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Instrument Support to Herschel Science Operations
2014-01-10 14:05:14| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
RHEA the fastest growing leading Belgian SME providing system engineering solutions and professional engineering services to the international space industry is recruiting experienced engineering support for a full time position based in the area of Madrid, Spain. Description For this service, the canidate is expected to perform the following service tasks. The priorities of each task and the level to which they are performed will depend on the needs of the observatory plus the capabilities of the successful candidates. to understand the general workings of the PACS andor SPIRE science instruments of Herschel, sufficient to be able to answer general community questions become responsible for the documentation of the PACS or SPIRErelated elements of the Herschel Explanatory Supplement and data processing documentation. to become expert in understanding the post operations development of one of the PACS photometerspectrometer or SPIRE photometer instruments answer helpdesk questions on instrument operations and data products associated with either the PACS or SPIRE instruments participate in assessing and updating calibration information and its use in the standard processing pipelines to participate in data processing workshops and work with users in understanding how to handle their Herschel PACS or SPIRE science data to participate in acceptance testing of new software as it relates to the PACS or SPIRE pipeline products and associated data processing software to participate in crosscalibration checks of the Herschel science data as needed perform data quality checking of problematic observations, as needed potentially be involved in the formulation of extended processing and data products of the Herschel Science Centre for the Herschel Science Archive. conduct science research based on Herschel data. The specific duties include Helpdesk Interactions with Scientists Answering user tickets associated with instrument operations and data processing Instrument Expertise Learn about the technical issues and be involved in technical problem solving for one or more of the Herschel science instruments Data processing Checks of calibration file deliveries to the Herschel Science Centre. Checks of software delivered to the data processing system Acceptance testing of data processing capabilities for each software update every year Quality control Perform checks of problematic observations and their associated data for feedback to users Profile The candidate should have Masters University degree, PhD preferred, in AstronomyAstrophysics or Physics, or equivalent and relevant professional experience, Knowledge of astronomical instrumentation, acquired through astronomical instrument hardware development andor intensive astronomical data reduction experience. Experience and understanding of farinfrared instruments would be a distinct advantage. Experience in interacting with the scientific community. An interest in performing science research with Herschel data is considered a plus. In order to cover the service required, the candidate must be willing to operate in a team environment and with the astronomical community around the world. Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential. The candidate should be comfortable in an international working environment and be fluent in English, one of the official languages of ESA. Location Madrid, Spain Application deadline 31012014 If you are interested, please send your Word format CV as well as a Cover Letter to Vanessa Lewis, Senior Recruiter, at careeropportunitiesrheagroup.com Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information. RHEA provides you with an attractive employment package based on the candidates experience, the opportunity to build experience in the space sector and to grow within an international company. RHEA is an independent Space Engineering Consulting and Software company that offers knowledgebased services and innovative solutions to the space industry. Our technical expertise is coupled with the provision of software tools for both Space and Ground segments. For the past 18 years RHEA has supported over 40 space missions, including comet chasers, planetary and Moon missions, deep space astronomy experiments to understand the fundamental laws of physics, climate monitoring, meteorology, navigation and communications. Rhea is the market leader for MOIS solutions and procedure management systems. Rhea has successfully brought together engineers and scientists from 13 nationalities to support its clients across 7 European countries, Canada and the USA.
