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EPSSG System and Instrument Functional Chain Engineer2013024
2020-11-16 14:12:15| 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. EPSSG System and Instrument Functional Chain Engineer 2013024 Job Description We are looking for a System andor Instrument Functional Chain Engineer for our customer, EUMETSAT. Depending on your profile you will join one of the following specialised teams to support the overall System Team for this mission. System Engineering Team in charge of the definition, specification and design of EPSSG System. It supports the Operations Preparation Team aiming to guarantee the operational readiness of the system at the handover to the Operations Department and supports the IVV Team for the Integration, Verification and Validation activities at System level. IFCT Engineering Team in charge of the management of endtoend aspects of the Instrument Functional Chains to ensure that the level 1 and level 2 products generated by the EPSSG System meet the requirements. Required Skills and Experience A university degree or equivalent in experience in a relevant discipline Between 1 and 3 years in the field of System engineering or instrument data processing of complex space systems with experience in the field of engineering of space andor ground systems, in the area of LowEarth Orbiting satellites including endtoend data acquisition and processing verifying instrument data processing systems development of test data sets, test tools or instrument data processor prototypes specification of operational products for earth observation missions requirementsbased design, development and verification process of polar satellite systems following the ECSS standards and using DOORS Knowledge of relevant spaceborne observation instruments EPSSG satellites will embark sounders and imagers from the ultraviolet to the microwave range, a scatterometer and a radiooccultation instrument. Strong data analysis, processing and synthesis skills Able to fulfil the assigned tasks with minimum supervision, have a systematic approach to work, able to plan the work and cope with tight schedules and multiple tasks Capability to write accurate and consistent technical documentation Good communication skills verbal and written Willing to provide consultancy to a team of engineers and in cooperation with industry and partner agencies. Desirable Skills and Experience Proven experience in followup preparation of algorithms processing specification and associated test data, including maintenance of the baseline Knowledge of EPSSG instruments, specification of Instrument Source Packets and algorithms to process them up to level 1 product content and specification processing algorithms and specification system and operational processors design Familiarity with system change control and configuration management procedures Data analysis software packages and programmingscripting skills in other coding languages such as Python Java Perl etc. Familiarity with ModelBased Systems Engineering tools, specifically CORE 9 from Vitech Ability to recognise opportunities for improvements in areas of work and implement appropriate solutions Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 30 November 2020 Start of Work March 2021 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 30 November 2020 Learn more about us in Facebook
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Competence Area Manager Instrument Navigation, Registration and Calibration
2020-10-07 09:16:50| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
EUMETSAT is Europes meteorological satellite agency monitoring the weather and climate from space 24 hours a day, 365 days a year We are currently looking for a Competence Area Manager with a focus on Instrument Navigation, Registration and Calibration to join our international team of dynamic and inspiring engineers and industry professionals based in Darmstadt, Germany, tasked with driving innovation within the Space, Satellite and Earth Observation sector. This role is rooted in the mission of EUMETSAT and will provide the opportunity to work with leading IT, Space and Earth Observation organisations and domain experts to make a positive impact on society! BACKGROUND Image Navigation, Registration and Calibration INRC is a critical function for achieving targeted performances in the processing of Earth observation satellite data. This builds on in depth scientific understanding of specific design features of spacecraft and instruments e.g. pointing, geometric, radiometric and multispectral performances and of the use of external elements e.g. selected natural observation targets to improve over intrinsic performances of instruments and achieve Level 1 products of suitable geometric and radiometric quality. The Competence Area Manager Image Navigation, Registration and Calibration CAM INRC manages the team of scientists responsible for the scientific calibration, validation and quality monitoring of the level1 products from Low Earth and geostationary missions. The responsibility encompass also the support to development and maintenance of critical Level 1 product processing functions mainly for GEO missions, but also for LEO INRC functions. DUTIES Manage the Image Navigation, Registration and Calibration Competence Area INRC CA, seeking continued development of the scientific knowledge required to support the exploitation, development, and evolution of level1 processing chains for EUMETSAT and Copernicus instruments Lead the implementation and operations of nearrealtime quality monitoring tools, the definition