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Earth Observation EO Specialist
2018-05-31 17:26:34| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
As an Earth Observation Specialist you will be joining a department of 25 and a team, of 5 all of whom specialise in EO and love sharing knowledge. Airbus is a global provider of satellite data and valueadded services and is now looking to recruit an earth observation remote sensing specialist with experience in optical andor radar data analysis to join our analytics team. The candidates will need to have a thorough understanding of Earth Observation satellite data and remote sensing. You would be required to work on a range of development projects andor services simultaneously, analysing time series of preprocessed radar or optical satellite imagery to derive new or improved thematic exploitation services. The role will focus on satellite data analysis and algorithm development for the improvement of innovative data applications and services in a range of market sectors such as air quality monitoring, disaster resilience including asset mapping, soil erosion modelling, landslide, forest fire, flood or drought monitoring, marine surveillance, or agriculture. You will be a key player in developing new products and services The projects youll be working with will be dealing with daily, global, data and data analytics. This role will require occasional travel, approx. 4 times a year throughout Europe. The successful candidate will need to gain UK Security Clearance in order to undertake related work in accordance with business needs Developing algorithms based on satellitederived data Understanding of data requirements for different thematic applications and ability to locate appropriate data when available Reviewing existing EOderived services across the space industry and identifying gaps Provide technical support to bid managers in proposal writing Contribute to the design of future projects and applications for funding by providing expert input Previous experience reviewing and assessing Earth Observation services Advanced programming skills such as Python, R, IDL, Matlab and good working knowledge of EO software packages such as ERDAS Imagine, Envi, SNAP Excellent written and oral communication skills with experience in technical bid writing Capable of identifying existing data sources to integrate within a service, such as sourcing relevant soil, weather, climate and or historical disaster events datasets, Experience in deriving data from preprocessed radar andor optical datasets Must be able to work to tight deadlines Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.Airbus Group
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