• Master degree or equivalent qualification in Physics or Engineering with background in astronomy.
• Experience in providing support and interacting with instrument scientists and engineers and with the scientific community

• Mission-specific SPICE Kernels Preparation
• Auxiliary Data Conversion System Development and Maintenance
• SPICE Archive Generation
• Auxiliary Data Handling Technical Support and Consultancy
• SPICE Training and Community Capacity Building
• Scientific Geometry Data Analysis and Exploitation Services

The service to be provided requires the following generic Software Engineering qualifications:

• Experience on ESA Science Ground Segment software engineering processes, such as ECSS-E-ST-40C
• and ECSS-Q-ST-80C standards
• Experience in software configuration control processes and tools
• Experience in software development under Linux
• Some scientific background would be an asset

The service to be provided requires the following specific Software Engineering qualifications:

• High level of expertise in Solar System geometry and ancillary information data and systems (including SPICE)
• Experience in providing support and interacting with instrument scientists and engineers and with the scientific community
• Knowledge of science operations planning is an advantage
• Programming languages: C, Perl, Python, IDL, Java, Matlab, JavaScript, Fortran
• Development of Web Applications, experience with Apache Tomcat technologies
• Knowledge of XML/JSON technologies

Optional Requirements

• Experience in other programming languages, such as Java, C, Python
• Experience in data modelling and database design