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XMMNewton Pipeline and Software Engineer
2013-12-04 12:36:26| 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 main service activities of this position may include but are not limited to, Software maintenance of the whole PPS XMMNewton Pipeline Processing System. PPS comprises o PPS modules, suite of Perl scripts containing the whole of the data reduction schemes for all the XMMNewton instruments and modes o Pipeline Control Management System PCMS, the control unit using a Sun Grid engine to distribute the processes across as many processors as available for maximizing the processing efficiency o PCMS DB, a Postgres Database storing all the configuration information o RUNDAT DB, a Postgres metadata storing processed data information o Pipeline Operations Engine POE, a web management tool for operating and monitoring the data reduction execution o Data Processed Screening System DPSS, the system used by screeners for efficient manual data quality and problem screening o Data Transfer System, used for transferring data between the different SSC nodes for screening, and for transfer and return of source lists to the Archival Catalogue and Database Subsystem ACDS in Strasbourg for crosscorrelation against archival catalogue data Data Processing of the XMMNewton Data, including all of the following o running PCMS from raw Observation Data Files ODF for pointed observations to event files, images, spectra, lightcurves, source lists, etc, o running PCMS from raw Slew Data Files SDF for slew observations to images o generation of serendipitous source catalogues from the generated source lists, both for pointed as for slew observations o in general, support and coordination of Science Products Generation o delivery of the processed, screened Science Products to the XMMNewton archive Completeness checks of the Science Products, including the screening reports before delivery to the XMMNewton archive Maintenance tasks will include both first and second line maintenance. The post holder will keep a strong interaction not only within the SAS team, but also with the SOC and SSC screeners, as well as with the CDS. Maintenance activities include the setup and run support to the several pipeline chains eventually under use Operational, Reprocessing, Validation, Development. The post holder will be integrated in the SAS team, and as such, keep the flexibility to assume eventually also SAS maintenance or integration activities, not exclusively linked to the Pipeline Processing System. Profile Specific knowledge is required in the following areas Proven experience in the development andor maintenance of space observatory science analysis systems is an advantage. The candidate should be open minded and be able to understand the different subsystems as a whole integrated systems. Proven experience on data processing systems for space astronomy missions. Experience with Data Base management tools mostly POSTGRES and protocols for information access from SOC systems. Good command of modern programming languages CC, F9095, Perl, TclTk, Good knowledge of UNIX operating system. The selected candidate must be willing to operate in an international team environment. Good interpersonal and communication skills are an advantage. Candidates should be systemminded, flexible and able to work as a member of a small interdisciplinary team. The contractor should be comfortable in an international working environment and be fluent in English, one of the official languages of ESA. Specific Qualification Requirements University degree or equivalent in computer science or a related field. Background in a scientific discipline is desirable. Location Madrid, Spain Application deadline 31122013 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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