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Senior Engineer, Flight Dynamics

2013-06-14 16:35:31| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Senior Engineer, Flight Dynamics Ref SES0308 Region Europe Location Luxembourg Betzdorf Company SES Category Space Operations Position Staff Context The Flight Dynamics Engineer is responsible for the orbital control of the SES satellites and for the development of the orbital control software. Responsibilities Be responsible for the orbital and momentum control of the SES satellites. This operational activity includes mainly orbit determination, maneuver planning and computation, maneuver performance analysis and calibration. Take the appropriate actions in case of large unexpected orbit perturbations or in case of close approach with another satellite or debris. Provide oncall support Review the LEOP design, shadow the LEOP implementation and lead the maneuver planning during the inorbit test phase Determine and maximise the satellite propellant lifetime Upgrade the orbital software to support new satellite platforms, new operational requirements or to increase operations safety Perform advanced analytical studies and software developments in the orbital control field. Experience Qualifications Have an Aerospace Engineering degree or an University degree in Physics or Mathematics Have at least 2 years of professional experience in a similar assignment Have excellent knowledge and expertise in following advanced and specialized fields astrodynamics, orbit estimation methods, orbital control of satellites and numerical analysis Capability to autonomously solve and model problems in orbital control, mathematical and physics fields Capability to develop software application or tools in the orbital control field Flexibility, reliability and readiness to work without direct supervision Ability to react to contingencies and cope with high stress situations Excellent communication skills and teamspirit, as well as excellent time management and project management skills Be willing to continuously improve knowledge in the domain and be eager to implement it in a practical environment Be fluent in spoken and written English. Our Offer Competitive salary package, coupled with a diverse array of challenges and development benefits. SES is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. This position reports to Vice President, Space Flight Operations Apply for this Job online

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Senior Software Engineer ESO

2013-06-13 15:37:12| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

We are a leader company in Aerospace Engineering and Scientific services with more than 45 years of experience working for NASA and 35 years working for ESA. We seek a candidate for a postion located at ESO European Southern Observatory located in Garching near Munich, Germany. Title Senior Software Engineer FCft 62.1 Education University degree in Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering or equivalent. Work Description The Software Engineering Department SED in the Directorate of Engineering DoE provides the development teams with software engineering services including the provision of an environment and tools to define and support the software life cycle. The department is also in charge of integrating software modules, preparing releases and verifying and validating software products before delivery to customers. In addition, continuous regression testing is performed to ensure that existing functionality is still working when adding new features. The required services consist of Testing applications for the VLT project according to ESO Software Quality Assurance SQA standards. It includes collecting and understanding the user requirements, producing and automating test cases, plans and reports. Platform used Scientific Linux Testing applications for the ALMA project according to ESO SQA standards. It includes collecting and understanding the user requirements, producing and automating test cases, plans and reports. Platform used Scientific Linux Maintaining and upgrading the automatic inspection tool currently in use tool developed in house and written in Perl Analyzing test results and investigating the causes in collaboration with the developers Contributing to the establishment and implementation of standards for testing across projects environment, procedures, tools and documentation Experience and Knwoledge The ideal consultant is a software engineer with a minimum of 3 years experience in testing complex software systems on UNIX platform, preferably Linux. He or she shall be able to support ESOs team in any manual testing as well as implementation of fully automated tests. Testers are also expected to write documentation on test tools and environment as well as test case descriptions and test reports. The consultant must be familiar with software development and test methodologies and standard software engineering practices and have an excellent knowledge of scripting languages UNIX shell, Perl and software build tools. Experience with tools for static and dynamic code checking is desirable. Essential skills include Testing of complex software products in UnixLinux environment Test automation UnixLinux tools and Make files Excellent command of the English language Very good oral and written communications kills Flexibility Customer orientation and a strong sense for quality development Desired skills include Experience with continuous integration and related tooling, e.g. Cruise Control Familiarity with international organizations Location ESO headquarters in Garching near Munich, Germany Assignment Support to the Pipeline Systems Department PSD in Directorate of Engineering DoE Start Date 01.01.2014 Duration 36 months and option to extend by 24 months Full time equivalent Applications Interested candidates should send cv and cover letter to vicente.ruizesa.int by 10th July 2013.

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Senior Software Test Engineer

