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Senior Software Engineer Science Operations
2014-12-31 11:06:06| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The Space Division offers integrated system solutions in the business segments Space, Security and Earth observation. We are open to new ideas and focused on the future. If you would like to work in a constructive and friendly atmosphere in which you are encouraged to ask questions, please send us your application. Well be delighted to hear from you. For the location in Garching Germany we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer Science Operations Tasks The work involves maintenance and development of ETC applications for the VLT and VLT Interferometer VLTI within an existing CGI clientserver web application framework, in which the backend model and numerical calculation engine is implemented in C and the frontend mostly based on static HTML templates and some JavaScript. The activity will also include refurbishment and enhancements in particular in the C backend framework, towards establishing a dynamic interface to a new interactive singlepage web application frontend. The work will eventually include efforts in conversion and migration of the existing ETC applications to the new refurbished framework. Essential requirements The ideal Candidate is a software engineer with experience in developing numerical scientific applications in C and handling of scientific data and heshe should be used to work in a Unix Linux environment. Following skills are required University Degree in Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering or equivalent Experience with web technologies, at least basic HTML and Ja vaScript Experience with software engineering practices and development tools, including version control, development environments and debuggers Desirable requirements Knowledge about observational astronomy, interferometry and astronomical instrumentation Working experience with web technologies, in particular HTML, CSS, JavaScript and related toolkits Experience with work on an existing software codebase in an international environment Some knowledge of scripting languages and Python Experience in code validation, unitregression testing Other Information Fluency in English is mandatory Start date July 2015
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Software Engineer Science Operation
2014-12-30 12:05:23| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The Space Division offers integrated system solutions in the business segments Space, Security and Earth observation. We are open to new ideas and focused on the future. If you would like to work in a constructive and friendly atmosphere in which you are encouraged to ask questions, please send us your application. Well be delighted to hear from you. For the location in Garching Germany we are looking for a Software Engineer Science Operation Tasks The successful Candidate shall work on dataflow projects at the ESO headquarters. He or she will be assigned to the development, deployment and maintenance of various software tools for ESOs Science Archive Facility SAF. These tools include dynamic web applications for interactive exploration of the archive contents and for downloading archive assets. Reporting to the dataflow project manager and to the DFI group head, the Engineer will be assigned to the further development of the Science Archive Facility, following an agile, featuredriven development process. He or she is also expected to contribute to other activities in support of the Dataflow project team. Essential requirements University degree in Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering or equivalent At least 3 years of professional experience in software development in Java Very good knowledge of relational databases and SQL Experience and sufficient expertise in developing dynamic web applications using HTML, CSS and Javascript Very good knowledge of the Linux operating system Experience and sufficient expertise with modem software engineering practices and tools, including configuration control tools, incremental iterative development, unit and integration testing and build systems like Ant or Maven Desirable requirements Experience with GroovyGrails Experience with HibernateSpring Experience with JQueryAngularJS Familiarity with scientific data archives Familiarity with astronomical data formats FITS Flexible Image Transport System Other Information Fluency in English is mandatory Start date July 2015
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Science Operation Engineer
2014-08-20 12:40:10| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
A Spanish leader company in Aerospace Engineering and Scientific services with more than 45 years of experience working for NASA and 35 years working for ESA seeks a candidate for postion of Science Operation Engineer Specific qualification requirements The service to be provided requires that the personnel should possess a university background in a scientific or technical subject and relevant experience of at least 5 years. In particular Experience needed in the preparation, testing and operations of a scientific operations centre or a similar system Experience in satellite payload operations In addition knowledge of the following would be beneficial The service personnel shall Be comfortable in an international working environment Be willing to travel During the operational phase of the mission extensive stays at ESOC Darmstadt, Germany may be needed. Be fluent in English written spoken Specific Tasks a STOC Operations preparation The service to be provided by the Operations Engineer will entail supporting the final preparation of the STOC for operations. This includes Support the generation of the detailed payload operations Support the validation of the payload activities using simulators Support the writing of the STOC Operations Plans and Procedures b STOC SW development The Operations Engineer will support the installation of the STOC software modules e.g. Mission Planning, Data Ingestion, Simulator in their operational environment at STOC, their configuration control and their acceptance tests. c STOC integration Ground Segment Tests The Operations Engineer will provide service support for the definition, preparation and execution of i the STOC integration tests, ii the Ground Segment tests SOVTs and iii the STOC Simulations. This includes Prepare test plans, test data and procedures to applied during these tests Participate in the tests, the debriefings and write the necessary test reports and raise SPRs as well as nonconformance reports as appropriate APPLICATIONS Interested candidates should send cv and cover letter to seleccionisdefe.es. The job code must included on the subjet.
