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Lightning Imager Data Processing Engineer
2015-11-11 17:03:44| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
With 1.700 employees worldwide, the CS Group is a leading IT company in France and in Germany, and a prime contractor in designing, integrating and operating mission critical systems. It has now been over 30 years that comprehensive CS solutions for space systems and applications, both on the ground and in space, have been part and parcel of this odyssey. Our German activities grow at fast pace and to face our costumers high level expectations and needs, we are looking for talented profiles having relevant experience in Space systems. The MTG Satellites will be operated from ground by means of the MTG Ground Segment, which EUMETSAT procured from Industry after a competitive tender process. The MTG Lightning Imager is based on detecting short transient events against a dark night time or bright day time background. The detected events, also known as triggered events are registered by the instrument when something resembling a lightning signal has been detected. The triggered event can be a real lightning triggered event i.e. from a real lightning optical pulse or a false event. A false event is defined as a LI triggered event occurring in the absence of a lightning optical pulse, which may have a range of causes including, but not limited to spacecraft motion microvibrations, space environment particle transients protons, heavy ions, etc., electronics noise, thermo mechanical noise, solar glint. The onground data processing for the LI instrument is split in 2 steps the 01b data processing from raw instrument data into geophysically calibrated data and the 12 data processing into data products for the LI data users groups, flashes, etc.. The 01b data processing includes various correction steps algorithms related to corrections for detector effects, electronic effects, radiometric effects, quality flagging aspects, as well as algorithms related to triggered event filtering flagging and Image Navigation and Registration INR geolocation. PROFILE In addition to having a technical university degree in Physics or a related subject for example space and satellite engineering, the Engineer shall be in possession of the following mandatory skills for the fulfilment of the tasks listed in Section 3 Demonstrable familiarity with satellite instruments characteristics for earth observation in the visiblenearinfrared range of the spectrum and with their 01b calibration, as well as with relating physics processes in such satellite instruments to the relevant 01b data processing algorithms required to provide geophysically calibrated level1b data. Solid background in software engineering. Capable of working both individually and independently on assigned responsibilities, as well as in the LIMTG team where necessary. Ability to write concise and comprehensive scientific and technical reports. Good interpersonal and communication skills. The following skills are considered an advantage Experience with scientific instrument data simulation, 01b data processing software development and prototypingtesting such software, for satellite instruments for earth observation. Experience in software development in a Linux andor Unix environment in CC. Experience with the latest software development tools and methods. Experience with specification, design and coding of 01b data processing systems for earthobserving satellite instrumentation. Experience with software prototyping tools e.g. Python, IDL and software build environments and tools e.g. make, imake. The official languages of EUMETSA T are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore the Consultant must be able to work effectively in this language and have knowledge of the other. TASKS In general, the tasks of this Engineer will be towards the provision of support to the LI onground data processing development within EUMETSATs Geostationary Programmes division GEO, with a strong emphasis on all the 01b data processing aspects. The consultant will be integrated into the Instrument Functional Chain Engineering IFCE group of the MTG System Engineering team within the GEO Division and report to the LI instrument system engineer. The Engineer will also work closely together with people from the Remote Sensing and Products Division RSP within EUMETSAT that work on the LI. The activities of the Engineer will include support to the MTG programme for the LI instrument in the following areas Provision of support to the development and evaluation of detector, electronic, radiometric, quality flagging, performance and calibration degradation correction and monitoring algorithms detector, electronics and optical and all other algorithms relevant for the LI 01b data processing. For INR geolocation algorithms support from LI side towards algorithms provided by other sources is anticipated. Provision of support to the development and evaluation of appropriate LI triggered event filtering flagging algorithms for 01b and 12 data processing, with emphasis on the 01b data processing. Provision of support to the development of prototype software code for the purposes of testing and verification of the developed LI 01b algorithms. Provision of support to the development of a reference processor for LI, from level0 to level1b, within EUMETSAT. Provision of an Algorithm Theoretical Baseline Document ATBD for the LI 01b processing. Provision of support to the generation of associated documentation including technical reports, etc. Participation in the LI Instrument Functional Chain Engineering IFCE group. Conducting and supporting external studies relevant for and related to the above activities, and analysing and evaluating the study results How to apply Please consider the following points before applying Please submit your complete application documents in English. An attached cover letter should mention your availability and salary expectations. Interested applicants should submit their CV to marina.ludwigcssystems.de with CC to francoisxavier.laffontcs.fr with the job title. Due to new work permit restrictions for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you hold all appropriate documentation and permits to work in Europe. Closing date 04 January 2016 Starting Date Q1 2016 Interviews week 0203 2016
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