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2016-05-18 15:08:05| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Vitrociset Belgium is currently looking for an Altimeter Data Processing Expert who will be based at our customer EUMETSAT. Application Deadline 31.05.2016 You can send your CV for this position at r.sasuvitrocisetbelgium.com Vitrociset Belgium, a Vitrociset Group company, can claim almost 30 years of experience in the field of space operations engineering activities, starting in 1982 with the European Space Agency. Today Vitrociset Belgium is the Corporate Groups center of gravity for the Space activities in central Europe. With the headquarter located in Belgium and permanent offices presence close to ESAs centers ESOC D, ESTEC NL and ESAC SP, the company offers you major opportunities at its many sites abroad, an international environment and assignment to prestigious clients ESA, CNES, EUMETSAT, ASTRIUM. Summary of the role The key person will be a member of the Altimetry team in the Marine Applications section of the Remote Sensing and Products division. Key Responsibilities Supporting the transition of Jason3 and Sentinel3A from the commissioning to routine operations phase Contribution to altimetry calval and quality control activities Analysis and correction of anomalies in the altimeter processing chains Supporting the commissioning and calval of Sentinel3B Specification and prototyping of evolutions of the altimeter processing chains Contributing to operational processor operation and maintenance activities Specification, implementation and evolution of operational quality monitoring tools Specification, implementation and evolution of product performance monitoring and reporting tools Maintenance and evolution of preprocessing and postprocessing elements. The tasks of the Consultant will be mainly carried out at the EUMETSAT HQ in Darmstadt with frequent interactions with EUMETSAT partners. Travel within Europe will be necessary to follow the Copernicus activities Requirements In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the Consultant shall have, as a prerequisite a demonstrated experience in the development, implementation, and operation of altimeter products processing systems. This experience shall include at least five years Experience in algorithm development for operational Earth Observation missions Experience in operational scientific data processing implementations. Experience with large, complex processing systems with stringent timeliness and availability requirements would be an advantage Experience in scientific coding on Unixbased platforms inC, C, or Fortran Detailed knowledge of established altimeters, e.g. ERS112 RA, Envisat RA2, CryoSat SIRAL, SARALAltiKa, Jason12, etc. Knowledge of DelayDoppler I Synthetic Aperture Radar altimetry techniques would be an advantage Experience in processing, analysis, and calval of altimeter data would be an advantage Experience in interfacing with scientific organizations and user communities would be an advantage. The position requires excellent interpersonal, communication and reporting skills, combined with the ability to work with a minimum of supervision. Please be advised that by submitting your CV or other content to us, you agree to the administration, processing and storage of any personal data for the purposes of recruitment processes. The agreement covers the processing of personal data by Vitrociset Belgium even after finishing the recruitment process to submit further proposals for employment and may be revoked at any time. Come and join us! More information at httpwwww.vitrocisetbelgium.com
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