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Metop Spacecraft Operations Engineering support 1313062
2013-08-09 13:37:03| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Solenix is specialized in the provision of highquality software engineering, technical consulting and operations services in the aerospace domain. This vacancy note concerns an onsite consulting position at EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany. Metop Spacecraft Operations Engineering support 1313062 Job Description The selected candidate will be integrated into the Metop Spacecraft Operations Team, led by the Metop Spacecraft Operations Manager, within the Flight Operations Division of the Operations and User Services Department. Typical tasks include Support to the routine operations of Metop A, B and preparing for MetopC, comprising Provision of operational expertise to one or more platform subsystems andor payload instruments Maintain the corresponding operations documentation and flight procedures, including the update and operational validation of procedures releases in a configuration controlled environment Perform trending and performance analysis on the corresponding subsystems and instruments, including definition and possibly prototyping of additional analysis checks where necessary Investigations into satellite anomalies. This may require a close cooperation with the Operations Support Entity in ESTEC and Industry Participation in the satellite oncall support Identification and support to implementation of system and process improvements concerning the Metop Spacecraft Operations Team responsibilities and interfaces. Support to the system and operations preparation of Metop Second Generation satellites Provide inputs and or review the definition of system and satellite operational concepts Review space to ground interface specifications and flight operations manuals Support the definition of tools and processes required to prepare for and operate the satellites. Support to the system and operations preparation of other LEO satellites Sentinel3 and Jason CS development. Required Skills and Experience University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline Spacecraft monitor and control operations Low Earth Orbit spacecraft design or Assembly Integration and Test activities at system or subsystem level Strong data analysis, processing and synthesis skills Good communication skills The working language is English and therefore the candidate must be able to work effectively in English Desirable Skills and Experience Inorbit operations of Low Earth Orbit Earth Observation satellites Experience in the operation or development of satellite ground segment facilities, in particular procedure development, monitor and control, mission planning, onboard software management, performance analysis, configuration management and simulator facilities. Specification of system and operational concepts, facility requirements Familiarity with system change control and configuration management procedures Data analysis software packages such as MATLAB File parsing languages such as PERL, AWK Use of VBA for development of adhoc tools in MS Office applications Ability to work in an organised and efficient manner with minimum supervision Ability to recognise opportunities for improvements in areas of work and implement appropriate solutions Knowledge of French Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 28 August 2013 Start of Work 01 January 2014 Important Notes Before applying to this position, please read the page Notes to Applicants on the Solenix website under Career. Applicants must be EU citizens or have a valid work and residence permit in Germany. Security, identity and reference checks on the candidates are part of the recruitment process. Job Application Please send your applications electronically to careersolenix.ch before the application deadline 28 August 2013
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Support to Science Operations Herschel
2013-07-30 19:35:40| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
There is now a great opportunity to join The Server Labs team and work in ESAC The European Space Astronomy Centre in Madrid, Spain. The Server Labs is a European IT services company, specialised on software engineering and handson consulting. We offer an excellent package, including highest salary, social benefits, company benefits, extra holidays and health and dental insurance. Important Candidates must hold a European Passport and be willing to work in Spain Job Description Support to Science Operations Herschel The objective of the service support to be provided is to continue development of the Herschel Science Data Processing system by designing, implementing, maintaining, testing and documenting data analysis modules written in Java and Jython on a Linux platform. This software is developed jointly between ESA, the three Herschel instrument teams and the NASA Herschel Science Center, with ESA coordinating the overall development and providing the framework within which the instrument teams can develop and optimise instrumentspecific data reduction algorithms. The Herschel Data Processing System serves both as the basis to generate standard pipeline products and as tool to analyse Herschel data interactively. The Herschel Data Processing System is distributed to the astronomical community. Specific tasks beyond generalpurpose software development include Development and maintenance of the Herschel standard product generation and quality control framework. This framework is used for pipeline data processing for all Herschel data Graphical user interface GUI development and maintenance Development and maintenance of the Herschel Interactive Analysis system. This system is used by the astronomical community to exploit Herschel data in detail Development and maintenance of data structures, including accessing them locally and from object oriented and relational databases Development and maintenance of numerical libraries Setting up and providing access to webservices working in the VO context Writing and maintenance of documentation Provision and maintenance of test harnesses Support of the data processing technical assistants when running the operational environment to generate Herschel standard products. Qualifications and Experience A university degree in computer science, physics, electronic engineering, or equivalent. Specific knowledge is required in the following areas At least five years relevant experience in professional software development