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Instrument Operations Scientist
2018-10-19 16:28:44| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Serco is a specialist at delivering vital services on behalf of European, National and Local Governments. Serco Europe employs a large workforce in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy and the UK. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions throughout Europe. For our activities in ESAC, we are currently looking for an Instrument Operations Scientist. Package description Full details on application. Relocation assistance provided if applicable. Main responsibilities The Instrument Operations Scientist works within the Science Operations Centre SOC with responsibilities that may include Acting as interface between the SGS and a certain number of PI Teams which may require deep knowledge about specific instrument functionality, performance and operations. Track the science capabilities of an instrument during its development phase by participating in instrument team meetings, reviewing documents e.g. EIDBs Users Manuals and assuring completeness and validity, applying and running instrument modelssimulations, etc. Coordinating of the calibration efforts by the ESA IDTs and the instruments principal investigator teams, the latter being spread across different institutes and universities across Europe and supported by national funds. Provide support to the Instrument Teams in the preparation execution of AIV activities and calibration campaigns ISTs. Understand the functionality of the instrument data to be archived and support the definition of the instruments Archive data products in coordination with the Archive Scientist and in the data pipeline development. Support the provision of SPICE kernels e.g. Instrument specific, orbit attitude, as required. Organise and maintain uptodate all information concerning the instruments which is deemed necessary for future knowledge preservation. Contribute to the SGS preparation activities including Definition of operations plans procedures and preparation of training activities. Contributing to SGS requirement specification and design, by assisting in the definition of user requirements for the SGS. Reviewingassessing completeness and adequacy of the system being designed and implemented. This may include exploration of new technologies. Testing and providing feedback on implementations. Contribute to the preparation of the Science Activity Plan SAP document Contribute to the compilation of the Science Traceability Matrix TMX and to its further development into the Observations Catalogue. For Observatory class missions, provision of instrument expertise in support of the scientific community and operational activities. Contribute postlaunch to the SOC systems tuning and its operational maintenance and as required to the validation and improvement of the Science Analysis software. Including Contribute to the maintenance of the overall system, including configuration control and versioning. Installation, testing and validation of SOC tools and analysis software. Raising problem reports on tools as well as suggested improvements. Following up the correct fixing of any problems with the implementers. Follow procedures and operate systems as required. Assist in automation of SOC procedures. Concerning instrument operations tasks include Generating and validating payload operations requests and other operational products for transmission to MOC. Aid in analysing and correcting anomalous situations and instrument behaviours onboard. Support the Operational Constraint Analysis. Monitoring instrument health and scientific performance in support of calibration and real time decision making. Performing calibration activities for the scientific instruments, following priorities as agreed internally with the Mission and following the advice and recommendations made by the Users Group through the PS. Contribution, if required, to the scientific mission planning, scheduling and reaction to ToO alerts. Provide support to the Project Scientist as required. Cooperate with other projects on operational matters e.g. promote the exchange of information with missions where appropriate. Specific Tasks relevant Instrument Operations for Cluster. Instrument inflight calibration Calibration of the DC electric field and drift velocity measurements. Determination of the plasma density from plasma wave measurements. Calibration of wave electric and magnetic fields. Calibration of the electron and ion electrostatic analyzers. Data production and validation Investigations of quality factors and caveats of the plasma and wave measurements. Identification of missing records in plasma and wave measurements. Identification of inconsistent files between different datasets of the Cluster experiments. Production of the EFW datasets Cluster and FGM datasets Double Star. Production of the highresolution electron flux measurement from the EDIAE data. Generation of the summary datasets for the data mining tool. Ideal candidate The service shall be provided with a high level of Experience in instrument inflight calibration of insitu experiments. Understanding of the measurements by electric sensors, wave receivers, electrostatic analyzers, solid state detectors, fluxgate and search coil magnetometers. Programming fluency language not important, but scripting, C, and IDLmatlab are essential Independency in problem detection and solving. Important Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law. Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process. Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. For positions located within the Darmstadt Support Office please note that only applicants with no family affiliation within the Company will be considered. Data Protection When creating a profile on the Serco Career Centre you agreed to the Data Protection policy, a copy is available upon request. You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time. About the company Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here. Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action. If you share our values then join with over 50,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you.
