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Venus Express Science Operations Support
2013-02-21 11:34:35| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
HE Space is a successful international space company. For 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 Venus Express Science Operations Support to support our customer in Spain. Venus Express Science Operations Support Key Tasks and Responsibilities As part of the Venus Express science operations team at ESAC you will have the following mission planning responsibilities Support the Project Scientist in the coordination of the Principal Investigator PI teams in the definition of the science goals and their mapping to the operations Collection and consolidation of the measurements the PI teams want to perform Derive observation sequences from the requests provided by the PI teams Ensure that the planning software used for VEX EPS, PTB, MAPPS is compatible with the requirements of the VEX mission Using the Experiment Planning System EPS and PTB software, develop a proposal for a schedule of observations for the complete mission Collect the short and mediumterm planning input from the PI teams Using the EPSPTB and MAPPS software tools, check the PI input for correctness Where required, support specific PI teams in the generation of their MTP level products Forward the consolidated operational requests to the VEX Science Operations Centre VMOC in the form of Pointing Requests PTR and Payload Operational Request POR files Iterate, if required, the operational requests with the VMOC and the PI teams. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience University degree or equivalent in space engineering, planetary science or a related field Experience with ESA science missions and interaction with PI teams Familiarity with Venus Express Science Operations and Planning Good knowledge of geometrical constraints for planning of spacecraft pointing Experience with EPS and MAPPS software tools Familiarity with the format of operational request files POR, ITL, PTR files Knowledge of SOLAB Science Operations laboratory, Concurrent Versioning System CVS and SPICE would be an asset Fluency in English is mandatory, knowledge of another European language is an advantage. This job is located near Madrid. We are looking for candidates who are available from April 2013 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 Corrina Scheepmaker at jobshespace.com, quoting job reference NLSC1960 before 13Mar13. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you! Apply for this job
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