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Support to Science Operations Gaia
2014-05-07 15:37:57| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
There is now a great opportunity to join The Server Labs team and work in ESAC The European Space Astronomy Centre in Madrid, Spain. The Server Labs is a European IT services company, specialised on software engineering and handson consulting. We offer an excellent package, including highest salary, social benefits, company benefits, extra holidays and health and dental insurance. Important Candidates must hold a European Passport and be willing to work in Spain Job Description Support to Science Operations Gaia This work package is intended to provide a number of specialised services to support ESA in developing Gaias Astrometric Global Iterative Solution AGIS software into an operational system. ESAs Gaia mission is designed to create an accurate and complete astrometric catalogue which will serve for decades to come More than 1000 Million objects mostly stars in our Milky Way down to apparent magnitude 20 will be repeatedly observed from the second Lagrange point L2 during the satellites nominal lifetime of 5 years. This will yield a raw data volume of about 100 TB from which each stars position, trigonometric parallax, and proper motion for a smaller subset also radial velocity will be determined to microarcsec accuracy typically 25 as for parallax at 15th magnitude. The data processing and catalogue creation is carried out by the Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium DPAC formed by around 400 individuals and six main data processing centres distributed across Europe. The Gaia SOC at ESAC is an integral part of DPAC and plays a key role in developing and operating parts of the Core Processing system to which AGIS belongs. The global solution will form the basis for the astrometric part of the catalogue the first version of which is planned for release to the public around autumn 2015 Launch 22 months. AGIS is being developed as a distributed Javaonly system since 2005 jointly by the Gaia SOC and a small number of DPAC scientists. The system has matured over the years into a versatile processing system running the complex core algorithms in a distributed and multithreaded manner on ESAC hardware or external Computing Clouds. A small number of key scientific algorithms still need to be implemented, integrated and tested.This will usually follow available detailed mathematical descriptions andor existing prototype codes from the scientific community. Algorithms must be tested in isolation as well as part of the overall system using available simulation data. Largescale runs are still done using a number of simplifying assumptions which must gradually be eliminated. With a nominal start of operations around May 2014 the systems fitness to process first real flight must be proven as soon as possible. In this process technical and scientific problems must be diagnosed and resolved in collaboration with external scientists. After a minimum of 12 months of mission data is available the system must be operated to seek a solution that will form the basis of the first astrometric catalogue scheduled for release to the public around end 2015. Specific Service tasks Main Service Tasks Responsibilities Service work to be provided as part of the Gaia SOC AGIS team in close coordination the scientific community to develop the Global Iterative Solution into an operational system Service Work Package Descriptions and Scope 1. Development and integration of scientific algorithms Service support must be provided for o Coding scientific algorithms in Java following detailed mathematical descriptions o Integrating these algorithms into the AGIS framework o Testing and validating new implemented functionality unit integration tests using simulation data o Optimize new code in terms of memory CPU usage All activities will be supported by SOC personnel and collaborating external scientists. 2. Maintenance of existing code modules Service support must be provided for maintenance of existing code. In particular o Analyse and resolve known deficiencies and inadequacies Issues of existing AGIS software modules o Verify and validate that issues have been resolved usually in the form of extending existing tests andor conduction of new largescale tests. 3. System verification and scientific validation o Aid in the definition, conduction and analysis of largescale testing campaigns including a first assessment of the scientific quality of results. o Documenting results of test campaigns in the form of validation test reports 4. Aid in the creation of the first astrometric solution L22m Service support must be provided for assisting SOC personnel in all activities needed to generate the first astrometric solution with real flight data, such as o Populating the operational AGIS processing DB with IDT and all needed auxiliary data o Starting the AGIS run o Monitoring the execution of the run from a technical and scientific viewpoint o In case of problems, diagnose their cause and implement rectifying actions All activities will be supported by SOC personnel and collaborating external scientists. 