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Microwave Instrument Engineer
2018-07-16 10:28:07| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Vacancy in the Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes. ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. Applications from women are encouraged. Post Microwave Instrument Engineer This post is classified A2A4 on the Coordinated Organisations salary scale. Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands Description Microwave Instrument Engineer, Future Missions and Instruments Division, Future Systems Department, Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes. Duties Reporting to the Head of the Microwave Instruments Section, the postholder will be responsible for the definition, engineering, technology bread boarding and predevelopment of microwave instruments for future Earth Observation research missions e.g. Earth Explorers Core, FastTrack and Missions of Opportunity and operational missions, e.g. Earth Watch, Copernicus and meteorology missions. The types of instrument developed inSection include passive microwave imagerssounders for ocean, land and atmospheric sensing, GNSSRO and GNSSR instruments as well as active instruments such as scatterometers, altimeters, synthetic aperture radars SAR, subsurface sounders and atmospheric radars. Their frequency coverage extends to the submm wave range. The postholder will be engaged in the study and predevelopment of one or several of these types of instrument, which could be passive or active. Duties include identifying and investigating new observation principles, techniques and technology in coordination with staff in this Department, the Science, Applications Climate Department and DTEC, including interfacing with research and technical groups as required maintaining knowledge of relevant technology status and instrument development programmes inside and outside ESA, including developments undertaken by other space agencies in Europe and worldwide, as well as commercial initiatives such as under NewSpace, in close collaboration with the Divisions Technology Coordination Frequency Management Section defining and assessing the performance and technological readiness of new microwave EO instruments in close collaboration with the EO system engineers of the Divisions Mission System Studies Section, taking into account mission, system and programmatic objectives and requirements defining, initiating and managing industrial contracts for the study and riskretirement of new microwave instruments, according to the agreed activity plan performing riskretirement activities through technology bread boarding and predevelopment of microwave instruments for future EO missions including Earth Explorer, Earth Watch, Copernicus, meteorology up to their completion, coordinating instrument predevelopment activities with project teams when required developing groundbased or airborne instrument models, according to the concepts maturity and performancedemonstration needs providing expert support to the Division for the microwave payload aspects of missions undergoing evaluation or preparation, including for evaluation of mission proposals, microwave instrument support to Phase 0A and mission architecture studies, contributing to the preparation of technical and scientific dossiers on new Earth Observation research missions and operational missions defining, developing, maintaining and upgrading microwave instrument dimensioning and performance models and tools to assess new instrument concepts. The postholder will work in close cooperation with other staff from the Division and from the Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes and will also liaise with the Directorate of Technology, Engineering Quality DTEC and other Directorates involved in microwave engineering activities. Technical competencies Knowledge of technical domains and related RD space industry trends Knowledge of innovationrelated processes Experience in spaceborne microwave instrument development Familiarity with microwave remote sensing techniques Behavioural competencies Continuous Learning Customer Focus Innovation Creativity Problem Solving Results Orientation Teamwork Education Applicants should have a PhD or Masters degree in electricalelectronic engineering or physics. Additional requirements Candidates are expected to be able to contribute to a dynamic and creative environment in preparatory phases of EO missions. They should have good interpersonal skills and be able to work and interact within small teams as well as autonomously. Experience in working in teamproject environment is desirable. Familiarity with microwave remotesensing techniques such as passive microwave imagingsounding, altimetry and atmospheric radar sensing, and experience of hardware development and performance analysis modelstools, are desirable. At least 7 yearss relevant experience in remotesensing microwave instruments and associated development. Other information For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset. The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests. The closing date for applications is 26 August 2018. If you require support with your application due to a disability, please email contact.human.resourcesesa.int. Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada and Slovenia. According to the ESA Convention the recruitment of staff must take into account an adequate distribution of posts among nationals of the ESA Member States. When shortlisting for an interview, priority will first be given to internal candidates and secondly to external candidates from underrepresented Member States. see Nationality Targets In accordance with the European Space Agencys security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment. Recruitment will normally be at the first grade in the band A2 however, if the candidate selected has little or no experience, the position may be filled at A1 level. Apply HERE
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