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Future Technology Engineer Earth Observation
2021-09-21 17:12:48| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Position Reference 1034 On behalf of ESA, we are currently looking for a Future Technology Engineer to work in its Site ESTEC in the city of Noordwijk, The Netherlands. The key person will provide support to the Technology Coordination and Frequency Management Section EOP8MT, which is responsible for two following main tasks First, the identification of technology requirements for future Earth Observation EO missions. A solid collaboration with the other sections of the division and with other divisions in the EOP directorate and ESAs technical directorate is essential for this work. The nature of the work requires a wide knowledge in engineering disciplines with a natural inclination for learning and understanding new technologies in connection to EO space systems. Second, the analysis and monitoring of the evolution of frequency needs for EO missions, including early concepts and potential interference conflicts with other communication services sharing the spectrum. Tasks and Activities The scope of work will include Support the identification of the technology requirements for future Earth observations missions, covering the whole spectrum mainly platform and ground stations network, but also support to optical and RF instruments. Provide support to technology developments for future EO missions, in particular for the standardisation of the platform and for the communications with the ground segment. Initiate, conduct internal studies and support the review of the results of industrial activities and in the area of technology development and modelling of endtoend system e.g. data flow, technical budgets or onboard subsystem aspects. Support the definition and monitoring of missions under preparation through, e.g. participation to reviews, assessment of industrial results, evaluation of proposals in reply to calls, including subsystem performance analyses or technology maturity aspects. Support the EO technology observatory function outside the EOP Directorate e.g. ESA Technology Harmonisation, ARTES, and also outside ESA e.g. other space agencies, Horizon Europe in the EC, commercial initiatives under NewSpace, and the potential spinin from nonspace sectors. Support the interaction within ESA and also with ESAs Member States on EO future technologies e.g. through dedicated information days. Building up relevant IT repositories with information about technology developments or new mission concepts of relevance to Earth Observation. Skills and Experience The following skills and experience are mandatory Masters degree in Engineering, with at least 4 years of relevant experience. Relevant background and experience in space projects and associated technology developments. Several years of experience in the development of advanced onboard system and subtechnologies for space applications, ideally in the EO domain. Experience in Space Projects for Earth Observation. Good knowledge of remote sensing techniques used in Earth Observation missions. Experience in Matlab, STK or similar tools. Proactive in organising and building up electronic means to share the technology knowledge with larger groups. Proficiency in English, both written and spoken. The following skills would be highly desirable Experience with System Performance Simulation and EndtoEnd Satellite Data Flow, including data processing. How to Apply Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEAs Recruitment team at careersrheagroup.com no later than 06102021. Preference will be given to candidates eligible for an EU or national personal security clearance at the level of CONFIDENTIAL or above.
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Earth Observation Preparatory System Engineer
2021-09-21 15:13:23| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Deadline for application 31st October 2021 With 2,100 employees worldwide, the CS Group is a leading IT company in France and Germany, and a prime contractor in designing, integrating and operating mission critical systems. It has now been over 30 years that comprehensive CS Group solutions for space systems and applications, both on the ground and in space, have been part and parcel of this odyssey. This position is supporting our client ESA at their ESTEC location in Noordwijk in the Netherlands. In this large European agency, you will find an excellent and modern working environment with challenging tasks and responsibilities with the opportunity to gain exposure to various projects and missions at the heart of European space research and development. If you are successful in this position you are guaranteed a very competitive salary, a permanent