and scientific evaluation of related algorithms and the prototyping of INRCrelated processing software for the generation of level1 products for current MSG, EPS, Sentinel3 and future MTG, EPSSG, Sentinel456 missions Assess requirements and priorities for calibration, intercalibration, and validation of level1 products and support the definition and execution of calibration and validation plans Interact with the communities of users, collect and analyse their feedback on the relevance and quality of the generated products and their requirements for improved level1 products Lead the definition and maintain the science roadmap for improving the geometric and radiometric quality of level1 products, responding to user requirements, including assessment of their value to user communities Initiate and manage internal and external contributing studies Coordinate all operations support activities for level1 products derived from the GEO imaging missions. Participate in the operational coordination of all level 1 processing activities within EUMETSAT Support the Satellite Application Facilities involved in the exploitation of EUMETSAT Level 1 products, as required. What we offer Excellent salary, of up to Euro 8,500 month NET after tax and deductions based on skills and experience Flexible working time including additional flexileave Full medical coverage for employee and family Attractive final salary pension 30 days of annual leave 14.5 days public holidays Training and development support Relocation allowance and support if applicable SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Indepth knowledge of spaceborne remote sensing instrumentation Experience in image navigation, and calibration of spaceborne remote sensing instruments Extensive experience of realtime level1 processing and image qualitycalibration monitoring of data from relevant spaceborne remote sensing instruments, in particular from optical imagers Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate scientific teams, including management of performance and maintenance of key skills and knowledge Demonstrated leadership of development and implementation of operational remotesensing software Experience in working with satellite remote sensing user communities and researchers Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills including demonstrated experience in writing scientific and technical documents. QUALIFICATIONS An advanced university degree or equivalent in remote sensing, physics or another relevant discipline is required. LANGUAGE EUMETSAT is an international organisation with a working language of English. German language is not required to work here. More about us As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT can recruit nationals only from the 30 Member States Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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Radar Instrument Engineer
2020-08-25 18:11:47| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Randstad Italia spa is looking for a Radar Instrument Engineer for a leading client company in the aerospace sector based in Rome. The ideal candidate will work within the frame of programmes and studies undertaken by the Radar Payloads Unit, to contribute to the engineering activity of performance analysis and definition of models. Task description Tradeoff analyses concerning radar instruments the candidate shall perform the tradeoff analyses related to the design of radar Instruments, to the definition of radar instrument architectures and of their main sub systems antenna, antenna frontend, RF section, digital section. In particular, the candidate shall focus hisher activity on the definition of the digital section of synthetic aperture radars SAR and of the related onboard processing e.g. digital waveform generation and management, echo digital filtering, digital beamforming, data decimation, data compression and formatting. Definition of radar payloads requirements in the design phases of programmes related to radar payloads, the candidate shall perform analyses and assessments to support the Instrument Architect at the aim of establishing requirements at levels of instrument, and shall contribute to issue requirement documents for radar instrument, assemblies, equipment and units. Definition and maintenance of radar payloads budgets the candidate shall contribute to prepare and maintain budgets related to radar payload. Definition and development of software tools e.g. Matlab tools, Excel worksheets, etc. for supporting simulations and analyses required for the phases of design and verification of radar payloads hardware. Evaluation of test results and participation to test campaigns the candidate shall contribute to evaluate radar payload performance by taking part to test campaigns and evaluating test results at level of instrument, assembly, equipment and unit. Participation to meetings with the SAR Instrument design team. Participation to meetingsreviews with internal and external subcontractors. Participation to meetingsreviews with both internal and external customers. Preparation of documents and presentations. Personal requirements Master degree or PhD in either Remote Sensing Engineering, or Telecommunication Engineering, or Electronics Engineering. Background in the field of digital electronics design, simulations and analysis skills and experience in the fields of Antenna and RF design are considered as distinctive elements. Knowledge of Matlab, MS Office products. Knowledge of the English language at least at intermediate level for both written and verbal communication. Attitude to teamwork.
