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Climate Data Processing Engineer
2018-04-04 15:24:34| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Help us to develop climate information services from satellite observations and climate data records. To learn more and apply online, please visit httpsonlineapplication.eumetsat.int reference VN18 31 Bringing together the resources of 30 member states, we observe the atmosphere, ocean, and land surfaces from space using a system of satellites 365 days a year. Our data is vital for weather forecasts that help to protect lives and property, as well as monitoring the environment and our changing climate. EUMETSAT, the European meteorological satellite agency is looking to recruit a Climate Data Processing Engineer on contract until June 2021, which may be extended if funding is secured. EUMETSAT and its partners are developing the Copernicus Climate Change Service C3S which will combine observations of the climate system with the latest science to develop authoritative, quality assured information about the past, current and future states of the climate globally. We need a Climate Data Processing Engineer to implement technical data processing activities to support this project. With experience of implementing, operating and validating large data volumes, you will help us to distribute and archive our data so that we can provide comprehensive and credible information to our user community. You will have a background in processing large data volumes and have outstanding programming skills. You can retrieve, handle and manipulate data in different formats, understanding the specifications of metadata required for Earth Observation data. You need to be able to clearly communicate complex ideas and be comfortable working with teams in an international environment. We offer a competitive salary, benefits and a great working environment. Relocation assistance is available, if appropriate. The closing date is 30th April and we expect to hold interviews in the wc 4th June 2018. EUMETSAT is committed to providing an equal opportunities work environment for men and women and is seeking to recruit nationals from its Member States. Please see our website for further details.
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Copernicus Climate Data Inventory Engineer
2017-11-06 17:12:38| 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 Copernicus Climate Data Inventory Engineer to support our customer in Germany. Copernicus Climate Data Inventory Engineer 6 months assignment Key Tasks and Responsibilities As part of the Climate Service Team at EUMETSAT, you will have the following responsibilities Quality control and achievement of scientific and technical consistency of the full existing CEOSCGMS ECV Inventory interacting with data providers worldwide Definition, design and validation of a gap analysis process, aimed at the identification of gaps and missed opportunities for the creation of ECV Climate Data Records from existing and planned missions Assessment of the ECV Inventory readiness for a gap analysis process, e.g. by analysing how incomplete information may impact a gap analysis Coordination of inventory and gap analysis activities with the ESA Climate Office, Performing a gap analysis for specific priority areas considering ECV interrelationships and analyse results Gathering additional user and technical requirements from C3S for the ECV Inventory Design, development and implementation of ECV Inventory extensions, as needed Provision of support to the CEOSCGMS WG Climate in drafting an action plan based on the gap analysis results including Compilation of technical notes and presentations. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience Good understanding of satellite remote sensing related to climate including the framework of Essential Climate Variables Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to analyse and design complex processes Proved experience in active participation in international projects Experience in designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining database using PostgreSQL or MySQL or others is an advantage Fluency in English is mandatory knowledge of another European language is an advantage. This job is located in Darmstadt as a 6 months assignment. We welcome applicants who are available from December 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 Elisa Manfreda at jobshespace.com, quoting job DEDSC3651 before 19Nov17. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!
