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EndtoEnd SAR Mission Performance Engineer
2013-06-12 18:38:53| 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 business support for a full time position based in the area of Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Specific Tasks The Contractor shall support Earth Explorer 7 endtoend SAR mission performance assessments during the PhaseA studies of the CoreH2O and BIOMASS mission concepts. Specifically these tasks will include The development and implementation of endtoend SAR performance methods and generation of technical reports to guide mission evaluation and tradeoff studies. Support to the BIOMASS and CoreH2O EndtoEnd Mission Performance Simulator activities initiated during PhaseA including i the evaluation of the contractual deliverables generated by these activities ii the development and implementation of acceptance tests and test scenarios and iii review of documentation including software design, development and validation plans. Support to BIOMASS and CoreH2O scientific support studies initiated during PhaseA including testing of software modules deliverables and evaluation of their suitability for integration into EndtoEnd Mission Performance Simulator activity. Testing of OpenSF software framework implementation which provides the software architecture for the EE7 Mission Performance Simulator. Evaluation of SAR campaign deliverables, extraction of information and generation of technical data as required to support the above tasks. Specific Competence Requirements Applicants should hold a University Degree in a physical science or engineering and have a strong background in the development and implementation of endtoend SAR performance methods. This includes experience in SAR signal processing, electromagnetic modelling, SAR level1 data quality assessment and mathematical algorithms to generate geophysical products at level2 and higher. Technical skills in programming, data processing and analysis are required. The applicant shall be able to work both autonomously and as part of a team within the boundaries of assigned tasks and a stringent schedule. A good knowledge of the English language is expected. To assist the GOCE project during calibrationvalidation activities To run the offline validation tools for GOCE gradiometer data and perform analyses during the whole mission lifetime Assist the Calibration and Monitoring Facility CMF of GOCE B Swarm Support to the Swarm project concerning algorithms and scientific performance Specific Competence Requirements o University degree in Engineering or Physics. o Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team within the boundaries of assigned tasks and a stringent schedule. o Experience in the management of software development and verification for space applications. o Experience in validation of GOCE gradiometer data and familiarity with Swarm. o Experience relevant to the task description. o Proficient in the English language Spoken and written. Location Noordwijk, The Netherlands Application deadline ASAP If you are interested, please send your Word format CV as well as a Cover Letter to Lena Englander, Recruitment Manager at 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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