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Payload System Engineer
2015-09-03 11:04:21| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
RD Professional Payload System Engineer Function You will be a member of a dynamic multidisciplinary team responsible for the conceptual design and development of innovative earth observation payloads for UAVs andor small satellites, with a focus on light weight systems and challenging environmental constraints. Applications are in the domain of agriculture, food security, environmental monitoring, and disaster monitoring. The payload system engineer works closely together with both the VITO RD team, the industry implementation teams and client. You have the following responsibilities Contribute to the conceptual design of multihyperspectral optical instruments based on stateoftheart technologies. Definition and monitoring of mission, system and operational requirements. Working closely together with industry to monitor the development of the instrument, ensuring the correct performance in accordance to the requirements. Coordinating the payloadlevel system reviews, as well as the subsystem reviews. Review, approve and monitor system and subsystem level AIT plans and campaigns. Contribution to proposal writing and project reporting to national and international governmental and industrial clients. Profile Required A Master degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering or Physics, and a proven record in airborne andor space instrument system engineering. Good system level knowledge of remote sensing instrument technologies optical systems and filters, image sensors, camera systems, and calibrationvalidation methods. Takes ownership of the assigned responsibilities, steers the project, team workers, and partners in the right direction. Excellent communication and negotiation skills. Openminded, creative and resilient to changing circumstances. Swift action to propose and negotiate solutions in case of issues. A very good knowledge of spoken and written English is required. Flexible for frequent short travel to supplier and test facility locations. Desired Knowledge of optical payload design SW Zemax, CodeV, ... and programming languages CC, Java, Matlab, IDL, Labview, Knowledge of Remote Sensing image processing and applications. Notions of Dutch and French.
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