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Remote Sensing Scientists Instrument Navigation, Registration and Calibration
2020-07-10 14:12:11| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
EUMETSAT is Europes meteorological satellite agency monitoring the weather and climate from space 24 hours a day, 365 days a year We are currently looking for two experienced Remote Sensing Scientists to join our international team of dynamic and inspiring engineers and industry professionals based in Darmstadt, Germany, tasked with driving innovation within the Space, Satellite and Earth Observation sector. This role is rooted in the mission of EUMETSAT and will provide the opportunity to work with leading IT, Space and Earth Observation organisations and domain experts to make a positive impact on society! BACKGROUND Image Navigation, Registration and Calibration INRC is a critical function for achieving targeted performances in the processing of Earth observation satellite data. This builds on in depth scientific understanding of specific design features of spacecraft and instruments e.g. pointing, geometric, radiometric and multispectral performances and of the use of external elements e.g. selected natural observation targets to improve over intrinsic performances of instruments and achieve Level 1 products of suitable geometric and radiometric quality. These two Remote Sensing Scientists Instrument Navigation, Registration and Calibration, will provide scientific expertise on relevant INRC algorithms, support the development of new ones, monitor the quality of operational Level1 image products and support the commissioning of new imaging missions e.g. Meteosat Third Generation, EPSSecond Generation and Copernicus Sentinel345. From low Earth and geostationary orbits. One post will focus on geometric processing, navigation, and geometric image quality, and the second on radiometric processing, instrument calibration, and radiometric image quality. DUTIES Support algorithm development for Level1 data processing chains of current and future imaging missions and the commissioning and maintenance of these chains Support the monitoring of image quality and calibration of the generated Level1 image products for both low Earth LEO and geostationary GEO orbit systems, including the development of stateofart tools for analysis Develop and maintain prototype software, in particular geometric and radiometric processing algorithms, in order to improve the operational implementations of Level1 processing across low Earth and geostationary orbit missions Support the development, procurement, and operations of tools to monitor Level1 calibration and product quality Support the verification, validation and support during the initial operations phase of the Level1 data processing systems including commissioning, the initial focus being on the MTG and EPSSG missions As a member of multidisciplinary Instrument Functional Chain teams, interact and cooperate with other scientists and instrument system engineers to optimise the design, development, performance and commissioning of endtoend instrument chains from sensing to Level 1 products Support interactions with ESA, other development partners and contractors responsible for the development of satellites and instruments to appropriate the required instrument knowledge Interact with the Operations team to optimise the performances during exploitation Initiate and lead relevant scientifictechnical studies, including the management of external support contracts. What we offer Excellent salary, of up to Euro 7,500 month NET after tax and deductions based on skills and experience Flexible working time including additional flexileave Full medical coverage for employee and family Attractive final salary pension 30 days of annual leave 14.5 days public holidays Training and development support Relocation allowance and support if applicable SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE In depth scientific andor engineering knowledge of the use and development of geometric andor radiometric remote sensing algorithms for Level1 instrument data processing Demonstrated knowledge of instrument calibration and validation methods, including continuous quality monitoring of satellite products Fluency in a highlevel programming language is important preferable C, C, or Python in UNIX environments, including the usage of parallel processing Experience with scientific applications and analysis tools e.g. MATLAB or IDL Experience with collaborative projects covering research and development work in an operational environment is an advantage Excellent problem solving, analysis, synthesis, and presentation skills and quality orientation A demonstrable learning orientation and the willingness to expand own knowledgeskills Good interpersonal skills and a proven ability to apply these to interactions within a team and between teams. QUALIFICATIONS An advanced university degree or equivalent in remote sensing, physics or another relevant discipline is required. LANGUAGE EUMETSAT is an international organisation with a working language of English. German language is not required to work here. More about us As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT can recruit nationals only from the 30 Member States Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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