and software engineering coding Java applications Very good and broad knowledge of Java Good knowledge of GUI development Unix based systems Linux Configuration control system CVS Object Oriented design methods Knowledge of Jython is a strong advantage Experience in HTTP and HTTPS protocolsis a strong advantage Experience in socket oriented multiclientserver applicationsis a strong advantage Experience within a parallel multiprocessing environment is a strong advantage Knowledge of the distributed resource management application API DRMAA is a strong advantage Knowledge of bash scripting is an advantage Knowledge of the FITS file format is an advantage Experience with numerical and astronomical data reduction systems and algorithms is an advantage Experience writing user documentation is an advantage Knowledge of Windows XP and 7 and Macintosh based systems is an advantage Eagerness to embrace new concepts and methods is an advantage Knowledge of data structures is an advantage Knowledge of design patterns is an advantage Knowledge of XML and DocBook is an advantage Experience with Virtual Observatory concepts and software is an advantage Experience in scientificastronomical data reduction systems is an advantage Experience interacting with instrument and calibration scientists and the scientific community would be an advantage. The selected contractor must operate in a team environment and occasionally travel. Good interpersonal and communication skills are an advantage. The contractorshould be used to working independently in a focussed way against tight deadlines. The contractorshould be comfortable in an international working environment and must be fluent in English, one of the official languages of ESA. Company Description The Server Labs is a European IT services company, specialised on software engineering and handson consulting. Our architects and software engineers are experts on the latest technologies and agile methodologies, to provide our clients the best software solutions, practices and software architectures. We collaborate with our clients to obtain success, committed to innovation, enjoying what we do every day and growing with every challenge. The Server Labs works with different industries and business verticals. Within the Space industry, The Server Labs works with the European Space Agency ESA, at ESAC, near Madrid, and at ESOC, in Darmstadt, near Frankfurt. We provide specialists to ESA, but also our company expertise and services in technologies and methodologies to offer additional value to the projects and initiatives led by ESA. By working with The Server Labs, you will be part of a multinational team in a fast growing technology company based in Madrid, Frankfurt and London. Please send your CV with cover letter to resumetheserverlabs.com before the 16th of August 2013 Additional information Position ID TSLSRE042 Deadline 16th of August 2013 Location Madrid, Spain Support Start Date Support End Date 31 December 2014 with the potential for further extension
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Support to Science Operations LISA Pathfinder
2013-07-30 19:35:40| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
There is now a great opportunity to join The Server Labs team and work in ESAC The European Space Astronomy Centre in Madrid, Spain. The Server Labs is a European IT services company, specialised on software engineering and handson consulting. We offer an excellent package, including highest salary, social benefits, company benefits, extra holidays and health and dental insurance. Important Candidates must hold a European Passport and be willing to work in Spain Job Description Support to Science Operations LISA Pathfinder at ESAC LISA Pathfinder LPF is the technology demonstrator for the LISA mission and its primary goal is to demonstrate the critical technologies needed for LISA. The payload onboard LPF will consist of the European LISA Technology Package LTP and a contribution provided by the NASAJPL, the Disturbance Reduction System DRS. The Science and Technology Operations Centre STOC is the point of interface to the scientific community, and is responsible for the payload scheduling, quicklook data analysis, data processing and archiving. During the operational phase of the mission extensive stays at ESOC Darmstadt, Germany may be needed. Engineer Specific tasks requirements for this position 1.Activities during the development phase a STOC system engineering The service to be provided by the Operations Engineer will entail supporting the system engineering activities of the STOC. This includes Define and maintain the toplevel system design of the Science Operations Ground Segment in the different mission phases Support the definition of the interfaces between the STOC and the MOC and the writing maintenance of the STOCMOC ICD Define the interfaces between the STOC and the LTP DRS and write the STOCLTP and STOC DRS ICDs Write the STOC Operations Plans Write the STOC Operations Procedures b STOC SW development The Operations Engineer will i monitor the development of the software modules e.g. Mission Planning, Data Ingestion, Simulator, ii be responsible of the installation of these tools and their configuration control at STOC and iii perform their acceptance tests. c STOC integration Ground Segment Tests The Operations Engineer will provide service support for the definition, preparation and execution of i the STOC integration tests, ii the Ground Segment tests SOVTs and iii the STOC Simulations. This includes Prepare test plans, test data and procedures to applied during these tests Participate in the tests, the debriefings and write the necessary test reports and raise SPRs as well as nonconformance reports as appropriate 2. Activities during the operational phase a STOC System Engineering The Operations Engineer will continue to provide service activities in operations with the activities performed during the development phase. This includes Maintenance of the interfaces between the STOC and the MOC, LTP DRS and their relevant ICDs Maintenance of the STOC Operations Plans Maintenance of the STOC Operations Procedures b STOC operational ruties The Operations Engineer will be responsible for providing a service to a number of operational duties. This includes Generate the operational payload mission planning files to be sent to the MOC Monitor the data ingestion tasks that will receive the telemetry and auxiliary data from MOCs Data Disposition System Support the data archiving tasks that will populate the archive Support the investigation