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Senior Data Scientist

2020-02-26 11:12:45| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

WHO ARE WE? Hydrosat is a data analytics company based in Luxembourg, and we are determined to solve the worlds food challenges. We use space imagery to expand agricultural knowledge, help farmers grow more food, and conserve critical water resources. Our products will make farms more productive, enable companies in the agricultural and related industries to operate more efficiently, and improve Earths environment. We are building a data analytics lab that will apply proprietary algorithms to thermal imagery, and combine this with data fusion capabilities to extract valuable insights. We are looking for bright, creative and ambitious people who can work in a dynamic and collaborative startup environment. Hydrosat is determined to change the way people use space imagery and revolutionize agriculture. Join us on this mission and help transform the world. POSITION SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST The Senior Data Scientist will be responsible for developing and improving algorithms for predicting crop yields and irrigation scheduling. The successful applicant will develop commercial products and report directly to the Chief Technology Officer. The applicant must be familiar with various remote sensing data EO and SAR data, from platforms such as Sentinel, Landsat, and MODIS. The Senior Data Scientist will work in collaboration with partner organizations in Luxembourg. The ideal candidate will also apply their strong writing skills in generating proposals with other Hydrosat technical team members for future research activities. Education Advanced degree MastersPhD with at least 5 years of relevant work experience specializing in Data Processing and Remote Sensing Skills and Experience Knowledge of statistical analysis Strong programming skills in Python and other data processing software Highly selfmotivated, keen learner able to solve challenging problems with creative solutions Organizational skills Able to work effectively in a collaborative team environment Language Spoken and written proficiency in English is mandatory Proficiency in one of the official languages of Luxembourg is desirable French, German or Luxembourgish Location Luxembourg Start Date Immediate Contract Type Full Time, Permanent INTERESTED? If you are interested in joining our team, send your application to jobshydrosat.com with the following documents please mention which position you are applying for in the subject line CV resume List of any publications Names of two or three references Hydrosat is an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to hiring top talent and creating an inclusive environment where all people can be and do their best.

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Senior Research Scientist fm

2019-09-27 18:16:00| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

SRONs mission is to bring about breakthroughs in international space research. Therefore the institute develops pioneering technology and advanced space instruments, and uses them to pursue fundamental astrophysical research, Earth science and exoplanetary research. As national expertise institute SRON gives counsel to the Dutch government and coordinates national contributions to international space missions. SRON stimulates the implementation of space science in our society. SRON stimulates the implementation of space science in our society. SPICA is an Mclass ESA mission and has been selected for a 3 year study phase. SRON, in its role as Principal Investigator, is responsible for the SAFARI instrument onboard SPICA. SAFARI is a grating spectrometer with bolometers read out by Transition Edge Sensors operating at cryogenic temperatures. For the study team we are hiring a Senior Research Scientist fm Vacancy 1425 Job summary The successful candidate will be member of the Systems Engineering Team. The SAFARI Systems Engineering Team is an international team consisting of experts within different disciplines. This team leads the development of the SAFARI Instrument, defines the requirements, and collaborates with development teams across Europe, US and Taiwan. The main task of the candidate will be to analyze the overall endtoend instrument performance, with an emphasis on the effects of detector behavior on the overall science data calibration. Important aspects for this are detector nonlinearity, temporal response, effects of thermal drift and impact of cosmic rays. Besides this task the candidate will also contribute to other thermal, electrical and optical issues of the instrument that have to be addressed within the Systems Engineering Team during the phase A study. Tasks Analyze the influence of nonideal Transition Edge Sensor detector performance on the calibration of the SAFARI instrument Contribute to optical, mechanical, electrical, and thermal design studies during the instrument phase A study. Required qualifications PhD in Physics or Optics or equivalent in a discipline related to remote sensing e.g. Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Astronomy 3 years of experience in developing innovative opticalinfrared instrumentation and endtoend calibration Good verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment. Employment conditions Employment of this fulltime position as a senior instrument scientist at SRONGroningen is by NWO The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research and will be for a period of 2 years with the possibility for a permanent position. If you have shown to perform well at SRON, there is ample opportunity to continue your career. The salary will be in accordance with the salary scales of NWOI, which will be between 46.000,00 and 87.000,00 gross per year, highly depending on your work experience. Online screening may be part of the selection procedure. NWOI and SRON have number of regulations that support employees in finding a good worklife balance. Such as 42 days of vacation leave a year on fulltime basis conditions for teleworking, partly paid parental leave and the possibility to purchase and sell holiday leave. Furthermore we offer generous relocation expenses and support with finding accommodation, we have an excellent pension scheme and there are options for additional personal development. For information For further information about the position, please contact dr. ir. P. Dieleman, telephone 31050363 8286, email P.Dielemansron.nl. Information about SRON can be found at www.sron.nl. Letter of application If you wish to apply you can send a motivation letter with CV to jobssron.nl. Please state the vacancy number 1425 in the subject of your mail. Candidates will be considered until the position has been filled. Internal and external recruiting will be executed in parallel. In the event of equal suitability, preference will be given to female applicants.