2013-06-13 11:35:47| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

RHEA the fastest growing leading Belgian SME providing system engineering solutions and professional engineering services to the international space industry is looking for Senior Software Test Engineer. The activities will be carried out at our customers premises in Garching, Germany. A Senior Software Engineer is required for quality assurance testing of software applications developed for use by the Atacama Large MillimeterSubmillimeter Array ALMA and the Very Large Telescope VLT projects, managed by ESO. The post requires a minimum of 3 years experience in testing UNIX preferably Scientific Linux based complex software systems, including familiarity with software development and test methodologies and with standard software engineering practices. Manual and automated testing procedures will be established in collaboration with ESO teams and software developers, and the test results investigated and reported. Inspection tools for automated testing will be maintained and developed, and standardized across other ESO projects. Mandatory experience and skills for this position include the following University degree in Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering or equivalent Experience in testing complex software systems running under UNIXLinux Extensive use of UNIXLinux tools and scripting languages UNIX shell and Perl Extensive use of Makefiles and software build tools Knowledge of test automation procedures Experience with continuous integration of software processes and related tooling such as CruiseControl will be an additional desired skill. The post will initially be for a period of 3 years at the Garching headquarters of ESO, with a possible extension of a further 2 years. The candidate should be fully proficient in English, the working language of ESO, with excellent oral and written communication skills. Team spirit, flexibility, customer orientation, and a strong sense for quality development are also considered essential qualities for the post. Previous experience gained working in an international organization will be considered as an asset. If you are interested, please send your Word format CV as well as a Cover Letter to Lena Englander, Recruitment Manager at careeropportunitiesrheagroup.com Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information. RHEA provides you with an attractive employment package based on the candidates experience, the opportunity to build experience in the space sector and to grow within an international company. RHEA is an independent Space Engineering Consulting and Software company that offers knowledgebased services and innovative solutions to the space industry. Our technical expertise is coupled with the provision of software tools for both Space and Ground segments. For the past 18 years RHEA has supported over 40 space missions, including comet chasers, planetary and Moon missions, deep space astronomy experiments to understand the fundamental laws of physics, climate monitoring, meteorology, navigation and communications. Rhea is the market leader for MOIS solutions and procedure management systems. Rhea has successfully brought together engineers and scientists from 13 nationalities to support its clients across 7 European countries, Canada and the USA.

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Senior Software Engineer

2013-06-13 11:35:46| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

We are a leader company in Aerospace Engineering and Scientific services with more than 45 years of experience working for NASA and 35 years working for ESA. We seek a candidate for a postion located at ESO European Southern Observatory located in Garching near Munich, Germany. Title Senior Software Engineer FCft 62.1 Education University degree in Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering or equivalent. Work Description The Pipeline Systems Department in the Directorate of Engineering DoE is developing the VLT and VLTI data reduction pipelines for the operational instruments at La Silla Paranal observatory. The data reduction pipelines are used in two operational environments, by the ESO Data Flow Operations at Garching, and by the Paranal Science Operations PSO, for the quicklook assessment of data, the healthmonitoring of instruments and detectors, the generation of master calibration data, the reduction of scientific exposures, and data quality control. The work involves the preparation of data reduction procedures for the ESO VLT pipelines, and the implementation of these parts in ANSIC with the ESOCPL library for information, see www.eso.orgcpl and www.eso.orgpipelines. Experience and Knowledge The ideal consultant is a software engineer with minimum 3 years experience in developing astronomical data reduction applications in ANSIC he or she shall be able to participate in any of the maintenance and development efforts in support of ESOs team, contributing to the entire software lifecycle, from analysis to design, coding, documentation and testing, to deployment and maintenance. The consultant will be given responsibility over data reduction pipelines and interact with the instrument scientists at the operational sites for the specification of data reduction procedures in collaboration with ESOs team and the head of department, he or she shall be able to operate independently and meet the agreed deadlines. The consultant is required to have a good knowledge of image and signal processing methods in astronomy, as well as statistical handling of scientific data knowledge of observational techniques in astrophysics imaging, adaptive optics, spectroscopy and the related data reduction methods will be an asset. The consultant person is required to be familiar with modern software engineering practices and tools, including SVN, and unit testing. He or she is required to have excellent command of the English language, very good oral and written communication skills, team spirit and flexibility customer orientation, familiarity with international organizations, and a strong sense for quality development are also essential. Location ESO headquarters in Garching near Munich, Germany Assignment Support to the Pipeline Systems Department PSD in Directorate of Engineering DoE Start Date 01.12.2013 Duration 36 months and option to extend by 24 months Full time equivalent Task 1 HighLevel Data Reduction Library Spectral Optimal Extraction Purpose Spectroscopy modes for the VLT instrumentation is ranging from lowresolution grismbased dispersion to highresolution echelle crossdispersed modes. A standard algorithm will be provided the HighLevel Data Reduction Library for optimal extraction of twodimensional spectra. Standard algorithms like Hornes algorithm for optimal extraction will be used as a basis for the development of this function. Description Review the specifications with the ESO quality control and instrument scientists at Paranal. Collect a set of test data for the validation of the results. Implement the CPL function and a recipe using the ESO Common Pipeline Library ANSIC Prepare user documentation implement unit tests and NRI regression tests Provide support to the pipeline developers for the upgrade of existing pipelines Task 2 HighLevel Data Reduction Library Satellite Trail Detection Purpose Filtering and stacking of survey telescope data requires the prior identification of different kind of artifacts in the images. One category of artifacts are satellite trails present in a fraction of survey telescope data sets. A generic algorithm for the identification of satellite trails will be developed for the HighLevel Data Reduction Library. Work will be based on the adaptation and generalization of algorithms available in literature and the ones used in the ESO pipelines. Description Review the specifications with the ESO quality control and instrument scientists at Paranal. Collect a set of test data for the identification of satellite trails and the validation of the results. Implement the CPL function and a recipe using the ESO Common Pipeline Library ANSIC Prepare user documentation implement unit tests and NRI regression tests Provide support to the pipeline developers for the upgrade of existing pipelines Task 3 HighLevel Data Reduction Library Cosmic Rays Filtering Purpose Similarly to Task 2, filtering and stacking of survey telescope data requires the prior identification of different kind of artifacts in the images. One category of artifacts are cosmic rays present in a fraction of survey telescope data sets. A common algorithm for the identification and correction of cosmic rays will be developed for the HighLevel Data Reduction Library. Work will be based on the adaptation and generalization of algorithms available in literature and the ones used in the ESO pipelines. Description Review the specifications with the ESO quality control and instrument scientists at Paranal. Collect a set of test data for the identification of cosmic rays and the validation of the results. Implement the CPL function and a recipe using the ESO Common Pipeline Library ANSIC Prepare user documentation implement unit tests and NRI regression tests Provide support to the pipeline developers for the upgrade of existing pipelines Task 4 Web Service for Telluric lines fitting and correction recipes Purpose Telluric features are atmospheric spectral absorption features affecting spectroscopy observations of astronomical objects. A collection of programs for the modeling, fitting, and correction of telluric features has been developed for ESO in the previous years. The program involves large databases and software packages, and will be offered as a Web service, like the ESO Exposure Time Calculators www.eso.orgobservingetc. The purpose of the task is to design and implement a Webservice and Webinterfaces for this functionality. Description Study the interface of the CPL recipes for modeling, fitting, and correction of telluric features Specify a Web service interface, and review requirements with PSD and science users Prepare user documentation implement unit tests and NRI regression tests Implement Web service and Web interface Provide support to the users Task 5 Reflex Workflow for Telluric lines fitting and correction recipes Purpose In order to provide best interactive functionality for the correction of telluric lines described in Task5, a scientific workflow will be provided on the clientside, allowing the visualization and interaction for the correction of the data. The workflow will be based on the ESO Reflex scientific workflow technology www.eso.orgreflex,. The purpose of the task is to design and implement the Reflexbased clientside functionality for the correction of telluric lines. Description Prepare specification of the data interface of the workflow and OCA rules for data association Design a Reflex workflow making use of ESO Reflex and Kepler actors, as well as interactive Python scripts Review workflow specification with science users and implement the workflow Prepare user documentation implement unit tests and NRI regression tests Provide support to the users Applications Interested candidates should send cv and cover letter to vicente.ruizesa.int by 20th June 2013.

