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Space Programme Scientific Support
2015-10-15 14:07:12| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Our client, based near Frankfurt in Germany, is responsible for establishing and operating weather forecasting and Earth observation satellite programmes with associated data telemetry and dissemination operations. One of their objectives is to contribute to the operational monitoring of the climate and the detection of global climate changes. They are seeking scientific consultancy support to contribute to the development of product processing facilities for one of their programmes ground segment. The consultant will provide support in the area of optical imaging for prototyping activities and support to the generation of product generation specifications, calibrationvalidation plans, test data and performance budgets. The consultants expertise will include optical imaging and strong programming skills. The Consultant shall have the following experience and background University degree in remote sensing, meteorology, oceanography, physics, or equivalent At least three years of experience in the field of remote sensing in one or more of the areas listed above, including involvement in processing of satellite data up to level 1 calibrated geolocated radiances andor level 2 geophysical parameters Very good skills in a highlevel, compiled programming language, such as Fortran, CC, Java Fluency in commandline use on LinuxUnix platforms Skills in writing scientifictechnical documents Familiarity with Microsoft Office Good interpersonal skills in support of team work Desirable experience includes Experience in understanding and specifying requirements Experience with the specification, development and validation of satellite data processing chains Experience with calibration and product validation methods Knowledge in radiative transfer. The working language is English. This is a permanent employee assignment starting in January 2016. Pactum have supplied professional recruitment services to clients throughout the UK and across continental Europe since 1988. We operate as a group of practices focussed onto specific markets and have been successfully recruiting for the Space sector since 2002.
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Scientific Support Engineer
2015-03-27 14:07:10| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
We are looking for a Scientific Support, whom activities will include scientific and engineering aspects related to the scientific support to both SLSTR Levell Radiance and Brightness Temperature products and Level2 Sea Surface Temperature products. This will include contributions to the scientific development, maintenance, processors, calibration, validation, verification, and routine monitoring and offline analysis of Levell and Level2 SLSTR marine data products in support of the Copernicus Sentinel3 marine mission. The requested support is for the Sentinel3 SLSTR optical mission product chains, but aligning with the other marine activities relating to the mandatory missions. Remotely sensed marine data also originates from the current and future mandatory satellite programs EPS, EPSSG, MSG, and MTG. Several marine products are currently already in operations or are in development from sensors such as A VHRR and IASI on Metop and SEVIRI on MSG and may contribute to the Copernicus services. Such data may be needed to support the validation of Sentinel3 SLSTR data, through continuous intercomparison of collocated products. The candidate will work in a matrix structure providing crossdivisional support to the Copernicus Sentinel3 Operations Team and will be a member of the oceanography team of experts and scientists of the RSPMAsection of the Technical and Science Support Department. The tasks and responsibilities will include Support of the verification and validation oflevel2 products. Support of verification and calibration activities for level1 products. Support of the development of new tools for calibration andor validation as well as utilisation of existing tools. Support of the development of new tools for product processing monitoring as well as utilisation of existing tools. Investigation of anomalies and issues related to Level 1 and Level 2 product quality. Support to the setup and operation of product quality monitoring and reporting tools. Contribution to the analysis, assessment and maintenance of LlL2 marine satellite data processors and algorithms. Contribution to scientific development of algorithms to support CalN al activities. Contribution to the execution of scientific support studies. This is full time permanent position, located in Germany, with starting date as soon as possible. Required Qualifications This position requires a University degree in remote sensing, oceanography, meteorology, physics or equivalent. Scientific support will be sought mainly in the areas of optical imaging for oceanography products, in particular for marine and sea surface temperature products. Essential requirements are 5 year or longer experience with satellite Sea Surface Temperature andor visible and infrared data sets. Knowledge of the precursor mission to Sentinel3 SLSTR. Handson experience with the calibration and validation of remote sensing products. Hands on experience with the development of calibration andor product validation methods. Experience with operational satellite data processing. Very good 5 years or longer scientific programming language skills including C, IDLIPVWave, ENVI or equivalent and optionally Fortran, Python. Skills in writing technical and scientific documents Good interpersonal skills in support of team work Familiarity with Microsoft Office Fluent in English Desirable requirements Experience in the development and validation of satellite data processing. Experience with large data sets. Handson experience with the development of calibration and or product validation methods.