5. Other Activities In addition to AGIS the Gaia SOC is responsible for operating and maintaining a number of other key systems like the Initial Data Treatment IDT or the central Gaia Tools Java Library. The service personnel may be asked to support maintaining these systems in phases of manpower shortage. Specific qualification requirements The service to be provided requires that the personnel should possess a university background in a scientific or technical subject and relevant professional experience of at least 5 years in software development. In particular, experience and proficiency in the following fields is required o Development andor maintenance of complex scientific data processing systems,preferably in Java o Strong background in mathematics and numerical modelling of data o Standard Software development techniques and associated tools Eclipse, Subversion, JUnit, ant, continuous integration, automated testing o Scripting with Python and SciPy NumPyMatplotlib o UNIX, Linux, operating system o Product assurance processes and techniques o Working with ESA Standards, Frameworks and Tools e.g. ECSS o LaTeX Other qualification requirements The service personnel must o Have good communications skills o Be able to document their work o Willing to travel to meetings with the scientific community andor working visits o Feel comfortable in an international working environment o Be fluent in written and spoken English Company Description The Server Labs is a European IT services company, specialised on software engineering and handson consulting. Our architects and software engineers are experts on the latest technologies and agile methodologies, to provide our clients the best software solutions, practices and software architectures. We collaborate with our clients to obtain success, committed to innovation, enjoying what we do every day and growing with every challenge. The Server Labs works with different industries and business verticals. Within the Space industry, The Server Labs works with the European Space Agency ESA, at ESAC, near Madrid, and at ESOC, in Darmstadt, near Frankfurt. We provide specialists to ESA, but also our company expertise and services in technologies and methodologies to offer additional value to the projects and initiatives led by ESA. By working with The Server Labs, you will be part of a multinational team in a fast growing technology company based in Madrid, Frankfurt and London. Please send your CV with cover letter to resumetheserverlabs.com before the 19th of May 2014 Additional information Position ID TSLSRE067 Deadline 19th of May 2014 Location Madrid, Spain Support Start Date 1 July 2014 Support End Date 31 July 2016
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Support to Science Operations Gaia
2014-05-06 17:40:03| 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 postion of System and Software Engineering for Science Operations at ESACVillafranca, Spain. Specific Service tasks Main Service Tasks Responsibilities Service work to be provided as part of the Gaia SOC AGIS team in close coordination the scientific community to develop the Global Iterative Solution into an operational system Service Work Package Descriptions and Scope 1. Development and integration of scientific algorithms Service support must be provided for o Coding scientific algorithms in Java following detailed mathematical descriptions o Integrating these algorithms into the AGIS framework o Testing and validating new implemented functionality unit integration tests using simulation data o Optimize new code in terms of memory CPU usage All activities will be supported by SOC personnel and collaborating external scientists. 2. Maintenance of existing code modules Service support must be provided for maintenance of existing code. In particular o Analyse and resolve known deficiencies and inadequacies Issues of existing AGIS software modules o Verify and validate that issues have been resolved usually in the form of extending existing tests andor conduction of new largescale tests. 3. System verification and scientific validation o Aid in the definition, conduction and analysis of largescale testing campaigns including a first assessment of the scientific quality of results. o Documenting results of test campaigns in the form of validation test reports 4. Aid in the creation of the first astrometric solution L22m Service support must be provided for assisting SOC personnel in all activities needed to generate the first astrometric solution with real flight data, such as o Populating the operational AGIS processing DB with IDT and all needed auxiliary data o Starting the AGIS run o Monitoring the execution of the run from a technical and scientific viewpoint o In case of problems, diagnose their cause and implement rectifying actions All activities will be supported by SOC personnel and collaborating external scientists. 5. Other Activities In addition to AGIS the Gaia SOC is responsible for operating and maintaining a number of other key systems like the Initial Data Treatment IDT or the central Gaia Tools Java Library. The service personnel may be asked to support maintaining these systems in phases of manpower shortage. Specific qualification requirements The service to be provided requires that the personnel should possess a university background in a scientific or technical subject and relevant professional experience of at least 5 years in software development. In particular, experience and proficiency in the following fields is required o Development andor maintenance of complex scientific data processing systems, preferably in Java o Strong background in mathematics and numerical modelling of data o Standard Software development techniques and associated tools Eclipse, Subversion, JUnit, ant, continuous integration, automated testing o Scripting with Python and SciPy NumPyMatplotlib o UNIX, Linux, operating system o Product assurance processes and techniques o Working with ESA Standards, Frameworks and Tools e.g. ECSS o LaTeX Other qualification requirements The service personnel must o Have good communications skills o Be able to document their work o Willing to travel to meetings with the scientific community andor working visits o Feel comfortable in an international working environment o Be fluent in written and spoken English Applications Interested candidates should send cv and cover letter to curriculumisdefe.es by 23th may 2014. The Job code must be included on the subjet.