of payload anomalies and the implementation of the recovery c STOC SW maintenance The service provided by the Operations Engineer will cover the monitoring of the maintenance of the software modules and provide to the developers the priorities for the resolution of the software problems as seen from the users side. The service provided by the Operations Engineer will cover being responsible for the installation of these tools and their configuration control at STOC. Specific qualification requirements University degree or equivalent in related fields Experience needed in the development, testing and operations of a scientific operations centre or a similar system Experience in satellite payload operations The selected contractor must have good interpersonal and communication skills to interact with a number of external people In addition knowledge of the following would be beneficial Operations of scientific satellites and in particular of LISA Pathfinder or its payload would be an asset Company Description The Server Labs is a European IT services company, specialised on software engineering and handson consulting. Our architects and software engineers are experts on the latest technologies and agile methodologies, to provide our clients the best software solutions, practices and software architectures. We collaborate with our clients to obtain success, committed to innovation, enjoying what we do every day and growing with every challenge. The Server Labs works with different industries and business verticals. Within the Space industry, The Server Labs works with the European Space Agency ESA, at ESAC, near Madrid, and at ESOC, in Darmstadt, near Frankfurt. We provide specialists to ESA, but also our company expertise and services in technologies and methodologies to offer additional value to the projects and initiatives led by ESA. By working with The Server Labs, you will be part of a multinational team in a fast growing technology company based in Madrid, Frankfurt and London. Please send your CV with cover letter to resumetheserverlabs.com before the 3rd of August 2013 Additional information Position ID TSLSRE035 Deadline 3rd of August 2013 Location Madrid, Spain Support Start Date 1st September 2013 Support End Date 31st December 2016
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Support to Science Operations Herschel at ESAC
2013-07-30 12:39:15| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
A Spanish leader company in Aerospace Engineering and Scientific services with more than 45 years of experience working for NASA and 35 years working for ESA seeks a candidate for a position of System and Software Engineering for Science Operations Support in Herschel, located at ESAC Villafranca MadridSpain. The objective of the service support to be provided is to continue development of the Herschel Science Data Processing system by designing, implementing, maintaining, testing and documenting data analysis modules written in Java and Jython on a Linux platform. This software is developed jointly between ESA, the three Herschel instrument teams and the NASA Herschel Science Center, with ESA coordinating the overall development and providing the framework within which the instrument teams can develop and optimise instrumentspecific data reduction algorithms. The Herschel Data Processing System serves both as the basis to generate standard pipeline products and as tool to analyse Herschel data interactively. The Herschel Data Processing System is distributed to the astronomical community. Specific tasks beyond generalpurpose software development include Development and maintenance of the Herschel standard product generation and quality control framework. This framework is used for pipeline data processing for all Herschel data Graphical user interface GUI development and maintenance Development and maintenance of the Herschel Interactive Analysis system. This system is used by the astronomical community to exploit Herschel data in detail Development and maintenance of data structures, including accessing them locally and from object oriented and relational databases Development and maintenance of numerical libraries Setting up and providing access to webservices working in the VO context Writing and maintenance of documentation Provision and maintenance of test harnesses Support of the data processing technical assistants when running the operational environment to generate Herschel standard products. Qualifications and Experience A university degree in computer science, physics, electronic engineering, or equivalent. Specific knowledge is required in the following areas At least five years relevant experience in professional software development and software engineering coding Java applications Very good and broad knowledge of Java Good knowledge of GUI development Unix based systems Linux Configuration control system CVS Object Oriented design methods Knowledge of Jython is a strong advantage Experience in HTTP and HTTPS protocols is a strong advantage Experience in socket oriented multiclientserver applications is a strong advantage Experience within a parallel multiprocessing environment is a strong advantage Knowledge of the distributed resource management application API DRMAA is a strong advantage Knowledge of bash scripting is an advantage Knowledge of the FITS file format is an advantage Experience with numerical and astronomical data reduction systems and algorithms is an advantage Experience writing user documentation is an advantage Knowledge of Windows XP and 7 and Macintosh based systems is an advantage Eagerness to embrace new concepts and methods is an advantage Knowledge of data structures is an advantage Knowledge of design patterns is an advantage Knowledge of XML and DocBook is an advantage Experience with Virtual Observatory concepts and software is an advantage Experience in scientificastronomical data reduction systems is an advantage Experience interacting with instrument and calibration scientists and the scientific community would be an advantage. The selected contractor must operate in a team environment and occasionally travel. Good interpersonal and communication skills are an advantage. The contractor should be used to working independently in a focussed way against tight deadlines. The contractor should be comfortable in an international working environment and must be fluent in English, one of the official languages of ESA. Applications Interested candidates should send CV and personnal letter to Miguel.Sanchezsciops.esa.int by 20th August 2013.
