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GAIA Instrument Operations Scientist

2017-12-14 11:16:27| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Aurora is an established supplier of skilled manpower to ESA and in particular at ESTEC and ESAC. Aurora has the opportunity to expand our support within ESAC. Overview On Gaia the leader of a Coordination Unit CU fulfils a role equivalent tothat of a PI on an observatory type mission, while the CU itself, as adiscipline, can be seen as the equivalent of an instrument. In this contextthe service will provide support to CU7, coordinated by a scientist whowill be the liaison to CU7. The Instrument Operations Scientist works within the Science Operations Centre SOC with responsibilities that may include Acting as interface between the SGS and a certain number of PI Teams which may require deep knowledge about specific instrument functionality, performance and operations. Track the science capabilities of an instrument during its development phase by participating in instrument team meetings, reviewing documents e.g. EIDBs Users Manuals and assuring completeness and validity, applying and running instrument modelssimulations, etc.. Coordinating of the calibration efforts by the ESA IDTs and the instruments principal investigator teams, the latter being spread across different institutes and universities across Europe and supported by national funds. Provide support to the Instrument Teams in the preparation execution of AIV activities and calibration campaigns ISTs. Understand the functionality of the instrument data to be archived and support the definition of the instruments Archive data products in coordination with the Archive Scientist and in the data pipeline development. Support the provision of SPICE kernels e.g. Instrument specific, orbit attitude, as required. Organise and maintain uptodate all information concerning the instruments which is deemed necessary for future knowledge preservation. Contribute to the SGS preparation activities including Definition of operations plans procedures and preparation of training activities. Contributing to SGS requirement specification and design, by assisting in the definition of user requirements for the SGS. reviewingassessing completeness and adequacy of the system being designed and implemented. This may include exploration of new technologies. Testing and providing feedback on implementations. Contribute to the preparation of the Science Activity Plan SAP document. Contribute to the compilation of the Science Traceability Matrix TMX and to its further development into the Observations Catalogue. For Observatory class missions, provision of instrument expertise in support of the scientific community and operational activities. Contribute postlaunch to the SOC systems tuning and its operational maintenance and as required to the validation and improvement of the Science Analysis software. Including Contribute to the maintenance of the overall system, including configuration control and versioning. Installation, testing and validation of SOC tools and analysis software. Raising problem reports on tools as well as suggested improvements. Following up the correct fixing of any problems with the implementers. Follow procedures and operate systems as required. Assist in automation of SOC procedures. Concerning instrument operations tasks include Generating and validating payload operations requests and other operational products for transmission to MOC. Aid in analysing and correcting anomalous situations and instrument behaviours onboard Support the Operational Constraint Analysis. Monitoring instrument health and scientific performance in support of calibration and real time decision making. Performing calibration activities for the scientific instruments, following priorities as agreed internally with the Mission and following the advice and recommendations made by the Users Group through the PS. Contribution, if required, to the scientific mission planning, scheduling and reaction to ToO alerts. Provide support to the Project Scientist as required. Cooperate with other projects on operational matters e.g. promote the exchange of information with missions where appropriate In order to enhance the capability to support the user community, if other tasks permit, up to 20 of the work under this RT may involve original science research. Specific tasks relevant Instrument Operations for Gaia Interact appropriately with and support the algorithm providers. Aid in optimising onboard parameters and overall operational strategies in the interest of maximising Gaias scientific return. Interface between MOCAirbus DS and SOC and aid in maintaining the part Specific qualification requirements Masters degree or PhD in engineering,physics andor astronomy. Solid background in the analysis ofspectral and time domain data acquired on variable stars. Experiencewith miscellaneous time domain analysis methods and knowledge of theanalysis methods used by CU7 is a must, examples are classificationengines, using miscellaneous variability classification methods, andtechniques like random forest classification and unsupervised learning. Experience in designing, coding and testing the resulting science analysissoftware using JAVA is required. A general knowledge of Gaia, itsobjectives, operations principles and data analysis approach used by theData Processing and Analysis Consortium DPAC is a plus. Experience in working in a large consortium andhave experience in conflict solving in a context without direct hierarchicalrelationships. A high level of written and spokenEnglishis essential. Legal and Security Requirements All applicants must be legally allowed to work in Spain without the need to obtain a work visa. Only European Union citizens can be employed by Aurora in Spain. Applicants are required to provide a copy of their passport and degree certificate. Aurora will validate the Degree with the issuing University and provide evidence to ESA. In line with ESAs security requirements, prior to issuing a letter of employment the applicant shall provide to Aurora a recent official document declaring that they are of good conduct from the country where currently resident, and Aurora will validate your employment history. Location It is expected that the work will be performed at the ESAC, the European Space Astronomy Centre, at Villafranca del Castillo, near Madrid, Spain. Contract You will be registered for both social security and tax in Spain. The standard working hours are 40 per week. There are 12 public holidays and an additional 30 annual days holiday. In addition to public health services Aurora provides private medical insurance in Spain. Training to improve efficiency and provide strength for future career are of course included. Aurora can assist financially and provide recent experience information for relocation. To be considered for this Position Provide prior to 9 January2018a summary of why you are a good candidate for the position together with a complete and detailedCandidate Proposal Formor CV and Motivation Letter toMr. Davide Starnone, at emaildavide.starnoneaurora.nlquoting referenceSCO144. Aurora will agree conditional employment terms and conditions with candidates before presenting their detailed technical proposal and candidates to ESA by 15 January 2018, 1300 hours.