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Support to Science Operations LISA Pathfinder
2014-05-06 17:40:03| 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 postion of configuration Management Officer at ESACVillafranca,Spain. Service Specific tasks requirements for this position 1. Activities during the development phase a STOC Operations preparation The service to be provided by the Operations Engineer will entail supporting the final preparation of the STOC for operations. This includes Support the generation of the detailed payload operations Support the validation of the payload activities using simulators Support the writing of the STOC Operations Plans and Procedures b STOC SW development The Operations Engineer will support the installation of the STOC software modules e.g. Mission Planning, Data Ingestion, Simulator in their operational environment at STOC, their configuration control and their acceptance tests. c STOC integration Ground Segment Tests The Operations Engineer will provide service support for the definition, preparation and execution of i the STOC integration tests, ii the Ground Segment tests SOVTs and iii the STOC Simulations. This includes Prepare test plans, test data and procedures to applied during these tests Participate in the tests, the debriefings and write the necessary test reports and raise SPRs as well as nonconformance reports as appropriate 2. Activities during the operational phase a STOC operational duties The Operations Engineer will be responsible for providing a service to a number of operational duties. This includes Generate the operational payload mission planning files to be sent to the MOC Monitor the data ingestion tasks that will receive the telemetry and auxiliary data from MOCs Data Disposition System Support the data archiving tasks that will populate the archive Support the investigation of payload anomalies and the implementation of the recovery b STOC offline support activities The Operations Engineer will support the maintenance of the STOC facilities during operations. This includes Maintenance of the STOC operational databases e.g. payload telecommand sequences, payload activities Maintenance of the STOC Operations Plans and Procedures c STOC SW maintenance The service provided by the Operations Engineer will cover the monitoring of the maintenance of the software modules and provide to the developers the priorities for the resolution of the software problems as seen from the users side. The service provided by the Operations Engineer will cover the support for the installation of these tools and their configuration control at STOC. Specific qualification requirements The service to be provided requires that the personnel should possess a university background in a scientific or technical subject and relevant experience of at least 5 years. In particular Experience needed in the preparation, testing and operations of a scientific operations centre or a similar system Experience in satellite payload operations In addition knowledge of the following would be beneficial The service personnel shall Be comfortable in an international working environment Be willing to travel During the operational phase of the mission extensive stays at ESOC Darmstadt, Germany may be needed. Be fluent in English written spoken. Applications Interested candidates should send cv and cover letter to curriculumisdefe.es by 30th june 2014. The Job code must be included on the subjet.
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Science Operations Engineer for Gaia
2014-05-06 15:43:12| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
HE Spaceis a successful international space company. For over 30 years, we have been supporting our customers with qualified experts in the field of engineering, science and administration. We are currently looking for a Science Operations Engineerto support our customer in Spain. Science Operations Engineer for Gaia Key Tasks and Responsibilities You will be part of the team developing Gaias Astrometric Global Iterative Solution AGIS and will have the following responsibilities Development and integration of scientific algorithms Coding scientific algorithms in Java following detailed mathematical descriptions Integrating these algorithms into the AGIS framework Testing and validating new implemented functionality using simulation data Maintenance of existing code modules Analyse and resolve known deficiencies and inadequacies Verify and validate that issues have been resolved System verification and scientific validation Aid in the definition, conducting and analysis of largescale testing campaigns including a first assessment of the scientific quality of results Documenting results of test campaigns Aid in the creation of the first astrometric solution L22m Populating the operational AGIS processing DB with IDT and all needed auxiliary data Starting the AGIS run Monitoring the execution of the run Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience University Degree in a scientific or technical subject Several years of professional experience in software development Experience in development andor maintenance of complex scientific data processing systems, preferably in Java Strong background in mathematics and numerical modelling of data Good knowledge of working with ESA Standards, Frameworks and Tools e.g. ECSS Scripting with Python and SciPy UNIX, Linux operating system Fluency in English is mandatory knowledge of another European language is an advantage. This job is located near Madrid.We are looking for candidates who are available from July 2014 or as soon as possible thereafter. If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send us your CV together with a letter of motivation both in English and in Word to Ms Julia Niehaus at jobshespace.com, quoting job reference NL2255before 28May14. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!