Dutch contract, Industry leading base salary, full healthcare, pension contribution, 30 days vacation, annual training budget, access to the ESTEC social club membership and a relocation package if required. Responsibilities We are looking for a System Engineer to work on preparatory studies for new Earth Science and Earth Application missions, implemented with both external and internal activities. This position of preparing all ESA EO missions until start of implementation, has 3 main areas of responsibility 1 Earth Observation Preparatory Activities, EOPA establish scientific objectives, including scientific studies. derivation of mission and system requirements instrument, satellite system and mission feasibility or concept studies initiation, harmonised with other programmes, of critical technology developments . identification of cooperation possibilities and related preparatory studies architecture and concept studies for new missions and endtoend systems supporting scientific and campaign activities . 2. Earth Watch Definition, EWD all aspects of preparation of Earth Watch type programmes studies involving Partners institutions, Member States, and industry, prepared to contribute to the mission EW type missions, rely upon partners EC, EUMETSAT, industry, established user communities or their representatives for their definition 3. Instrument PreDevelopment, IPD design and manufacturing of early breadboard or downscaled version, representative of technologies, assembly and verification of full instrument. This position also includes the coordination of EO technology preparation activities performed within the whole of ESA throughout the definition and execution of specific technology research and development, supporting the identification of the technology requirements for future Earth observations missions and more specifically to missions under preparation through, e.g. participation to reviews, assessment of industrial results, evaluation of proposals in reply to calls Specific tasks include Development of future mission including implementation on performance simulators and verification and validation of the feasibility of the mission up to level2. Supporting the division in the area of EndtoEnd Simulation and System Engineering Tools for the preparation of future Earth Observation missions. Definition and development of the EndtoEnd Mission Performance Simulators. Install and use those E2E simulators on the EOPSF IT infrastructure for performance evaluation and system tradeoffs. Ensure the consistent evolution and maintenance of the E2E simulators and proper configuration and storage of the relevant inputoutput data sets. Supporting the development of generic building blocks and modules, and aim at maximum synergy and reuse of those building blocks and modules from one E2E simulator to the next making use of ESA OpenSF infrastructure. Participating to the development of System Engineering Tools for preliminary analysis and sizing of future EO missions Initiating and supporting work in the area of modeling of system or subsystem aspects. Preparing requirements, reviewing, evaluating and checking different architectures, designs and proposals, but also identifying deficiencies and problem areas and giving some assistance in their resolution. Getting a broad view on commercially available recurrent Earth Observation platforms, checking performance and addressing interfaces with possible payloads. Initiating requirement analysis and tradeoff, performance and budget analysis with their apportionment and requirement traceability. Exposing designs to Earth Observation scientific community having frequent iteration with scientific group through bimonthly Mission Advisory Groupmeeting, simulation support activities on Level 2 processor, ESA scientific studies reviews, etc... Profile You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience Education in Engineering or equivalent with at least 4 years of relevant experience in the space industry, Fluency in English is mandatory knowledge of another European language is an advantage. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and customer focus Ability to work autonomously, effectively and cooperatively in a diverse and international team environment. The recruitment process will consist of an initial telephone discussion andor a video call followed by presentation of your candidature to ESA. If selected for interview by ESA, a face to face or virtual technical assessment will be conducted by responsible staff. Starting date should be within 2 months of successful recruitment. Moltek is a subsidiary of CS Group SA SXFPEN Paris. and as such, provides career growth, training and inclusion not just in the context of roles at the ESA but also amongst the wider company as a whole.