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Data Processing Service Engineer Climate 2
2017-09-25 12:11:08| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
We are looking to further enhance our team by adding a Data Processing Service Engineer Climate 2 You will be based initially for 1 year at our clients headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany. Extension of a further 2 years may be possible. In this large European Agency you will find an excellent and modern working environment with challenging tasks and responsibilities. Your Tasks The Contractor shall provide engineering consultancy to design and system engineering reengineering activities, fully system lifecycle, in the area of the Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Multi Mission Element framework, which consists in a system of offline Ground Segment elements, specifically for the Long Trend Analysis, Quality Monitoring and Reporting aimed to support the operational activities of existing and future programmes. Candidate areas are programmes such as EPS, MSG, MTG, EPSSG, JasonCS, and Sentinel 3. The Contractors tasks will include a range of tasks, from the support of the day to day operation and maintenance, the analysis, design, development and testing of the facilities which also includes the handling of anomalies, upgrades and configuration changes for these facilities. The Contractor will be the focal point when it comes to integrating each individual Facility into a system context, covering all aspects from early SW development, definition of interfaces, system integration and testing, and end to end testing of the production system. Typically, tasks will include Contribute to the definition, design, implementation and maintenance of architectures for data processing ground segments and their components with special emphasis on product quality control, calibration and validation, production monitoring and reporting. This task will mainly include Maintenance and evolutions of applications system in the area of the Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Multi Mission Element framework and in all its components Configuration Management, building and distribution of applications software releases and patches Contribution to applications software system design and reengineering in the area of the Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Multi Mission Element framework Support the operations of existing data processing ground segments and their maintenance and evolution. This will also include upgrade software, including implementing and maintaining new algorithms for product quality control and calibrationvalidation activities. Perform routine tasks in operational systems under configuration control such as Contribute to the Configuration Management process and the building and distribution of software releases and patches Contribute to the development, integration and configuration management of software developed by third parties, its installation, and configuration and testing Anomaly investigations, documentation and classification. Follow up of the delivery of SW resolutions for these anomalies Perform standard SW engineering activities such as SW testing in a structured approach to verify that delivered SW is fulfilling the requirements or to demonstrate that problems have been corrected SW integration and verification in the Clients ground segments Settingup and implementation of maintenance policies and procedures, Contribute to the procurement and installation of software, and the coordination with external providers of support services Participation in meetings and formal reviews. Your Profile Mandatory Attributes, Skills and Experience In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the Key Person shall have the following mandatory attributes, skills and experience. Relevant experience in preparation of requirements, design, interfaces and testing documentation for data processing systems considering the systems engineering aspects of data processing management and data provision experience of data processing for high data rate missions andor Earth Observation missions is an asset but is not mandatory Experience in SW design, SW development, Web applications programming, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of large complex realtime data processing systems for Earth Observation missions. Competence in objectoriented software design and implementation possibly in the context of satellite instrument data processing systems. Ability to write accurate and consistent technical documentation. The Key Person shall possess very good communication and presentation skills and be able to cope with very high workloads. Moreover heshe shall possess the following mandatory attitudes and attributes relevant for the development of hisher tasks Ability to learn and develop the needed skills and knowledge to contribute to the development of Data Processing applications within the Supporting Application Engineering Team. This includes the ability to rapidly absorb, and make use of, information presented in written and oral communications in a dynamic context The ability to maintain a system overview is essential. Heshe shall have a systematic approach to work, be able to plan their work and to cope with tight schedules and multiple tasks. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the following areas is mandatory CC programming language experience in a UNIXLINUX based environment Use of application programming of database systems e.g. ORACLE, INFORMIX, PostgreSQL and MySQL Competence in the use of scripting languages e.g. shell scripting, highlevel languages e.g. Python, Java and correspondent using of their libraries Knowledge of web technologies, programming and markup languages e.g. Apache, CGI, JavaScript, UML Knowledge of XML and related technologies XPATH, SVG, etc. Competence in the exploitation of modem hardware and operating systems at the application level e.g. parallel programming pthreads, MPI, OpenMP Familiarity with data formats used for meteorological satellite products Design and implementation of MMI using different toolkits and languages Desirable Skills and Experience Previous experience and knowledge in any of the following areas will be considered an additional asset Experience with the programming and usage of IDL and Fortran Experience in Web Programming Competence in SW testing, unit test suite maintenance, automated testing, verification and validation Experience in system design for quality control and calval systems Knowledge of relevant Standards, Quality Assurance and Configuration Management principles and applications The variety of the tasks and the scope of the systems to be supported require the Key Person to be able to work with a high degree of autonomy and to demonstrate good analytical skills. The official languages are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore the Key Person must be able to work effectively in this language. REFERENCE 17939904 LOCATION Darmstadt, Germany CONTACT recruitmoltek.net CLOSING DATE 20th October 2017 MOLTEK has been serving the space and aerospace industries since 1995, providing international consultancy services for a wide variety of clients from private and public corporations to national and international authorities and agencies. For more detailed information about MOLTEK go to www.moltek.com