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Scientist Beam Message to Luytens Star, Hoping to Find Intelligent Life

2017-11-20 13:30:39| Extremetech

Scientists and researchers beamed a signal to Luyten's Star this week, reaching out to one of the closest of Earth's nearby neighbors. The post Scientist Beam Message to Luyten’s Star, Hoping to Find Intelligent Life appeared first on ExtremeTech.

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Space Weather Applications Scientist

2017-11-17 16:12:30| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

RHEA Group is currently recruiting a Space Weather Applications Scientist to support the ESA SSA Space Weather Program at our clients premises in Darmstadt, Germany. Tasks and Activities The scope of work will include Support updates of the SWE System Requirements Documents. Support reviews of SWE Service Development Roadmaps. Provide technical support for any development, testing and acceptance of applications and software delivered by the SSA DS team to SWE Segment. Participate in SSA SWE Network reviews as an expert member as appointed by the SWE Service Coordinator. Support preparation of the work in SWE Segment as a space weather solar and heliospheric applications expert. Provide support for the organisation of SWE Segment related education, outreach and user needs discussion events for the SSA end users as appointed by the SWE Service Coordinator. Provide technical input for the development and definition of the SSA Workplans. Provide expert support to the definition of the SWE Segment architectural design. Support the definition of SWE data models in the frameworks of all SSA SWE service development activities. Provide expert support to the definition of space weather related international standards as appointed by the SWE Service Coordinator. Provide a consolidated monthly progress report of the progress of all activities Skills and Experience The following skills and experience are mandatory PhD or equivalent academic degree on space physics, space weather or solar physics. Strong background in space weather physics and engineering impacts having carried out original research in a space weather related discipline. Practical experience in developing space weather applications and services Practical experience in advanced space weather modelling techniques is required. Minimum of 5 years of working experience with space weather related topics Experience in working with data models. Experience in participating international industry contracts with a clearly defined management responsibility e.g task or workpackage manager Experience in communicating with international partners including space agencies, international entities and scientific community. Experience in explaining or lecturing space weather related topics to academic community, students and general public. 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 01122017. Preference will be given to candidates eligible for an EU or national personal security clearance at the level of SECRET or above. About RHEA Group RHEA Group 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 and NATO.

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Senior Research Scientist fm

2017-11-14 19:10:49| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

SRONs mission is to bring about breakthroughs in international space research. Therefore the institute develops pioneering technology and advanced space instruments, and uses them to pursue fundamental astrophysical research, Earth science and exoplanetary research. As national expertise institute SRON gives counsel to the Dutch government and coordinates national contributions to international space missions. SRON stimulates the implementation of space science in our society. Current instruments with SRON contributions in the development and proposal phase are a.o. the farinfrared grating spectrometer SAFARI on the ESAJAXANASA SPICA mission proposed ESA M5 mission, launch 2029, the exoplanet mission PLATO ESA, launch 2029, the XIFU instrument for the Athena Xray mission ESA, launch 2028 and the gravitational wave mission LISA ESA, launch 2034. The Instrument Science group has a vacancy for a Senior Research Scientist fm Vacancy 1341 Job summary The successful candidate will lead all technical aspects of future space optical and farinfrared instrument development all the way up to launch, take the lead in the instrument design, and will be the technical point of contact both for the internal team as well as for the international instrument consortium. Candidate will act as lead instrument scientist of the instrument, and is in charge of monitoring the overall endtoend performance of the instrument. Tasks Lead the development of all aspects of innovative, international and multidisciplinary spacebased optical instruments including optical, mechanical, electrical, and thermal designs Acquire funds for largescale projects Develop and give advice on current and future innovative space instrument proposals Lead a team of experts Build up and maintain an international network in the area of optical and infrared space instrumentation. Required qualifications PhD in Physics or Optics or equivalent in a discipline related to remote sensing e.g. Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Astronomy 5 years of experience in developing innovative opticalinfrared instrumentation Considerable national and international reputation and experience as a researcher in the own discipline Experience in a Lead System Engineer role and in writing proposals Good verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment Experience with project management techniques Prince II, IPMA or equivalent Innovative, Persuasive, Helicopter view. Candidates at the start of their career and therefore partly compliant, are also invited to apply. Employment conditions Employment of this fulltime position as a senior instrument scientist at SRONGroningen is by NWO The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research and will be for a period of 2 years with the possibility for a permanent position. If you have shown to perform well at SRON, there is ample opportunity to continue your career. The salary will be in accordance with the salary scales of NWO between 3,157. and 5,512.. gross per month on a fulltime basis depending on education and experience. NWO has good secondary employment conditions such as An end of year bonus of 8,33 of the gross yearly salary 42 days of vacation leave a year on fulltime basis An excellent pension scheme We offer generous relocation expenses and support with finding accommodation Options for additional personal development Excellent facilities for parental leave A holiday allowance of 8 of the gross yearly salary. For information For further information about the position, please contact dr. ir. G. de Lange, Section manager within the expertise group Instrument Science, telephone 31050363 4051. Information about SRON can be found at www.sron.nl. Letter of application If you wish to apply you can send a motivation letter with CV to jobssron.nl. Please state the vacancy number 1341 in the subject of your mail. Candidates will be considered until the position has been filled. Internal and external recruiting will be executed in parallel. In the event of equal suitability, preference will be given to female applicants.

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