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Science Operation Engineer

2015-04-23 15:05:22| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

RHEA is currently recruiting a Science Operation Engineer to support the Gaia Science Operations Centre at our clients premises in Madrid, Spain. Tasks and Activities The successful candidate shall be expected to Contribute to procedure writing and the implementation of those procedures Follow procedures and operate Gaia SOC systems Test SOC systems for the daily processing of raw Gaia data Test SOC systems for the generation of payload operations request Further test and scale SOC products such as MDB Participate in the optimisation of software processing Gather operational constraints for software running at SOC Interact appropriately with and support the providers of all software SOC systems Interact appropriately with the users of DPCE data products and other Data Processing Centres Assist in automation of SOC procedures nominally Gaia SOC will only be manned normal working hours. Contribute to the maintenance of the overall system, including configuration control and versioning Provide support for testing, particularly for EndtoEnd E2E and operational rehearsal campaigns. Report on operational activities including the gathering and presentation of processing summary statistics Skills and Experience The following skills and experience are mandatory At least a graduate degree Masters or Ph.D. in a relevant subject area. Past astronomical instrument or spacecraft support with a major international space or groundbased observatory Support to the professional astronomical community for a spacebased mission Experience in operating large and distributed data processing systems Use of spacebased scientific data in support of science research. ECSS standards for software development Database interaction using JDBC Subversion Large Databasesdata processing 1TB LaTeX How to Apply Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEAs Recruitment team at careersrheagroup.com no later than 05052015. Preference will be given to candidates eligible for an EU or national personal security clearance at the level of SECRET or above. About RHEA RHEA is a leading engineering consultancy firm with demonstrated expertise in space, system and secure software solutions. We attract skilled engineers, scientists and management professionals and offer a range of exciting career paths working alongside clients such as the European Space Agency, the European GNSS Agency, EUMETSAT, NATO and Airbus Defence Space.

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Science Operation Engineer

2015-04-22 11:06:58| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Serco is a FTSE 250 international service company that improves the quality and efficiency of essential services that matter to millions of people around the world. The work we do for national and local governments involves us in the most important areas of public services, including science and defence. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. With over 1500 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of experience and skills, we convey best practice, expertise and innovation in our business. For our activities in ESAC, we are currently looking for a Science Operation Engineer. Tasks and Responsibilities Service specific tasks include UNIX LINUX and SOLARIS, Macintosh and PC System Management Installation, configuration, integration, and setting up of new machines with appropriate operating systems and layered software. Administration and operation management of computer systems Installation and configuration of new disks and other devices and new users accounts User support mainly scientists and engineers Handle the mail aliases and mail distribution list Handlingcheckingmodifying all backups Definition, implementation and maintenance of computer operators procedures Issues of documentation and technical reports GRID related activities Installation, configuration, integration, operations, maintenance and upgrade of Globus and Glite GRID middleware infrastructure Support users to adapt their computing tasks to the GRID infrastructure Contact with hardware and software suppliers Definition of hardwaresoftware needs and quotation requests for new purchases and maintenance contracts Logging hardware incidents calls and following the call history Assisting technician when on site Others Installation and maintenance of storage SANNAS infrastructure Installation and maintenance of Virtual Machines Installation and maintenance of Cloud computing infrastructure Installation and maintenance of computer clusters Interface with external ESA corporate informatics infrastructure service providers Design of network setup requirements and follow up of implementation Request of new network connections Installation and maintenance of printers, scanners etc. Requirements In addition to a Master degree or equivalent, the key person should bring at least 4 years experience in the following fields GRID technology Globus, Glite Cloud computing Storage SANNAS technologies Linux RedHat system management Virtualization technologies PC Windows XP and Macintosh system management Scientific user computer support Network design and requirements Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Spain or be EU nationals. 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. If not, your application will remain in our database and can be matched against future openings. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply via the relevant link available in our corporate careers website httpwww.serco.comcareersindex.asp If you have any question regarding this position please email space.careersserco.com Position Science Operation Engineer Reference RTCSREOE110 Application closing date 14.05.2015 Start date 01.07.2015 If you are not yet registered with Serco we advise you to register your details by adding your details and attaching your CV via httpswww.amris.comsercoalertssignupform.php For additional information about Serco Group please consult our website www.serco.com For additional information about Serco Europe please consult our website www.serco.comeurope For additional information about ESAC, please consult httpwww.esa.intAboutUsESAC

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u-blox Tiny Surface-Mount GNSS Global Positioning Module Supports All Satellites And Concurrent Operation

2015-04-21 07:46:02| wirelessdesignonline News Articles

u-blox, a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announces the CAM-M8C, a small, low profile GNSS positioning module with an integrated wideband chip antenna for reception across the entire L1 band.

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