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Altimetry Instrument Systems Engineer
2020-03-04 21:53:08| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
We are currently looking for an experienced Altimetry Instrument Systems Engineer to join our international team of young and inspiring engineers and industry professionals, tasked with driving innovation within the Space, Satellite and Earth Observation sector. This role is rooted in EUMETSATs commitment to the European Unions Copernicus Earth observation programme and will provide the opportunity to work with leading IT, Space and Earth Observation organisations and domain experts to make a positive impact on society! Background In the context of Copernicus and through its JasonCS programme, the EUMETSAT Copernicus Mission Development Division is involved in the development of ocean altimetry missions, focusing on system and data processing. EUMETSAT is also the operator of the Copernicus Jason3, Sentinel3 and JasonCSSentinel6 marine missions, based on a partnership with ESA and other European and US partners. In partnership with ESA, EUMETSAT is now planning for the next generation multiorbit ocean altimeter system and mission expected to take over Sentinel3 and Sentinel6 in the 2030 timeframe, and assessing the possible use of the CRISTAL mission for acquiring additional altimeter data over the open ocean. Reporting to the EUMETSAT phase AB manager for future Copernicus missions and to the System Manager for future Copernicus Sentinel altimetry missions in the development phase, the Altimetry Instrument System Engineer will follow up the ESAled definition of requirements, design and development of altimeter instrument suites altimeter, microwave radiometer, orbit determination system. Heshe will assess critical information for the development of data processing and satellite operations by EUMETSAT and support its appropriation by multidisciplinary teams. Duties Support the evaluation of new concepts for altimeter instrument suites by ESA, including the assessment of impacts of technology evolutions on the definition of future altimeter missions Attend as an observer and support, as requested, the relevant Mission Advisory Group meetings Support and followup the ESAled design and development of altimeter instrument suites, and the assessment of impacts at mission and system levels, including the assessment of Instrument performance and operability requirements Instrument compliance with mission and systemlevel requirements Results of onground calibration, testing and qualification Impacts of instrument nonconformances at system and data processing levels Instrumentrelevant results of System Validation Tests. Participate in major system, satellite, and instruments reviews as appropriate Facilitate the appropriation of critical instrument information for data processing within the multidisciplinary EUMETSAT functional instrument chain team and operations preparation teams Assess the specification and relevance to EUMETSAT of instrumentrelated tools developed by ESA for the purpose of inorbit verification and commissioning of instrument and output products Support the development of additional tools needed by EUMETSAT for calibration, commissioning and validation of operational Level 1 and Level 2 products Support commissioning of instruments and endtoend operability and performance validation, in close coordination with altimeter scientists and data processing experts Participate in Anomaly Review Boards for instrument anomalies possibly affecting system performance or operations Provide feedback, lessons learnt and experience from instrument inorbit verification and commissioning to subsequent instruments satellites. What we offer Excellent salary, of up to Euro 6,500 NET after tax based on skills and experience Flexible working time including additional flexileave Full medical coverage for employee and family Attractive pension 30 days of annual leave 14.5 days public holidays Training and development support Relocation allowance and support if applicable. Qualifications University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline eg Physics, Remote Sensing or Electrical Engineering Skills and Experience Good background in the field of satellite radar altimetry Experience in the design and development of radar instruments Experience in instrument data processing handling Ability to express ideas and issues clearly, and in a concise manner to others i.e. analysis, synthesis and presentation skills is a key requirement Strong interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to work as part of a team. More about us EUMETSATs role is to establish and operate meteorological satellites to monitor the weather and climate from space 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisations Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide. EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to the Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users. As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT can recruit nationals only from the 30 Member States Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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Instrument Systems Engineer
2020-03-02 13:11:49| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
EUMETSAT is Europes meteorological satellite agency monitoring the weather and climate from space 24 hours a day, 365 days a year As an Instrument Systems Engineer, this is your chance to contribute to a world leading earth observation programme, set to generate global weather forecasting and climate monitoring benefits for many years to come. This role is rooted in the mission of EUMETSAT and will provide the opportunity to work with leading IT, Space and Earth Observation organisations and domain experts to make a positive impact on society! BACKGROUND EUMETSAT is developing its next generation geostationary satellite system, Meteosat Third Generation MTG, in partnership with the European Space Agency ESA. The MTG space segment is composed of two types satellites, for imagery MTGI and sounding MTGS missions, equipped with highly innovative optical observation instruments. EUMETSAT will launch the first one MTGS and two MTGI satellites in the 20222025 period. In the MTG Instrument Team of the Geostationary Programmes Division, the MTG Instrument System Engineer supports the analysis of the onground performances of the Lightning Imager LI of the MTGI satellite and the Infrared Sounder IRS of the MTGS satellite and the preparation and execution of their inorbit verification. On a longterm perspective, the MTG Instrument System Engineer will participate in the preparation and inorbit verification of recurrent MTG satellites and the definition of the instrument requirements for the Meteosat Fourth Generation M4G system in the mid2020s. DUTIES Assess the results of onground tests at instrument and satellite levels and the impact of noncompliances on expected performance, data processing and operations of the LI and IRS instruments, as a member of multidisciplinary Instrument Functional