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XMMNewton System Software Engineer SCJ 2593
2013-01-31 18:38:08| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Summary An experienced System and Software Engineer with experience of space astronomy missions. Objective An exciting opportunity to support XMMNewton Science Operations, software maintenance of the Science Operations Control System, data processing systems coordination and operations support. Responsibilities Duties The main activities of this service position should include but are not limited to Software maintenance of the XSCS XMMNewton SOC Control System Subsystems. XSCS subsystems comprise SCOS 2000 based downlink subsystems PMS, ODS and QLA Non SCOS 2000 based uplink subsystems HRPSXRPSPHS SGS Non SCOS 2000 based service subsystems AMS, XFTS and DTS Migration of the XSCS subsystems to Solaris Virtual Machines Migration of the Solaris8 based subsystems to Solaris10 based Virtual Machines Data Processing of the XMMNewton Data, including Raw TM handling and maintenance, including TCX generation and Long Term Archive Trend Analysis ODF generation and supervision Qcheck support and maintenance with evaluation of results Supervision of ODF Reprocessing. In general, support and coordination of overall Science Products Generation. Operations Support, including Support to the Instrument Operations Manager Support of activities related to routine payload operations preparation, execution and evaluation Support to the On Board Instrument Software activities Quality Assurance, including Configuration Control support activities and Documentation Management CCB issues handling Maintenance tasks will include both first and second line maintenance. The incumbent holder will keep a strong interaction with the XSCS users on what concerns the daily operations of the XSCS systems. Maintenance activities include the setup and run support to the several chains where XSCS is installed Operational, Reprocessing, Validation, Development and AO Chains. Qualifications Experience Experience with ESAs operational systems SCOS is highly desirable Proven experience in the development andor maintenance of space observatory science control systems is an advantage. The candidate should be open minded and be able to understand the different subsystems as a whole integrated systems. Good system engineering practices Proven experience on data processing systems for space astronomy missions Experience with Data Base management tools mostly ORACLE and protocols for information access from SOC systems Good knowledge of UNIX mostly Solaris and Virtual Operating systems Experience with the management of TM and subproducts trend analysis, long term archive Good command of modern programming languages CC, Perl, Tcl, Fortran, University degree or equivalent in computer science or related fields. Background in a scientific discipline is desirable Essential Skills Be willing to operate in an international team environment Good interpersonal and communication skills Qualities Candidates should be systemminded, flexible and able to work as a member of a small interdisciplinary team Be comfortable in an international working environment and be fluent in English, one of the official languages of ESA Further Details All roles within Telespazio VEGA have a defined closing date, however if a successful candidate is found before the advert expires the role will be closed early. We would therefore advise any candidate to apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Closing Date for applications is Thursday 21 February 2013 Location of the position is ESAC, Madrid Benefits Competitive salary Security In line with Asylum Immigration Legislation, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the EU. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process. Furthermore, in view of the nature of the work the company is in, all potential employees will undergo stringent reference and identity checks.
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