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Noxilizer's NOX FLEX(TM) Rapid Biodecontamination System to Be Featured in Getinge and Weiler Engineering booths at ACHEMA World Forum
2015-06-17 12:31:10| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Over 3,800 exhibitors in Frankfurt, Germany June 15 19, 2015 Baltimore, MD Noxilizer, Inc., the company advancing a room temperature, NO2-based sterilization and decontamination process for biopharmaceutical manufacturers announces that NOX FLEX Rapid Biodecontamination units will be on display in the Getinge...
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System and Software Engineering for Science Operations SCJ2889
2015-06-02 15:05:52| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Summary An experienced and knowledgeable engineer required to support ESA in the Science Operations Centre at ESAC. Objective The Science Operations Centres for these missions, located at the European Space Astronomy Centre ESAC in Spain, are responsible for all science operations planning, data processing and archiving tasks, being the essential interface between the science instruments and the spacecraft, and with the scientific community. Responsibilities Duties Specific tasks will include but will not be limited to Missionspecific SPICE Kernels Preparation This covers the preparation and maintenance of a complete set of SPICE kernels for each mission. This requires a solid understanding of spacecraft and instrument design, and its operations. Close communication with the instrument designers and science operations planners is required to define the necessary kernels. Auxiliary Data Conversion System Development and Maintenance Missions in operations are currently using the ADCS to automatically convert Flight Dynamics products and spacecraft telemetry into SPICE kernels. In addition, as part of a short external contract, the ADCS is being updated to cope with the requirements of the missions under development.These updates are Conversion of the new CCSDS format orbit and attitude products from ESOC Updates of the Spacecraft Clock Kernel based on received Time Correlation Packets Improved software documentation This covers all activities related to taking over the development and maintenance of the ADCS once the external contract is completed. Activities in this work package also include Coordination and development of any future functionalities required by the missions in operations and under development on an asneeded basis. Adaptation for conversion of Mission Analysis products to SPICE kernels Adaptation and support for the integration of this service in SOC systems Operations and maintenance of the existing ADCS services for missions in operations SPICE Archive Generation Each mission has the responsibility to produce auxiliary data sets for longterm archiving. A service is already in place for missions in operations, where a PDSformatted SPICE data set including all required documentation is regularly produced and delivered to the Planetary Science Archive PSA for ingestion in the archive. Missions under development will also need this service in the near future. The following tasks shall be performed Preparation of a data pipeline to produce SPICE data sets for longterm archiving in PDS4 format Maintenance and operation of the pipeline to produce SPICE data sets for longterm archiving Updates required resulting from the peerreview of any generated PDS SPICE data sets Auxiliary Data Handling Technical Support and Consultancy This covers activities related to technical support and consultancy to the Science Operations Centres, Instrument Teams and the scientific community on all aspects related to SPICE and auxiliary data handling. This includes Advice on auxiliary data handling aspects, including auxiliary data systems design and development support Support and consultancy to instrument teams and the scientific community on the usage of the SPICE kernels and any associated tools and services SPICE Training and Community Capacity Building This includes activities related to community capacity building to help in establishing a forum for addressing SPICE issues. Assistance from the NAIF team at JPL on SPICE training is envisaged. Coordinate, arrange and conduct SPICE training courses for interested team members from ESAs Solar System missions. Preparation of tutorials and programming exercises and material to train the Science Operations Centres and Instrument Teams in producing and using SPICE in the most efficient way. Scientific Geometry Data Analysis and Exploitation Services This covers research into and development of dedicated geometry handling, visualisation and analysis software using SPICE, GIS, and other relevant technologies, for its use in mission concept studies, science operations analysis, science operations planning and scheduling, trajectory and observation geometry visualisation 3D, scientific data processing, analysis and archiving Qualifications Experience University degree in computer science, or software engineering, or scientific discipline, or equivalent. Experience in interacting with the science community would be an advantage. Essential Skills A background in Computer Engineering, Physics or Mathematics, with a high level of expertise in Solar System geometry and ancillary information data and systems including SPICE is advantageous. Experience in providing support and interacting with instrument scientists and engineers and with the scientific community is mandatory. Strong computer programming skills, and a good knowledge of web applications programming would be an asset. Knowledge of the following would be beneficial Knowledge of science operations planning is an advantage Programming languages C, Perl, Python, IDL, Java, Matlab, Javascript, Fortran Development of Web Applications, experience with Apache Tomcat technologies Knowledge of XMLJSON technologies Experience with configuration and version control tools SVN, Git ECSS standards for software development Qualities The engineer must be willing operate in a team environment and to travel. Heshe should display good interpersonal and communication skills. The engineer should be comfortable in an international working environment and be fluent in 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 Tuesday 9th June 2015 Location of the position is ESAC, near Madrid, Spain Benefits Salary plus a benefits package are offered to the successful candidate 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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System Operations Engineering Support
