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UVNS Scientific Consultancy MF
2013-09-02 16:35:21| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
With 1.700 employees worldwide, the CS Group is a leading IT company in France and in Germany, and a prime contractor in designing, integrating and operating mission critical systems. It has now been over 30 years that comprehensive CS solutions for space systems and applications, both on the ground and in space, have been part and parcel of this odyssey. MISSION Inhouse consultancy support is sought for the ongoing scientific activities in preparation for a future UVNS mission to be flown on the EUMETSAT Polar System Second Generation. The key person will provide support within the Atmospheric Composition Team in the Remote Sensing and Products RSP Division of EUMETSAT, located in Darmstadt, Germany. Heshe will be fully integrated in the Atmospheric Composition Team and will interface with inhouse experts of various disciplines system, instruments, operations, science, and in particular members of the PostEPS Science Team within the RSP Division. The tasks of the Key person will include Development of algorithms for calibration of UVNS level 0 data Taking into account the constraints imposed by the final goal of implementation of the products within an operational processing system Development of prototype software code for the purposes of testing and validation the algorithms developed Development of an instrument performance model based on specifications to be provided by industry Generation of test data required for the verification of the algorithm and products Generation of associated documentation including test data descriptions, Product Generation Specification PGS, technical reports etc Interfacing with experts across EUMETSAT as needed Collaboration with expert groups and the wider scientific community outside EUMETSAT as appropriate Provision of support to algorithm, and potentially prototype software development activities, for future level 2 product development for the UVNS instrument. In addition the key person will provide support to Assessment of results from scientific studies, Refinement of mission requirements in response to expert advice and results of scientific studies, Scientific assessments related to requirements refinements, Interaction with expert teams and the conduct of expert team meetings, Participation in reviews. The tasks will evolve as the EPSSG specifications mature in the coming years. PROFILE The key person shall have the experience and capability to fulfil the assigned tasks with a minimum of supervision. The key person shall have a university degree in meteorology, atmospheric physics, remote sensing, or equivalent. Heshe shall have a minimum of three years experience in the field of remote sensing. Specifically the key person shall have Experience in atmospheric remote sensing in the optical spectrum Ultraviolet to Infrared, Experience with instrument calibration and characterisation Familiarity with Earth observation systems in operational meteorology, atmospheric composition and climate monitoring both remote sensing and in situ systems, Familiarity with radiative transfer, Handling and processing of remote sensing data, Very good skills in a higher programming language e.g. Fortran, C. The following areas of expertise would be an advantage Quality control of satellite data and products Operational product processing environments Software build environments and tools e.g. make, imake, eclipse, insure Source code control system, e.g. Subversion or CVS. English is mandatory. French would be an advantage. To apply, please send your CV to FranoisXavier LAFFONT francoisxavier.laffontcs.fr with CC to fabienne.millouscs.fr with the title and the job reference.
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