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NASA Awards Raytheon $240M Contract For Earth Science Data System

2015-07-07 08:28:59| rfglobalnet News Articles

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has awarded the Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a five year contract valued at up to $240 million to continue its support of the Earth Observing Systems Data and Information System (EOSDIS).

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Configuration Controller in Earth Observation, Navigation Science

2015-07-06 16:04:52| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europes number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately 14 billion per year. A new role for a Configuration Controller in Earth Observation, Navigation Science has arisen in Portsmouth The succesful candidate will be responsible for managing the configuration on the PDM tool day to day with periodic supervision and guidance from the Configuration Manager. This role applies change control techniques and processes within the SPRINT PMC and CONNECT Windchill company tools and requires to have a deep understanding and ability in the product, function, assembly and asbuilt trees and views in both tools, as well as the ability and willingness to handle documentation in both tools, and secure manual documentation processing. Training in the company tools will be given according to the projects assignment and candidate experience need. Internal Relationships As a member of one or more product or project teams, provide advice and guidance on Configuration Management and Technical Data Management issues. Act as the central point of contact for the assigned product and project teams and be the issuing and distribution authority for formal product data. External Relationships Provide an interface for all formal data transactions from external sources and from different contractual levels within the company. Be aware of the customer CM requirements for the company and flow down to lower tier subcontractors. Inputs CM customer requirements standards and company management systems methods, processes and related tools projectproductservices needs e.g. objectives, planning, cost all projectproductservices configuration management relevant data documentation e.g. requirements, design, manufacturing service documentation, changes, deviations along the entire product life cycle . Mission Define and implement configuration management methods, processes and related tools along the entire product life cycle to ensure the availability and consistency of relevant data e.g. requirements, design, manufacturing service documentation, changes, deviations and productservices configuration consistency. Outputs Consolidated and consistent product data along the product life cycle through product baselines and configuration management status accounting and or CM documents e.g. CMPlan. The successful candidate will be subject to UK National Security Clearance in order to undertake related work in accordance with business needs. Perform configuration management define, plan, schedule and organize CM activities in the programmeproject context over the entire product life cycle. Identify configuration items to be placed under their formal configuration control. Identify the requirements and the functional and physical characteristics of those configuration items. Ensure configuration control control and document changes to those characteristics and operate effective Configuration Control Boards CCB. Ensure configuration status accounting record, retrieve and report configuration status. Ensure configuration verification and audit verify achievement of required product characteristics. Jobtechnical knowledge Specialist knowledge of CM tools and methodology. Understanding of ECSSMST40C. Required qualification level Engineering degree, HNC, or similar. Essential requirements At least 3 years experience in an engineering environment design, assembly, test Windchill experience is a priority for this position Proactive with proven ability to communicate effectively at all levels speaking, listening, written, and to win recognition and buyin for Configuration Management. Good organisational and interpersonal skills. Fluent English spoken and written. Willing to occasionally travel as part of the UK national and transnational initiatives short trips in Europe up to 4 times a year. Extra travel may be required in some project assignments. Desirable requirements Understanding of EADSCDS001 EADS CM policy, Space Industry experience. CMII qualification. Transverse industrial knowledge RM, ERP . Process improvement oriented. Please apply on line for this vacancy using your eRecruiting profile with your CV attached. To apply click here

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Our relationship with the Earth is divine

2015-07-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Winnipeg Free Press: A lot of things have been said about Pope Francis's encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si'. But it's important to remember that this papal letter is more than just a pronouncement on the issue of climate change -- it is a profoundly theological document. While the mainstream media has focused on the economic and political implications of taking better care of the Earth -- and rightly so -- the Pope uses the Bible and Catholic social teaching to build his case. This includes delving into the...

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Earth Observation Image Data Processing System Engineer mf