Chain Teams Support the development of tools for the assessment of LI and IRS inorbit operations and performances Support the LI and IRS operations preparation for commissioning and routine operations of the MTGI1, MTGS1 and MTGI2 satellites Support the inorbit verification and validation of the LI and IRS instruments and their data processing of the MTGI1, MTGS1 and MTGI2 satellites Monitor the integration and testing of the recurrent LI and IRS instrument in collaboration with ESA, and assess the impacts of test results at the PreStorage Reviews for the MTGI3, MTGI4 and MTGS2 satellites Support the definition of instrument requirements for the M4G programme, and assess the implications of performance requirements on instrument design Support the design and development programme EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS Excellent salary, in excess of Euro 6,500 NET after income tax deductions based on skills and experience Flexible working time including additional flexileave Full medical coverage for employee and family Attractive pension 30 days of annual leave 14.5 days public holidays Training and development support Relocation allowance and support if applicable SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Minimum of 3 years relevant experience in satellite optical instruments design, development, testing Experience of inorbit verificationoperations of optical Earth Observation instruments and analysis of optical instrument data would be an advantage Ability to document instrument concepts, requirements and analysis in a complete, concise and accurate manner Ability to assess the implications of performance requirements on instrument design and conversely the impact of instrument design choices on actual performances Ability to assimilate new information and provide rapid, accurate impact analyses Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, with a proven ability to apply these within and between teams Experience in working in interdisciplinary teams including scientists and engineers is highly desirable QUALIFICATIONS University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline eg Physics or Engineering More about us EUMETSATs role is to establish and operate meteorological satellites to monitor the weather and climate from space 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisations Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide. EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to the Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users. As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT can recruit nationals only from the 30 Member States Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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Instrument Data Processing Engineer mwd
2020-01-09 11:12:29| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Telespazio VEGA Deutschland is the first choice European aerospace company for ICT and engineering solutions and services. We combine 40 years of experience in hightechnology markets, where trust and quality are essential. With more than 350 employees in Germany, we shape the future of aerospace together and beyond. Our staff play a key role in determining our success through their qualifications, motivation, enthusiasm, different cultural backgrounds and their sense of teamwork. EPSSG is the European component of the Joint Polar System JPS, which is based on a cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA. EPSSG will be based on a twosatellite configuration with the launch of MetopSG A in mid2021 followed by the second satellite MetopSG B 18 months later. Two recurrent MetopSG A and B satellites will be provided and launched in order to achieve a minimum of 21 years of operations. While EUMETSAT relies on a cooperation with the European Space Agency ESA for the development of the satellite and of a subset of instruments, EUMETSAT will develop and procure a dedicated Ground Segment GS. Existing technologies and infrastructure elements that are already in operation in the EUMETSAT headquarters shall be capitalized as well as the Satellite Application Facilities SAF network. This position is based at customer site in EUMETSAT in Darmstadt. It is fulltime and permanent and expected starting date will be around April 2020. We are looking forward to meeting you! ResponsibilitiesDuties The activities performed by you will be an input for the overall system and ground segment Validation Verification VV activities. You will typically be involved in tasks related to test tools test data, with focus on tools data required for VV of instrument data processing chains. Tools can serve for example the purpose of test data generation manipulation reformatting, test data injection into the ground segment and test data collection analysis. Typical tasks will include Definition and development of the onground instrument data processing specifications e.g. algorithms and product formats Development of the onground instrument data processing systems, test tools and test data Verification, integration and acceptance of the onground instrument data processing elements Validation of data processing algorithms and products Reviews, verification and testing of onground instrument data processors against appropriate versions of requirements, specifications and reference processors System engineering activities in collaboration with EPSSG System and Ground segment teams Interactions with Space Segment teams and analysis of instrumentrelated documentation Formal reviews and technical meetings at system and ground segment level Preparation of documentation for system and ground segment level reviews in relevant areas. QualificationsExperience University degree in the domain of engineering, science, or equivalent At least 3 years of experience in engineering of onground data processing elements for spaceborne observing imaging andor sounding systems. Essential Skills Good skills in higher programming languages such as CC, Java, IDL, Python Experience in verifying onground instrument data processing systems Experience in development of test data sets and processor prototypes Desirable Skills Knowledge of relevant spaceborne observation instruments EPSSG satellites will embark sounders and imagers from the ultraviolet to the microwave range, a scatterometer and a radiooccultation instrument Experience in specification of operational products for earth observation missions. Your Benefits of joining us By joining the Telespazio family, you will enjoy all the benefits of a competitive salary in a sustainable work environment, flexible working time models, diverse advancement and training possibilities for technical, language and soft skills, a generous holiday package as well as a company pension scheme. Furthermore, we support you with your relocation. Through our wide network, we can also support your partner in finding a job at your new work location. Application Are you equally inspired by our visions and dreams? Get in touch with us today and send us your application! Your HR Contact for this position is Melanie Giesche.
