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Space Environment Effects Engineer
2016-10-17 17:04:39| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
HE Space is a successful international space company. For over 30 years, we have been supporting our customers with qualified experts in the field of engineering, science and administration. We are currently looking for a Space Environment Effects Engineer to support our customer in the Netherlands. Space Environment Effects Engineer Key Tasks and Responsibilities As part of the Space Environment Effects Section at the European Space Research Technology Centre ESAESTEC, you will have the following responsibilities Application of different models and software packages to analyse the effects that space environments e.g. chargedparticle radiation, plasmas, micrometeoroids space debris, atomic oxygen, geomagnetism may have on ESA missions Development, adaptation, use and interpretation of various models and tools and software development of associated graphical and other utilities Analysis data gained from inorbit measurements of environmental parameters energetic particles, micro particles, plasmas, derivation of relevant parameters to compare with existing models for validation, and improvement of the models Contribution to the design, development, testing and calibration of the equipment for inorbit measurements Contribution to the development of space weather systems, incl. system definition and reviews, model development, testing of developed methods etc Definition of required space weather hardware e.g. instrumentation and software developments Maintenance of computational infrastructure for providing space environments and effects analysis support Support of the activities of technology research and development contracts regarding the above areas, including direct interfaces with contractors, progress meetings and reviews. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience University degree in physics, aerospace engineering or another relevant discipline Specific knowledge of the interactions of the plasma environment in space with spacecraft plasmas, surface and internal electrostatic charging planetary atmospheres, charged dust and contamination, along with the computational methods used to evaluate the interactions Physics simulation techniques such as particleincell plasma simulation Design, development and operation of instrumentation for measuring the space environment, e.g. plasma monitors, magnetometers, and the associated data exploitation Experience with programming in Java and C under Unix Familiarity with the SPIS spacecraft plasma interaction system would be an advantage Fluency in English is mandatory knowledge of another European language is an advantage. This job is located in Noordwijk. We welcome applicants who are available from January 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter. If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send us your CV together with a letter of motivation both in English and in Word to Ms Kirsten Gibbs at jobshespace.com, quoting job NLHP3276 before 08Nov16. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you! Apply for this job
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