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Meteorological Product Software Engineer
2016-09-30 22:05:27| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Serco is a specialist at delivering vital services on behalf of European, National and Local Governments. Serco Europe employs a large workforce in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy and the UK. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions throughout Europe. Package description Full details on application Relocation assistance provided, if applicable. Main responsibilities You will support the design, prototyping, operational implementation and validation of the product algorithms. The work is carried out in a small project team consisting of relevant experts. You will also be involved in the analysis and resolution of anomalies relating to the product generation software. In particular your tasks will typically include Maintenance and extension of a prototyping system Implementation, possible optimisation and validation of new and updated algorithms Acceptance and implementation of third party algorithm software into the prototyping system Preparation of technical notes on implementation issues and user guides, installation notes for the prototyping system Monitoring and operating the product generation facilities both for future ground segments or currently for the MSG MPEF Visualisation and analysis of geophysical products. Ideal candidate In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, such as computer science, physics, mathematics or remote sensing, you should shall have minimum of 5 years of experience in operational product generation from satellite remote sensing data. In addition, experience in validation of geophysical products from satellite data is highly desirable. Furthermore, you should have practical, demonstrable experience with Algorithm software development using FORTRAN 9095 Intel GNULinux and or IBM POWER AIX environments, Implementation of scientific algorithms from a given specification and their documentation IDL programming language and object oriented aspects Common meteorological data formats, i.e., BUFR, GRIB, HDF5, and netCDF Coding and operation of optimal estimation methods for geophysical product retrieval from satellite data Installing and running radiative transfer models for infrared and visible wavelengths Authoring clear and concise technical documentation. You should be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, should be able to work calmly and correctly under stress and must be able to work with the minimum of supervision. You are required to support a team and may be called upon to present your, therefore good communication skills are a necessity. 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. Desirables Practical, demonstrable experience of the following will be advantageous Experience using the community RTTOV model from the EUMETSAT NWPSAF Anomaly correction processes Source code control systems Subversion and or git. Important Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law. Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process. Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. For positions located within the Darmstadt Support Office please note that only applicants with no family affiliation within the Company will be considered. Data Protection When creating a profile on the Serco Career Centre you agreed to the Data Protection policy, a copy is available upon request. You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time. About the company Serco Services GmbH, part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multinational Service Provider with over 80,000 employees worldwide. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here. Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action. If you share our values then join with over 100,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you
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