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Climate Data Inventory Engineer MW
2015-08-13 17:04:03| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
With 1.700 employees worldwide, the CS Group is a leading IT company in France and in Germany, and a prime contractor in designing, integrating and operating mission critical systems. It has now been over 30 years that comprehensive CS solutions for space systems and applications, both on the ground and in space, have been part and parcel of this odyssey. Our German activities grow at fast pace and to face our costumers high level expectations and needs, we are looking for talented profiles having relevant experience in Space systems and applications. The engineer shall work in the Climate Service Team within the Operations and Services to Users Department at EUMETSAT. Although based at EUMETSAT, the tasks are part of a European endeavour and will be carried out in close coordination and cooperation with the European Space Agency ESA Climate Office in Harwell, UK, the European Union Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy, and the European Centre for MediumRange Weather Forecast ECMWF in Reading, UK. The engineer will work at EUMETSAT Headquarters, located in Darmstadt, Germany. PROFILE The Key Person shall have a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline with the experience and skills specified hereafter 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. 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. The engineer 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. TASKS EXPERIENCE 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. How to apply Please consider the following points before applying Please submit your complete application documents in English. An attached cover letter should mention your availability and salary expectations. Interested applicants should submit their CV to marina.ludwigcssystems.dewith CC to francoisxavier.laffontcs.frwith the job title. Due to new work permit restrictions for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you hold all appropriate documentation and permits to work in Europe. Closing date 20 September 2015 Start November 2015
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