competitive conditions that provide answers to the particular needs of each personal situation.
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