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Microwave and submillimetre science support MF
2013-04-18 16:37:07| 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. The mission You will work within Remote Sensing and Products RSP Division of the Technical and Scientific Support TSS Department and you 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. Your responsibilities will primarily cover the development of calibration algorithms for the MWI and ICI mission. Your tasks 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, you 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 You shall have the experience and capability to fulfil the assigned tasks with a minimum of supervision. You shall have a university degree in meteorology, atmospheric physics, remote sensing, instrument engineering or equivalent. You shall also have a minimum of three years experience in the field of remote sensing. Specifically you shall have Experience in atmospheric remote sensing in the microwave spectrum, Experience in radiative transfer, Indepth understanding of instrument calibration and characterisation, 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. You shall possess good interpersonal skills and shall have the ability to write concise and comprehensive documents. To apply, please send your CV to FranoisXavier LAFFONT francoisxavier.laffontcs.fr with CC to recrutementcs.fr with the title and the job reference.
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