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Sentinel Optical Mission Scientist
2020-12-18 18:12:26| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Sentinel Optical Mission Scientist Deadline for applications 27012021 Client and Location The European Space Agency is ATGs biggest client. They are an international organisation with 22 member states with sites in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, UK and Belgium. ESA is Europes gateway to Space! Job Description On behalf of the European Space Agency ESA, we are looking for a Sentinel Optical Mission Scientist for their location in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, to join their Earth Surfaces and Interior Section. Please note this is an external consultant position not a Staff position. The duties of the contractor relate to Mission Science support to the definition and implementation of future Copernicus 2.0 terrestrial optical Sentinel missions and other optical missions, including support to mission requirements consolidation and the development of geophysical algorithms and preparing products. Ideally, the Contractor also monitors the system performance budget up to and including the commissioning phase. Tasks and Responsibilities In general terms, the position holder shall perform the following main tasks Help to the management of mission requirements for optical Earth observation missions Support convening and running of relevant CHIME and Next Generation Sentinel Mission Advisory Group and Expert Group activities, including associated organisation and administration Coordinate the definition and development of algorithms to be used in the conversion of calibrated Top of atmosphere RadianceReflectances Level 1 to geophysical parameters Level 2 Initiate, manage and monitor the development of the Level 2 prototype processor, including the definition of the scientific retrieval algorithms the implementation of the prototypes of the scientific retrieval algorithms the assessment of Sentinel mission performance on the basis of Level 2 products derived by prototype Level 2 processors. Support and monitor the development of mission specific performance simulators Provide support for the running of the Hypersense campaign activities, including associated satellite acquisitions by PRISMA and DESIS Support the definition of the ground segment requirements and interface requirements, regarding Level 1 Level 2 processor implementation and data distribution to the end users Contribute to the preparation, planning and execution of the instrument commissioning and routine operations activities including the Inorbit Verification Phase and Calibration and Validation activities Monitor the Sentinel mission performance during commissioning phase Support the coordination of collaborative efforts with similar missions from other, national Space Agencies e.g. SBGNASA, EnMAPDLR, PRISMAASI, Landsat NGUSGSNASA Support the generation of project level internal and external reporting e.g., Quarterly Status Reports Continue strong partnership with internal e.g. EOPTECdepartments and external entities e.g. NASA, ASI, DLR. In performing these tasks, the contractor will report to the relevant StudyProject Manager and, maintaining close coordination with the relevant Mission Scientist and other members of the StudyProject team. For the mission simulator activities, the Contractor will work closely with the Study TeamProject, but also with experts from the technical directorate. Requirements PhD and a minimum of 6 years scientific experience Specialised in terrestrial Earth observation remote sensing and optical biogeophysical variable retrieval Demonstrated experience in terrestrial science, with strong knowledge in radiative transfer and vegetation variable retrievals Knowledge on remote sensing principles, retrieval techniques, error assessment, data assimilation principles Strong fundamental background in optical remote sensing, and in particular in hyperspectral remote sensing Familiarity with the Copernicus Space Component Programme Familiarity with ECs directives and policies and services related to vegetation and soil monitoring and related operational Land monitoring services Familiarity with Level 1 and Level 2 processing of vegetation and soil observations and related atmospheric corrections Strong Experience in the development of Algorithm Theoretical Baseline Documents ATBDs and in setting up preoperational processing systems Able to work independently and in teams Demonstrated autonomy and good organisation, planning, management and communication skills Proficient in the English language spoken and written. What do we offer? ATG offers excellent working conditions and provide you with all the other necessary means to further your career. We believe that training and education, combined with regular assessments and a personal development plan, will create the best environment for growth. If needed, we also assist you with settling in your new home or finding the right school for your children. ATG will help in any way it can, including a relocation budget that is applicable for ATG staff as well as employees working at one of our clients. About ATG Europe Today, ATG is recognized as a leading provider of specialized engineering, scientific and technical services to the European Space industry. Our headquarters is located in Noordwijk, the Netherlands and we have subsidiaries in Germany and the UK. Besides these countries, ATG also operates in Belgium, Sweden and Norway. ATG People is the key player in delivering highly educated personnel for RD environments throughout Europe. We are continually recruiting experienced Engineers for exciting, fulltime positions based at our customers sites. As an ATG Engineer, you will be working on very diverse missions and assignments. This opens up unique opportunities to be engaged in innovative projects and challenging you to perform to high standards and utilizing the full extent of your professional knowledge. Interested? Submit your CV and personal details through our website at www.jointhebrightestminds.com. For further questions, you can also contact our recruitment consultant directly on phone number 31 0 71 579 55 44.
