Passive Microwave Specialist

Summary

Join HE Space as part of the Remote Sensing and Products (RSP) Division to provide scientific and technical support on microwave and sub-mm wave missions in the EPS-SG ground segment and for future missions at EUMETSAT.

Requirements

• University degree in remote sensing, meteorology, physics, engineering, IT/computational science, or another relevant discipline is required
• Experience of processing of Level 1 and Level 2 data from passive microwave instruments is desirable
• Strong experience in scientific software development (modularity, readability, adaptability) using configuration management is essential
• Very good skills in Python
• Very good skills in one of the following high-level programming language: C/C++, JAVA, Fortran
• Fluency in Linux/Unix operating systems
• Demonstrated experience in writing scientific and technical documents
• Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage

Responsibilities

• Scientific and technical support on the prototype development of Level 1 and Level 2 product generation functions from passive microwave and sub-millimetre (PMW) radiometers
• Scientific and technical support on the development of calibration and validation tools for the Level 1B and Level 2 PMW products
• Generate and maintain the test and auxiliary data sets for the development, verification and validation of the operational processors
• Technical support on the operational implementation and validation of the operational processors
• Inter-compare results between the prototypes and the operational processors
• Scientific and technical support on the product generation refinement and evolution
• Support the PMW satellite missions in close cooperation with scientists, external agencies and industrial partners (e.g. Science Advisory Group meetings)
• Review results from external studies
• Participating in ground segment and/or instrument reviews, progress and technical meetings
• Extracting relevant information from the PMW processing chains to perform regular production and quality monitoring reports
• Reporting anomalies in product services, contributing to their diagnosis and tracking their resolution
• Updating design and other relevant documentation as needed (e.g. product processing facilities)

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with programming platform tools like MATLAB
• Experience with microwave radiative transfer models
• Familiarity with numerical weather prediction forecast data
• Experience with calibration and validation of satellite data products
• Experience with the specification, development and validation of satellite data processing chains
• Experience in understanding and specifying requirements
• Experience in quality control of satellite data, product monitoring and reporting
• Experience in software unit, acceptance, system and integration testing