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Senior Earth Observation Engineer
2021-08-17 13:14:06| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Summary A great opportunity for a remote sensing or earth observation professional or researcher, with knowledge of satellite Earth observation EO data systems and processing, to join our Luton head office. We are committed to supporting our staff with hybrid working on an ongoing basis, and are happy to consider candidates who live further from our Luton base, provided that they are open to spending around 40 of their working time on site. Telespazio UK is part of a company containing over 2500 people working in the growing field of Space Systems and operations and GeoInformation. Telespazio is majority owned by Leonardo, one of the UKs largest defence, aerospace and security companies. Objective To contribute to operational and sciencebased services and system developments for national, and international, based EO programmes. Responsibilities Duties The successful candidate will be expected to Support services to ESA including the Earthnet Data Assessment Pilot EDAP and Instrument Data quality Evaluation and Analysis service IDEASQA4EO Interact with expert customers on mission data issues Carry out occasional travel to customer sites Contribute to technical proposal authoring, to win new work QualificationsExperience University Masters degreePhD or equivalent in Geography, Physics, Remote Sensing or a related discipline. Experience, in either an industrial or academic setting Supporting operational processing systems for EO data e.g. level 1 to level 2 and level 3 processing Working with Optical earth observation data, in particular Landsat Using and adapting tools for remote sensing data manipulation Essential Skills Understanding of EO data processing levels Understanding of instrument calibration principles e.g. geometric, radiometric, spectral, etc Data handling and manipulation Technical document authoring Qualities Comfortable in a scientific customer facing role Selfmotivated and creative individual, actively seeking opportunities for the business Positive, cando approach Willingness to adapt role to meet current needs Encouraging and supportive of team coworkers
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Business Analyst Earth Observation domain
2021-08-05 09:13:15| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
At Serco, we strive to promote and enable the diversity, development, wellbeing and safety of our people. We understand that healthier, happier employees go handinhand with strong business performance, enhanced productivity and better outcomes for those we serve. We want everybody who works for Serco to have a positive experience and access to opportunities to develop in their chosen careers. Dedicated to the European Space Agencys Earthobserving activities, ESAESRIN is the European centre of excellence for exploitation of Earth observation missions. The mission and payload operations of ESAs Earth observation satellites are managed here, and ESRIN is the primary source for the acquisition, distribution, and exploitation of data from these and other nonESA satellites. Serco Italy has a long history of providing Earth Observation operations, maintenance and frontend services to ESA. To provide continual service improvement, Serco has recently introduced a special focus on evolution and innovation, with the aim of supporting ESA in further evolving the services and products. Does working in a Serco environment sound appealing to you? We would love to hear from you and your interest in the new opportunity of Business Analyst Earth Observation domain in Frascati ! This position is fixed term 1 year contract. Does this vacancy not suit your profile? Not to worry, you can send your updated CV to careers.italyserco.com a member of our Recruitment Team will come back to you shortly after. Package Description Joining Serco Italys amazing team offers Competitive Salary Great career opportunities in the Space industry Competitive Salary Corporate Benefits Package Exciting relocation package if applicable Company events International environment Main Responsibilities Are you looking to secure a career in a public sector environment? We would love to hear from you! As Business Analyst Earth Observation domain you will be responsible for Specify business requirements, nonfunctional requirements, industrial requirements and requirements for communication Conduct process analysis and interviews with key stakeholders and endusers Define a business plan, based on competitiveness landscape analysis and market analysis, which will ensure the commercialization and sustainability of the project products and services during and beyond the project lifetime. The business plan will include the exploitable assets, detailed marketing strategies, pricing estimations, and sales projections for the exploitation of the project results. Define a Long Term Data Preservation LTDP framework for EO and non EO sensor data, social media posts data that will ensure the accessibility and ability to reuse project datasets, in line with the projects data management plan. Conduct interviews with the data providers to gather accurate descriptions of their data, metadata, data ingest, maintenance and access capabilities. In return, we offer a friendly, supportive and professional environment that respects your worklife balance and ultimately contributes to the delivery of public services in Belgium and around the world. Successful Candidate SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES minimum requirements University degree in Engineering or a technical field that provides similar competences. Ability to specify user and system requirements Ability to define business plans and conduct market analyses Excellent scientific and technical writing skills Fluency in English Ability to define a Long Term Data Preservation Framework for Earth Observation EO and nonEO data Teamwork capabilities. Ability to work autonomously Capacity to meet deadlines and milestones KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE minimum requirements Ideally between 3 and 9 years of experience Sound experience with the requirement engineering process, Knowledge of the software development life cycle, Sound experience with the LTDP frameworks and techniques, Sound experience with the definition of business plans and the conduction of market analyses, Experience with the Earth Observation EO domain and data Familiarity with the Copernicus program. OTHER SKILLS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE Knowledge of Microsoft 365 including office, word, excel, powerpoint, teams, visio 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 Why should you join Serco ? At Serco not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play. Meaningful and vital work Youll contribute to methodologically intercepting challenges whilst achievements will also be recognised and celebrated. A world of opportunity Youll be wholeheartedly supported with development and career progression Great people Youll become an integral member of a welldefined and supportive team who believe passionately in the value of our work. What we offer Chance to contribute to innovation in the public services sector A company passionate about diversity and inclusion Permanent employment with comprehensive Serco Benefits package. Pension About Serco At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play when managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world, we are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone. By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks SercoInspire Gender, SercoEmbrace Multicultural, SercoUnlimited Disability and InSerco LGBT Networks. Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. Apply Please click on the apply button to be taken to our careers website Serco is a Disability Confident Employer committed to employing and retaining people with disabilities. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.