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Operations Engineer for Herschel 2 positions
2014-01-09 13:37:11| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
HE Space is a successful international space company. For 30 years, we have been supporting our customers with qualified experts in the field of engineering, science and administration. We are currently looking for two Operations Engineers for Herschel to support our customer in Spain. Operations Engineer for Herschel 2 positions Key Tasks and Responsibilities In this role you will be supporting the Herschel team at ESAESAC. You will have the following responsibilities Understand the general workings of the PACS andor SPIRE science instruments of Herschel sufficiently to be able to answer general community questions Become responsible for the documentation of the PACS or SPIRErelated elements of the Herschel Explanatory Supplement and data processing documentation Become expert in understanding the post operations development of one of the PACS photometerspectrometer or SPIRE photometer instruments Answer helpdesk questions on instrument operations and data products associated with either the PACS or SPIRE instruments Participate in assessing and updating calibration information and its use in the standard processing pipelines Participate in data processing workshops and work with users in understanding how to handle their Herschel PACS or SPIRE science data Participate in acceptance testing of new software as it relates to the PACS or SPIRE pipeline products and associated data processing software Participate in crosscalibration checks of the Herschel science data Perform data quality checking of problematic observations, as needed Conduct science research based on Herschel data. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience University degree Master level or PhD preferred in AstronomyAstrophysics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent Knowledge of astronomical instrumentation, acquired through astronomical instrument hardware andor intensive astronomical data reduction experience Experience and understanding of farinfrared science instruments would be an advantage Experience in interacting with the scientific community Good interpersonal and communication skills Fluency in English is mandatory, knowledge of another European language is an advantage. We are looking for candidates who are available as soon as possible. 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 Corrina Scheepmaker, quoting job reference NLSC2167 before 29Jan14. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!
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Instrument Support to Herschel Science Operations
2014-01-09 13:37:10| 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 Support Scientific User Community and the Instrument Calibration Teams. Specific tasks requirements for this position Knowledge of astronomical instrumentation, acquired through astronomical instrument hardware development andor intensive astronomical data reduction experience. Experience and understanding of farinfrared instruments would be a distinct advantage. Experience in interacting with the scientific community. An interest in performing science research with Herschel data is considered a plus. Specific Qualification Requirements Masters University degree, PhD preferred, in AstronomyAstrophysics or Physics, or equivalent and relevant professional experience, Other Information In order to cover the service required, the selected contractors must be willing to operate in a team environment and with the astronomical community around the world. Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential. The contractors should be comfortable in an international working environment and be fluent in English, one of the official languages of ESA. Proposals are acceptable that take into account fulfilling the service requirements from an off site location. Applications Interested candidates should send cv and cover letter to curriculumisdefe.es by 14th january 2014. The Job code must be included on the subjet.
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Herschel Scientific Instrument Support Engineers2
2014-01-08 18:34:40| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Herschel Scientific Instrument Support Engineers2, based at European, Space Astronomy Centre Madrid, Spain Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. With over 1500 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of experience and skills, we convey best practice, expertise and innovation in our business. All members of our recruitment team have extensive space experience, so have the insight necessary to support you through the application process. For our activities in the European Space Agency, ESAC, we are currently seeking to employ two Engineers to support the further improvement of the calibration and data products in the archive. The Herschel Science Centre HSC, located at ESAC, is, responsible for supporting data analysis improvements, oversight of the calibration and crosscalibration of the science instruments, and the generation of standard science products and their quality assessment as final Herschel archive products. All observational data has been systematically processed to generate these products that are distributed to the astronomical community via the Herschel Science Archive HSA, developed and maintained at ESAC. With the complete set of data from mission operations now in hand it is possible to further improve the calibration and data products in the archive. For this, you will be expected to perform the following tasks, priorities of each task and the level to which they are performed will depend on the needs of the observatory plus the capabilities of the successful candidates. To understand the general workings of the PACS andor SPIRE science instruments of Herschel, sufficient to be able to answer general community questions Become responsible for the documentation of the PACS or SPIRErelated elements of the Herschel Explanatory Supplement and data processing documentation. To become expert in understanding the post operations development of one of the PACS photometerspectrometer or SPIRE photometer instruments Answer helpdesk questions on instrument operations and data products associated with either the PACS or SPIRE instruments Participate in assessing and updating calibration information and its use in the standard processing pipelines To participate in data processing workshops and work with users in understanding how to handle their Herschel PACS or SPIRE science data