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Senior Cyber Security Research Scientist

2019-05-20 11:29:32| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Airbus Cyber Security is a European specialist in cyber security. Our mission is to protect governments, military and essential national infrastructure enterprises from cyber threats. We are over 700 experts based across our main locations in France, Germany and the UK, each with a Security Operating Centre, we also operate in the US and the Middle East. We provide a global cyber defence approach that aims to protect, detect and respond to cyber threats with a portfolio including managed security services, industrial control system offerings, encryption, key management and consultancy services. Our goal Protect our customers and support their needs with cyber security products. We are passionate about cyber security. If you share our passion, we want to speak with you. Description of the job An exciting opportunity has arisen within Airbus Operations for the position of Senior Scientist Cyber Security Researcher, based in Newport, South Wales. You will report directly to the Team Leader for Cyber Security Innovation in the European leading Cyber Security New technology and Scouting team, consisting of 30 researchers across Europe, providing security solutions, knowledge and support to all areas of Airbus businesses, including IT, manufacturing systems and product. Whats on Offer? Are you looking for challenging tasks in a company with some of the most fresh cyber security technology and services? Integration into an international network of cyber security experts across and outside of Europe? Would you like to participation in Europewide projects as prime supplier? We can offer you all of this and more Exciting development opportunities and perspectives within Airbus as a global player An attractive company pension scheme Airbus Group success share scheme A range of additional benefits Flexible working hours Tasks accountabilities The main tasks will include Lead research projects into cyber security topics of interest to support the business Senior technical specialist in one or more areas of cyber security including Security Architecture Cyber Forensics and Incident Response Industrial Control System Cyber Security Penetration Testing and Audit Cloud security Cryptography Security Monitoring SOC Develop prototype solutions Support industrialistion of solutions Provide expert services senior consultancy to the internal business Undertake technical scouting missions product evaluations and bench marking Manage Programs Present new technology concepts Advise on evolving and latest threats risks Publish academic articles, technical reports, and white papers Present at Global conferences and events This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Companys success, reputation and sustainable growth. Required skills We are looking for candidates with the some or all of the following skillsexperience Cyber security experience in relevant cyber security specialist area Degree, Training or equivalent experience in relevant cyber security related subject Experience of research, new technology, and solutions development Experience with managing and delivering cyber security programs Experience with bidproposal writing Excellent report writing PhD or research experience in related subject Because of the nature of work undertaken, these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. If you who meet this criteria you will also undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level Apply HERE

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Senior Earth Observation Scientist