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Senior Software Engineer

2013-06-12 09:36:16| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

RHEA the fastest growing leading Belgian SME providing system engineering solutions and professional engineering services to the international space industry is looking for Senior Software Engineer. The activities will be carried out at our customers premises in Garching, Germany. A Senior Software Engineer is required for the preparation of procedures necessary for the data reduction pipelines employed for the scientific instruments of the Very Large Telescope VLT at ESOs La Silla Paranal observatory. The procedures will be implemented in ANSIC into the ESOCPL Common Pipeline Library for use by scientific teams both at the observatory and at the ESO headquarters in Garching. The post of Senior Software Engineer requires at least 3 years of experience in the development of astronomical data reduction applications using ANSIC. Knowledge of the complete software lifecycle from design through to deployment and maintenance is necessary. In addition to these mandatory general requirements, the candidate will also be required to have the following experience A good knowledge of astronomical image and signal processing techniques Statistical analysis of scientific data Familiarity with modern software engineering practices and tools, including SVN and unit testing Observational and data reduction techniques in Astrophysics imaging, adaptive optics, spectroscopy, etc. would be considered an asset The post will initially be for a period of 3 years at the Garching headquarters of ESO, with a possible extension of a further 2 years. The candidate should be fully proficient in English, the working language of ESO, with excellent oral and written communication skills. Team spirit, flexibility, customer orientation, and a strong sense for quality development are also considered essential qualities for the post. Location Garching, Germany Application deadline ASAP If you are interested, please send your Word format CV as well as a Cover Letter to Lena Englander, Recruitment Manager at careeropportunitiesrheagroup.com Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information. RHEA provides you with an attractive employment package based on the candidates experience, the opportunity to build experience in the space sector and to grow within an international company. RHEA is an independent Space Engineering Consulting and Software company that offers knowledgebased services and innovative solutions to the space industry. Our technical expertise is coupled with the provision of software tools for both Space and Ground segments. For the past 18 years RHEA has supported over 40 space missions, including comet chasers, planetary and Moon missions, deep space astronomy experiments to understand the fundamental laws of physics, climate monitoring, meteorology, navigation and communications. Rhea is the market leader for MOIS solutions and procedure management systems. Rhea has successfully brought together engineers and scientists from 13 nationalities to support its clients across 7 European countries, Canada and the USA.

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