To participate in acceptance testing of new software as it relates to the PACS or SPIRE pipeline products and associated data processing software To participate in crosscalibration checks of the Herschel science data as needed Perform data quality checking of problematic observations, as needed Potentially be involved in the formulation of extended processing and data products of the Herschel Science Centre for the Herschel Science Archive. Conduct science research based on Herschel data. The specific duties include Helpdesk Interactions with Scientists Answering user tickets associated with instrument operations and data processing Instrument Expertise Learn about the technical issues and be involved in technical problem solving for one, or more, of the Herschel science instruments Data processing Checks of calibration file deliveries to the Herschel Science Centre. Checks of software delivered to the data processing system Acceptance testing of data processing capabilities for each software update Quality control Perform checks of problematic observations and their associated data for feedback to users Qualifications and Requirements Applicants require a Masters degree, PhD preferred, in AstronomyAstrophysics or Physics, or equivalent and relevant professional experience Essential Skills Knowledge of astronomical instrumentation, acquired through astronomical instrument hardware development andor intensive astronomical data reduction experience. Experience in interacting with the scientific community Willingness to operate in a team environment and with the astronomical community around the world. Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential. Comfortable in an international working environment and fluent in English Desirable Experience and understanding of farinfrared instruments would be a distinct advantage. An interest in performing science research with Herschel data is considered a plus Additional EU languages. If you believe you have the skills and experience for the above post then please submit your application via our eRecruitment website. httpswww.amris.comsercorequirementdisplay.php?refSearchrequirementid48645 Mandatory Applicants must hold a current valid work permit for the Spain or be EU nationals. If you have any questions regarding this opportunity please address them to our recruitment team at space.careersserco.com Position Engineer Reference RTCSRE060 Application closing date 2nd February 2014 Start date ASAP Important Please be aware that security clearance may be part of the selection process Please also take the opportunity to register with Serco eRecruitment for automatic email alerts for new opportunities httpswww.amris.comsercoalertssignupform.php For additional information about Serco Group please consult our website www.serco.com For additional information about Serco Europe please consult our website www.serco.comeurope
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Herschel Science Operations Instrument Calibration Support Engineer SCJ 27689
2014-01-08 16:35:05| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Summary An exciting opportunity for an experienced scientist or engineer to work for Telespazio VEGA within the Herschel Team. Objective To support the further improvement of the calibration and data products in the archive. Responsibilities Duties The engineer will be expected to perform the following service tasks. The priorities of each task and the level to which they are performed will depend on the needs of the observatory plus the capabilities of the successful candidates To understand the general workings of the PACS andor SPIRE science instruments of Herschel, sufficient to be able to answer general community questions To become responsible for the documentation of the PACS or SPIRErelated elements of the Herschel Explanatory Supplement and data processing documentation. To become expert in understanding the post operations development of one of the PACS photometerspectrometer or SPIRE photometer instruments Answer helpdesk questions on instrument operations and data products associated with either the PACS or SPIRE instruments Participate in assessing and updating calibration information and its use in the standard processing pipelines To participate in data processing workshops and work with users in understanding how to handle their Herschel PACS or SPIRE science data To participate in acceptance testing of new software as it relates to the PACS or SPIRE pipeline products and associated data processing software To participate in crosscalibration checks of the Herschel science data as needed Perform data quality checking of problematic observations, as needed Potentially be involved in the formulation of extended processing and data products of the Herschel Science Centre for the Herschel Science Archive Conduct science research based on Herschel data The specific duties include Helpdesk Interactions with Scientists Answering user tickets associated with instrument operations and data processing Instrument Expertise Learn about the technical issues and be involved in technical problem solving for one or more of the Herschel science instruments Data processing Checks of calibration file deliveries to the Herschel Science Centre, checks of software delivered to the data processing system, acceptance testing of data processing capabilities for each software update every year Quality control Perform checks of problematic observations and their associated data for feedback to users Qualifications Experience Masters University degree, PhD preferred, in AstronomyAstrophysics or Physics, or equivalent and relevant professional experience Knowledge of astronomical instrumentation, acquired through astronomical instrument hardware development andor intensive astronomical data reduction experience Experience and understanding of farinfrared instruments would be a distinct advantage Experience in interacting with the scientific community An interest in performing science research with Herschel data is considered a plus Essential Skills Excellent communication skills To work effectively in a team environment and with the astronomical community around the world Be well organized and show a good sense of initiative Excellent level of English both written and spoken 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 Monday 13th January Location of the position is ESAC, Nr. Madrid or Potentially Offsite Benefits Competitive Package 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. httpwww.telespaziovega.comcareersvacanciesj2768.aspx
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