2015-05-22 14:04:36| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
POSITION ID 2456 Role Function System Operations Engineer in Darmstadt Germany GENERAL CONDITIONS START ASAP LOCATION Darmstadt TYPE OF BUSINESS Science CONTRACT fulltime employment WORKING LANGUAGE English, French is considered an advantage DEADLINE 03 July 2015 MUSTHAVE SKILLS MANDATORY In addition to having a university degree or equivalent in a relevant technical discipline, the Key Person shall have the following mandatory attributes at least five years experience of System Operations in a realtime spacecraft operations environment at least three years work experience defining and implementing the verification and validation of ground segment systems at least three years work experience defining, development, integration, acceptance testing and operation of mission data systems NICETOHAVE SKILLS CONSIDERED AS AN ADVANTAGE Experience of the following would be a distinct advantage Earth Observation ground segments project and technical management coordination. experience of communications systems operations experience of operations security experience in business continuity techniques and associated system operations experience in the operations preparation and routine operations of Geostationary GEO and Low Earth Orbit LEO satellite systems experience of coordination of systems development and upgrades within a 247 operations environment familiarity with ECSS and CCSDS standards related to spacetoground interfaces and applicable to Satellite Monitoring Control Systems Packet Telemetry and Telecommand standards, PUS Packet Utilisation Standard, etc. Windows Linux operating systems Experience in leading a small team of engineers. TASKS As a member of RSO, the Key Person shall provide support to the development and operation of the MSG Ground Segment and the EPS Overall Ground System OGS, as well as their evolution. Main duties will include the support to System operations in a realtime operations environment Endtoend operations monitoring Communications systems operations Security operations Infrastructure operations and evolution Business Continuity Multimission operations, including mass storage and archiving System Evolutions for existing and new programmes Manual and Automated system and satellite operations including planning and scheduling. The role comprises a range of tasks including the provision of support to the routine operation of the LEO GEO ground segments, as well as their evolution to include new programmes and system operations. The Key Person will be responsible for the definition andor maintenance of the routine operations procedures pertaining to system operations and the interfaces of the key systems within the ground segment, in accordance with the established EUMETSAT Operations Department configuration management and quality assurance practices. The Key Person will acquire and maintain a Systemwide view of the EUMETSAT ground segments. The Key Person will review any planned changes to the system configurations for LEO and GEO ground segments, and support the investigation of anomalies encountered through the routine system and ground segment operations. The Key Person will provide support to the development and operations preparation for recurrent satellites in existing operational programs e.g. MetopC and MSG4, and for future operational programs now in development including Sentinel3, MTG and EPSSG. The key person will interface with project teams on the implementation of system upgrades to support major operations projects, including System MidTerm Evolution Plan, recurrent satellites, and any System hardware and operating system obsolescence upgrade. The Key Person will perform the following routine operations tasks Definition and maintenance of system operations procedures, including System and ground segment procedures and operations guides Liaison with the spacecraft operations team to ensure the continuity and optimization of spacecraft monitoring and control activities Liaison and coordination with the ground segment facility operations teams and system operations analysts to ensure the continuity and optimization of ground segment and mission operations through procedure and operations guide updates, configuration changes, database or user interface changes etc. Interface and coordination with the systems maintenance teams and industry representatives to ensure optimized performance, including participating in the definition and implementation of any changes Provision of support to operational ground segment analyses Provision of standbyoncall support as system operations engineer, on an as needed basis. This will be coordinated through the normal oncall process Provision of support, as required, to critical operations Processing and coordination of system anomalies, their documentation, investigation, classification and resolutionmitigation, including participation in Anomaly Review Boards Participation in technical meetings, formal reviews, and scheduling and planning meetings Processing and coordination of system modifications, including their documentation, approval, and implementation, including participation in Change Review Boards Support to, and participation in, the functional verification and operational validation of system upgrades and evolutions, both standalone and in the context of an overall ground segment. Provision of training, through written materials, practical demonstrations and presentations, to other members of the Operations Team.
