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EARS System Engineer,
2013-03-21 17:37:20| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
EARS System Engineer, based at EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. With over 1500 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of experience and skills, we convey best practice, expertise and innovation in our business. All members of our recruitment team have extensive space experience, so have the insight necessary to support you through the application process. For our activities in EUMETSAT, we are currently seeking a System Engineer to provide support to the System Engineering and Projects Division SEP, within the Technical and Scientific Support Department TSS, reporting to the EARS Project Manager. You will be responsible for system engineering tasks, including definition and integration of the data handling and product processing systems for the new and existing EARS services, additionally you will provide support to the operations of the EARS services. Tasks, but may not be limited to Support to the preparation of studies and proposals for new EARS services Support to the user consultation process during preparations for and definition of new services Technical liaison with the international partners providing the software packages for product processing of the satellite instrument data, including identification of test data and test environment Definition and integration of the data handling and product processing systems for the new EARS services Coordination and definition of technical interfaces with the external partners and service providers supporting EARS Support to the definition of EARS system evolution activities. Coordination of their implementation with relevant EUMETSAT teams and external partners Definition and implementation of the product quality monitoring functions with the support of the relevant instrument and software engineers Preparation of design documentation and other relevant documentation Coordination of system verification and validation through test plans, test procedures, test data and test tools Support to the configuration management of the EARS systems Support during inclusion of new Direct Readout Reception Stations or during major changes of existing Direct Readout Reception Stations prior to their inclusion in the operational service Coordination of the maintenance and evolution of the operational EARS system, in particular in response to the availability of new versions of the operational product processing packages and other key software packages Support to the international coordination activities relevant for EARS Support to the promotion of the EARS services at relevant internal and external events Support to the operations of the EARS services. In this area of work the tasks will typically include Support the coordination and announcement of system changes to the operational system with the relevant teams in Operations and Services to Users Department and the Technical and Scientific Support Department. When relevant raise, investigate and coordinate the resolution of anomalies with appropriate modifications or developments Provide support and guidance to the relevant teams in the Operations and Services to Users Department, in particular regarding system operations and product processing aspects When relevant, provide User Service with information required by Users about services, including documentation and replies to User queries Qualifications and Requirements Applicants require a University degree, or equivalent, in a relevant engineering discipline and as a prerequisite At least 3 years of experience with design, development and integration of operational ground systems providing 24 x 7 services Experience of Earth observation processing systems Experience of system verification and validation Familiarity with the Linux operating system, shell programming languages e.g. bash and high level programming languages e.g. Java or Python The capability to perform software modifications and developments for the purpose of integrating and adapting existing software packages into the EARS system Working knowledge and experience in the following areas would be considered an advantage Processing of satellite sounder, imager or scatterometer observations Experience with the handling of meteorological data Familiarity with the data formats used for Direct Readout by the NOAA and EUMETSAT polar orbiting satellites Experience with the operations or engineering of Direct Readout Reception Stations Communication networks and interface definitions Experience to work with geographically distributed teams Experience with Interface design Experience of cooperating and coordinating external partners You will have good communications skills, to allow the effective communication of information under a variety of circumstances. You must be used to working proactively within a small team, being able to work with the minimum of supervision. You will be able to perform under very high workloads and be able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment, this is essential. The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French, the working language for the position is English and therefore you must be able to work effectively in this language. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply by either clicking on, or copying into your browser, the URL below. httpswww.amris.comsercorequirementdisplay.php?refSearchrequirementid40801 If you have any question regarding this position please email space.careersserco.com Position EARS System Engineer Reference G013062EUM Application closing date 19042013 Start date July 2013 If you are not yet registered with Serco we advise you to register your details by adding your details and attaching your CV via httpswww.amris.comsercoalertssignupform.php For additional information about Serco Group please consult our website www.serco.com For additional information about Serco Europe please consult our website www.serco.comeurope For additional information about EUMETSAT, please consult httpwww.eumetsat.int
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