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Ultraviolet Visible Near InfraRed Product Development Engineer
2016-07-06 20:06:44| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The Serco Group is a FTSE 250 corporation with over 70,000 staff in 30 countries. Our strategy is to be a superb provider of public services, by being the best managed business in our sector. We are a focused business to government B2G business, specialising across five sectors Defence, Justice Immigration, Transport, Health and Citizen Services. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions such as the European Commission, EUMETSAT or the European Space Agency where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. For our activities in EUMETSAT, we are currently looking for an Ultraviolet Visible Near InfraRed Product Development Engineer. Main responsibilities You will provide support to the ongoing processor development activities in preparation for the future UVN instrument to be flown on MTGS and will support the Atmospheric Composition Team in the Remote Sensing and Products RSP Division of EUMETSAT, located in Darmstadt, Germany. You 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 MTG Science and Instrument Teams. The tasks of the key person will include Provision of support to the development of algorithms for calibration of UVN level 0 data Provision of support to the development of an Instrument Data Simulator Taking into account the constraints imposed by the final goal of implementation of the products within an operational processing system Provision of support to the development of prototype software code for the purposes of testing and validation the algorithms developed Provision of support to the development of an instrument performance model based on specifications to be provided by industry Provision of support to the development of software for crosscalibration and validation activities Generation of test data required for the verification of the algorithm and products Provision of support to the generation of associated documentation including test data descriptions, Product Specification PS, technical reports etc. Interfacing with experts across EUMETSAT as needed Collaboration with expert groups and the wider scientific community outside EUMETSAT as appropriate Assessment of results from scientific studies Provision of support to operational level 2 processor development activities, for future level 2 product development for the UVN instrument. The tasks will evolve as the MTG UVN specifications mature and activities evolve in the coming years. Ideal candidate Requirements Essentials In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, you should have at least 5 years of experience in the field of remote sensing product data processing and analysis including at least 2 years of experience of UV Visible NIR calibration and validation. Further you should bring a solid background in software engineering. Specifically you should fulfil at least a significant subset of the following criteria Very good skills in a higher programming language e.g. Fortran, C Working with UNIX and or Linux operating systems Specification, design and coding of complex product processors Testing and verification of complex data processing systems Handling and processing of remote sensing data Experience in atmospheric remote sensing in the optical spectrum Ultraviolet to Near 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 Writing concise and comprehensive scientific and technical reports. The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore you must be able to work effectively in this language and have knowledge of the other. You should have the experience and capability to fulfil the assigned tasks with a minimum of supervision and have good interpersonal skills. Furthermore, you should be familiar with satellite instrument characteristics for Earth observation, in particular calibration and validation of moderate spectral resolution data in the UV Visible NIR part of the spectrum and you should also have the ability to write concise and comprehensive scientific and technical reports. Desirables The following areas of expertise would be an advantage Quality control of satellite data and products Operational product processing environments Quality control of satellite data and products Knowledge of scripting languages e.g. python, Matlab, IDL, bash Knowledge of SQL Software build environments and tools e.g. make, imake, eclipse, insure Source code control system, e.g. GIT, Subversion, or CVS Familiarity with radiative transfer. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU EEA nationals. Important Due to the high interest these roles generate, Serco reserves the right to commence, alter or conclude the recruitment process prior to the closing date. If shortlisted, a recruiter will contact you directly. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions. Data Protection By submitting a job application you agree to the storage of any personal data provided by you directly or collected from generally accessible sources in particular professional and other social media throughout the entire application process CV, references, letter of application, interviews as applicable. To facilitate subsequent contact for professional purposes only, you agree to your data being saved after the application process has ended. You may revoke your consent to this agreement at any time. The same shall also apply if you are contacted by SERCO GROUP regarding vacancies that match your existing profile. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply via the relevant link available in Serco Europes Careers Hub httpscareershub.serco.eu
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