2015-07-02 10:08:31| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Earth Observation Image Data Processing System Engineer mf Terma The hightech and innovative Terma Group develops products and systems for defense, nondefense and security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, selfprotection systems for aircraft and vessels, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry. Terma is headquartered at Aarhus, Denmark. Internationally, Terma has subsidiaries and operations in The Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, India, Singapore and the U.S. The Space Business Area contributes with missioncustomized software and hardware products including power systems and star trackers as well as services to support a number of inorbit pioneering European scientific and Earth observation satellite missions. Additionally, Terma is contracted for the development and delivery of software and hardware systems and services for numerous ongoing and future European, and international missions. Terma Space operates out of Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. Job description Our customer, EUMETSAT, will be managing the routine mission operations of the Sentinel3 low Earth orbiting spacecraft for the European Copernicus programme. The first Sentinel3 spacecraft is scheduled for launch in October 2015. The aims of the Sentinel3 mission include measurement of seasurface topography, see and landsurface temperature, and ocean and landsurface colour in support of ocean forecasting and environmental monitoring. The activities are conducted under the responsibility of the EUMETSAT Copernicus Sentinel3 Operations Team within the Operations and User Support Department with the support of the Technical and Scientific Support Department. Responsibilities We are looking for a Data Processing System engineer who will support the Sentinel3 Operations with respect to EUMETSATs Marine Payload Data Ground Segment PDGS maintenance in particular anomaly correction and software release process in the area of DFEP and L0, and necessary evolutions, including the necessary coordination of the data processing systems engineering for the related interfaces with the rest of the Sentinel3 ground segment at our customers premises in Darmstadt, Germany. Your duties will include tasks such as preparing and providing the support of the daytoday operation and maintenance of the PDGS which is currently in the preparation phase analysis and testing of the facilities handling of anomalies, design of upgrades and configuration changes for these facilities being focal point when it comes to integrating the individual software facilities into a data processing system, covering all aspects of system integration and testing, including endtoend testing of the production system setting up and implementation of maintenance policies and procedures coordination with external providers of maintenance services participation in the specification and development of specific monitoring tools for Sentinel3 In support to operations, you may also be required to provide on call support as part of a team of maintenance engineers, especially for the Sentinel3 commissioning and initial operations phases. This is a fulltime position with a planned starting date in October 2015. Qualifications Competencies Applicants shall have an university degree, in a relevant discipline such as computer science or similar or other suitable qualification. Applicants shall have the following background at least two years experience in maintaining and engineering of evolutions of large scale software systems mission instrument data processing and specially related to DFEP and LO processing in data processing systems Experience in software development lifecycles Software debugging and profiling tools e.g. GDB, DBX, IBM Purify, Valgrind Source code control systems, preferably Subversion and CVS Competence in SW testing, unit test suite maintenance, automated testing, verification and validation Applicants shall have the following technical skills and experience Experience with DFEP processors as used by S3 and LO processing within a framework based solution PDGS for Sentinel3 Networking technologies and tools CCSDS protocols, Space Data Link Protocols, TCPIP, UDP multicast, PGM, FTP, Wireshark CCJava programming language experience in a UNIXLinux based environment Knowledge of Scripting languages Python, Perl, TclTk, shell Knowledge of web technologies, programming and markup languages e.g. Apache, CGI, JavaScript, XML and related technologies XPATH, SVG, etc. Fluent written and spoken English is required The position requires a great deal of independence and selfmotivation. The candidates should be able to work with little supervision, but also be able to contribute to the team effort. What can Terma offer At Terma, we consider skilled employees, enthusiasm and job satisfaction as the very foundation of our success and as a prerequisite for the development of the bestinclass solutions that Terma provides. We lead the way in applying new technology, offering a wide range of growth opportunities for each individual and emphasizing mutual respect across the board in our workplace. Terma offers you a pleasant working environment at the customer site, where you will be able to take on challenging tasks and responsibilities in a highly professional company. Great opportunities for training and personal development Challenges in advanced technical environment International and cosmopolitan working atmosphere An employment contract with an attractive package with extralegal benefits Highly competitive salary. Recruitment is depending on successful selection by the customer. Additional information For further information, please contact Mr. Kevin Davies by telephone 49 6151 860050 or by email terma.determa.com. To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed we would prefer that you apply through the link httpswww.epos.dkREKTermaJoblistShowJobOffer.aspx?dbaliasEposRECTermalangenjobOfferEntityId669joblistId1 with a Cover Letter explaining your background and expertise, as well as your earliest date of availability, and a uptodate Curriculum Vitae. Closing date August 28th, 2015 Please note that applicants must hold all appropriate documentation and permits to work in Europe. Terma develops products and systems for defense, civilian authorities, and security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, selfprotection systems for vessels and aircraft, space technology, and advanced aerostructures for the aircraft industry. Terma is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark, and maintains international subsidiaries and operations in The Netherlands, Germany, India, Singapore, and the U.S. Sign up for Termas newsletter here or follow Terma to remain updated on our news and events

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