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Internal Research Fellow PostDoc in Optical Ground Support Equipment

2018-11-29 14:31:17| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Research fellowship opportunity in the Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality. ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. Applications from women are encouraged. Post Internal Research Fellow PostDoc in Optical Ground Support Equipment This post is classified F2 on the Coordinated Organisations salary scale. Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands Description Within the Mechatronics and Optics Division, the Optics Section provides functional support to ESA projects and carries out technological research activities in the following areas optical component technology, such as microoptics, passive integrated optics, xray optics optical instrumentation, such as spectroradiometric imaging instruments in the visible and infrared interferometers testing, calibration and performance verification of optical systems. Fields of activitiesresearch In the frame of calibrating hyperspectral instruments, the development of optical ground support equipment OGSE is very cost and time intensive. Generally speaking, a new and dedicated OGSE has to be designed and built from scratch for each instrument. This often leads to delayed and costly OGSEs which may end up not being an appropriate fit for the hyperspectral instrument needing to be calibrated. The selected candidate will work on the following range of topics linked to OGSEs for hyperspectral instruments, initially covering ultraviolet UV, visible VIS and possibly shortwave infrared SWIR spectral range Investigating existing OGSEs Looking at tradeoffs between different setup, light sources, etc. Identifying commonalities between different OGSE use for instruments, such that a more general OGSE could potentially be designed and then used by several different instruments Technical competencies Ability to conduct research autonomously Breadth of exposure coming from past andor current researchactivities Researchpublication record Knowledge relevant to the field of research General interest in space and space research Ability to gather and share relevant information Behavioural competencies Innovation Creativity Continuous Learning Self Motivation Communication Problem Solving Relationship Management CrossCultural Sensitivity Education Applicants should have recently completed, or be close to completion of a PhD in physics or optical engineering. Preference will be given to applications submitted by candidates within five years of receiving their PhD. Additional requirements Ideally, candidates should have a background in optical design as well as experimental physicsengineering. Some experience in the mechanical design, assembly, alignment and testing of optical instrumentation would be an asset. The Research Fellow must be able to work in a team with other international investigators in a spirit of positive cooperation and, at the same time, be capable of working autonomously in hisher area of research. At the end of the fellowship, the Research Fellow will be required to summarize the work completed in papers to be submitted to specialized conferencesjournals. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset. Other information For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework. The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests. The closing date for applications is 27 December 2018. In addition to your CV and your motivation letter, please add your proposal of no more than 5 pages outlining your proposed research. Candidates must also arrange for three letters of reference to be sent by email, before the deadline, to temp.htresa.int. The letters must be sent by the referees themselves. The candidates name must be mentioned in the subject of the email. If you require support with your application due to a disability, please email contact.human.resourcesesa.int. Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada and Slovenia as well as Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia as European Cooperating States ECS. Priority will first be given to candidates from underrepresented Member States. In accordance with the European Space Agencys security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment Apply HERE

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Ground Segment Software Engineer

2018-11-29 12:30:38| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

RHEA Group is continuously looking to recruit Software Development Engineer to support our software engineering team in Darmstadt, Germany. You will have the opportunity to develop and support the mission control system and its addon tools that will operate Europes future generation of satellite and space missions. The European Ground Systems Common Core EGSCC is a European initiative to develop a common infrastructure to support space systems monitoring and control in pre and postlaunch phases for all mission types. This is expected to bring a number of benefits, such as the seamless transition from spacecraft Assembly, Integration and Testing AIT to mission operations, reduce cost and risk, support the modernisation of legacy systems and promote the exchange of ancillary implementations across organizations. The initiative is being performed as collaboration between ESA, European National Agencies and European Industry and RHEA Group is playing a major part in its implementation. Tasks and Activities The scope of work will include You will be working on a range of challenging projects, as one of the key software engineers developing systems used for the automated monitoring and control of spacecraft. You will participate in the development of EGSCC base systems for current and future satellite missions for our customers in the European space industry. Skills and Experience The following skills and experience are mandatory You have at least a bachelor degree in Computer Sciences, Software Engineering or equivalent You must have at least 4 years of experience working in the software development environment. Space system engineering and design preferred Specific space domain knowledge would be a strong plus, in particular EGSCC system SCOS2000 mission control system MOIS ECSS standards CCSDS packet and MO standards You must have hands on experience in Java 78, relevant testing frameworks JUnit, TestNG, Mockito, git, at least one relevant build tool maven preferred or Gradle You should have strong knowledge of technical document writing notably, user requirements, design documentation, and test documentation You possess a dynamic and proactive attitude, with a strong commitment to the ongoing development and quality of the RHEA Group products You have excellent communications skills, with very good written and spoken English. Knowledge or experience in the following will be considered a plus SQL and at least one RDBMS, such as MySQL preferred, PostgreSQL, Oracle DB, etc. Linux, UML design and modelling tools OSGi and related tooling Apache Karaf, Pax Exam, Equinox Eclipse RCP 34 Eclipse IDE Eclipse Modelling Framework EMF Xtext and Xtend CI tooling Jenkins, Nexus, Sonarqube other JVM languages Groovy, Scala, Clojure, etc. virtualization tools, such as Docker, VMWare, Kubernetes, Mesos How to Apply Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEA Groups Recruitment team at careersrheagroup.com no later than 31082017. Preference will be given to candidates eligible for an EU or national personal security clearance at the level of CONFIDENTIAL 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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Hempel Breaks Ground on New R&D, Test Center

2018-11-28 14:38:00| Coatings World Breaking News

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Amazon starts satellite download, cloud storage service with 12 antenna ground stations

2018-11-28 09:30:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Amazon Web Services (AWS) has started a new cloud service that simplifies the download and storage of data from satellites. The announcement was made at the company's AWS re:Invent event. With its new AWS Ground Station, Amazon is inviting space and other companies to use a managed network of 12 ground station antennas stationed around the world. The antennas will let users download satellite data to a ground station and then process it at an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) centre. The data can then be stored with Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) and AWS analytics and machine learning services can be applied to gain insights. Users can also use Amazon's network to move the data to other regions and processing facilities. TechCrunch calls the product "satellites as a service."

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