2018-09-17 17:27:25| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Serco is a specialist at delivering vital services on behalf of European, National and Local Governments. Serco Europe employs a large workforce in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy and the UK. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions throughout Europe. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here. Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action. If you share our values then join with over 60,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you. Within the ESA Sensors Performance, Products and Algorithms SPPA Section the postholder will be included in the Instrument Data quality Evaluation and Analysis Service IDEAS and potentially also in additional contractual frameworks. The postholder will be supporting the ESA Data Quality Managers for the Quality Assessment QA and CalibrationValidation CalVal activities with focus on Atmospheric Chemistry for ESA and ThirdParty Missions TPMs, such as GHGSatD, GOSAT2 and TanSAT. Other tasks will be to interface with ESALTDP Long Term Data Preservation project and support ESA Data Quality Managers for scientific Workshops organization. Package description Full details on application The position is a permanent contract. Main responsibilities The main activities will mainly consist A Perform QA and CalVal activities for ESA and Third Party Missions on the Atmospheric Chemistry domain Verifying the completeness and correctness of the products format and content Propose and define a methodology for assessing the quality and fitness for purpose for the mission Evaluate the level of maturity of the mission products in terms of quality of the provided geophysical products and associated documentation and tools Perform on request quality assessment of sample mission data by comparison to similar satellite data, colocated insitu and fiducial reference measurements FRM Prepare QA reports summarizing the results of the QA and CalVal activities and assessing the fitness for purpose of the relevant missions products. B Support ESA workshops organization, chairing and followup activities Assist and support the data quality manager and other relevant ESA staff in preparing workshops Prepare draft of Workshop announcement including objectives, themes, and sessions Assist review of abstracts and propose keynote contribution around the relevant scientific themes Contribute to chairing and logistic activities for the workshops Prepare draft report summarizing the major scientific outcomes from the workshop. C Coordinate and Support QA, Workshops organization and Multimission studies activities with scientific partners Drive and coordinate the external support for assessing the fitness for purpose of the relevant mission in collaboration with EDAP and IDEAS scientific partners Review the contribution from the scientific partners and steer the improvements in the QA and CalVal methodologies Formulate recommendations to ESA on mission improvements in terms of product content, quality and related documentation Support the generation of recommendations to ESA on possible new activities on present or different Third Party Mission. D Support ESAGQ in interaction with LTDP Support ESA and the LTDP Working Group in the review of LTDP guidelines and process documentation, specifically providing relevant inputs on SPPA aspects Participate in and contribute to LTDP meetings, including Working Group meetings and other relevant conferences e.g. PV, including preparation and presentation of relevant service SPPA results or inputs to ESA presentations. E Other general Support ESA communication activities, including Web stories and ESA publications Contribution to the preparation of presentations and reports for international conferences and workshops When needed, support interfacing with External entities e.g., CEOS and other ESA interfaces PDGS Other entities inside IDEAS and EDAP contracts General end users requests via ESA Earth Observation Help Desk. Ideal candidate Applicants should have a high level of selfmotivation, the capability to work effectively in a team and autonomously, and have excellent organisation skills. A strong proactive attitude is required in identifying problems and proposing solutions. Mandatory knowledge requisites are Science oriented background with focus on Earth Observation and Atmospheric Chemistry Experience in QA and CalVal activities in support to Earth Observation missions Experience on scientific activities and projects coordination. A robust expertise in at least one of the following topics is required Satellite Data handling and exploitation for Earth Observation Satellite instrument calibration and products geophysical validation. Mandatory skill requisites are Strong teaming attitude Very good interfacing capabilities towards external international interfaces customer, scientific and technical. Proactive approach to problem identification and resolution. Ability to plan and report on proposed problem solutions and to work to deadline. Candidates should be fluent in English and have good writing and communication skills. Availability to travel to attend meetings. Programming skills ability to efficiently build data manipulation and analysis utilities for personal usage. Examples are usage of Python, IDL, Matlab or other scripting tools. Important Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law. Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process. Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. For positions located within the Darmstadt Support Office please note that only applicants with no family affiliation within the Company will be considered. Data Protection When creating a profile on the Serco Career Centre you agreed to the Data Protection policy, a copy is available upon request. You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time. About the company Serco SpA part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multinational Service Provider with over 50,000 employees worldwide.

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Senior Scientist for Autonomous Systems

2018-08-29 09:26:52| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Position Reference 099 RHEA Group is currently recruiting a Senior Scientist for Autonomous Systems at our customer TNOs premises in Den Haag, The Netherlands. Tasks and Activities The scope of work will include Be a recognized expert for Artificial Intelligence AI. Support TNO customers in making the step from narrow AI to General AI. Integrate different AI subareas of reasoning. Learning, optimizing and knowledge representation into design for Unmanned and Autonomous Systems. Act as an AI reference expert at TNO and in the external organizations. Provide the necessary guidance to TNO colleagues in relation to AI topics. Skills and Experience The following skills and experience are mandatory You have a University Degree in any of the following topics Artificial Intelligence, Applied Mathematics, technical Informatics, Control Engineering, Robotics, or Electrical Engineering. You have more than 4 years of experience in Artificial Intelligence You have a good overview of the AI field and familiar with the latest developments. You have a current and relevant network for the required activities. 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 26092018. Preference will be given to candidates eligible for an EU or national personal security clearance at the level of CONFIDENTIAL or above. About RHEA Group RHEA Group 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 and NATO.

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