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Data Processing Service Engineer Climate 2
2017-09-11 11:11:44| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Since 1979, Italian ACS has been a Software System Integrator. As a Payload Data Ground Segment specialist, ACS develops componentssubsystemsground stations for satellite data acquisition, processing and dissemination. The company is active in geospatial multisource applications development for planning and management of environmental risks infrastructures and realtime handling of large data streams. ACS offer to their customers the complete range of services from the collection of user requirements to operational activities support. Our German subsidiary ACSD provides consultancy service at EUMETSAT Darmstadt. Selected candidate will sign permanent full time contract and work at EUM premises. Besides an opportunity to work in international environment, ACS can offer competitive salary, attractive benefits package tailored to specific needs, training and career growth within ACS group, support for relocation to Darmstadt. For our activities in Germany, we are looking for a person to provide Data Processing Service consultancy Engineer Climate 2 TASKS Contribute to the definition, design, implementation and maintenance of architectures for data processing ground segments and their components with special emphasis on product quality control, calibration and validation, production monitoring and reporting. Support the operations of existing data processing ground segments and their maintenance and evolution. This will also include upgrade software, including implementing and maintaining new algorithms for product quality control and calibrationvalidation activities. Perform routine tasks in operational systems under configuration control Perform standard SW engineering activities SW testing, integration , validation Settingup and implementation of maintenance policies and procedures, Contribute to the procurement and installation of software, and the coordination with external providers of support services Participation in meetings and formal reviews. SKILLS University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline Relevant experience in preparation of requirements, design, interfaces and testing documentation for data processing systems considering the systems engineering aspects of data processing management and data provision experience of data processing for high data rate missions andor Earth Observation missions is an asset but is not mandatory Experience in SW design, SW development, Web applications programming, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of large complex realtime data processing systems for Earth Observation missions. Competence in objectoriented software design and implementation possibly in the context of satellite instrument data processing systems. Ability to write accurate and consistent technical documentation. Able to work effectively in English Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the following areas is mandatory CC programming language experience in a UNIXLINUX based environment Use of application programming of database systems e.g. ORACLE, INFORMIX, PostgreSQL and MySQL Competence in the use of scripting languages e.g. shell scripting, highlevel languages e.g. Python, Java and correspondent using of their libraries Knowledge of web technologies, programming and markup languages e.g. Apache, CGI, JavaScript, UML Knowledge ofXML and related technologies XPATH, SVG, etc. Competence in the exploitation of modem hardware and operating systems at the application level e.g. parallel programming pthreads, MPI, OpenMP Familiarity with data formats used for meteorological satellite products Design and implementation of MMI using different toolkits and languages EU national or valid work permit for Germany CV in Europass format Previous experience and knowledge in any of the following areas will be considered an additional asset Experience with the programming and usage ofiDL and Fortran Experience in Web Programming Competence in SW testing, unit test suite maintenance, automated testing, verification and validation Experience in system design for quality control and callval systems Knowledge of relevant Standards, Quality Assurance and Configuration Management principles and applications
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Climate Data Processing Engineer
2016-10-06 14:06:09| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Take advantage of this fantastic opportunity that has just been released at Europes Meteorological Satellite Agency EUMETSAT. If you are an experienced scientistcomputer scientist looking to take the next step in your career within an international organisation then wed love to hear from you. Leading a group of engineers, the key candidate shall develop and maintain the complete USC climate data processing software, including the management of group activities and resources. This is a challenging and rewarding role incorporating both engineering and managerial aspects. The holder of this post will play a key part in the managing and execution of tasks on this new and exciting project. This is an independent position, offering the opportunity for longterm employment. The successful candidate shall have a university degree or equivalent in a relevant technical discipline along with skills and experience in each of the following areas Project and small team management including management of activities, resources and reporting Software engineering, in particular for satellite data processing chains and processing related to satellite product validation, preferably in an operational environment Programming using CC and Fortran 95 and higher programming languages as well as scripting languages, such as Python, Perl, Shell Design, implementation and maintenance of relational and nonrelational databases preferably using Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB Satellite data processing involving large data volumes Strengths in analysis, synthesis and presentation of results Excellent technical writing skills Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills and proven ability to apply these skills to the interactions with teams in a matrix organisation. Experience in the following would be considered advantageous Familiarity with EU H2020Copernicus specific project management procedures Basic understanding of System Engineering Concepts Familiarity with nearreal time processing of satellite data and functional analysis, including calibration andor validation Familiarity with operational procedures for software verification and validation Familiarity with the use of satellite data for climate monitoring. The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. Candidates require a good working knowledge of English, both spoken and written, a knowledge of French would be advantageous.
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