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Software Developer. Mission Analysis
2020-12-18 15:12:30| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
WHO ARE WE? GMV GmbH is a German company, being part of GMV, a global technology group in Space, Defense, ICT and Intelligent Transport Systems employing 2300 staff. Our activities in Germany are related to hightech aerospace projects, space operations, ground systems, mission analysis, navigation and flight dynamics. GMV GmbH also specializes in software and hardware systems for simulation, emulation, 3D visualization and operations support. We are headquartered in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich and have offices in Darmstadt. At GMV GmbH you will find a unique work environment that requires talent, imagination and personal effort. We are an international team bound together by the passion for challenge, innovation, technology and customer service. Having the best professionals on board is the true source of our competitive advantage. We recruit excellent engineers and encourage innovation, technical excellence and continuing education. Were an international and innovative engineering company. JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities Duties Tasks ou will be part of our team, full of talent and desire to innovate at ESOC, where you will develop tasks related to Mission Analysis Software Mission Analysis Tools Development, developing mission analysis applications mainly in Python and C using GODOT C infrastructure. Navigation analysis Covariance and Guidance Local and Global Optimisation applications Analysis tools to support mission analysis work Contributions to the flight dynamics infrastructure software General Mission Analysis engineering activities Qualifications MSc in any related discipline Required knowledge Strong mathematical background is expected, experienceknowledge of mission analysis is highly beneficial Strong background in modern software development Python, C Experience in Gitlab, familiarity with DevOps techniques such as continuous integration and testing, Docker containers Experience in Mission Analysis Tools Development local and global optimisation techniques and algorithms, covariance and MonteCarlo analysis, environmental models, numerical integration techniques Knowledge about operational and ground segment aspect in the missionarchitecture design Desirable Knowledge Familiarity with the ESOC environment Familiarityexperience with Flight Dynamics operations engineering tasks Experience dealing with external interfaces Experience with Linux, network services and protocols, system administration, modern software development tools The ability to multitask efficiently working on multiple activities, multiple subsystems and if applicable multiple missions simultaneously. WHAT DO WE OFFER? The possibility to work in an international team, with innovative projects. We also give you the chance to develop your career in our work centers around Europe, USA and Asia. Professional Career Development. We help you directing your career, starting from a technical base, passing through the team and project management, the technical expertise or the commercial area, keeping contact with our clients. Its up to you! Access to the companys training program. You can acquire and sharpen your knowledge in the technologies we use, as well as your language skills. Social benefits. Flexible working schedule. Possibility to participate in team activities and sports competitions with us. Private medical insurance. 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 Career site For more information about GMV GmbH, please visit our website at www.gmv.com and our positions at www.gmv.comenEmploymentVacancies
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Mission Analysis engineer. Interplanetary and Lagrange Point Missions
2020-12-18 15:12:30| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
WHO ARE WE? GMV GmbH is a German company, being part of GMV, a global technology group in Space, Defense, ICT and Intelligent Transport Systems employing 2300 staff. Our activities in Germany are related to hightech aerospace projects, space operations, ground systems, mission analysis, navigation and flight dynamics. GMV GmbH also specializes in software and hardware systems for simulation, emulation, 3D visualization and operations support. We are headquartered in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich and have offices in Darmstadt. At GMV GmbH you will find a unique work environment that requires talent, imagination and personal effort. We are an international team bound together by the passion for challenge, innovation, technology and customer service. Having the best professionals on board is the true source of our competitive advantage. We recruit excellent engineers and encourage innovation, technical excellence and continuing education. Were an international and innovative engineering company. JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities Duties Tasks You will be part of our team at ESOC, full of talent and desire to innovate, where you will develop tasks related to Mission Analysis Trajectory Optimisation for interplanetary transfer and science