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Support to Science Operations XMM Newton
2014-08-12 16:41:31| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
WHO ARE WE? GMV www.gmv.com is a privately owned technological enterprise group with an international presence employing more than 1.100 staff. Founded in 1984, GMV mainly operates in eight large sectors for both public and private organizations Aeronautics, Space, Defense, Health, Security, Transportation, Telecommunications and Information Technologies. GMV currently runs eight work centers in Spain Tres Cantos Madrid headquarters, Boecillo Valladolid, Seville, Barcelona, Valencia, Tenerife, Len, Zaragoza and also work centers in Lisbon Portugal, Rockville Maryland, USA, Darmstadt Germany, Warsaw Poland, Bucharest Romania, Malaysia, Toulouse France and New Delhi India. We recruit and hire excellent engineers, and encourage innovation, technical excellence and continuing education. Our engineers regularly present papers at technical conferences, continue their education more than 85 have a masters degree, and we reinvest more than 12 of budget in IRD projects. This striving for excellence, innovation and flexibility is a major part of our culture. We provide very competitive compensation, attractive benefits, and a great work environment with lots of opportunities for professional growth. JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities Duties Tasks This work package is intended to provide a number of specialised services to support ESA covering activities of Community Support Scientists, Instrument Operations Engineers andor Instrument Scientists in the following areas Assist users with the preparation of scientific observations and assist the Project Scientist and the committees with the selection of the best scientific programme to be performed, Assist users with the data products retrieved from missions so that the best science possible can be obtained, Prepare long, medium and shortterm mission plans and schedules. Interact with users mainly via helpdesk in the parameter tuning and maintenance of their observational programmes as mission conditions and knowledge evolve, and in the understanding, analysis and interpretation of the science observation data. Assist in the understanding of the missions instruments and their data. Produce and maintain user support documentation and answer helpdesk questions on instrument operations and data products associated with the instruments. Organise and participate in data processing workshops and work with users in understanding how to handle science data, Organise scientific workshops upon request, Monitor instrument performance. Qualifications Ph.D. degree in a relevant science area, with preference for astronomy or physics. Required knowledge Strong background in astronomical research, with a good record of science publications in the astronomical refereed literature and with part of those signed by the candidate as first author. A few years working in research institutes or universities at postdoctoral level, with an active research programme, preferably aligned with the scientific capabilities of XMMNewton Astronomical Xray data analysis Astronomical spectroscopic data analysis Good command of commonly used astronomical software, like IDL, and of Xray astronomical data analysis software in particular, with preference to the XMMNewton SAS and the XSPEC and FTOOLs. Desirable Knowledge Very good knowledge of the XMMNewton instruments, strongly preferred Monitoring and calibration of astronomical Xray detectors Monitoring and calibration of opticalUV detectors used in space astronomy Calibration of astronomical spectroscopic data Scientific or spacecraft operations support with a major international space or ground based observatory Support to the professional astronomical community, with preference for the astronomers using spacebased missions Interactive analysis and pipeline processing of astronomical Xray data Use of scientific data in support of science research, with preference for Xray and spacebased data. WHAT DO WE OFFER? As soon as they join the organization our professionals are given the chance to tackle technological challenges in an innovative environment, to work in multidisciplinary teams and deal directly with clients. This helps them to mature quickly as professionals. We provide continual topup training to keep our career professionals perfectly abreast of all technologies used. We offer a permanent contract and attractive package including a highly competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package. If you would like to work in an interesting, fun, fastpaced, challenging, diverse and global company which is growing rapidly, please send us your resume to jobsgmv.com For more information about GMV, please visit our website at www.gmv.com
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XMM Newton Operations Scientist SCJ 2813
2014-08-11 17:42:32| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Summary We have a great opportunity for a wellqualified astronomer who is experienced in space observatories and space borne instrument calibration to work for Telespazio VEGA onsite at ESAC. Objective The scientist will work in the XMMNewton Users Support Group USG support the scientific users of the mission from proposal submission until the analysis of their data for scientific interpretation. The scientist must have strong background in astronomical research and excellent communication skills. Responsibilities Duties The service is required to support any of the following tasks Support to the Observing Time Allocation Committee OTAC The OTAC reviews all incoming observation proposals and determines which observations should be assigned observing time. Optimisation to the observations of accepted proposals The USG scientists assist astronomers in optimising the setup of the instruments to carry out the desired observation and assure the safety of the instruments. Maintenance of user support documentation and helpdesk service Users are kept informed about