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Support to Solar Orbiter Science Operations RTCSREODS103
2015-01-21 12:06:27| 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 Support to Solar Orbiter Science Operations. Tasks and Responsibilities Free interaction is expected with the members of the Solar Orbiter Science Operations Working Group SOWG, its Data Analysis Working Group DAWG splinter, and with software engineers in the Instrument teams. Frequent interactions are expected to take place with the SOC manager, the SOC team members and within the team of other service providers working on Solar Orbiter. Also, frequent interactions are expected to take place with the Computers Support Group and the Science Archives Team at ESAC. Specific Service tasks Coordination and monitoring of all data handling and archiving activities during the prelaunch preparation phase, including support to the development of the low latency data processing pipelines and auxiliary data products Definition of the science data generation, validation and archiving plan Definition of archiving guidelines Support to the Instrument Teams on science data product definition Support the detailed specification of the science data contents and structure requirements Support the definition and implementation, including validation, of the SOC archiving subsystem, including the mirroring interface with NASA Tracking deliveries of science data products according to agreed schedule Validation of all data deliverables from the Instrument Teams and SOC team Ingestion of all data deliverables into the Solar Orbiter mission archive Verification of the completeness, integrity and accessibility of all data ingested into the archive Support to endusers. 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 planetary science data handling and archiving. Reflecting the scientific aspects of the service to be provided, a research level qualification PhD or equivalent would be a distinct advantage. In particular, the following experience is required Experience in data handling and archiving in the solar physics or heliospheric disciplines Experience with the ESAC archives Scientific experience in solar physics or heliospheric physics Experience with solar system geometry and ancillary information tools SPICE Experience with software programming and scripting languages IDL, Python, etc. Experience with XMLbased documents. 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 If you have any question regarding this position please email space.careersserco.com Position Support to Solar Orbiter Science Operations Reference RTCSREODS103 Application closing date 11.02.2015 Start date March 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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