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Operations Engineer for Herschel 2 positions
2014-01-09 13:37:11| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
HE Space is a successful international space company. For 30 years, we have been supporting our customers with qualified experts in the field of engineering, science and administration. We are currently looking for two Operations Engineers for Herschel to support our customer in Spain. Operations Engineer for Herschel 2 positions Key Tasks and Responsibilities In this role you will be supporting the Herschel team at ESAESAC. You will have the following responsibilities Understand the general workings of the PACS andor SPIRE science instruments of Herschel sufficiently to be able to answer general community questions Become responsible for the documentation of the PACS or SPIRErelated elements of the Herschel Explanatory Supplement and data processing documentation Become expert in understanding the post operations development of one of the PACS photometerspectrometer or SPIRE photometer instruments Answer helpdesk questions on instrument operations and data products associated with either the PACS or SPIRE instruments Participate in assessing and updating calibration information and its use in the standard processing pipelines Participate in data processing workshops and work with users in understanding how to handle their Herschel PACS or SPIRE science data Participate in acceptance testing of new software as it relates to the PACS or SPIRE pipeline products and associated data processing software Participate in crosscalibration checks of the Herschel science data Perform data quality checking of problematic observations, as needed Conduct science research based on Herschel data. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience University degree Master level or PhD preferred in AstronomyAstrophysics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent Knowledge of astronomical instrumentation, acquired through astronomical instrument hardware andor intensive astronomical data reduction experience Experience and understanding of farinfrared science instruments would be an advantage Experience in interacting with the scientific community Good interpersonal and communication skills Fluency in English is mandatory, knowledge of another European language is an advantage. We are looking for candidates who are available as soon as possible. If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send us your CV together with a letter of motivation both in English and in Word to Ms Corrina Scheepmaker, quoting job reference NLSC2167 before 29Jan14. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!
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