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Internal Research Fellow PostDoc in Emerging Technologies and Earth Observation
2018-12-18 19:30:27| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Research Fellowship Opportunity in the Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes. ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. Applications from women are encouraged. Post Internal Research Fellow PostDoc in Emerging Technologies and Earth Observation This post is classified F2 on the Coordinated Organisations salary scale. Location ESRIN, Frascati, Italy Our Team and Mission The lab exists to accelerate the future of earth observation, by helping Europes earth observation and space ecosystem adopt disruptive technologies and methods. Right now, were working with AI, cubesat, drone and hyperspectral payload data and VR, but HAPs, quantum technologies and distributed ledgers are on our todo list. lab is part of the ESA Earth Observation Programmes Department developing future systems for earth observation. lab also hosts ESAs InCubed programme, providing rapid funding of innovative public private partnerships to exploit new EO markets. lab also convenes experts from across the World to develop research agendas on the relevance for EO of emerging technology topics including AI, distributed ledgers and quantum computing. lab tests concepts in 13 month Case Studies executed by a multidisciplinary research team that youd be a part of. Successful ideas are scaled up through partnerships with ESA staff, external researchers and university institutes, new space companies in every ESA member state, and disseminated through scientific publications and conferences and scale up projects. The lab research team will grow to 1520 staff in 2019, including this intake of research fellows and secondees from industry and visiting fellows. The research team is supported by a team of engineers and the labs leadership team. lab gets Case Study requests from across ESAs Earth Observation Programme and industry, and in we expect proposals from InCubed bidders, new space companies, university partners and ESAs Business Incubation Centres. Interested candidates are highly encouraged to visit the ESA website www.esa.int Fields of research and activities As a research fellow you will Propose and make the case for your own research case studies Help deliver case studies proposed by others using an agile sprint based approach over periods up to 3 months Help prioritize proposals, in collaboration with Earth Observation Program leadership and ideally collaborating with industry. Link your work to existing activity in the Earth Observation Programme, including in science, future systems, ground segments and applications, so helps them adopt new disruptive approaches. Work with partners from academia and industry to help deliver research case studies, through external projects commissioned from them to accelerate your work. By the time you leave lab, youll have worked on 68 case studies, coauthored papers on these, had substantial experience of agile RD, had seminars with or worked with 50100 World experts on our core topics, attended 13 international conferences or events, and worked directly with leaders from across ESA and Europes New Space companies. Your research will apply artificial intelligence to earth observation and geospatial data, and may involve one of more of the following topics Small Sat mission concepts, High Altitude Platforms, miniaturised sensors Convergence of IoT and observational data, hyperspectral data, ultrahigh resolution data Distributed ledgers and quantum computing applications to earth observation. Theres more information research case studies were currently doing on our blog httpblogs.esa.intphilab In addition you will Carry out research as part of a team in one or more of the fields of research, Lead and assist interdisciplinary projects with other lab members and experts from elsewhere e.g. relevant ESA departments, industry or the research community, Publish peerreviewed literature, and promoteshare your results and tools through digital tools, including social media and Jupyter notebooks, etc, Perform and participate in assessments on new technologies of strategic interest for ESA, and contribute to the lab research and innovation strategy. Technical competencies Knowledge relevant to the field of research Researchpublication record Ability to conduct research autonomously Breadth of exposure coming from past andor current researchactivities General interest in space and space research Behavioural competencies Innovation Creativity Continuous Learning Communication Relationship Management Self Motivation Problem Solving CrossCultural Sensitivity Education Applicants should have recently completed, or be close to completion of a PhD in related to our Fields of Research. Preference will be given to applications submitted by candidates within five years of receiving their PhD. In particular for this position, the following is also required A degree in relevant scientific disciplines, in particular computer science, or engineering, space science, data science, or new space business engineering Proficiency in programming languages, in particular Python. Additional requirements Experience in the new space industry, commercial analysis, costbenefit analysis Proven experience leading research, with international recognition and peer reviewed publications Ability to think outside the box and explore new avenues, with natural curiosity and a passion for new subjects and research areas Demonstrated experience in leading research initiatives and working autonomously Experience of applying Agile development approaches to RD problems. Communicate effectively in written and oral form and in presentations. