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Solar Orbiter System and Software Engineer
2015-06-26 15:05:14| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
RHEA is currently recruiting a Solar Orbiter System and Software Engineer to support Solar Orbiter Science Operations at our clients premises in Madrid, Spain. Tasks and Activities The scope of work will include System engineering and architectural design activities, including operating plans and procedures, Designing, developing, implementing, testing, deploying, operating and maintaining software tools and systems, e.g. Observation proposal handling, mission planning and quicklook systems, parts of which may be distributed to the community User support tools Interactive analysis and calibration systems, to be distributed as needed to the community for data reduction and analysis Data processing pipelines Scientific data archives and interfacing these to the virtual observatory. Scientific and technical WWW systems to support Science Operations Centre, Science Ground Segment and the scientific community Contribute to the definition of Interface Control Documents ICDs and file interchange formats with external coordination units Organise and perform end to end system testing with the scientific communities Contribute to the maintenance of the overall system, including configuration control and versioning Skills and Experience The following skills and experience are mandatory University background in a scientific or technical subject and relevant professional experience of at least 5 years in software development. 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. How to Apply Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEAs Recruitment team at careersrheagroup.com no later than 17072015. Preference will be given to candidates eligible for an EU or national personal security clearance at the level of SECRET or above. About RHEA RHEA is a leading engineering consultancy firm with demonstrated expertise in space, system and secure software solutions. We attract skilled engineers, scientists and management professionals and offer a range of exciting career paths working alongside clients such as the European Space Agency, the European GNSS Agency, EUMETSAT, NATO and Airbus Defence Space.
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