Beschreibung
For a global operational satellite agency, Eurocity is looking for a Data Processing and Applications System Engineering Specialist for a two years contract with possibility of extension.
ROLE:
The role of the key person is to provide consultancy to the Data Processing Systems Applications and Tools Group of the SEP Division to assist in the specification, preliminary design, procurement, integration, testing and transfer to operations of Data Processing elements for future programmes under development and the maintenance and evolution of data processing systems and applications for existing programmes.
MANDATORY SKILLS:
- In addition to having a University degree (or equivalent, including experience) in the engineering, physics, or software (or similar) domains the key person shall have the following mandatory attributes, skills, and experience:
- Relevant experience in preparation of requirements, design, interfaces and testing documentation for data processing systems considering the systems engineering aspects of data processing management and data provision (experience of data processing for high data rate missions and/or Earth Observation missions is an asset but is not mandatory);
- Relevant experience in monitoring and implementation of designs against requirement baselines and IV&V, including testing and formal acceptance;
- The ability to maintain a system overview is essential. This ability shall be exercised within a multi-disciplinary context in cooperation with other teams, covering several different data processing levels and instruments;
- Ability to learn and develop the needed skills and knowledge to contribute to the development of MTG. This includes the ability to rapidly absorb, and make use of, information presented in written and oral communications in a dynamic context;
- Systematic approach to work, including the ability to plan the work and to cope with tight schedules and multiple tasks;
- Ability to write accurate and consistent technical documentation.
Knowledge and experience with the following is considered an advantage:
- Relevant experience with Level 1 or Level 2 processing software for Earth Observation missions, either for operations and maintenance or specification and development;
- Knowledge of the IBM DOORS tool or an equivalent for requirements management;
- Knowledge of task relevant ECSS and CCSDS standards
TASKS:
- The selected candidate shall provide consultancy to activities related to initially Phase C/D followed by phase E of the MTG Programme in the area of data processing engineering. In this context attention is drawn to the mandatory nature of the programme.
- In the detail, consultancy will be provided for the following tasks:
- The procurement of data processing elements by advising on technical solutions proposed by the contractor and by reviewing documentation to confirm its compliance with the requirements;
- Management of the requirements baseline for data processing elements;
- Refinement of ICDs;
- Testing, integration and acceptance of data processing elements;
- Participation in formal reviews and technical meetings. In addition, there will be regular involvement in the following tasks requiring interaction and coordination with other teams at System and Ground Segment level
- Review of System, Space Segment and Ground Segment documentation dealing with requirements, concepts, algorithms and technical analyses of relevance for data processing, including review of instrument data processing algorithms and calibration concepts defined by the Space Segment with emphasis on their implications on Ground Segment data processing concepts, interfaces and architecture;
- Participation in formal reviews and technical meetings at System and Ground Segment level;
- Review of documentation dealing with technical evolutions of the AGENCY infrastructure