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset. Other information For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework. For this RF Opportunity, in addition to your CV and a cover letter stating your motivation for applying, your application must include a research case study proposal as set out in 3. below, which is to be attached in the additional documents field of the application information section. A 1 page cover letter minimum 10 point, Times A 2 page CV, with hyperlinks to your publication record, LinkedIn profile and github account, where available Case Study you should draft a proposal for a lab Case Study and include it with your proposal maximum 250 words. Assessment of this will form part of your application. It will be assessed against Ability to concisely explain your ideas Potential impact on the earth observation research and industrial community Scalability of the concept Fit with existing mix of skills in the lab primarily machine learning and earth observation Realism of the proposal, methodology and schedule for a 3 month project that involves up to 6 researchers. . The closing date for applications is 3 February 2019. Candidates are asked to arrange for 3 reference letters, to be sent by the referees themselves, before the closing date to temp.htresa.int. Please ensure your name is mentioned in the subject of the email. The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests. If you require support with your application due to a disability, please email contact.human.resourcesesa.int. Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada and Slovenia as well as Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia as European Cooperating States ECS. Priority will first be given to candidates from underrepresented Member States. In accordance with the European Space Agencys security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment Apply HERE
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Project Earth: Delivering a truly digital transformation
2018-12-17 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Last month, Huawei and Hong Kong Telecom were awarded the Digital Transformation award for their Project Earth initiative. The campaign overcame a number of key challenges to deliver a complete overhaul of HKT's digital offering. The WCA judges commended the pair's efforts for their single-minded vision and provision of a future proofed, digital solution. “I see in the companies’ plans the marks of a correct future vision. They are aware of the deep architectural changes that need to happen: true convergence, real-time responsiveness…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Caring for Mother Earth - What's Portland Up To?
2018-12-04 00:38:26| PortlandOnline
A community conversation about climate change: Wednesday, December 12th, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, NAYA Family Center (5135 NE Columbia Blvd) PDF Document, 528kbCategory: Notifications
Software engineer for Earth observation satellites
2018-11-22 18:29:25| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
WHO ARE WE? GMV www.gmv.comis a privately owned technological enterprise group with an international presence employing more than 1.600 staff. Founded in 1984, GMV mainly operates in eleven large sectors for both public and private organizations Aeronautics, Automotive, Banking and Insurance, Cybersecurity, Defense and security, Healthcare, ICT for Business, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Public Administration, Space and Telecommunications. GMV currently runs 8 work centers in Spain and offices in France, Germany, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, USA, Colombia and United Kingdom. We recruit and hire excellent engineers, and encourage innovation, technical excellence and continuing education. Our engineers regularly present papers at technical conferences, continue their education more than 85 have a masters degree, and we reinvest more than 12 of budget in IRD projects. This striving for excellence, innovation and flexibility is a major part of our culture. We provide very competitive compensation, attractive benefits, and a great work environment with lots of opportunities for professional growth. JOB DESCRIPTION We are looking for a Software engineer with experience in payload data processing systems PDGS for earth observation satellites to provide onsite software maintenance support for EUMETSAT PDGS Data Processing operations for Copernicus Sentinel3 satellites. Tasks and responsibilities Design and review system upgrades and configuration changes Correct software anomalies Verify and deploy software patches and new releases Participate to oncall rota Required knowledge Minimum of three years of working experience in maintaining and engineering evolutions of payload data processing software systems for earth observation satellites. Experience in the following areas software development lifecycles Software debugging and profiling tools e.g. GDB, DBX, IBM Purify, Valgrind Source code control systems, preferably Subversion and CVS SW testing, unit test suite maintenance, automated testing, verification and validation. Scripting languages Python, Perl, TclTk, shell Programming and usage of IDLENVI Writing technical documentation WHAT DO WE OFFER? As soon as they join the organization our professionals are given the chance to tackle technological challenges in an innovative environment, to work in multidisciplinary teams and deal directly with clients. This helps them to mature quickly as professionals. We provide continual topup training to keep our career professionals perfectly abreast of all technologies usedWe offer a permanent contract and attractive package including a highly competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package. If you would like to work in an interesting, fun, fastpaced, challenging, diverse and global company which is growing rapidly, please send us your resume to jobsgmv.com For more information about GMV, please visit our website at www.gmv.com and our positions at www.gmv.comenEmploymentVacancies