phases Navigation and Guidance, including Optical Navigation for Mission Analysis Concurrent Design Studies for space missions Mission Analysis Tools Development, environmental models, numerical integration techniques, local and global optimisation techniques and algorithms, covariance and MonteCarlo analysis Support to project, scientists and industry, participation in reviews General Flight Dynamics operations engineering activities Qualifications MSc in any related discipline Required knowledge Experience in Trajectory Optimisation, including the multibody problem Experience in Navigation and Guidance techniques for Mission Analysis activities, Experience in Software Development C, Python, modern software development tools like git, CICD, CMake, docker and parallel computation techniques Experience in Mission Analysis Tools Development local and global optimisation techniques and algorithms, covariance and MonteCarlo analysis, environmental models, numerical integration techniques Knowledge about operational and ground segment aspect in the missionarchitecture design Desirable Knowledge Familiarity with the ESOC environment Familiarity with modern software development tools git, CICD, CMake, docker Experience with Linux, network services and protocols, system administration, modern software development tools Will to take operational responsibility in multidiscipline teams The ability to multitask efficiently working on multiple activities, multiple subsystems and if applicable multiple missions simultaneously. Experience dealing with external interfaces WHAT DO WE OFFER? The possibility to work in an international team, with innovative projects. We also give you the chance to develop your career in our work centers around Europe, USA and Asia. Professional Career Development. We help you directing your career, starting from a technical base, passing through the team and project management, the technical expertise or the commercial area, keeping contact with our clients. Its up to you! Access to the companys training program. You can acquire and sharpen your knowledge in the technologies we use, as well as your language skills. Social benefits. Flexible working schedule. Possibility to participate in team activities and sports competitions with us. Private medical insurance. 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 our Career site For more information about GMV GmbH, please visit our website at www.gmv.com and our positions at www.gmv.comenEmploymentVacancies
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Sentinel SAR Mission Scientist
2020-12-18 13:14:08| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Summary An exciting opportunity for an experienced SAR Scientist to join the Telespazio UK team, working on site at ESTEC, to support SAR mission requirements and activities for future Sentinel missions. Objective The duties of the successful individual will focus on Mission Science support to future Copernicus SAR Sentinel missions under definition or implementation by ESA. This includes support to mission requirements consolidation and maintenance, traceability to user needs, assessment and documentation of information products to be generated by the missions, their accuracy as a function of the satellite and Level1 characteristics and to verify these can be achieved based on the mission design choices. The new personnel will be expected to support the Mission Advisory Group MAG meetings, research and formulation of mission requirements, defining and supporting the management of relevant studies with the applications and science community, and performing analyses and investigations into critical mission science issues linked to products and product implementation e.g. end to end performance analyses. Responsibilities Duties Typical duties for the successful candidate will be Providing support to the management of the mission requirements for Copernicus SAR missions and the Mission Scientists Supporting the implementation and running of the Copernicus ROSEL and Sentinel1 Next Generation S1 NG MAG and Expert Group activities Defining and helping to manage mission requirement consolidation studies for S1 NG, to interpret user requirements provided by the European Commission EC and the Copernicus user community, and establish methods to evaluate the endtoend performance of the mission with respect to product quality Defining and helping to manage studies and campaigns required to address any critical issues during the S1 NG and ROSEL mission development Assessing in detail the implications of continuity of service as a priority requirement for S1 NG, with respect to the current generation of Sentinel1 Documenting and developing the synergies between Cband and Lband Copernicus SAR missions operating as a system of systems Supporting the definition of the ground segment requirements and interface requirements, regarding Level 1 Level 2 processor implementation and data distribution to the end users. Supporting the coordination of collaborative efforts with similar missions from other, national Space Agencies e.g. NISARNASA, SAOCOMCONAE, PalSAR2 and PalSAR4JAXA Developing and documenting a framework for error budgets for Level2 information products guaranteed