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Earth Observation Instrument Processing Chain VV Engineer MF
2014-01-21 09:34:31| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Earth Observation Instrument Processing Chain VV Engineer MF Telespazio VEGA Deutschland has been supporting the European Space Industry for over 30 years, including ESA, DLR, CNES and EUMETSAT. This is a job for an university graduated engineer with at least 5 years experience in the development and test of onground processing of data for Low Earth Orbit Earth Observation satellite instruments. RESPONSIBILITIES DUTIES The activities performed by the keyperson will be an input for the overall System and ground segment VV activities. The keyperson will typically be involved in tasks related to test tools test data, with focus on tools data required for VV of instrument data processing chains. Tools can serve for example the purpose of test data generation manipulation reformatting, test data injection into the ground segment and test data collection analysis. Typical tasks include Identification of the suite of test tools and test data required to support VV activities, and definition of development procurement approach and associated planning. Preparation of User Requirement Documents, Statements of Work, etc., as needed as input for development andor procurement activities. Support for inhouse development and validation of test tools and their maintenance. Support for procurements of test tools test data, including the analysis of received deliverables and attending acceptance tests. Support for acceptance of test tools test data provided by partners. Simulation of test data sets for VV using available tools compilation of test data sets using real data from satellite instrument onground tests or inorbit operation. In case of tools to be connected to the ground segment, input for the specification and test of relevant interfaces. Support for configuration management of tools test data sets, using applicable EUMETSAT processes. Operation of the tools, or support for it, when used for system and ground segment VV activities. Contributions to the analysis of test results and the preparation of test reports. In addition the keyperson will be involved in some more general tasks Participation in relevant internal and external meetings. Regular review of System level documentation dealing with requirements, system concepts, architecture and design, technical analyses, to identify information of importance for test tools test data. In addition, and with the same aim, analysis of documents provided by other teams in EUMETSAT and by external partners. Support for the preparation of documentation for System level reviews, during the covered period the System Requirements Review and Preliminary Design Review Some activities will involve interactions with other teams, primarily in the LEO division, and also, as relevant for the work, with engineers at partner agencies. QUALIFICATIONS EXPERIENCE University degree in the domain of engineering, physics or equivalent ESSENTIAL SKILLS At least 5 years of general experience with the development of onground processing of data from satellite instruments for Earth observation. At least 5 years of direct involvement in VV activities for instrument processing chains, including production of test tools and of test data At least 5 years of experience with software specification, design and development and relevant standards. Very good skills in higher programming languages, such as Fortran, CC, Java. The keyperson shall be able to fulfil the assigned tasks with a minimum of supervision, have a systematic approach to work, be able to plan hisher work and to cope with tight schedules and multiple tasks. Heshe shall have the capability to write accurate and consistent technical documentation. Good communication skills verbal and written are important. Heshe shall be willing to work in a team of engineers and in cooperation with industry and partner agencies. DESIRABLE SKILLS Knowledge of Low Earth Observation Missions and Operations BENEFITS Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package including 30 days holiday, generous training possibilities, Telespazio VEGA Deutschland pension scheme is offered to the successful candidate. APPLICATION You are looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then you should send your detailed application preferably online with your availability and current salary status.
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Software Engineer Earth Observation Systems
2014-01-06 13:38:13| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Software Engineer SDSSAJOBEOS103 Tasks and Responsibilities The successful candidate will join the Earth Observation Systems EOS Team, whose activities cover the complete lifecycle of complex software systems combining technologies belonging to the Earth Observation EO, the Geographic Information Systems GIS, and the Knowledge Management KM domains. The team projects typically involve international partners. The main assignment in the Earth Observation Systems Team is to contribute to the design and development of a semanticallyenabled distributed application that allows for searching for EO products and navigating in Linked Open Data LOD in a seamless manner. The client interface will run on mobile devices and implement state of the art user interaction techniques. The tasks will also include the participation to the production of the project documentation. The work will be performed in our offices in Zaventem Brussels and may require short international travels for meeting project stakeholders. Qualifications and Experience The candidate should have a university degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline Computer Sciences, Software Engineering, etc. The following skills are mandatory for the position 2 to 5 years of experience in design and development of Javabased Web user interfaces and services e.g. Web Services, OpenSearch, REST. Experience with the software development lifecycle, and with writing highquality software project documentation in English. Good knowledge of Linux, and be comfortable with TCPIP network administration troubleshooting. Knowledge andor experience in one or more of the following is required OGC Standards CSW, WMS, WFS, GML, KML, EOP, CIM, etc., ISO Geographic Information standards, OASIS ebRIM standard, GIS related techniques and tools. Conceptual descriptions and modeling e.g. RDF, RDFS, OWL, RIF, SKOS, SPARQL, LOD. Knowledge Management techniques and tools e.g. NLP, WSD, GATE, Lucene, OpenNLP. Android programming in Java, Android SDK, and Eclipse Android Developer Tools ADT. Conditions Application by email is preferred and should include 1 a Motivation Letter and 2 a CV, in English, both marked SDSSAJOBEOS100. Applicants should preferably be EU nationals or be eligible for an EU work permit.
