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Sentinel 3 Data Exploitation Support
2018-11-22 12:30:02| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Serco is a specialist at delivering vital services on behalf of European, National and Local Governments. Serco Europe employs a large workforce in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy and the UK. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions throughout Europe. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here. Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action. If you share our values then join with over 60,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you. For support to data exploitation activities on behalf of ESA, we are currently looking for a skilled Sentinel 3 and precursor missions expert in the optical domain to provide support to the Earth Observation Programmes Exploitation and Services Division of ESAESRIN. Through this task the Contractor shall support the Agency for technical activities related to the preparation, monitoring and management of EO applied research projects carried out by external scientists or industrial teams in the context of ESA data exploitation programmes Package description Full details on application. Main responsibilities The position is for a specialist in EO remote sensing. With experience in the field of Sentinel 3 and other medium resolution optical missions for data exploitation applications. Main responsibilities are Survey and document EO RD methodologies for application developments, professional standards, format and tools Perform feasibility studies and parameter extraction from EO data Select and prepare test data sets for external teams Support the review of technical deliverables from projects Follow related software algorithms development as well as toolboxes, test them and report on development Propose new development, propose new areas for applications Provide support to the organisation and running of scientific workshops and training courses The specialist will work in a team of experts Ideal candidate The successful applicant will hold an university degree master in Physics, Remote Sensing or similar, have an indepth knowledge of satellite remote sensing Sentinel 3 optical sensors and application, or precursor missions, image analysis, applications and programming. An additional knowledge of atmospheric sensors, in particular in view of exploiting S3S5P synergies would be an asset. Other skills Experience in sentinel data processing using ESA sentinel toolboxes. Experience in data processing within a cloud environment Experience in remote sensing application domains, in particular related to medium resolution optical missions Scientific and application project management Good technical and analytical skills Good documentation writing skills Scientific programming e.g. Matlab, C, C, IDL, Python Ability to manage several tasks in parallel and to prioritise Capability to work in a team Proactive approach to problem identification and resolution Fluent English written and spoken Additionally, successful candidates should have the following skills and qualification University Degree master in Physics or equivalent, PH.D degree would be an asset Experience in EO data catalogues and data ordering Experience in EO data processing within a cloud environment and processing software Experience of ESA EO missions, related science and applications High proficiency in using web tools for retrieving publishing scientific information Experience in drafting and editing complex technical reports Excellent communication and technical writing skills in English Expert proficiency in MS Office tools, in particular Microsoft Access and Excel Motivation Demonstrated ability to work autonomously Capability to organise and streamline the work to be done Professionalism and precision, with a meticulous approach Proactive approach to problem identification and resolution Flexibility If candidates with equally relevant experience are identified, preference will be given to candidates within Categorie Protette Law 6899 or registered in lista di mobilit only applicable in case of Italian candidates. Important Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law. Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process. Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. Data Protection When creating a profile on the Serco Career Centre you agreed to the Data Protection policy, a copy is available upon request. You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time. About the company Serco Italia Spa, part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multinational Service Provider with over 50,000 employees worldwide.
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