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Herschel Science Operations Support Engineer
2013-07-29 13:51:12| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Herschel Science Operations Support Engineer, based at European Space Astronomy Centre, Madrid, Spain Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. With over 1500 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of experience and skills, we convey best practice, expertise and innovation in our business. All members of our recruitment team have extensive space experience, so have the insight necessary to support you through the application process. For our activities in the European Space Agency, we are currently seeking to support the continued development of the Herschel Science Data Processing system by designing, implementing, maintaining, testing and documenting data analysis modules written in Java and Jython on a Linux platform. This software is developed jointly between ESA, the three Herschel instrument teams and the NASA Herschel Science Center. ESA coordinates the overall development and provides the framework within which the instrument teams can develop and optimise instrumentspecific data reduction algorithms. The Herschel Data Processing System serves both as the basis to generate standard pipeline products and as tool to analyse Herschel data interactively. The Herschel Data Processing System is distributed to the astronomical community. The specific tasks beyond generalpurpose software development include Development and maintenance of the Herschel standard product generation and quality control framework. This framework is used for pipeline data processing for all Herschel data Graphical user interface GUI development and maintenance Development and maintenance of the Herschel Interactive Analysis system. This system is used by the astronomical community to exploit Herschel data in detail Development and maintenance of data structures, including accessing them locally and from object oriented and relational databases Development and maintenance of numerical libraries Setting up and providing access to webservices working in the VO context Writing and maintenance of documentation Provision and maintenance of test harnesses Support of the data processing technical assistants when running the operational environment to generate Herschel standard products Qualifications and Requirements Applicants require a Masters degree in computer science, physics, electronic engineering, or equivalent, together with least five years relevant experience in professional software development and software engineering coding Java applications. You will require to have had experience interacting with instrument and calibration scientists and the scientific community. You will be working in both a team environment and independently, you must be focused to deadlines, with occasionally travel Good interpersonal and communication skills at all levels are required You will be comfortable in an international working environment and must be fluent in English, one of the official languages of ESA. Specific knowledge is required in the following areas Excellent and broad knowledge of Java in a Unix based systems Linux Good knowledge of GUI development Experience using configuration control system CVS Object Oriented design methods Experience in socket oriented multiclientserver applications is a strong advantage Experience within a parallel multiprocessing environment is a strong advantage Knowledge of the distributed resource management application API DRMAA is a strong advantage It is desirable candidates have experience with the majority, if not all, of the following Knowledge of Jython Experience in HTTP and HTTPS protocols Knowledge of bash scripting and the FITS file formats Experience with numerical and astronomical data reduction systems, and algorithms Knowledge of Windows XP and 7 and Macintosh systems Experience writing user documentation Eagerness to embrace new concepts and methods Knowledge of data structures and design patterns Knowledge of XML and DocBook Experience with Virtual Observatory concepts and software Experience in scientificastronomical data reduction systems Applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Spain or be EU nationals. If you are selected for interview, by the client, these are being scheduled to be held on 9th September 2013 at ESAC, Madrid, Spain If you think you have the skills and experience required for this post please make your application via our eRecruitment site httpswww.amris.comsercorequirementdisplay.php?refSearchrequirementid44755 If you have any questions regarding this opportunity please address them to our recruitment team at space.careersserco.com Position Herschel Science Operations Support Engineer Reference RTCSRE042 Application closing date 22nd August 2013 Start date ASAP. Duration Initially until 31st Dec 2014, possible extension Important Please be aware that security clearance may be part of the selection process Register with Serco eRecruitment for automatic email alerts for new opportunities httpswww.amris.comsercoalertssignupform.php For additional information about Serco Group please consult our website www.serco.com For additional information about Serco Europe please consult our website www.serco.comeurope
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