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Operational Processes Procurement Engineer 1513077
2015-10-05 12:05:08| 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. Operational Processes Procurement Engineer 1513077 Job Description We are looking for a data processing procurement engineer for our client EUMETSAT. You will be integrated into the Data Processing Team of the MTG Ground Segment. Your tasks will be to support the procurement activities for the MTG L0, L1 and L2 data processing facilities, primarily by developing and consolidating the knowledge needed to acquire the mission data processing functionality and by supporting the technical interface to industrial consortia specifically for scientific related aspects. You will support the development, verification validation, onsite delivery, acceptance and warranty of the data processing systems, mainly for scientific aspects of the product processors. In addition, support for ground segment integration and system validation activities may be required. In particular the tasks will include Help procure the processing functionality for L1 and L2 processors of the Sounder instruments IRS and UVN and, to a lesser extent the Imager FCI and LI, throughout the complete procurement lifecycle Follow up the implementations of operational processors support and monitor contractors, organise and participate to progress meetings, formal reviews, technical and interface definition workshops Acquire detailed knowledge on L1 instrument processors algorithms for the Sounder instruments IRS and UVN related to radiometric and spectral calibration, and ensure their correct implementation in the operational software Acquire detailed knowledge on L2 product processors algorithms for the Sounder instruments IRS and UVN related to computation of atmospheric profiling and atmospheric composition, and ensure their correct implementation in the operational software Ensure that a proper knowledge transfer from EUMETSAT to industry is properly implemented. Organise and participate to science workshops support engineer and scientists from industrial consortia by providing clarifications of the algorithms specifications as well as engineering andor scientific support as needed, liaise industrial consortia and EUMETSATs experts for the resolution of technical and scientific issues Interface with the MTG Science Team for all aspects related to the preparation of algorithms definitions and product generation specifications documents Define, develop and maintain L1 and L2 processing functionality requirements and specifications including the product content and format specifications. Monitor evolution of the requirements and the applicability of their versions to procured items Develop and maintain, as well as support procurement of a test tools and software including reference processor software that implements the functionality defined in the processing specifications b test datasets that reflect the functionality defined in the processing specifications Support the verification and validation, deployment, acceptance and warranty of the operational software, specifically for instrument and product processors Required Skills and Experience In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline such as computer science, physics, mathematics or remote sensing, you shall have a minimum of five years experience in software engineering for operational processing of satellite or meteorological data. Knowledge and experience of the following is mandatory Specification, development, and testing of product processors for earth observation platforms Testing, Verification and Validation of data processing systems andor product processors L1 or L2 for satellite data or other meteorological data Development and testing of operational software in UNIX environments. Desirable Skills and Experience Practical knowledge of as many as possible of the following will be an advantage Radiometric and spectral calibration, use of radiative transfer models, development of complex scientific software for the processing of large amount of data Processes, phases and documentation related to procurement of operational data processing systems in the field of Earth Observations Specification and maintenance of product processors requirements, use of related tools e.g. IBM DOORs Rapid algorithm prototyping and test data generation Configuration Control in an operational environment Formalised Software Testing Global standards for data, e.g. NetCDF4 or HDF5 and CCSDS standards for data format representation ECSS standards Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 04 November 2015 Start of Work January 2016 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 04 November 2015 Learn more about us in Facebook
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