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GAIA Astronomical Software Engineering SCJ3107
2018-02-14 15:25:48| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Summary An experienced and knowledgeable Senior JAVA Software Engineer required to write astronomical software for the Gaia missions Science Operations Centre at ESAC. Objective ESAs Gaia mission is designed to create an accurate and complete astrometric catalogue which will serve for decades to come. The data processing and catalogue creation is carried out by the Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium DPAC formed by around 400 individuals and six main data processing centres distributed across Europe. The Gaia SOC at ESAC is an integral part of DPAC and plays a key role in designing the overall system architecture and developing and operating parts of the Core Processing systems viz. Initial Data Treatment IDT, First Look FL, and the Astrometric Global Iterative Solution. This position is for a scientific software engineer to continue development of the SOC software and act as an authority for the design and structure of the software provided by institutes and universities external to ESAC. Responsibilities Duties Develop and maintain modules, applications and tools for the generation and quality checking of scientific data products. Ensure timely delivery of SW releases and relative increments Perform SW architectural design as needed Prepare and maintain SW documentation Develop and maintain unit test harnesses Participate in the Configuration Control Boards applicable to the development and operation of the software Followingup and tracking the correction and resolution of problem reports Implement approved software enhancement requests Qualifications Experience University degree in computer science, or software engineering, or scientific discipline, or equivalent. Solid experience as a Senior Java programmer Experience writing software for an astronomical project Experience in interacting with the science community would be an advantage Desirable Skills Knowledge of astronomy and astronomical software packages JDK 1.71.8 RMI Generics OO design Distributed processing Numerical programming in Java JUnit Eclipse Ant JDBC DBMS interaction Subversion Large Databasesdata processing 1TB Management team leading skills Knowledge of spacecraft operations Knowledge of the Gaia mission Qualities The engineer must be willing operate in a team environment and to travel. Heshe should display good interpersonal and communication skills. The engineer should be comfortable in an international working environment and be fluent in English. Further Details All roles within Telespazio VEGA have a defined closing date, however if a successful candidate is found before the advert expires the role will be closed early. We would therefore advise any candidate to apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Location of the position is ESAC, near Madrid, Spain Benefits Salary plus a benefits package are offered to the successful candidate Security In line with Asylum Immigration Legislation, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the EU. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process. Furthermore, in view of the nature of the work the company is in, all potential employees will undergo stringent reference and identity checks.
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