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Performance Simulation Engineer
2014-10-02 15:41:19| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
For one of our main customers ESAESTEC, in the Earth Observation Programme, we are currently looking for a Performance Simulation Engineer to lend support in the Ground System Definition and Verification Office. Tasks and Responsibilities In preparation for the commissioning phase CP which aims at validating the instruments and products, a HW and SW infrastructure has to be established to assess and simulate the optical and the topographic instruments. This infrastructure will consist of instrument simulators SPS and prototype Ground Segment processors GPP, provided through the Industrial consortium, plus additional tools necessary to perform commissioning tasks for geolocation, coregistration, storage of products, etc, which need to be identified and made available by the Agency. On top of the HWSW infrastructure, test procedures shall be developed, which prepare the activities defined to be executed during the CP. This shall include means to react in a flexible way to contingencies. Preparation of scenarios, rehearsal and replanning of activities are foreseen as well. In particular the tasks include Operate and control the instrument simulators and data processors HW SW infrastructure, including task preparation in the perspective of rehearsalscommissioning activities Generation of instruments simulated Packets using instrument simulators SPS Generation of Optical and Topography products using processors GPP Analysis of results on packet level visavis a defined success criteria Analysis of SW anomalies Support the preparation and execution of the Ground System Validation GSV Support to specifications of expected anomaly corrections and MMI improvements Implement the nominal and contingency test procedures for the execution of the activities defined in the CP tasks During CP, being responsible for the execution of the test procedures Support the preparation and execution of the handover process between development and operations Development of any helper tool and software useful for the related activities Development and execution of specific test routines to support the optical commissioning activities. Experience and Education University degree in Engineering or Physics Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team within the boundaries of assigned tasks and a stringent schedule Experience relevant to the task description Proficient in the English language spoken and written A minimum of 5 years working experience in the space industry. Knowledge in Satellite environment, Ground System and remote sensing in general Basic system management on Linux systems Red Hat, Ubuntu Software development experience Required C, Python Preferred, Matlab, IDL first experience with simulators and processing chain for optical scanner and bushbroom instruments e.g. ENVISATMERIS or SPOT or similar andor simulators and processing chain for altimeter systems, e.g. JASON, Cryosat About ATG Europe Today, ATG is recognized as a leading provider of specialized engineering, scientific and technical services to the European Aerospace, High Tech and Offshore industry. Our headquarters is located in Noordwijk, The Netherlands and we have subsidiaries in Germany and the UK. ATG People is the key player in delivering highly educated personnel for RD environments throughout Europe. We are continually recruiting experienced Engineers for exciting, full time positions based at our customers. As an ATG Engineer, you will be working on very diverse missions and assignments. This opens up unique opportunities to be engaged in innovative projects and challenging you to perform to high standards and utilizing the full extent of your professional knowledge. Interested? Submit your CV and personal details through our website or send your application directly to recruitmentatgeurope.com. We encourage you to submit your CV in the Europass format. Click here to create a Europass CV.
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