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Support to Computer System Engineering Service
2015-05-06 16:05:17| 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 a Computer and System engineer. This work package is intended to provide a number of specialised services to support ESA in Computer System Engineering at ESAC for the missions science operations centres. The SREO Computer Support Group CSG is providing computer support to all science operations centres and science ground segments located at ESAC, either in development or in operational phase. Under this work package, service shall be provided to support ESA in system administration activities for those computer systems used for science operations and research activities. These computers are general servers or workstations mainly based on Linux and Oracle Solaris, Macintoshes, Technical PCs and for Office Automation activities. The environment also includes Disk Storage infrastructure, Virtual infrastructure as well as GRID and Cloud computing infrastructures. Systems can be physical machines or provided through virtual infrastructure. These systems are connected to networks organized by functions operational, office and development, external services, GRID, Cloud and administration networks. Specific tasks would include installation, configuration, deployment, integration, monitoring, administration and maintenance of these computer systems, scientific and commercial software installation and administration, data backup and retrieval, interface with IT vendors for quotation, installation and maintenance agreements, users IT support, defining and operating computers operational procedures, hardware inventory tracking. It specifically excludes ESA corporate informatics infrastructure services office automation, network, terminal servers, Lotus Notes, LAN and communications, which are provided and subject to separate Service Level Agreements SLA. Service Specific Information Position Instance SSCO08CCSG05 Position Instance Title Support to Computer System Engineer Service Job Class E3 ESA Competence E196 Sciences Operation Engineer Service Specific Tasks UNIX LINUX and SOLARIS, Macintosh and PC System management Installation, configuration, integration and setting up of new machines with appropriate operating systems and layered software Administration and operation management of computer systems System security management System upgrades, both physical and logical. User support mainly scientists and engineers Handle the mail aliases and mail distribution list. Handlingcheckingmodifying all backups. Definition, implementation and maintenance of computer operators procedures Issues of documentation and technical reports GRID related activities Installation, configuration, integration, operations, maintenance and upgrade of Grid Engine Support users to adapt their computing tasks to the GRID infrastructure Cloud related activities Installation, configuration, integration, operations, maintenance and upgrade of Eucalyptus Cloud middleware Knowledge of other Cloud middleware is an asset Contact with hardware and software suppliers Definition of hardwaresoftware needs and quotation requests for new purchases and maintenance contracts Locking hardware incidents calls and following the call history. Assisting technician when on site. Others Installation and maintenance of storage SANNAS infrastructure Installation and maintenance of Virtual Machines Installation and maintenance of compute clusters Interface with external ESA corporate informatics infrastructure service providers Design of network setup requirements and follow up of implementation Request of new network connections. Output and Service Performance Monitoring ESA will formally define the service delivery in terms of delivery times, performance targets and similar measurable parameters Key Performance Indicators. This shall be agreed with the service provider and shall be assessed, and modified as needed, during regular progress meetings typically monthly. The service provider shall manage the service provision and provide ESA with the necessary data and corresponding evidence. The service provider shall be measured and assessed on the basis of Installation, configuration, integration, administration and operation management of SREO computer systems at ESAC in cooperation with the CSG computer system engineers Availability of the SREO technical and scientific computer environment at ESAC. Definition and maintenance of SREO computer operational environment and associated operational procedures Resolution of the user support and data centre incidents and change requirements Implementation of tasks according to science operations priorities Iterations with science operations centres teams Iterations with teams external to the SREO department Interactions It is expected that the service support provider will be able