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LISA Pathfinder Science Operations
2014-05-04 15:37:14| 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 the Science and Robotic Exploration Directorate DSRE. Aurora currently has a team of 20 engineers and scientists at ESAC including support to the LISA Pathfinder mission. This existing experience is very beneficial as ESA will chose the company to provide this service with a strong weighting on understanding the issues. Overview The work is to support the ESA LISA Pathfinder STOC Science and Technology Operations Centre during its final preparation for operations and the operational phase. The launch is planned for Autumn 2015. LISA Pathfinder LPF is the technology demonstrator for the LISA mission and its primary goal is to demonstrate the critical technologies needed for LISA. The payload onboard LPF consists of the European LISA Technology Package LTP and a contribution provided by the NASAJPL, the Disturbance Reduction System DRS. The Science and Technology Operations Centre STOC is the point of interface to the scientific community, and is responsible for the payload scheduling, quicklook data analysis, data processing and archiving. Activities during the development phase a STOC Operations preparation The service to be provided by the Operations Engineer will entail supporting the final preparation of the STOC for operations. This includes Support the generation of the detailed payload operations Support the validation of the payload activities using simulators Support the writing of the STOC Operations Plans and Procedures b STOC SW development The Operations Engineer will support the installation of the STOC software modules e.g. Mission Planning, Data Ingestion, Simulator in their operational environment at STOC, their configuration control and their acceptance tests. c STOC integration Ground Segment Tests The Operations Engineer will provide service support for the definition, preparation and execution of i the STOC integration tests, ii the Ground Segment tests SOVTs and iii the STOC Simulations. This includes Prepare test plans, test data and procedures to applied during these tests Participate in the tests, the debriefings and write the necessary test reports and raise SPRs as well as nonconformance reports as appropriate Activities during the operational phase a STOC operational duties The Operations Engineer will be responsible for providing a service to a number of operational duties. This includes Generate the operational payload mission planning files to be sent to the MOC Monitor the data ingestion tasks that will receive the telemetry and auxiliary data from MOCs Data Disposition System Support the data archiving tasks that will populate the archive Support the investigation of payload anomalies and the implementation of the recovery b STOC offline support activities The Operations Engineer will support the maintenance of the STOC facilities during operations. This includes Maintenance of the STOC operational databases e.g. payload telecommand sequences, payload activities Maintenance of the STOC Operations Plans and Procedures c STOC SW maintenance The service provided by the Operations Engineer will cover the monitoring of the maintenance of the software modules and provide to the developers the priorities for the resolution of the software problems as seen from the users side. The service provided by the Operations Engineer will cover the support for the installation of these tools and their configuration control at STOC. Specific qualification requirements University degree preferably Masters in AstronomyAstrophysics or Physics or equivalent and relevant professional experience in science operations. Experience needed in the preparation, testing and operations of a scientific operations centre or a similar system Experience in satellite payload operations At least 3 years relevant professional experience. You must be able to work in English. Be able to work independently and also work with collegues within a small team. Specific experience is required in the following areas 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. The work will be performed closely with ESOC and after launch some weeks at ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany might be required. 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 29 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 28 May 2014 a summary of why you are a good candidate for the position together with a complete and detailed Recruitment Form to Mr. Alex Jeanes, at email alexjeanesaurora.nl quoting reference SRE66. Aurora will agree conditional employment terms and conditions with candidates before presenting their detailed technical proposal and candidates to ESA by 11 June 2014. Should ESA select you then a formal letter of employment shall be issued with an agreed start date.
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