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2013-04-03 10:36:10| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Responsibilities Duties The purpose of the EUMETSAT Advanced Retransmission Service EARS is to provide polar satellite data from the EUMETSAT Metop and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA satellites with a timeliness suited to the needs of European operational short range regional numerical weather prediction models. The Engineer shall be responsible for system engineering tasks. In this area of work, the tasks will typically include Support to the preparation of studies and proposals for new EUMETSAT Advanced Retransmission Service EARS services Support to the user consultation process during preparations for and definition of new services Technical liaison with the international partners providing the software packages for product processing of the satellite instrument data, including identification of test data and test environment Definition and integration of the data handling and product processing systems for the new EARS services Coordination and definition of technical interfaces with the external partners and service providers supporting EARS Support to the definition of EARS system evolution activities. Coordination of their implementation with relevant EUMETSAT teams and external partners Definition and implementation of the product quality monitoring functions with the support of the relevant instrument and software engineers Preparation of design documentation and other relevant documentation Coordination of system verification and validation through test plans, test procedures, test data and test tools Support to the configuration management of the EARS systems Support during inclusion of new Direct Readout Reception Stations or during major changes of existing Direct Readout Reception Stations prior to their inclusion in the operational service Coordination of the maintenance and evolution of the operational EARS system, in particular in response to the availability of new versions of the operational product processing packages and other key software packages Support to the international coordination activities relevant for EARS Support to the promotion of the EARS services at relevant internal and external events Support the coordination and announcement of system changes to the operational system Investigate and coordinate the resolution of anomalies Provide support and guidance to the relevant teams in operations and services to user departments Qualifications Experience In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, the Engineer should have demonstrated experience in a similar function. Essential Skills Several years of experience with design, development and integration of operational ground systems providing 24 x 7 services Experience of Earth observation processing systems Experience of system verification and validation Familiarity with the Linux operating system, shell programming languages e.g. bash and high level programming languages e.g. Java or Python The capability to perform software modifications and developments for the purpose of integrating and adapting existing software packages into the EARS system Good communication skills Desirable Skills Processing of satellite sounder, imager or scatterometer observations Experience with the handling of meteorological data Familiarity with the data formats used for Direct Readout by the NOAA and EUMETSAT polar orbiting satellites Experience with the operations or engineering of Direct Readout Reception Stations Communication networks and interface definitions Experience to work with geographically distributed teams Experience with Interface design WorkplaceLocation EUMETSAT in Darmstadt Germany Benefits Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package including 30 days holiday, generous training possibilities, Telespazio VEGA pension scheme is offered to the successful candidate. Application You are looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then you should send your detailed application preferably online with your availability and current salary status. Start date 01.07.2013 Submission deadline of application 29.04.2013 Application You are looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then you should send your detailed application preferably online with your availability and current salary status. Contact details Melanie Giesche Human Resources Telespazio VEGA Deutschland GmbH Tel 49 06151 8257 174 Fax 49 06151 8257 799 Email melanie.gieschetelespaziovega.de Web www.telespaziovega.de
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