the status of the mission and about support services through extensive support documentation offered on the XMMNewton web pages. A helpdesk service operates to assist individual users with queries. Longterm mission planning To ensure that all high priority observations are performed, a long term observing plan is maintained and regularly updated. This includes arranging coordinated observations with other observatories The scheduling process and the scheduling of Targets of Opportunity The USG scientists participate in the process of observation scheduling. They have to be able to support, or replace, the scientific scheduler. In case of special astronomical events the schedule of observations may have to be changed at short notice. Therefore one community support scientist must always be contactable, including outside normal office hours, through an oncall service. This task is organised on a rota. Calibration and monitoring of the scientific instruments The scientific instruments are calibrated regularly and their behaviour is monitored continuously by the SOC Instrument Dedicated Teams IDT. The USG scientists participate in these IDT activities, this in turn helps them also to gain competence to help users interpret and understand their data. Participation on the activities related to the systematic processing of all scientific mission data as they become available through a pipeline in order to produce highlevel products of direct use by the scientific community and for ingestion the archive. In particular, the USG scientists are responsible for the quality control of the pipeline products. Participation in the production and regular updating of the XMMNewton source catalogues, most importantly in the definition of their content and in their scientific validation. Provision of user requirements for the Science Archive, checking their implementation, monitoring and improving its performance and its use by the community and interacting with the Scientific Archives Team at ESAC, with the aim of maximizing the value of the XMMNewton Science Archive, the tool for the astronomers to get access to the data and the main legacy from XMMNewton to the astronomical community. This is done by provision of the Archive Scientist as one of the members of the USG, who shares this responsibility with other team responsibilities. Performing scientific research using available scientific tools. However, this must under no circumstances interfere with the operational duties as defined above which always take priority. The policy established within the XMMNewton team for assigning time for research will be applied, as determined for all personnel, by ESA line management. The service position will be integrated in the Science Support team, and as such, keep the flexibility to assume eventually also SAS maintenance or integration activities, not exclusively linked to the Pipeline Processing System. Qualifications Experience Ph.D. or equivalent in astrophysics, physics or mathematics or related field, in the later cases with an astrophysical orientation. Essential Skills Suitable candidates must have a strong background in astronomical research with a good record of science publications in the astronomical refereed literature and with part of those signed by the candidate as first author. A few years working in research institutes or universities at postdoctoral level will be an advantage, as well as experience in satellite operations, support to astronomers using space observatories and space borne instruments calibration. Experience in international working environments is desirable. A scientific background in Xray astronomy in particular and experience in analysis of Xray data are required. Background in other astronomy areas will be an asset. Suitable candidates should have a good command of commonly used astronomical software, like IDL, and of the XMMNewton Science Analysis Software and the Xray specific software tools like XSPEC or FTOOLS in particular. Good knowledge of the XMMNewton instruments is expected. The candidate should be comfortable using computers and modern operating systems and have a background in developing small software programs to support the routine tasks of the group. Qualities The selected candidate must be willing to operate in an international team environment. Communication, relationship, management and teamwork competences are considered important for the post holder, together with good planning and organisational skills. The engineer should 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 1st September 2014 Location of the position is ESAC, Near Madrid, Spain. 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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Shannon Newton Named President of Arkansas Trucking Association
2014-06-12 05:26:31| Trucking - Topix.net
Shannon Newton of Bryant has been named president of the Arkansas Trucking Association, the ATA's board announced on Wednesday.
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Newton is the first MIPS-based mini-computer for wearables
2014-04-02 05:37:11| Wireless - Topix.net
A Chinese company has released a computer about the size of an SD card that can run a full version of Android and should make it easier to build wearable devices.
Routine Core Verification of Byron Unit 1 Completed in 49 Minutes Using the Newton Labs NM200E ...
2014-03-20 05:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
BYRON, ILLINOIS - Outage crews on Unit 1 at the Byron Generating Station were able initiate the upper internals lift earlier than scheduled, based in part on the rapid completion of fuel assembly mapping by engineers from Newton Labs using the Newton NM200E Core Verification System. Only 49 minute were required to fully map all 193 assemblies, finishing well within the five and a half hours scheduled for this activity on the Critical Path. The total deployment-to-recovery elapsed time for the ...This story is related to the following:Assembly Verification Inspection Systems
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