Instrument Operations Scientist
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 Date of publication |
2019-09-19 |
 Deadline for applications |
2019-10-02 |
 Minimum qualifications: |
- Master degree or equivalent qualification in Physics or Engineering with background in astronomy.
- Good communication skills.
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Description |
Instrument Operations Scientist |
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Tasks and activities |
- Support to payload calibration activities including analysis of data from on-ground test activities
- Support to instrument operations preparations including Performance Verification phase plan preparation and instrument operations modelling for the SOC commanding system
- SOC operations preparation including the creation and validation of SOC operational procedures for downlink operations (routine telemetry processing, quick look and trend analysis) and uplink operations (generation of commanding requests)
- Participation in System, Operational, Validation, Tests, and other on-ground test campaigns.
- Testing and validation of new deliveries of SOC software, including regression testing
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Skills and experience |
The service to be provided requires a high level of relevant experience in:
- Calibration and data analysis for CCD and near-infrared instrumentation
- Science and payload operations for space missions
- Handling common astronomical file formats e.g. FITS
- A background in astronomy and experience with Python applications with good broad knowledge of Python is beneficial
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