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Instrument Operations Scientist
2018-10-17 18:26:22| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Specific Tasks relevant Instrument Operations for Cluster Instrument inflight calibration 1 Calibration of the DC electric field and drift velocity measurements. Determination of the plasma density from plasma wave measurements. Calibration of wave electric and magnetic fields. Calibration of the electron and ion electrostatic analyzers. Data production and validation Investigations of quality factors and caveats of the plasma and wave measurements. Identification of missing records in plasma and wave measurements. Identification of inconsistent files between different datasets of the Cluster experiments. Production of the EFW datasets Cluster and FGM datasets Double Star. Production of the highresolution electron flux measurement from the EDIAE data. Generation of the summary datasets for the data mining tool. Requirements The service shall require a high level of Experience in instrument inflight calibration of insitu experiments Understanding of the measurements by electric sensors, wave receivers, electrostatic analyzers, solid state detectors, fluxgate and search coil magnetometers Programming fluency language not important, but scripting, C, and IDLmatlab are essential Independency in problem detection and solving 1 Although the final calibration and data production are done mostly in the instrument teams, it is the Cluster SOC who plays a critical role in comparing data from multiple instruments and studying the quality, content and usability of all datasets. The SOC has developed, must develop them further or develop new tools for monitoring and keeping the consistence and quality of the datasets.
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Instrument Scientist
2018-10-17 18:26:22| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Summary An opportunity for an experienced Instrument Scientist to provide support onsite at ESAC for Telespazio VEGA. Objective To support Instrument inflight calibration and data production validation within Cluster SOC Responsibilities Duties Duties will include but are not limited to Instrument inflight calibration1 Calibration of the DC electric field and drift velocity measurements. Determination of the plasma density from plasma wave measurements. Calibration of wave electric and magnetic fields. Calibration of the electron and ion electrostatic analyzers. Data production and validation Investigations of quality factors and caveats of the plasma and wave measurements. Identification of missing records in plasma and wave measurements. Identification of inconsistent files between different datasets of the Cluster experiments. Production of the EFW datasets Cluster and FGM datasets Double Star. Production of the highresolution electron flux measurement from the EDIAE data. Generation of the summary datasets for the data mining tool. Qualifications Experience MScPhD in relevant discipline At least 4 years of relevant experience Experience in instrument inflight calibration of insitu experiments Understanding of the measurements by electric sensors, wave receivers, electrostatic analyzers, solid state detectors, fluxgate and search coil magnetometers Programming fluency language not important, but scripting, C, and IDLmatlab are essential Independency in problem detection and solving Essential Skills Good English language skills Excellent communication and presentation skill Excellent analytical skills High standard of document drafting Ability to work effectively both within a small team and in an autonomous way Qualities Positive, cando approach Further Details All roles within Telespazio VEGA have a defined closing date, however if a successful candidate is found before the advert expires the role will be closed early. We would therefore advise any candidate to apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Closing Date for applications is 11th November 2018. Location of the position is ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. To apply Please send your CV and covering letter to careerstelespazio.com By sending your CV to careerstelespazio.com you give your consent for Telespazio VEGA to hold and process your personal information for the purpose of the application. Benefits Competitive Package Security In line with Asylum Immigration Legislation, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the EU. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process. Furthermore, in view of the nature of the work the company is in, all potential employees will undergo stringent reference and identity checks.
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Instrument Operations Scientist
2018-10-17 11:28:01| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Position Reference 158 You will have the opportunity to provide support to the Instrument Operations for Cluster at Science Operations Division. Tasks and Activities The scope of work will include Instrument inflight calibration1 Calibration of the DC electric field and drift velocity measurements. Determination of the plasma density from plasma wave measurements. Calibration of wave electric and magnetic fields. Calibration of the electron and ion electrostatic analyzers. Data production and validation Investigations of quality factors and caveats of the plasma and wave measurements. Identification of missing records in plasma and wave measurements. Identification of inconsistent files between different datasets of the Cluster experiments. Production of the EFW datasets Cluster and FGM datasets Double Star. Production of the highresolution electron flux measurement from the EDIAE data. Generation of the summary datasets for the data mining tool. Skills and Experience The following skills and experience are mandatory You have experience in instrument inflight calibration of insitu experiments. You have an understanding of the measurements by electric sensors, wave receivers, electrostatic analyzers, solid state detectors, fluxgate and search coil magnetometers. You are an expert in programming scripting, C, and IDLmatlab. You are good at problem detection and solving. How to Apply Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEAs Recruitment team at careersrheagroup.com no later than 13112018. Preference will be given to candidates eligible for an EU or national personal security clearance at the level of CONFIDENTIAL or above. About RHEA Group RHEA Group is a leading engineering consultancy firm with demonstrated expertise in space, system and secure software solutions. We attract skilled engineers, scientists and management professionals and offer a range of exciting career paths working alongside clients such as the European Space Agency, the European GNSS Agency, EUMETSAT and NATO.
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