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Oceanography Technical and Scientific Support Consultancy 1413003
2014-01-08 04:37:09| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Solenix is specialized in the provision of highquality software engineering, technical consulting and operations services in the aerospace domain. This vacancy note concerns an onsite consulting position at EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany. Oceanography Technical and Scientific Support Consultancy 1413003 Job Description The activities for this consultancy will include engineering and scientific aspects related to the development of methods for the calibration and validation of mission product data as well as the development of the monitoring functions of the product generating facilities within the Sentinel3 ground segment Marine Centre. These methods and functions are setup partlyin dedicated facilities, partly in a multimission context. The consultant will also contribute to other marine product chains. Emphasis will be on support of the optical mission product chains. The consultant will work in a matrix structure providing crossdivisional support and be hosted in Oceanography team of experts and scientists of the RSPMAsection of the Technical and Science Support Department. The consultant will work at EUMETSAT Headquarters, located in Darmstadt, Germany. The tasks and responsibilities will include Preparation of test data and product readers Support to the development of tools for calibration andor validation Support to the development of tools for product processing monitoring Contribution to the verification and validation of product generation Contribution to the assessment of performance budgets Contribution to the execution of scientific support studies Participation in reviews. The support will involve crossdivisional interactions and interface with experts in various disciplines system engineering, instruments, operations, science. Required Skills and Experience University degree in remote sensing, oceanography, meteorology, physics, or equivalent A 3 year or longer experience with satellite Sea Surface Temperature andor Ocean Colour data sets, or with microwave radiometry The consultant shall have the experience and capability to fulfil the assigned tasks with a minimum level of supervision. Good interpersonal skills in support of team work Experience in the development and validation of satellite data processing Very good skills in a higher programming language, such as CC or Java Skills in writing technical and scientific documents Familiarity with Microsoft Office Fluency in English. Desirable Skills and Experience Experience with satellite altimetry of the ocean surface Hands on experience with calibration and product validation methods Experience with large data sets. Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 24 January 2014 Start of Work 01 April 2014 Important Notes Before applying to this position, please read the page Notes to Applicants on the Solenix website under Career. Applicants must be EU citizens or have a valid work and residence permit in Germany. Security, identity and reference checks on the candidates are part of the recruitment process. Job Application Please send your applications electronically to careersolenix.ch before the application deadline 24 January 2014 Learn more about us in Facebook
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