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Science Operations Software Engineer for Gaia

2013-01-18 13:41:52| 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 a Science Operations Software Engineer for Gaia to support our customer in Spain. Science Operations Software Engineer for Gaia Key Tasks and Responsibilities In this role you will be working onsite at ESAC as part of the Gaia mission. The Gaia mission is planning to map to microarcsecond accuracy 1 of the stellar population of our galaxy that is around one thousand million objects. The data reduction of the 100 Terabytes of downlinked data is estimated to require a Petabyte storage system. The processing will be a community wide effort performed by the Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium DPAC in which ESAC plays a coordination role. The ESAC team is forming Gaias Science Operations Centre SOC and is heavily involved in the overall architecture and the core processing which is distributed over five locations and ESAC will form the hub for data exchange via the Main Database. You will support ESA in developing science operations systems and tools, including System engineering and architectural design activities, including operating plans and procedures Designing, developing, implementing, testing, deploying, operating and maintaining software tools and systems, eg o observation proposal handling, mission planning and quicklook systems, parts of which may be distributed to the community, o user support tools, o interactive analysis and calibration systems, to be distributed as needed to the community for data reduction and analysis, o data processing pipelines, o Scientific data archives and interfacing these to the virtual observatory. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience University degree or equivalent in computer science or related fields Strong Java skills Knowledge and experience in at least some of the following is essential large DBMS, distributed processing, numerical and statistical techniques Knowledge of ECSS standards for software development, JDK 1.7 RMI Generics, OO design, distributed processing, numerical programming in Java, JUnit Eclipse Ant, JDBC DBMS interaction, subversion and large Databasesdata processing 1TB Basic educational or workacquired knowledge of astronomyphysics and standard numerical methods and techniques would be a strong asset Experience working with large data volumes, ICDs, data dictionaries would be an asset Experience in interacting with the science community would be an advantage Fluency in English is mandatory. This job is located near Madrid, Spain. We are looking for candidates who are available from March 2013 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 to Ms Sarah Gonschorek at jobshespace.com, quoting job reference NLSC1911 before 08 Feb 2013. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!

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Support to Science Operations CSG

2013-01-18 12:38:42| 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 Specific tasks include UNIX LINUX and SOLARIS, Macintosh and PC System management Installation, configuration, integration and setting up of new machines with appropriate operating systems and layered software Administration and operation management of computer systems Installation and configuration of new disks and other devices and new users accounts. User support mainly scientists and engineers Handle the mail aliases and mail distribution list. Handlingcheckingmodifying all backups. Definition, implementation and maintenance of computer operators procedures Issues of documentation and technical reports GRID related activities Installation, configuration, integration, operations, maintenance and upgrade of Grid Engine and EGI UMD GRID middleware infrastructure Support users to adapt their computing tasks to the GRID infrastructure Cloud related activities Installation, configuration, integration, operations, maintenance and upgrade of Eucalyptus Cloud middleware Knowledge of other Cloud middleware is an asset Contact with hardware and software suppliers Definition of hardwaresoftware needs and quotation requests for new purchases and maintenance contracts Locking hardware incidents calls and following the call history. Assisting technician when on site. Others Installation and maintenance of storage SANNAS infrastructure Installation and maintenance of Virtual Machines Installation and maintenance of computer clusters Interface with external ESA corporate informatics infrastructure service providers Design of network setup requirements and follow up of implementation Request of new network connections. Requirements Specific knowledge is required in the following areas GRID technology Grid Engine, EGI UMD Cloud computing Storage SANNAS technologies Linux RedHat system management Virtualization technologies PC Windows XP and Macintosh system management Scientific user computer support Network design and requirements The key person should have a working knowledge of English, both in speaking and in writing. Specific Qualification Requirements University degree or equivalent in computer science or related fields Location ESAC, Madrid, Spain Application deadline 130213 If you are interested, please send your Word format CV as well as a Cover Letter to Lena Englander, Recruitment Manager, or Emilie Royez, Recruitment Assistant 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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Support to Science Operations GAIA

2013-01-18 12:38:42| 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 The Gaia mission is planning to map to microarcsecond accuracy 1 of the stellar population of our galaxy that is around one thousand million objects. Each object will be seen about 100 times over the fiveyear mission. The data reduction of the 100 Terabytes of downlinked data is estimated to require a Petabyte storage system. The processing will be community wide effort performed by the Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium DPAC in which ESAC plays a coordination role. The ESAC team is forming Gaias Science Operations Centre SOC and is heavily involved in DPAC especially in the overall architecture and the core processing. The core processing includes initial data treatment and the Astrometric Global Iterative Solution AGIS to solve for the many unknown astrometric parameters. The processing is distributed over five locations and ESAC will form the hub for data exchange via the Main Database. This main database will form the input for all processing and will be augmented with the output of all processing to arrive at a new version. The production of processing software for Gaia has started and will continue through operations to final catalogue production in 2019. The SOC maintains core software as well as receiving packages from external entities to be integrated and run in SOC. Work is to be carried out on the core systems provided by SOC including the Main Database and GaiaTools. These are large bodies of code and the chosen candidate will be required to quickly come to grips with the code base and implement big fixes and enhancements. The chosen language for the Gaia Core processing is Java and requires candidates to possess strong Java skills. Knowledge and experience in at least some of the following is essential large DBMS, distributed processing, numerical and statistical techniques. The candidate should be aware of required documentation for a large project. Requirements University degree or equivalent in computer science or related fields Basic educational or workacquired knowledge of astronomyphysics and standard numerical methods and techniques would be a strong asset Specific knowledge is required in the following areas ECSS standards for software development JDK 1.7 RMI Generics OO design Distributed processing Numerical programming in Java JUnit Eclipse Ant JDBC DBMS interaction Subversion Large Databasesdata processing 1TB In addition knowledge of the following would be beneficial LaTeX The candidate should be aware of required documentation for a large project. Experience working with large data volumes, ICDs, data dictionaries would be an asset. For any candidate experience in interacting with the science community would be an advantage. The selected person must be willing operate in a team environment and to travel. Good interpersonal and communication skills are an advantage. The person should be comfortable in an international working environment and be fluent in English, one of the official languages of ESA. A scientific background is a strong advantage. Location ESAC, Madrid, Spain Application deadline 130213 If you are interested, please send your Word format CV as well as a Cover Letter to Lena Englander, Recruitment Manager, or Emilie Royez, Recruitment Assistant 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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U.S. Bank Provides Financing for Second Science Center

2013-01-18 05:53:00| National Real Estate Investor

Planned museum building to gain tenant with new science center, thanks to bank loan.

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At a Protest, Science and Religion Team Up

2013-01-16 01:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: Science and religion went hand-in-hand on Tuesday as leaders from both worlds gathered in front of the White House to protest what they cast as government inaction on climate change. Jada Smith Demonstrators headed toward Lafayette Square, across from the White House, on Tuesday in Washington to press for action on climate change. "This gathering today is to affirm that God has gifted us in many ways, one of which is a good mind to figure out how things are going, said Bob Coleman, the chief...

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