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Science Operations Engineer for Gaia
2014-05-06 15:43:12| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
HE Spaceis a successful international space company. For over 30 years, we have been supporting our customers with qualified experts in the field of engineering, science and administration. We are currently looking for a Science Operations Engineerto support our customer in Spain. Science Operations Engineer for Gaia Key Tasks and Responsibilities You will be part of the team developing Gaias Astrometric Global Iterative Solution AGIS and will have the following responsibilities Development and integration of scientific algorithms Coding scientific algorithms in Java following detailed mathematical descriptions Integrating these algorithms into the AGIS framework Testing and validating new implemented functionality using simulation data Maintenance of existing code modules Analyse and resolve known deficiencies and inadequacies Verify and validate that issues have been resolved System verification and scientific validation Aid in the definition, conducting and analysis of largescale testing campaigns including a first assessment of the scientific quality of results Documenting results of test campaigns Aid in the creation of the first astrometric solution L22m Populating the operational AGIS processing DB with IDT and all needed auxiliary data Starting the AGIS run Monitoring the execution of the run Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience University Degree in a scientific or technical subject Several years of professional experience in software development Experience in development andor maintenance of complex scientific data processing systems, preferably in Java Strong background in mathematics and numerical modelling of data Good knowledge of working with ESA Standards, Frameworks and Tools e.g. ECSS Scripting with Python and SciPy UNIX, Linux operating system Fluency in English is mandatory knowledge of another European language is an advantage. This job is located near Madrid.We are looking for candidates who are available from July 2014 or as soon as possible thereafter. 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 Julia Niehaus at jobshespace.com, quoting job reference NL2255before 28May14. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!
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