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Operations Engineer for Science Missions Ground Segment and Operations Services
2014-05-16 15:37:40| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Operations Engineer for Science Missions Ground Segment and Operations Services Telespazio VEGA Deutschland has been supporting the European Space Industry for over 30 years, including ESA, DLR, EUMETSAT and CNES. This is an opportunity a qualified OperationsSystem Engineer to work in the space domain. This position is based in Germany, Darmstadt fully on customer side at ESOC. The position is a limited part time position 20hr per week until 31st of December there are very high chances that starting from January 2015onwards this position will evolve into a permanent fulltime position. RESPONSIBILITIESDUTIES Operations service provision in the area of operations support for future Science missions Review of operational concepts and design descriptions Module and unit level reviews, when required Review of ground segment design Review of ground segment, satellite and instrument operations procedures and automation Review of mission planning concepts Contribution to ground segment specifications and other project level documents. Review of RF link budgets and contribution to communication concepts. Support to the generation of operations concept documents and mission assumptions documents Organizational support, e.g. support of review logistics, planning documents, etc. The envisaged science missions to be supported are CHEOPS project support for non ESOC ground operations PHOOTPRINT INSPIRE ATHENA Plato CDF studies potentially PHOOTPRINT in cooperation with NASA, ATHENA, SPICA, NASAJPL to Europa, ESACAS QUALIFICATIONSEXPERIENCE The candidate should have a University degree or equivalent education in Electric or Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering. ESSENTIAL SKILLS Experience in working in an operational environment Knowledge of satellite or ground operations Service provision will be exclusively in English Wellorganised, able to prioritise and manage several activities in parallel DESIRABLE SKILLS Familiarity with operations planning and validation Familiarity with operational simulators and control systems Experience with RF link budgets and communication concepts Experience with mission planning Familiarity with the ESOC working environment Familiarity with SEOSAT operations procedures and or with spacecraft based on the same spacecraft bus. Familiarity with effective teamwork principles and team building aspects Experience in review participation Experience in space documentation preparation Basic knowledgeexperience in the functioning of science instruments. BENEFITS Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package including 30 days holiday, generous training possibilities and Telespazio VEGA Deutschland pension scheme is offered to the successful candidate. APPLICATION You are looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then you should send your detailed application preferably online with your availability and current salary status.
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Gaia Science JAVA Software Engineer SCJ 2803
2014-05-08 13:47:26| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Summary An experienced JAVA software engineer to work for Telespazio VEGA onsite at ESAC to support Gaia Science Operations. Objective An exciting opportunity to work at ESAC, supporting, maintaining and testing systems for the Gaia mission. Responsibilities Duties The engineer will be part of the Gaia SOC AGIS team in close coordination the scientific community to develop the Global Iterative Solution into an operational system. Tasks will include but are not limited to 1. Development and integration of scientific algorithms Coding scientific algorithms in Java following detailed mathematical descriptions Integrating these algorithms into the AGIS framework Testing and validating new implemented functionality unit integration tests using simulation data Optimize new code in terms of memory CPU usage All activities will be supported by SOC personnel and collaborating external scientists. 2. Maintenance of existing code modules Analyse and resolve known deficiencies and inadequacies Issues of existing AGIS software modules Verify and validate that issues have been resolved usually in the form of extending existing tests andor conduction of new largescale tests. 3. System verification and scientific validation Aid in the definition, conduction and analysis of largescale testing campaigns including a first assessment of the scientific quality of results. Documenting results of test campaigns in the form of validation test reports 4. Aid in the creation of the first astrometric solution L22m Assist SOC personnel in all activities needed to generate the first astrometric solution with real flight data, such as Populating the operational AGIS processing DB with IDT and all needed auxiliary data Starting the AGIS run Monitoring the execution of the run from a technical and scientific viewpoint In case of problems, diagnose their cause and implement rectifying actions All activities will be supported by SOC personnel and collaborating external scientists. 5. Other Activities In addition to AGIS the Gaia SOC is responsible for operating and maintaining a number of other key systems like the Initial Data Treatment IDT or the central Gaia Tools Java Library. The engineer may be asked to support maintaining these systems in phases of manpower shortage. Qualifications Experience The service to be provided requires that the personnel should possess a university background in a scientific or technical subject and relevant professional experience of at least 5 years in software development. In particular, experience and proficiency in the following fields is required Development andor maintenance of complex scientific data processing systems, preferably in Java Strong background in mathematics and numerical modelling of data Standard Software development techniques and associated tools Eclipse, Subversion, JUnit, ant, continuous integration, automated testing Scripting with Python and SciPy NumPyMatplotlib UNIX, Linux, operating system Product assurance processes and techniques Working withESA Standards, Frameworks and Tools e.g. ECSS LaTeX Essential Skills Have good communications skills Be able to document their work Willing to travel to meetings with the scientific community andor working visits Feel comfortable in an international working environment Be fluent in written and spoken English 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 Friday 23rd May 2014 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. httpwww.telespaziovega.comcareersvacanciesj2803.aspx
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