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Earth Observation Systems Analysts
2013-12-20 17:35:48| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
CGI has immediate opportunities for technical architects and system analystsdesigners with uptodate experience of Earth Observation EO data processing systems, to add to our growing team of technical analysts and system designers working in the Earth Observation domain in Leatherhead, UK, for a range of clients within and outside Europe. Of specific interest is experience of working with the European Space Agencys EO payload data processing systems at ESRIN, or with Eumetsats geostationary or polar missions ground segments. We are looking for systems designers, analysts, technical architects, system integrators, and verification and validation experts. CGI has one of the largest industrial groups in Europe specialising in signalimage processing and geospatial data systems. We specialise in 24x7 operational endtoend EO ground system solutions, and in developing applications and services to ex ploit EO data. Our areas of expertise extend from user and system requirements analysis through to design, development, integration and support. Essential Experience in one or more of the following functional areas of the EO payload data ground systems Level 012 data processing systems EO data archiving and dissemination systems EO data calibration and validation systems EO data quality control quality assurance systems. Experience of working on ground systems for operational Earth observation or meteorological space missions, in one or more of the following disciplines Requirements analysis System analysis and design Subsystem specification and design Systemsubsystem implementation System integration Verification and Validation. Highly desirable Experience of working on the ESAESRIN Earth Observation payload data ground systems, e.g. for missions such as Envisat, ESA Earth Explorers, or the GMESCopernicus Sentinels Experience of working on EUMETSATs ground systems, e.g. for Meteosat SecondThird Generation MSGMTG or the Eumetsat Polar System EPS. Salary 45000 55000 per annum benefits CGI is a leading business and technology services company with 68,000 professionals across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. We have the presence, expertise and complete IT services to meet clients business needs anywhere, anytime and to offer our professionals challenging and rewarding careers. APPLY HERE
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Earth Observation Application Support Engineer
2013-10-30 13:38:06| 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 Responsibilities Duties Tasks POST Earth Observation Application Support Engineer in the ESA Climate Office, Science, Applications and Future Technologies Department, Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes. DUTIES The postholder will report to the Head of the ESA Climate Office and will be leading the management of activities related to climate datainformation quality assurance in relation to the climate data products, standards, algorithm validation and long term preservation. Other responsibilities include The definition of the CCI Data Access needs, both FCDRs and ECVs, in terms of Services Coordinated Interface, CoreInfrastructure, Analysis and Reporting, and Quality Control. The analysis, definition, initiation and management of industrial activities, associated to the Distribution of the Earth Observation data from the GMECV programme and the Climate Scientific User Community. Acquire, archive, document and make available in CMIP5 CCI products. This includes maintaining both the standards and protocols, filenaming conventions, data formats etc already agreed between the CCI teams and the development of CFsatellite conventions. Definition and development of the CCI Data Portal, a dedicated web portal setup to provide a single point of access for all CCI data products. Definition and development of the CCI Tool Box, incorporating generic functions applicable to all ECV data products will be implemented, in order to simplify analysis of multiple ECVs in parallel. Support the development of climate services, especially international and intergovernmental public sector markets, including climate data visualisation. Qualifications Applicants should have a university degree or equivalent qualification in physics, engineering or a relevant Earth sciences discipline. Required knowledge This post requires extensive professional experience on product definition, calibration, validation, algorithm development, quality assessment and exploitation of Earth Observation data, particularly ESA missions an established profile of dialoguing the with EO research communities in disciplines relevant for climate. Applicants should be strongly selfmotivated, resultsoriented, possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and be able to work effectively within ESA teams and in internationalcooperation. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these two languages is required. Knowledge of another member state language is an asset. 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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Engineering Support to Earth Observation Mission
2013-10-30 12:33:30| 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 Engineering Support to Earth Observation Mission located at HarwellOxfordshireUnited Kingdom Specific Tasks POST Earth Observation Application Support Engineer in the ESA Climate Office, Science, Applications and Future Technologies Department, Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes. DUTIES The postholder will report to the Head of the ESA Climate Office and will be leading the management of activities related to climate datainformation quality assurance in relation to the climate data products, standards, algorithm validation and long term preservation. Other responsibilities include The definition of the CCI Data Access needs, both FCDRs and ECVs, in terms of Services Coordinated Interface, CoreInfrastructure, Analysis and Reporting, and Quality Control. The analysis, definition, initiation and management of industrial activities, associated to the Distribution of the Earth Observation data from the GMECV programme and the Climate Scientific User Community. Acquire, archive, document and make available in CMIP5 CCI products. This includes maintaining both the standards and protocols, filenaming conventions, data formats etc already agreed between the CCI teams and the development of CFsatellite conventions. Definition and development of the CCI Data Portal, a dedicated web portal setup to provide a single point of access for all CCI data products. Definition and development of the CCI Tool Box, incorporating generic functions applicable to all ECV data products will be implemented, in order to simplify analysis of multiple ECVs in parallel. Support the development of climate services, especially international and intergovernmental public sector markets, including climate data visualisation. Requirements Applicants should have a university degree or equivalent qualification in physics, engineering or a relevant Earth sciences discipline. This post requires extensive professional experience on product definition, calibration, validation, algorithm development, quality assessment and exploitation of Earth Observation data, particularly ESA missions an established profile of dialoguing the with EO research communities in disciplines relevant for climate. Applicants should be strongly selfmotivated, resultsoriented, possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and be able to work effectively within ESA teams and in international cooperation. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these two languages is required. Knowledge of another member state language is an asset. Applications Interested candidates should send cv and cover letter to curriculumisdefe.es by 18th November 2013. The Job code must be included on the subjet.
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