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Earth Observation Data Products Operation and Monitoring Engineer
2021-07-07 09:12:25| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
At Serco, we strive to promote and enable the diversity, development, wellbeing and safety of our people. We understand that healthier, happier employees go handinhand with strong business performance, enhanced productivity and better outcomes for those we serve. We want everybody who works for Serco to have a positive experience and access to opportunities to develop in their chosen careers. Dedicated to the European Space Agencys Earthobserving activities, ESAESRIN is the European centre of excellence for exploitation of Earth observation missions. The mission and payload operations of ESAs Earth observation satellites are managed here, and ESRIN is the primary source for the acquisition, distribution, and exploitation of data from these and other nonESA satellites. Serco Italy has a long history of providing Earth Observation operations, maintenance and frontend services to ESA. To provide continual service improvement, Serco has recently introduced a special focus on evolution and innovation, with the aim of supporting ESA in further evolving the services and products. Does working in a Serco environment sound appealing to you? We would love to hear from you and your interest in the new opportunity of Earth Observation Data Products Operation and Monitoring Engineer in Frascati ! Does this vacancy not suit your profile? Not to worry, you can send your updated CV to careers.italyserco.com a member of our Recruitment Team will come back to you shortly after. Job Description Joining Serco Italys amazing team offers Competitive Salary Great career opportunities in the Space industry Competitive Salary Corporate Benefits Package Exciting relocation package if applicable Company events International environment Main Responsibilities Are you looking to secure a career in a public sector environment? We would love to hear from you! As Earth Observation Data Products Operation and Monitoring Engineer you will be responsible for The EOData products Operation and Monitoring Engineer will support the implementation and the routine operations of Earth Observation processing chains and the related information extraction for Database population. The role encumbers in the following areas Earth Observation EO data processing management Systematic extraction of information from EO data products. Data Information System population Reporting to the customer. Technical investigation and root cause analysis activities In return, we offer a friendly, supportive and professional environment that respects your worklife balance and ultimately contributes to the delivery of public services in Belgium and around the world. Successful Candidate Mandatory skills EO data products and auxiliary knowledg Good Linux O.S and native shell scripting Java or Python programming Understanding of XMLXSD Problemsolving and creativityoriented attitude Technical documentation preparation Good communications skills in English spoken, written and possibly good knowledge of Italian Ability to work autonomously and under strict schedule Any experience in the following would be considered an asset SQL knowledge Tableau Additional skills Proactive approach to problem identification and resolution Very good user liaison capability and teamplayer spirit At least 2 years of professional experience 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 Why should you join Serco ? At Serco not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play. Meaningful and vital work Youll contribute to methodologically intercepting challenges whilst achievements will also be recognised and celebrated. A world of opportunity Youll be wholeheartedly supported with development and career progression Great people Youll become an integral member of a welldefined and supportive team who believe passionately in the value of our work. What we offer Chance to contribute to innovation in the public services sector A company passionate about diversity and inclusion Permanent employment with comprehensive Serco Benefits package. Pension About Serco At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play when managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world, we are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone. By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks SercoInspire Gender, SercoEmbrace Multicultural, SercoUnlimited Disability and InSerco LGBT Networks. Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. Apply Please click on the apply button to be taken to our careers website Serco is a Disability Confident Employer committed to employing and retaining people with disabilities. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.
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