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Support to Scientific Support Office
2014-12-17 13:06:08| 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 for Support to Scientific Support Office In general, the work covers the broad range of secretarial and administrative services that is provided by the secretariat of the DSRE Scientific Support Office. This RT is for an additional 0.5 FTE support for the secretariat. It is expected that selected contractor will initially work allday on Fridays and parttime on other days to complete the required hours. Standard tasks such as meeting and travel organisation are complemented by specific tasks to cope with the peculiarities of the Scientific Support Office. APPLICATIONS Interested candidates should send cv and cover letter to seleccionisdefe.es. The job code must included on the subjet. Specific tasks include Daytoday support to Office personnel regarding business travel arrangements, leave management, coordination of training. Dealing with incoming telephone calls and information requests. Analysing incoming correspondence and documentation and managing distribution of outgoing correspondence and documentation. Provision of various logistics support to the Office. Arrivals office, phone, computer, security, access to databases, information systems and departures deregistration, etc. of Office personnel. Ordering of office supplies and maintenance of stationery. Room and resources bookings for meetings andor events falling under the responsibility of the Office. Administration and handling of shipment of goods and express mail. Tasks related to documentation management, distributionregistration of mail and documents. Organisation of meetings. Participation in the organisation of events e.g., workshops and conferences as required. Support to visitors, including access control, preparing visa applications, distribution of information material. Specific tasks Specific knowledge is required in the following areas Familiarity with modern electronic office automation tools e.g., Microsoft Office suite and Techniques, electronic mailing, customised database, and internet software applications. Capacity to identify priority actions for the contractors own work and to handle a high workload. Wellbalanced autonomy in executing the required tasks. Documentation management and use of related tools and techniques in relation to the concerned activities. Other Information Good interpersonal and communication skills are indispensable. A good team spirit is also essential. The incumbent should be comfortable in an international working environment and be fluent in spoken and written English, one of the official languages of ESA.
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Scientific Community Support to Planck
2014-11-26 16:07:17| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
This Work Package is to support specialised service to support the ESA PSO Planck Science Office during its post operational phase. Planck is the third MediumSized Mission M3 of ESAs Horizon 2000 Scientific Programme. It is designed to image the anisotropies of the Cosmic Background Radiation Field over the whole sky, with unprecedented sensitivity and angular resolution. Planck will provide a major source of information relevant to several cosmological and astrophysical issues, such as testing theories of the early universe and the origin of cosmic structure. The current main tasks of the Planck Science Office PSO are monitor proper implementation of the data reduction activities carried out at the DPCs. In particular verify that the level of coordination between the two DPCs is sufficient to guarantee an integrated final set of data products. define, in collaboration with the DPCs, the facilities required to support the postoperational phase. e.g. Planck archive management processing tools data distribution facilities. Planck archive access support and coordinate the interface with the Planck Community more than 400 active scientists and the Scientific Community at large. development and maintenance of adhoc tools to manage the interface to the scientific community. Tasks The support to the scientific community will include To support the management of the scientific projects that will be carried out during the proprietary phases To track the progress of scientific data analysis activities, and in particular of the flow and utilisation of internal data products To work together with the PSO Instrument Support Scientists to ensure that the data quality level of the data products is of high standard, well understood, and that the information necessary to use them is transferred to their users To be deeply involved, together with the DPCs, in the validation of scientific data products both internal and final To support systemlevel aspects, e.g. testing, of the scientific pipelines generating the scientific data products To support systemlevel configuration control aspects relevant for the scientific pipelines generating scientific products, e.g. control of interfaces, common definition documents and plans, configuration item lists, etc To support the creation and maintenance of PSO and ESA web pages and web tools targeted to the scientific community To provide general support to the scientific community as regards communications and Public Relations needs and materials To support the management of the publication policies To maintain and manage a publication data base To support, together with other PSO scientists, the development, and operation of the Planck Archives, e.g. by participating in their definition, testing, population, quality and utilisation To carry out data analysis activities, especially in payload and satellite systemlevel calibration areas Support the Project Scientist in his duties Support to another mission such as LISA Pathfinder might also be included. Specific qualification requirements Ph.D. or equivalent in astrophysics, physics or mathematics or related field, in the later cases with an astrophysical orientation. A strong scientific background in Planck related 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. Experience interacting with instrument and calibration scientists and the scientific community around the world. Ability to operate in a small team environment and occasionally travel. Good interpersonal and communication skills in English are essential. Legal and Security Requirements All applicants must be legally allowed to work in Spain without the need to obtain a work visa. Non EU citizens cannot 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. 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. Location The work will be performed at the ESAC, the European Space Astronomy Centre, at Villafranca del Castillo, near Madrid, Spain. Contract The ideal start date is mid January to 1 Feb 2015. 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 29 annual days holiday. The candidate shall be required to work oncall during evenings and weekends as part of a rota system for scheduling TOOs. 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 17 December 2014 an explanation of how your experience makes you a good candidate for the position together with a complete and detailed Recruitment Form to the Managing Director, Mr. Alex Jeanes, at email alexjeanesaurora.nl quoting reference SCO10.
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BMT Scientific Marine Services to support Egina project, offshore Nigeria
2014-11-03 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
BMT Scientific Marine Services has secured a contract from Saipem to deliver the riser integrity monitoring systems for the Total Egina development, located 150km offshore Nigeria.
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