A great opportunity for an engineer or graduate specialised in remote sensing or Earth Observation (EO), with knowledge of satellite EO data systems and processing, to join our UK team.
Objective
To contribute to operational and science-based services and system developments for national, and international EO programmes.
Responsibilities/ Duties
The successful candidate will be expected to;
- Support services to ESA related to data Quality Control included within the EarthCARE Mission of the EarthCARE Data Innovation and SciencE Cluster (DISC)
- Interact with expert customers and partners on mission data issues
- Perform routine quality control of operational and reprocessed EO data products
- Produce quality reports on mission data
- Identify and investigate quality issues and anomalies
- Research and respond to technical user queries
- Use programming to automate/ enhance routine procedures
- Contribute to posters, publications and presentations at meetings/ conferences
- Contribute to technical proposal authoring to win new work
- Carry out occasional travel to conferences/ customer sites
Qualifications/Experience
- Minimum - A Levels in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and/or Geography
- Optional - University degree (or equivalent) in Geography, Physics, Remote Sensing or a related discipline.
- No experience needed, training will be provided.
Essential skills
- Interest in working to support an operational ESA mission
- Interested to learn about Earth Observation data products, data QC etc.
- Interest in developing python skills
- Good organisational and communication skills
- Ability to plan and prioritise activities
- Motivated and proactive, taking responsibility for tasks
- Attention to detail
Desirable skills
- Some experience in Earth Observation
- Some knowledge or understanding of EO data processing
- Some experience in a customer facing role
- Proficiency with Linux operating systems and Python
- Proficiency in writing technical documents
Qualities
- Comfortable in a (scientific) customer facing role
- Self-motivated and creative individual
- Positive, “can-do” approach
- Willingness to adapt role to meet current needs
- Encouraging and supportive of team co-workers
Benefits
Competitive Package covering salary, generous holiday allowance, training plan and more