to interact freely with any member of the following institutions involved in science operations work All missions science operations centres and science ground segments teams External elements of the science ground segments if required, under the supervision of the ESA internal part of the science ground segments ESTEC science support office IT services ESA corporate IT and IT procurement services ESAC local facilities management services External IT providers In addition to the above, frequent interactions are expected to take place with the Head of the SREO CSG, as well as with other potential providers of similar service within the SREO department. Specific Qualification Requirements Specific knowledge is required in the following areas GRID technology Grid Engine Cloud computing Storage SANNAS technologies Solaris System management Linux RedHat system management Virtualization technologies Backup technologies PC Windows and Macintosh system management Scientific user computer support Network design and requirements Positions covered by this work package will require that the service personnel should possess a university education PhD or MSc in a scientific or technical subject and relevant professional experience in line with the requirements of the job class. The selected provider must be willing to render the service in a team environment. Good interpersonal and communication skills, together with a proactive attitude to problem solving and customer focus are required. The service provider should be comfortable in an international working environment and be fluent in written and spoken English, one of the official languages of ESA. Other Information The service is expected to be provided during normal ESA working days and working hours. Some provision should also be made to allow exceptional cases of oncall and or extra time support. APPLICATIONS Interested candidates should send cv and cover letter to seleccionisdefe.es. The job code must included on the subjet.
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System and Software Engineering for Science Operations JUICE MEX ExoMars 2016
2015-05-04 10:05:17| 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 Science Ground Segment Coordination Tasks Coordination of Science Ground Segment operational activities and overall organization and scheduling of routine planning processes. Coordination of scientific activities and specific interfaces with Principal Investigator teams, Project Scientist and Science Working Team Coordination of engineering activities and interfaces with the Mission Operations Centre and ESA DTEC MAPPS development team. Coordination and preparation of scientific and operational meetings, including the Science Operations Working Group, Science Working Team and Mission Operations and Harmonization of Interfaces Meetings, in close collaboration with the Development or Mission Manager and the Project Scientist. Routine Science Operation Support Tasks Support to routine Long Term Planning LTP activities through scientific and engineering analysis of future planning seasons, in order to identify and study scientific observation campaigns and operationally constrained seasons. Support to routine Medium Term Planning MTP activities, coordinating the harmonization of pointing and instrument observation timelines in MTP cycles covering 4 weeks. Support to routine Short Term Planning STP activities, including the generation of detailed instrument command sequences and resource allocation, coordinating the detailed iterations with experiment teams. And also tasks related to System Engineering Support Science Implementation Analysis System Requirements Analysis Baseline System Design Critical System Design Preliminary System Implementation System Implementation System Validation and Verification Qualifications and Required knowledge The service to be provided requires that the personnel should possess a university education PhD or MSc in a scientific or technical subject and relevant professional experience in line with the requirements of the job class. In particular, the following experience is required for the service provider personnel Experience in science operations for solar system missions Experience in scientific analysis of planetary spectral and imaging data Experience in remote sensing of planetary surfaces and atmosphere Experience in data generation and calibration of planetary data Experience in data handling and archiving following Planetary Data System standards Experience in payload modeling, simulation and commanding Experience with planetary geometry and ancillary information tools SPICE Experience with planetary science operation tools MAPPS, EPS, etc Experience with software programming and scripting languages IDL, shellscript, DOS bash, etc 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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