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Science Operations Engineer for Herschel fm

2013-11-11 18:35:12| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

About us SCISYS Deutschland GmbH provides professional engineering and consultancy services to spacecraft operators and spacecraft primes. Our team is composed of university graduates and experienced professionals, comprising some of the most knowledgeable, dedicated and talented engineers across Europe. Our services cover the whole life cycle of space programmes from early concepts to operations. Our Space Division provides a dynamic, supportive and friendly atmosphere in which you are encouraged to lead with initiative. We support new ideas from our colleagues and are focused on supporting space programmes and missions. We have a strong presence at ESOC and EUMETSAT, as well as serving other ESA sites, the German Space Operations Centre and the German Galileo Control Centre. Moreover, we actively manage your professional development, training and career progression. For our project near Madrid in Spain we are looking for a Science Operations Engineer for Herschel fm at ESAC. Tasks The Herschel Space Observatory was launched in May 2009. It performed astronomical photometry and spectroscopy in the far infrared and submillimetre 57670 micron wavelength range. Its scientific payload consisted of three instruments using a variety of detector technologies developed by Principal Investigator teams at various institutions, predominantly in Europe but with a significant contribution from the US. The majority of its observing time was provided to the general user community, via annual Calls for Proposals. Since May 2013, the Herschel spacecraft has had no liquid helium coolant remaining to allow the science instruments on board to operate, hence regular operations have ceased and the spacecraft has been placed into a nonreturning Solar orbit. In the ongoing postoperations phase, the Herschel Science Centre HSC, located at ESAC, is, inter alia, 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 service, the incumbent is expected to perform the following 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 attitude and control system and how it relates to the accuracy of science products being produced in the standard processing of science instrument data from Herschel to become expert in understanding how the attitude and control operations were performed on board the spacecraft and how they may be improved upon in postprocessing on the ground with the aim of reducing photometric uncertainties in the analysed data to answer helpdesk questions on instrument and spacecraft operations and data products associated with the spacecraft to participate in assessing and updating calibration information and in particular pointing information and its use in the standard processing pipelines to develop procedures for improving pointing information for all instrument modes of operation to develop methods for handing special pointing problem cases to participate in acceptance testing of new software perform data quality checking of observations with problematic pointing issues The specific services include Helpdesk Interactions with Scientists Answering user tickets associated with spacecraft operations and instrument data processing Spacecraft Expertise Learn about the technical issues associated with the ACMS system and its effects on the quality of the Herschel science instrument data products Data processing Checks of software delivered to the data processing system for handling pointing improvements Development of further pointing improvements based on improved knowledge of the effects of the ACMS system during operations Acceptance testing of data processing capabilities that include pointing improvements for each software update every 612 months in post operations Provide reporting on postoperations pointing improvements and final attitude and jitter errors and overall spacecraft performance statistics Test that improvements are applicable to and improve the products of the various instrument modes of operation and report assessment of the improvement on science products based on pointing updates Quality control Perform checks of problematic observations and their associated data for feedback to users Essential Requirements The service to be provided requires the following qualification Masters University degree, PhD preferred, in AstronomyAstrophysics, Physics, or Engineering, or equivalent Relevant professional experience The selected contractor must be ready to operate in a team environment and be able to interact with the astronomical community around the world. Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential. The candidates should be comfortable in an international working environment and be fluent in English, one of the official languages of ESA. Additional Information The candidate must have a valid Spanish work and residence permit or be an EU Citizen Planned start date is 15.12.2013 To guarantee that your application is processed, please apply via our website httpwww.scisys.dewhereweworkspacecareersspacejobs.html

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Study: Climate science needs start focusing more on adaptation strategies

2013-11-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Summit Voice: Climate scientists need to deliver their information in a context that can help find practical applications to deal with global warming impacts, according to a new paper published by an international team of scientists. That could show that the scientific capability and organizational structure to begin responding to emerging climate-related issues already exists -- what`s missing is better engagement between the scientific community and the stakeholders they are seeking to inform, the researchers...

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Philippines: Science of storms: The phenomenon that powered typhoon Haiyan

2013-11-11 10:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Financial Times: With a maximum sustained wind speed estimated at 195mph (315kph), Haiyan was probably the strongest tropical typhoon to make landfall in recorded history anywhere in the world, meteorologists say. So the immense devastation caused by the winds and even more by the storm surge of seawater they drove onshore is not surprising. There have been a few stronger storms out in the open ocean but well struggle to find a record of anything stronger than Haiyan making landfall, said Julian Heming,...

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Support to Science Operations Herschel Calibration Engineer

2013-11-08 15:36:20| 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 Support to Science Operations Herschel Calibration Engineer Responsibilities Duties Tasks For this service, the incumbent is expected to perform the following 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 attitude and control system and how it relates to the accuracy of science products being produced in the standard processing of science instrument data from Herschel to become expert in understanding how the attitude and control operations were performed on board the spacecraft and how they may be improved upon in postprocessing on the ground with the aim of reducing photometric uncertainties in the analysed data answer helpdesk questions on instrument and spacecraft operations and data products associated with the spacecraft participate in assessing and updating calibration information and in particular pointing information and its use in the standard processing pipelines develop procedures for improving pointing information for all instrument modes of operation. develop methods for handing special pointing problem cases. to participate in acceptance testing of new software perform data quality checking of observations with problematic pointing issues The specific services include Helpdesk Interactions with Scientists Answering user tickets associated with spacecraft operations and instrument data processing Spacecraft Expertise Learn about the technical issues associated with the ACMS system and its effects on the quality of the Herschel science instrument data products Data processing Checks of software delivered to the data processing system for handling pointing improvements Development of further pointing improvements based on improved knowledge of the effects of the ACMS system during operations Acceptance testing of data processing capabilities that include pointing improvements for each software update every 612 months in post operations Provide reporting on postoperations pointing improvements and final attitude and jitter errors and overall spacecraft performance statistics. Test that improvements are applicable to and improve the products of the various instrument modes of operation and report assessment of the improvement on science products based on pointing updates. Quality control Perform checks of problematic observations and their associated data for feedback to users. Qualifications Masters University degree, PhD preferred, in AstronomyAstrophysics, Physics, or Engineering, or equivalent and relevant professional experience, Required knowledge The service is to provide support to the scientific user community instrument calibration teams for which specific expertise is required in the following areas Knowledge of space observatory instrumentation, acquired through missions operations andor development. Understanding of techniques for accurate determination of spacecraft attitudes. Experience understanding of farinfrared science instruments would be an advantage. Experience in interacting with the scientific community. The candidates should be comfortable in an international working environment and be fluent in English, one of the official languages of ESA. 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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BPA Offers Classroom Presentations on Science, Engineering

2013-11-07 17:05:00| Transmission & Distribution World

With schools settling into the rhythm of a new year, the Bonneville Power Administration offers ready resources for teachers looking to spark interest in their classrooms. read more

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