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Solar Orbiter Science Operations Engineer
2015-06-25 12:04:32| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Serco is a FTSE 250 international service company that improves the quality and efficiency of essential services that matter to millions of people around the world. The work we do for national and local governments involves us in the most important areas of public services, including science and defence. 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. For our activities in ESAC, we are currently looking for a Solar Orbiter Science Operations Engineer. Tasks and Responsibilities Generic tasks native to Software Development and Maintenance Develop and maintain modules, applications and tools specific to product generation framework and quality control framework Ensure timely delivery of SW releases and relative increments Perform SW architectural design as needed Prepare and maintain SW documentation Develop and maintain unit test harnesses Report on progress and problem areas Participate in the Configuration Control Boards applicable to the development Followingup and tracking the correction and resolution of problem reports Implement approved software enhancement requests. Tasks specific to Support of Solar Orbiter SOC Development and Maintenance Develop, implement and maintain the science operations planning system Develop, implement and maintain a low latency data production system integrating data processing pipelines supplied by the Principal Investigators Develop, implement and maintain the auxiliary data productions system Support the archiving of science data products provided by the Principal Investigators Organise development tasks as needed. Tasks specific to validation and operation of the Solar Orbiter SOC system Deploy and configure new versions of the SOC subsystems Test and validate new deliveries of software, including regression testing Test and validate external deliveries of data processing pipelines Report on progress and problem areas Participates in the Configuration Control Boards applicable to the development and maintenance Communicate with SOC team at ESAC and experts in the Principal Investigator teams. Free interaction is expected with the members of the Solar Orbiter Data Analysis Working Group DAWG and with software engineers in the Principal Investigator teams. Frequent interactions are expected to take place with the SOC manager, the SOC team members and within the team of other working on Solar Orbiter. Also, frequent interactions are expected to take place with the Computers Support Group and the Science Archives Team at ESAC. Requirements The Key Person should possess a university background in a scientific or technical subject and relevant professional experience of at least 5 years in software development. In particular, possess the following experience, knowledge and proficiency in ECSS standards for software development Software architecture and design Ability to understand the different subsystems as a whole integrated systems Virtual machine management and configuration Software repositories Subversion, GIT Databases and data processing Scientific data formats used by the Heliophysics and Space Physics communities FITS, CDF Data processing pipelines in solar system or astronomy space projects Modern programming languages CC, Java, Python Scripting languages Operating system in common use in Heliophysics and space science linuxUnixMacOS, Windows Coordination of a small team of software developers. Experience in interacting with the science community and good interpersonal communication skills would be an advantage. The Key Person must be willing to work in a team environment and to travel. The Key Person should be comfortable in an international working environment and be fluent in written and spoken English, one of the official languages of ESA. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Spain or be EU nationals. Due to the high interest these roles generate, Serco reserves the right to commence, alter or conclude the recruitment process prior to the closing date. If shortlisted, a recruiter will contact you directly. If not, your application will remain in our database and can be matched against future openings. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply via the relevant link available in our corporate careers website httpwww.serco.comcareersindex.asp Position Solar Orbiter Science Operations Engineer Reference RTCSREODS114 Application closing date 20.07.2015 Start date October 2015 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 ESAC, please consult httpwww.esa.intAboutUsESAC
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