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System Engineer in Data Processing Earth Observation
2018-11-22 00:30:52| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
For our customer in Darmstadt we are looking for a System Engineer in Data Processing to support current and future Earth observation missions, in particular the Sentinel6 JasonCS Mission Our customer EUMETSAT is an independent intergovernmental organisation founded in 1986 to establish maintain and exploit European systems of operational meteorological satellites and to contribute to the operational monitoring of the climate and the detection of global climate changes. A further objective of EUMETSAT is to provide data, products and support services to the European Copernicus information services and user communities, with a focus on marine, atmosphere and climate. EUMETSAT is governed by a Council representing 30 Member States and 1 Cooperating State. The candidate shall provide engineering services to the Jason CS Ground Segment Data processing team as well as to the Operations department in the frame of maintenance and evolution of the current operational data processing systems. In addition the candidate shall support activities related to phases CD of the Jason CS Programme in the area of data processing engineering The candidate would be part of the Data Processing Systems and Applications Group, composed of approximately 35 people, which is responsible for providing support to The full engineering lifecycle of future data processing systems and applications for programmes under development Maintenance and evolution of data processing systems and applications for existing programmes System engineering of Level 0 data reception and decommutation System engineering of Level 1 and Level 2 processing as regards interfaces, processing frameworks and infrastructure, SW releases preparation Maintenance and evolution of Data Quality Control QC, CalVal and Reprocessing facilities. Tasks The task of the candidate shall be to support system engineering activities related to phases CE of the Jason CS programme in the area of data processing engineering. In detail, the Engineer shall Contribute to the procurement of data processing elements by advising on technical solutions Contribute to the management of the requirements baseline for data processing elements Contribute to the review of product generation specifications for Level0, Level 1 and Level 2 processors. Contribute to refinement of ICDs Contribute to testing, integration and acceptance of data processing elements. Contribute to maintenance and evolution activities, In addition, there will be regular involvement in the following tasks requiring interaction and coordination with other teams at System and Ground Segment level Review of System, Space Segment and Ground Segment documentation dealing with requirements, concepts, L0L1L2 algorithms and technical analyses of relevance for data processing Participation in formal reviews and technical meetings at System and Ground Segment level. Review of documentation dealing with technical evolutions of the infrastructure Profile Mandatory Attributes, Skills and Experience In addition to having a University degree in the engineering, physics, or software or similar domains the key persons shall have the following mandatory attributes, skills, and experience experience in preparation of requirements, design, interfaces and testing documentation for data processing systems for Earth Observation missions experience on data processing for high data rates missions will be considered an asset. Relevant experience with L0L1L2 processing software for Earth Observation missions, either for operationsmaintenance or specification and development. Knowledge of the requirements engineering process, including relation between requirements, ICDs, design and testing documentation. Ability to learn and develop the needed skills and knowledge to contribute to the development of future earth observation missions. This includes the ability to rapidly absorb, and make use of, information presented in written and oral communications in a dynamic context. Willingness to work within a multidisciplinary context in cooperation with other teams. The ability to maintain a system overview is essential. The key persons shall have a systematic approach to work, be able to plan their work and to cope with tight schedules and multiple tasks. The key persons shall have the capability to write accurate and consistent technical documentation. The working language for the position is English and therefore the person must be able to work effectively in this language. Experience and knowledge in any of the following areas will be considered an additional asset Knowledge of the IBM DOORS tool or an equivalent for requirements management Knowledge of ECSS and CCSDS standards. How to Apply Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter in Europass format httpseuropass.cedefop.europa.eu to WGS recruitment team at vacanciesworkgroupsolutions.com before 14th of September. BE THE FIRST TO KNOW about WGS internal positions! Send an email to vacanciesworkgroupsolutions.com with the subject SUBSCRIBE to subscribe to our internal job mailing list. About WGS GmbH WGS Workgroup Solutions GmbH is a private held company founded in 2013 and based in the Frankfurt area Germany. WGS provides excellent engineering and consulting services to European companies and institutions in the space sector. WGS offers its employees the possibility to develop their professional career, in addition WGS is very responsive to any concern and offers competitive conditions that provide answers to the particular needs of each personal situation.
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