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Onground Instrument Data Processing Engineer
2019-12-16 15:14:00| 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 EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany. Onground Instrument Data Processing Engineer 1913053 Job Description We are looking for an Onground Instrument Data Processing Engineer to support our client EUMETSAT. You will provide support in the area of onground instrument data processing engineering. Typical activities to be undertaken by the key person are Following up the definition and development of the onground instrument data processing specifications e.g. algorithms and product formats Following up the development of the onground instrument data processing systems, test tools and test data Following up the verification, integration and acceptance of the onground instrument data processing elements Supporting the validation of data processing algorithms and products Participating in reviews, verification and testing of onground instrument data processors against appropriate versions of requirements, specifications and reference processors Supporting System engineering activities in collaboration with EPSSG System and Ground segment teams Supporting interactions with space segment teams and analysis of instrumentrelated documentation as far as relevant for data processing Participate in formal reviews and technical meetings at system and ground segment level when relevant for instrument data processing elements Provide input for support preparation of documentation for system and ground segment level reviews in relevant areas. Required Skills and Experience University degree in the domain of engineering, science, or equivalent At least 3 years of experience in engineering of onground data processing elements for spaceborne observing imaging andor sounding systems. Desirable Skills and Experience Experience in verifying onground instrument data processing systems Experience in development of test data sets and processor prototypes Knowledge of relevant spaceborne observation instruments EPSSG satellites will embark sounders and imagers from the ultraviolet to the microwave range, a scatterometer and a radiooccultation instrument Experience in specification of operational products for earth observation missions You shall be able to fulfill the assigned tasks with a minimum of supervision, have a systematic approach to work, be able to plan your work and cope with tight schedules and multiple tasks. You shall have the capability to write accurate and consistent technical documentation. Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 17 January 2020 Start of Work March 2020 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 17 January 2020. Learn more about us in Facebook
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Instrument Data Processing Engineer
2019-11-22 11:15:54| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Serco Services GmbH, part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multinational Service Provider with over 50,000 employees worldwide. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Instrument Data Processing Engineer based at EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany. Job Description Highly competitive salary Corporate Benefits Package Relocation Assistance if applicable Further information available from the Serco Europe Recruitment Team Main Responsibilities The successful candidate should perform tasks related to Instrument data processing in support of the Copernicus S3 Payload Data Ground Segment PDGS, during current routine S3 operations, as well as for the operations build up for S3B and the routine operations phase for the dual satellite system. The tasks cover the operation of the different data processing components for S3A 3B, which include Data ingestion, processing and product distribution Data and Product analysis Operational performance monitoring and reporting, including the development, documentation and maintenance of the relevant tools for e.g. production statistics generation and reporting, PDGS monitoring and reporting The testing and the implementation of new products The settingup, implementation and update of operational procedures and documentation Anomaly investigation First line maintenance, including oncall support Coordination with external organisations and service providers Attendance at technical meetings Participation to formal reviews. The Ideal Candidate In addition to having a university degree or equivalent in a discipline relevant to the job profile, the successful candidate will bring at least 3 years of experience of the operations of realtime, complex, satellite instrument data processing systems. Knowledge and experience with the following is considered essential for the key person the key person shall have demonstrated experience in near real time, data driven, automated systems with large computer networks the successful candidate shall have demonstrated experience with UNIXLinux operating systems the key person shall be able to communicate effectively in English the successful applicant shall be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, shall be able to work under pressure and with a minimum of supervision. Furthermore, it would be highly desirable for the key person to have experience with or knowledge of some of the following demonstrated experience of Instrument data and product processing Level0 to 2 of meteorological andor earth observation products experience of validating complex remote sensing data processing systems development and maintenance of operational procedures andor configuration data programming languages e.g. C, C and IDL scripting languages and databases e.g. Perl, Python, shell, Oracle spacecraft andor ground segment operations knowledge andor experience of quality control, calibration and validation. Important Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law. Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process. Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. Data Protection When creating a profile on the Serco Career Centre you agreed to the Data Protection policy, a copy is available upon request. You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time. About The Company Serco is one of the worlds largest providers of public services, employing over 50,000 people in over 20 countries. We work closely with the European Government Institutions Space Agencies providing crucial Services with over 300 staff members. The services we provide are often of critical importance to the communities and nations we serve, Providing public services is one of the most satisfying and rewarding careers you can have, you have an ability to make a real positive difference to peoples lives and to your community and country. As a business which delivers frontline public services, employing tens of thousands of people, we are constantly developing and promoting people our need for skilled professionals is insatiable and few companies can offer as many opportunities for individuals to grow their careers What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here. Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action. If you share our values then join with over 50,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you A career with Serco offers the chance to work with both inspirational people and innovative contracts, in a dynamic and exciting environment. We have a mandate to execute brilliantly and our people lead and inspire based on our core values, Trust, Care, Pride and Innovation. Take pride in what you do.
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