by the SAR missions e.g. through the use and further elaboration of Endtoend performance frameworks Supporting the definition of Level2 information products guaranteed by the SAR missions Preparation of documents and technical notes as required in support of the Project. Qualifications Experience Ideally PhD or minimum University Masters degree or equivalent in Remote Sensing, SAR or related ScientificEngineering discipline. Essential Skills Knowledge of remote sensing principles, retrieval techniques, error assessment. Strong fundamental background in SAR remote sensing including technical characteristics of SAR satellites Proficiency in the programming and use of software focused on managing satellite data, image analyses, transformation of Level1 data into geophysical information products and statistical and error analyses Familiarity with the Copernicus Programme including the programme goals, the role of the Space Component and the status and scope of Copernicus Services Demonstrated interest in the wider context of Copernicus and its role with respect to EC policies and priorities Familiarity with Level 1 and Level 2 processing of satellite SAR data Experience in the development of Algorithm Theoretical Baseline Documents ATBDs Qualities Proactive and analytical attitude to solving problems Good English language skills Good organizational, communication and management skills Able to work independently and in international teams
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Software Developer Mission Analysis
2020-12-15 14:12:35| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Solenix is specialized in the provision of highquality software engineering, technical consulting and operations services in the aerospace domain. This vacancy note concerns an onsite consulting position at ESOC in Darmstadt, Germany. Software Developer Mission Analysis 2023034 Job Description We are looking for a Flight Dynamics Operations Engineer for our client, ESOC. You will join a team that supports the Mission Analysis Software Development, as well as additional service, missions and activities within the scope of general Flight Dynamics operations engineering services. The team mainly focuses on developing software tools in the frame of the CAP project, which involves a modernisation of tools used by mission analysts based on new flight dynamics infrastructure software, GODOT. Mission Analysis Software Mission Analysis Tools Development, developing mission analysis applications mainly in Python and C using GODOT C infrastructure. Navigation analysis Covariance and Guidance Local and Global Optimisation applications Analysis tools to support mission analysis work Contributions to the flight dynamics infrastructure software General Mission Analysis engineering activities In order to best contribute to the team, experience in the following are key Gitlab, familiarity with DevOps techniques such as continuous integration and testing, Docker containers Mission Analysis Tools Development local and global optimisation techniques and algorithms, covariance and MonteCarlo analysis, environmental models, numerical integration techniques Knowledge about operational and ground segment aspect in the missionarchitecture design Required Skills and Experience Minimum 3 years experience University degree in a relevant engineering field, astronomy, mathematics or physics Skills to apply knowledge to develop solutions to technical mathematical and dynamical problems in cooperation with customers and other experts Experience in development of numerical software in C and Python for navigation or spacecraft navigation related disciplines. Familiarity with modern software development tools gitlab, DevOps, Docker Ability to define, implement, validate and operate software which applies the above solutions using e.g. Unix andor Linux scripting languages, Python, C Familiarity with and experience in mission analysis related work Fluency in English, both in speech and writing Coordinate and interact with other service providers in operations and other fields. Ability to work independently Desirable Skills and Experience Familiarity with the ESOC environment Familiarityexperience with Flight Dynamics operations engineering tasks Experience dealing with external interfaces Experience with Linux, network services and protocols, system administration, modern software development tools The ability to multitask efficiently working on multiple activities, multiple subsystems and if applicable multiple missions simultaneously. Experienceknowledge of mission analysis is highly beneficial Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 08 January 2021 Start of Work March 2021 or as soon as possible Important Notes Before applying to this position, please read the page Notes to Applicants on the Solenix website under Career. Applicants must be EU citizens or have a valid work and residence permit in Germany. Security, identity and reference checks on the candidates are part of the recruitment process. Job Application Please send your applications electronically to careersolenix.ch before the application deadline 08 January 2021 Learn more about us in Facebook
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