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Climate Data Inventory Engineer
2015-05-15 21:05:56| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
MOLTEK has been serving the space and aerospace industries since 1995, providing international consultancy services for a wide variety of clients from private and public corporations to national and international authorities and agencies. We are looking to further enhance our team by Copernicus Climate Data Inventory Engineer You will be based initially for 2 years at our clients headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany. Extension of a further 2 years may be possible. In this large European Agency you will find an excellent and modern working environment with challenging tasks and responsibilities. Your Tasks The tasks of the Key Person will typically include Quality control and achievement of scientific and technical consistency of the full existing CEOSCGMS ECV Inventory interacting with data providers worldwide. This includes the development of a regular update mechanism for the inventory content incorporating inputs from the data providers Definition, design and validation of a gap analysis process aimed at the identification of gaps and missed opportunities for the creation of ECV Climate Data Records from existing and planned missions Assessment of the ECV Inventory readiness for a gap analysis process, e.g., by analysing how incomplete information may impact a gap analysis as described above Coordination of inventory and gap analysis activities with the ESA Climate Office Performing a gap analysis for specific priority areas considering ECV interrelationships and analyse results Gathering additional user and technical requirements from C3S for the ECV Inventory Design, development and implementation of ECV Inventory extensions, as needed Provision of support to the CEOSCGMS WG Climate in drafting an action plan based on the gap analysis results Compilation of technical notes and presentations to the CEOSCGMS WG Climate Attendance at meetings of the CEOSCGMS Joint Working Group Climate. Your Profile The Key Person shall have a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline with the experience and skills specified hereafter. Mandatory Experience Basic understanding of satellite remote sensing related to climate including the framework of Essential Climate Variables Demonstrable experience in systems engineering methodology, practices, and standards including familiarity with requirements engineering and system development methodologies Demonstrable experience in designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining database management systems such as PostgreSQL or MySQL or others Demonstrable experience in active participation in international projects. Complementary Experience Qualifications In addition to the mandatory experience, the following capabilitiesexperience would be advantageous Familiarity with functional modelling techniques and languages such as UML Experience in development of web applications using GWT serverclient framework, Java, JavaScript, HTML and CSS Experience in developing scientific software using higher programming languages, such as CC, FORTRAN, and IDL as well as usage of scripting languages, such as Python, Perl, and Shellscript on Unix environments. Personal skills and Working Language The Key Person shall have strong analytical and problem solving skills, supported by excellent written and oral communication. This should be coupled with good interpersonal skills, together with a collaborative approach, and a proven ability to apply these to the interactions within a team and between teams in international environment. The Key Person shall be able to work calmly and correctly under stress and must be able to work with the minimum of supervision. The official languages are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore the Key Person must be able to work effectively in this language. For more detailed information about MOLTEK go to www.moltek.com
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