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2013-04-05 11:33:47| 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 Engineers from the Satellite Industry for a full time position based in the area of Darmstadt. Description The Consultant will work within Remote Sensing and Products RSP Division of the Technical and Scientific Support TSS Department and will provide support as a member of the Image Navigation, Registration and Calibration Team, interfacing with inhouse experts of various disciplines system, instruments, operations, science, and in particular members of the EPSSG Science Team as well as industrial partners. Hisher responsibilities will primarily cover the development of calibration algorithms for the MWI and ICI mission. The tasks of the Consultant will include Development of algorithms for calibration and navigation of MWI and ICI level 0 data to generate level 1a and 1b datasets Development of prototype software code for the purposes of testing and verification of the algorithms developed Development of a performance model based on specifications to be provided by industry Generation of test data required for the verification of the algorithm and products Contributing to documentation including Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents, test data descriptions, Product Generation and Product Content Specifications, technical reports, etc Interfacing with experts across EUMETSAT and with expert groups and the wider scientific community outside EUMETSAT as needed Providing support to the development of CalibrationValidation activities. In addition the consultant will provide support to Assessment of results from scientific studies as needed, Participation in reviews. The tasks will evolve as the EPSSG specifications mature in the coming years. Profile The consultant shall have the experience and capability to fulfil the assigned tasks with a minimum of supervision. The consultant shall have a university degree in meteorology atmospheric physics, remote sensing, instrument engineering or equivalent. Heshe shall have a minimum of three years experience in the field of remote sensing. Specifically the consultant shall have Experience in atmospheric remote sensing in the microwave spectrum, Experience in radiative transfer, Indepth understanding of instrument calibration and characterization, Familiarity with Earth observation systems remote sensing and in situ systems, Handling and processing of remote sensing data, Good writing skills in preparing scientifictechnical documents, Very good skills in a higher programming language e.g. Fortran, C. The following areas of expertise would be an advantage Experience with submillimetre wave radiometry Quality control of satellite data and products Operational product processing environments Familiarity with ground processing activities Experience in visualisation tools, such as IDL or MATLAB Software build environments and version control tools. The consultant shall possess good interpersonal skills. Heshe shall have the ability to write concise and comprehensive documents. The working language for the consultant is English the consultant must be able to work effectively in this language. Location Darmstadt, Germany Application deadline 08052013 If you are interested, please send your WORD EUROPASS format CV as well as a Cover Letter to Lena Englander, Recruitment Manager to 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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