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Support to Science Operations Herschel
2013-02-20 11:35:29| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
RHEA the fastest growing leading Belgian SME providing system engineering solutions and professional engineering services to the international space industry is recruiting experienced engineering support for a full time position based in the area of Madrid, Spain. Description The objective is to lead the efforts to document the Herschel Data Processing system, keeping up with software, product and calibration changes. Documentation covers the Herschel Interactive Processing Environment HIPE offline documentation, online WWW and TWiki documentation, video tutorials and podcasts and the HIPE Twitter. This software and documentation is developed jointly between ESA, the instrument teams and the NASA Herschel Science Centre, with ESA in charge of the overall coordination. The Herschel Data Processing System is distributed to the astronomical community. Specific tasks beyond the general duties of a technical writer are Maintenance and development of HIPE documentation in DocBook. Coordination of Editorial Board activities. Organisation of telecons and facetoface meetings. Liaising with the developer of the help system. Steering and prioritising development according to user needs. Maintenance and development of documentation on the HSC TWiki. This includes documentation aimed at internal developers, other members of the Editorial Board and external users and contributors. Development and maintenance of Known Issues and Whats New pages for each HIPE version. Maintenance of the HIPE Community Wiki. Monitoring and replying to user comments on HIPE documentation pages and Wiki pages. Maintenance of the learnhipe Twitter account. Development of video tutorials and maintenance of the HIPE Academy YouTube channel. Requirements Specific tasks requirements for this position Technical writing, software development and engineering. Specific qualification requirements A university degree in computer science, physics, signal processing, or equivalent. Specific knowledge is required in the following areas At least five years relevant experience in technical writing and software engineering coding Java applications Ability to write clear, concise and correct English. Very good communication and interpersonal skills. Some team leading skills Good knowledge of DocBook. Good knowledge of Java and Jython. Experience writing content for Wikis, in particular TWiki. Experience developing video tutorials. Knowledge of video recording software such as Camtasia Studio Working knowledge of CVS. Some knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript is desirable Some knowledge to develop under UNIX based systems Linux. Knowledge of other operating systems is an advantage Experience in scientificastronomical data reduction systems is an advantage Experience data reduction algorithms is an advantage Experience in interacting with instrument and calibration scientists and the science community is an advantage. The selected contractors must be willing operate in a team environment and to travel. The contractor should be used to working independently in a focussed way against tight deadlines. The contractor should be used to paying attention to details. The contractor should be comfortable in an international working environment and must be fluent in English, one of the official languages of ESA. Location Madrid, Spain Application deadline 150313 If you are interested, please send your Word format CV as well as a Cover Letter to Lena Englander, Recruitment Manager at careeropportunitiesrheagroup.com Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information. RHEA provides you with an attractive employment package based on the candidates experience, the opportunity to build experience in the space sector and to grow within an international company. RHEA is an independent Space Engineering Consulting and Software company that offers knowledgebased services and innovative solutions to the space industry. Our technical expertise is coupled with the provision of software tools for both Space and Ground segments. For the past 18 years RHEA has supported over 40 space missions, including comet chasers, planetary and Moon missions, deep space astronomy experiments to understand the fundamental laws of physics, climate monitoring, meteorology, navigation and communications. Rhea is the market leader for MOIS solutions and procedure management systems. Rhea has successfully brought together engineers and scientists from 13 nationalities to support its clients across 7 European countries, Canada and the USA.
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