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Earth Observation Mission Analysis Engineer
2013-09-05 10:35:20| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Aurora is an established supplier of skilled manpower to ESA and currently has a team of 30 engineers and scientists at ESTEC and ESAC. Aurora has the opportunity to expand our support to ESA in the domain of Earth Observation where we are currently preferred supplier. Happiness of our employees has proven key to obtaining excellent results and a client who also regards us highly for excellent service. Overview The Earth observation data analysis engineer is expected to support projects can be during any phase andor programmes for studies on new concepts. The specific activities may relate to simulations and analysis of observations and products, to Level 1b andor Level 2 product and algorithm aspects and to data analysis for validation and mission performance during phase E of an Earth observation mission. The specific analysis can be related to satellite or dedicated suborbital mission campaign concepts. The contractor shall support the SMOS mission scientist, the SMOS mission manager, and the STSE program manager. The SMOS specific tasks Support the exploitation studies funded through the SMOS project. This includes the contract with ECMWF on data assimilation. Support the preparation of SMOS publications and presentations. Support the implementation of new studies related to the SMOS mission. Support the analysis of SVRT results obtained over oceans and DOMEC. Support future work on the SMOS L2 ocean salinity processor. The STSE specific tasks Support to EOPSM Preparation of SoW and implementation of SMOS Ice II Support to preparation and implementation of SMOS Permafrost CCN SMOS NN 3 month CCN Support to EOPSA Support STSE project preparation and management Preparation of SoW for SMOS Storms followon TO DF Support SOLAS OceanFlux Upwelling follow on activity Support management of relevant oceanSMOS related STSE Pathfinders 23 small feasibilities Support Internal projects Complete SMOS TS diagrams internal project Maintain support to SMOS water cycle internal project Complete SMOS SVR internal project The Changing Earth SciNET Maintain the coordination of projects and activities Support to the preparation of the next call for proposals in collaboration with CCI Prepare new Springer Briefs volume dedicated to the second call. Prepare updated brochure for the three calls Update the web with the project results and the new projects. Specific qualification requirements Senior scientistengineer holding a Masters or PhD in geophysical sciences e.g. oceanography, meteorology, physics, mathematics or engineering. A minimum of 6 years of directly relevant work experience. Strong background in satellite remote sensing using Lband radiometry. This includes handson experience with SMOS L1 and L2 data processing and a good knowledge of the corresponding application areas. Knowledge of and experience with the STSE programme. Good level of autonomy and organizing skills are desired. Technical skills shall include programming and a good knowledge of relevant software packages. Good communication and analytical skills to interface with colleagues within ESA and with external partners and industry are essential. The candidate must be able to work in English and both autonomously and as a part of a team. All applicants must be legally allowed to work in the Netherlands. ie. already have a European passport. Location The work will be performed at the European Space Technology and Research Centre ESTEC at Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Contract The selected candidate will receive good remuneration. Will be registered for both social security and tax in the Netherlands. The standard working hours are 40 per week. There are 12 public holidays and an additional 29 annual days holiday. Training to improve efficiency and provide strength for future career are of course included. Aurora assist with relocation both with support and financially. To be considered for this Position Provide as soon as possible and no later than 29 September 2013 a summary of why you are a good candidate for the position together with a complete and detailed Recruitment Form to Mr. Alex Jeanes, at email alexjeanesaurora.nl quoting reference EOP14. Aurora will agree conditional employment terms and conditions with candidates before presenting you as our candidate to ESA.
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Earth Observation Mission Analysis Engineer
2013-09-04 23:35:59| 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 Earth Observation Mission Analysis Engineer located at ESTEC Netherlands. The Earth observation data analysis engineer is expected to support projects can be during any phase andor programmes for studies on new concepts. The specific activities may relate to simulations and analysis of observations and products, to Level 1b andor Level 2 product and algorithm aspects and to data analysis for validation and mission performance during phase E of an Earth observation mission. The specific analysis can be related to satellite or dedicated suborbital mission campaign concepts. Specific tasks The contractor shall support the SMOS mission scientist, the SMOS mission manager, and the STSE program manager. The SMOS specific tasks include Support the exploitation studies funded through the SMOS project. This includes the contract with ECMWF on data assimilation. Support the preparation of SMOS publications and presentations. Support the implementation of new studies related to the SMOS mission. Support the analysis of SVRT results obtained over oceans and DOMEC. Support future work on the SMOS L2 ocean salinity processor. The STSE specific tasks include 1. Support to EOPSM a. Preparation of SoW and implementation of SMOS Ice II b. Support to preparation and implementation of SMOS Permafrost CCN c. SMOS NN 3 month CCN 2. Support to EOPSA I. Support STSE project preparation and management a. Preparation of SoW for SMOS Storms followon TO DF b. Support SOLAS OceanFlux Upwelling follow on activity d. Support management of relevant oceanSMOS related STSE Pathfinders 23 small feasibilities II. Support Internal projects a. Complete SMOS TS diagrams internal project b. Maintain support to SMOS water cycle internal project c. Complete SMOS SVR internal project III. The Changing Earth SciNET a. Maintain the coordination of projects and activities b. Support to the preparation of the next call for proposals in collaboration with CCI c. Prepare new Springer Briefs volume dedicated to the second call. d. Prepare updated brochure for the three calls e. Update the web with the project results and the new projects. Specific Qualification Requirements The contractor shall be a senior scientistengineer holding a PhD in geophysical sciences e.g. oceanography, meteorology, physics, mathematics or engineering with a strong background in satellite remote sensing using Lband radiometry. This includes handson experience with SMOS L1 and L2 data processing and a good knowledge of the corresponding application areas. Furthermore, knowledge of and experience with the STSE programme is mandatory. Technical skills shall include programming and a good knowledge of relevant software packages. The applicant shall be able to work both autonomously and as a part of a team. A good knowledge of the English language is expected. Applications Interested candidates should send CV and personnal letter to Miguel.Sanchezsciops.esa.int by 27 September 2013.
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Mission Analysis Support Engineer
2013-05-07 12:37:40| 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 Mission Analysis Support Responsibilities Duties Tasks The Mission Analysis Section MAS is a unit integrated in the Flight Dynamics Division of ESOC. Mission analysis activities in MAS address all those aspects of a mission which are related to the launch or the orbit of a satellite and to some extent also to the attitude of a satellite. A few typical tasks are the following Launcher requirements Analysis of launcher trajectory and launcher performance Tradeoffs for the selection of the operational orbit Launch window analysis Short and longterm orbit evolution Lifetime calculation Orbit manoeuvres and navigation Accuracy of orbit determination Parameter estimation Calculation of propellant budgets Lowthrust trajectory optimization Analysis of geometrical events groundstation visibility, eclipse, sky coverage Operations planning and scheduling Qualifications Aerospace Engineer, Mathematician,Physicist Required knowledge In order to carry out the tasks the contractor staff must have a higher academic degree in the relevant technical disciplines mathematics, physics, space engineering. with an excellent background in the following fields numerical and analytical methods of applied mathematics classical mechanics and celestial mechanics software engineering and computer sciences. All staff need to have a good knowledge of the English language all communications are conducted in English, all documentation to be read and to be written is in English. It is mandatory that the staff has experience in scientific programming in FORTRAN, MATLAB and UNIX operating system. Experience Experience is important but not essential Applicants should also be able to work effectively, both in a team setting and autonomously. 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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